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SATURDAY
Vitidress i
VOL 1
THE FALL OF RHEIMS IS NOW APPARENT
AMERICANS HOLD FAST
“AGAINST HUN ASSAULTS
TANKS
ANRD
AMERICAN AR.‘I"‘I_L—I:.—ERY SMASHED
THEM RAPIDLY
WITH THIE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 31.—1 n one of the coun
ter attocks against the Americans in
Castigny the Germans tried {o use
tanks. American artillery opened a
heavy fire, driving both the infantry
and the tanks back in disorder.
The new American positions ara ’he
ing improved constantly. HKvery time
the enemy starts a bombardment,
American gunners smother the op
position fire.
N{{.ig\ A!E’a_.l:?\'ctivity
WITH THE AMERIGAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 31.—There was much
aerial activity on the front northwest
of Toul t«)(l;? and two, probably three,
were shot down.
- Lieut. Rickznbacker not oniy vrought
down one machine but he rescued
Lit_:ull. Mf;ifi&fl(fl of Brooklyn after his
wmachine was damaged. oy
+ An Ameri%n avaitor was captured
by the Germans in No Man’s Land aft
er his machine had been damaged in
a fight between five American machi
nes and a _gézl'mu,n squadron. The
American w& last ‘seen going into
the German trém:lms under cover of
German rifles.
NOTICE.
S el e I DR
e ——————T T S S .
The Food Regulations provide
that we can use only 80 per
cenl. of tha sugar we used in
1917. This means that we will
put out one fifth less bottled
Coca-Cola than our normal trade
demands.
1t 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 among
our customers on an equitable
basis, and ask their co-operation
and consideration in the strict
chservance of these regulations.
If sugar will help win the war,
let’s all help to conserve it.
CORDELE
BOTTLING-CO.
CORDELE, GEORGIA
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
UEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
CONGRESSMEN WILL PLAY BALL
: BENEFIT OF WAR WORK FUND
WASHING'[‘()N May 31.—The an
nual base ball games between the dem
ocrats and republicans of the House
of Representatives will be played Sat
urday June Bth. The game will be
for the benefit of the war work fund
of the Texas Womens' Congressional
Club. :
SHELLS STRIKE
PARIS VISITEIS‘;_Y_ ANOTHER IN
HUMAN GERMAMN EFFORT
PARIS, May 31.—A shell from a Ger
man long range gun struck a Paris
church today. The official statement
making the announcement adds: This
fact should be compared to Cardinal
Von Hartman's request to the British
government that Cologne not be bom
barded today account of the Feast of
the Corpus Christi.
This is another example of German
bad faith, for the least that could be
axected was that Germany would have
some forbearance toward Paris as
was asked for Cologne.
AMERICANS HOLD CASTIGNY
WITH AMERICAN ARMY FRANCE,
May 31.—German _artillery in the
course of the night bombarded the new
positions of the Amqricans at Castigny.
Several attempts were made by the
Germans to come oirer, but they were
repulsed with heavy losses by the
| Americans.
Bomb American Hospitals ‘
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY h’\'i
IRANCE, May 31.—German airm’en‘
‘made a pretentious raid on the area
behind the American lines last uight.‘
Bombs were dropped all about one of
the largest hospitals far in the rear of
the lines.
' The American and French wounded
‘were carried to cellars and caves and
‘only a few persons were injured by
flying gas. However private houses
‘were wrecked and a number of'(:ivil-‘
‘jans, including several babