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WHEAT R
VOL 1
FRENCH RESERVES CHECKING HUN DRIVE
AMERIC ANS WARD OFF
TWO HUN COUNTERS
FOUGH‘r LIKE VETERANS AND
'WITH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 29.— American lines
now run a hundred and fifty to two
hundred yards east of Castigny as the
result of the successtul atiack today.
Nearest the German trench several
hundred yards east where the Ameri
cans have dug in it has been found
ilat the Germans had many outposts
and machine gun emplacements.
In Castigny American’s first offensive
blow was struck in a mist. The artil
lg:r_v prepared the way. The Ameri
cans fought like veterans and, as the
officers expressed it. with absolute
confidence in themselves.
SR e B S i
American Held Prisoners
+WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May:29.—Many of the Amer
icans who took part in the successful
altack today west of Montdidier also
p;n'liciputc(l in the repulse of the Ger
man raid against the American line
iy%umla,v.
“#One man who was in Monday's af-
L:lil' is said to have been found today
in a shell hole in No Man’s Land with
(Cm wounded Germans as prisoners.
He was unable to get back to the
A.n.cri(;an lines Monday night, so he
NOTICE.
S I s T P
The Food Regulations provide |
that we can use only 80 per
cenl. of ths sugar we used in
1917. This means that we will
put out one fifth less bottled ‘
Coca-Cola than our normal trade
dembmls.
It will be impossible for us to
supply our customers with all
they require, and there will be
days when we have no Coca-
Cola to offer. ;
We are endeavoring to distrib
ute our reduced output awong
our customers on an equitable
basis, and ask their co-operation |
and consideration in the strict .
shservance of these regulations.
If sugar will help win the war,
let's ‘al] help to conserve it
(ORDELE
BOTTLING CO.
CORDELE. GEORGIA :
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
WEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
!WEEK FROM TOMORROW HOUSE
: " WAY AND MEANS COMMIT
| TEE STARTS
]
l W"ASI{]NGTOZ‘:IT—_I;an' 29— The
'Houg> Ways and Means Committee
'has agreed to Legin public hearings
on the proposed new war tax legisla
tion a week from tomorrow. :
satisia o eel
"TWO DUBLIN PAINTERS
i ARE KILLED BY FALL
I’ DUBLIN, May 28.—T. J. Porter and
{\r\f. L. Cooper, painters, both white,
g were killed by a fall when a large iron
ihook holding their scafford broke
iaboul 11:30 this morning.
i There were engaged in repainting
?cornice work on the court house her:
and were working over the main en
trance to the building, their scaffold
hanging from the roof by two large
iron hooks. One of these suddenly
broke without warning, and both men
shot headlong down a steep drop of
50 feet to the ground near stone steps.
Cooper'sbody was badly broken and
mangled, and e was unconscious when
pecple standing a few feet away reach
ed him. Porter was injured internally
.but had no_bones hrokensßoth died
witin a little over an hour.
~ Porter leaves a wife and several
children, and had lived here for years.
Coper was a single man coming from
Johnson county.
guarded them until the attack this
morning liberated him and secured
the prisoners to the Americans.
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American Successes Reported
WASHINGTON, May 29.—Reports
of successful dpel'ations by the Amer
ican troops are coming to the war de
partment, Secr2tary Baker said. De
tails of the actions have been received
in the regular communiques from Gen.
Pershiug.
detn ssu e
French are Delighted
PARIS, May 29—Not the least en
couraging news vesterday was the
brilliant success of the Americans in
the Montdidier sector which all the
papei‘s feature. It was the first impor
tant action carried out by the Amer
icans alone.
All reports agree that they hehaved
like veirans this was pronouced the
best auguriy for the early future when
the American help will weight heavily
in the balance.
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FIRST SOUTHERN
i .
~ SHIP NOW READY
?WILL BE LAUNCHED IN JACKSON
; VILLE TOMORROW
| JACKSONVILLE, May 29.— The
"Red Cloud, constructed by thz Merrill
‘Stephnns Co., here for the emergency
fleet corporation will be the first com
posite ship to be completed in the
south and will be launched tomorrow.
Each thirty days there after another
ship of the same class will slide into
the water, it is stated.
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COTTON FIRM FAILS ON |
NEW ORLEANS EXCHANGE
|
NEW ORLEANS, La. May 29.—The
failure of Golden Smith and ('umpany.i
one of the oldest firms on the cotton
exchange here, was announced this
afternoon. |
:
IN WASHINGTON BUT WILL NOT
REVEAL MISSION
WASHINGTON, May 29.—Mme.
Maria Botchkarova, former command
er of the Russian regiment of woman
known as “the battalion of death” is
in Washington today, but would not
disclose the object of her visit.
During the day she called on
secretaries Lansing and Baker.
ATLANTA AND BIRMINGHAM ARE
. TWO SOUTHERN CENTERS
WASHINGTON, May 29.—Centers
for twenty industrial zones establish
ed by the war industry board for the
manufacture of war material were
selected today.
The aim is to have manufacturing
plants in each zone use as nearly as
possible the raw and partly manufac
tured materials produced in their own
zones. Atlanta, and Birmingham are
among these named.
WHAT T 0 DO WITH
FOOD ADMINISTRATION ANSWERS
QUERRY FOR REPRESENTITA
; TIVE DORRIS LOCAL FOOD AD
~ MINISTRATOR
~ Owing to the rule of six pcunds a
‘month to the individual in flour un
‘der tood regulations, the farmers who
have made wheat in this community
are uncertain as to what must be done
“with the present wheat crop.
Food Administrator, W. H. Dorris
of Cordele has tormulated a querry in
form and submitted to Dr. Soule. This
has bheen taken up and a reply given
which will thus far be information to
the growers of wheat. It is apparent
that another letter will come with
tull instructions within a short time.
The letter to Representative Dorris
follows:
“Your letter of recent date has been
received and | note what you say con
cerning the progress which you are
making in the harvesting of the wheat
crop of Crisp County. Permit me to
say that the matter of handling and
disposing of the present crop is now
under advisement with the Washing
ton officials. I have been called to
Washington for a conference with Mr,
Hoover and others with reference to
this matter. 1 do not know when the
new rules and regulations will be pro
mulgated as vet. 1 will do my best to
have fair and liberal terms for the
Georgia farmers. and as soon as | can
cbtain anything definite along this
line I shall be pleased to communicate
with vou.
“] am glad to hear from you and to
know of your interest and concern
with reference to the handling of thi.\-}
very important and essential proposi
tion. 1 appreciate the splendid patriu-‘
tism of the people of vour community
and in order thhat 1 may inform thei
Food Administration of the fine .\'how-i
ing wiich they have made I am taking]
vour letter along with the hope that [
may have an opportunity to presem{
the matter to Mr. Hoover in person. 1
“With best wishes, T am !
“Very respectfully.
“Andrew M. Soule,
“Federal Food Administrator for
Georgia.” i
CORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MAY 29, 1918.
WILSON IS GIVEN
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REPUBLIC
PG
REPUBLICAN SENATOR NEW
MAKES STIRRING POLITI.
CAL ADDRE,‘SS
INDIANAPOLIS, May 29. — Declaring
that President Wilson is the most as
tutz leader the democratic party has
ever had, United States Senator Har
ry New, addressing Ll‘le Indiana state
;'epublicun convention teday as perma
nent chairman, asserted that he also
“was the most uncompromising in his
partisanship of any man who had oc
cup:d the White House since the
days of Andrew Jackson.”
~ He continued: “The President is
partisan in everything he does and
Ilhinl\'s. and is as adroit as he is per
sisent. It is evident*that the slogan
tor his party in the campaign before
us will be to stand by the president
and the attendant argument will be
that if one is a patriot and true Amer
ican, he must elect candidates of the
pi2sident’s party in order that the
p-r-e;i-dem may have the support of
congress, or if one fails to support
those candidates he votes the discred
it of the president (and his administra
tion and gives aid ;nd comfort to the
2nemy in arms.”
He declared: ‘'Qupginessage to the
president is: ‘Go ahead; we are with
vou. heart and soul in everything hav
hlg to do with the war, but make no
mistake.” W< abate no particle of our
devotion to the party of our choice and
reassert our principles.”
SIXTEEN INSANE
!
- BURNED TO DEATH
FIRE IN COLUMBIA HOSPITAL
i WARD DOES DAMAGE
|
; COLUMBIA, May 29.—Sixtzen are
fknown (ead and four inivred seriou:-
’l_v as the result of a fire early today
'whi(:h destroyed a ward at the stat:
lhuspitul for the insane.
i All the patients of the ward were
idevoted idiots and mental defectives.
l()f the dead tifteen were rescued but
sreturncd to the building and met death
There were forty-five patients in the
‘ward at the time.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
CRISP WANTS ALL
" OFFICIALS TO PAY
| CONGRESSMAN HAS NEW BILL
; AFFECTING EMPLOYEES AND
! OFFICIALS
Congressman Charles R. Crisp has
“a new bill which if passed will subject.
' United States Officials and employees
and state, county and city officials to
ilhe income and excess profits taxes.
Et,he same as other people. They have
’kheretot'oru been exempt.
Sometime ago he introduced a bill
l(-uvering the salaries of congressmen,
but it was ruled that they were al
,r(eady covered by the tax, and he there
fore sought to have the tax apply to
}thusu mentioned in the new bill. This
{measur(: was introduced by Congress
iman Crisp on May 23rd. It promises
to have the approval of the people
: evervwhere and will in all probability
' be included in the new revenue tax
- measure.
e Rey T NT S P BN SDA
l COTTON MARKET TODAY |
GOOD MIDDLING ........2%
GERMANS CLAIM 25,000 |
PRISONERS CAPTURED
- WELL INHAND
|
F : ;
}[NEXT FORTY-EIGHT HOURS WILL
? SEE DRIVE DEFINITELY STOP
| PED
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| BERLIN (Via London) May 29.—
jThe Germans claim 25.000 prisoners
| captured on the Aisne front now num
| ber twenty five thousand.
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LONDON, May 29.—The transport
| Leasowe Castle, has been sunk in me
. diterranean by an enemy submarine.
' A hundrel-and one persons were
; drowned.
} PARIS May 29.-‘——T—h:;-'7e:ch have
ifallen back to the eastern outskirts
%of Soissons where the battle continues
#\-vith bitterness, the war office an
lnounced this afternoon. ‘
l The French and British troops, the
!staten_\ent adds, have fallen back to the ‘
|heights south and southeast of St.
{ Thierry where they are holding posi-i
Etions between the Vesle and Aisne‘
‘;canal.
| The Americars west of Montdidicr‘
/have repulsed two German counter
| attacks against the village of Castigny
[ Intense fighting continues with va
irying success for the heights on thei
%southern bank of the Vesle River. {‘
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i PARIS, May 29.—General Foch nowl
| has the situation well in hand. French ]
troops are beginning on the German{
ladvanced forces in the contest of speed |
[ No important line of communication
lis vet threatened. Those on the scene |
|declare it is not too much to say un-i
;ulhcr forty-eight hours will see th‘::;
:Germun drive dfinitely stopped. f
flligh praise has been given French rP-§
'serve, i
i Bombing Paris
l PARIS. May 29.--The long range
bombardment of Paris began again
!this morning.
I Kxamination of the sheils indicated
!lhal new guns are Leing used. Larger
[shells are being employed and the pow
"'dnr charge is greater and the detona
'Li()ll heavier. but the force of the ex
iplusiun does not seem increased.
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| LONDON, May 29.-German artillery
lis active north of Albert, in the Flan
éd&:rs salient. and east of Robecq, it is
lm’ti('iall_\v' announced. |
| Enemy fire increased locally (:usl‘
:ul‘ Arras and south of Lens. |
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i Only Slight Progress 1
I WITH THE FRENCH ARMY, May
1 29 —The German offensive has nmdc!
only slight progress today —seeing the |
!huav_v masses opposed to them. 1
i The Allies gave way in the center
Imul in some places the enemy crossed 1
Ihn'h the Aisne and Vesle rivers. |
! —_—— - |
: American Doctors Prisoners |
| AMSTERDAM, May 29.- \\'nl_fl‘.‘
!vhrnugh a telegram filed in Berlin Tues |
[:lay giving an account of the fighting;
;ulong the Chemin-des-Dames, hriet’l_v!
lmentions among the prisoners taken
{h'om the British were a number of
! American doctors.
' AMERICANS TAKE PRISONERS
} LONDON, May 28.—The capture of
i 140 prisoners by the American forces
'inear Montdidier is report by Reuter’s
I headquarters correspondent.
DAILY EDITION
NAVY DOCTOR HELD
|
~ HOARDING FOOD
|
| HAD TON AND HALF OF SUGAR IN
! HIS HOME
i e
{ WASHINGTON, May 29.—Francis
\ R. Nash, medical director of the
! navy and his wife were indicted here
I(m the charge of hoarding tocd stuff,
i The investigation found more than
@ ton and a half of sugar among the
ét‘uod stuffs stored in the Nash home.
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‘MISS HAMILTON WILL TELL HOW
; TO CAN IN GLASS JARS TO
; MORROW AFTERNOON
i Miss Lou Hamilton home demonstra
| tion agent, will give her first demon
[slrul,iun tomorrow evening at five
| o'clock at the war kitchen over Bar
ilholomew Hardware Store in putting
, up vegetableg in glass jars. Ladies of
: the community interested in the work
!are given this announcement in order
itha( they may attend and benefit by
’ the work.
Miss Hamilton is making this one
)uf the many important efforts to get ‘
a great saving of food stuffs this
;xprinu and summer in Crisp. ]
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| CARD OF THANKS |
. We wish to express to each one our
hearttelt appreciation for the tender
care and manifestations of love and
svmpathy during the recent “illness
'und death of our mother. May God
| bless vou. |
i The children and relatives of .\11‘5.“
' R. (. Harris. |
ANOTHER FIRM ON
|
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CORDELE MOTOR CAR COMPANY
’ GAVE FULL DAY TO RED CROSS
| S
~ Another of the firm that went on
}Hle Red Cross Honor Roll in Crisp
i(.’uun(y was the Cordele Motor (Car
;('om;mn.\'. This first early donated a
full day to the cause. It was indeed a
él’inc gift. Those donating were as
tollows:
" R B: Hule. Mer, A: 0. Williams,
Cashier, C. V. Newell, foreman, R. A.
' McDonald, J. H McCormick, B. F.
Cato, O. L. Carroll, A. C. Carroll, S.
R. Bolton, M. W. Base, Will Parish.
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The casualty list from France as
vet has not contained the name of
[ddie Kenzie, reported killed in action
from Washington the other day. On
the other hand information from
Washington hLas reached his mother
here that the report of his death was
an eror. She was asked to return
papers which had been sent her carry
ing information that he was dead.
This relieves Crisp from any cas
ualty so far. A colored volunteer died
of pneumonia in France, Other than
this Crisp county has no deaths or
injuries reported,
ly withstood the tremendous enemy on
slaught in the Aisne valley had al
veady borne their full share of the
desperate fighting since March 21.7
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BRINGS DOWN HIS THIRTY-2
Paris, May 28.—Maj. Barraca. the
‘leading Italian ace, hasbrought down
his thirty-second adversary, accord
ing to dispatch from the Italian front
\m the Temps.
‘ T AW’
- ON. ALLIAYS
"i A OUCHASE OF i
WHEAT FLOUR FOR. HOME USE R
YOU HUST BUY ALSO AN BQUAL M(HIH:\‘ -
AMOUNT OF OTHER CEREALS ‘:f.;//
ITALIAN ALPINI
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IN BRILLIANT
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VICTORY =
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[TAKE AUSTRIAN BASE Ar'rekg
FORTY HOURS FIGHTING 4
. ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS,
| May 29.-One of the most brilliaut?
"mountain operations since the bcgill:é
‘ning of the war has Lzen just carl’ied’iS
cout by the Italians in the Tonale !‘e%’
iginn southwest of Trent. 3
! The base—in Presena Lake, was ca{):i_
| tured by Italian Alpini after forty!
!Imurs of fierce fighting against super-}é
! ior forces. ’:
| The Austrians were wa‘ll mnrenched,‘;
:Iluving strong fortifiications which_:f_'
:\\'el'u built before the beginning of tlm:t‘:
' war. The great Presena nlouvntalli;f‘
gwus reached by the Alpini after-at‘-f";{
“itiu'king four times. The '2nemy wa‘;ii
Etinally overwhelmed by a bayon.e“t;;:
urive The fighting was on groufi'd;'
I(\\'o]\'o thousand feet above the sea. *“
IDEBATE ON TWELVE BILLION
DOLLAR APPROPRIATION BILLY
| et W
| WASHINGJON, May 29.-~Deb_a‘ne;_'
“on the twelve billion dollar army ap',
| propriation bill was continued in tllek
‘house today with the leaders hope
ful of disposing of the measure.soun
after the Memorial Day recess, whicli.:
will be taken today until Friday. - (
The senate recessed yesterday un
til Friday,
Make your old Kelly last until
this year's brands are marked
down, -the war is on.
e eS £ e eeeß TR S MR ST
Jennings' has it, call for i
IFF YOU HAVE' NO AIM
YOU'LL NOT GET ANYWHERE
i YOU HAVE AND REALLY
WANT TO ACHIEVE IT YOU
CAN EASILY "GO OVER THE
Tor."
PHONE 92.
Rexall Store, A Real Drug Siore,
Quality and Service,
NO. 171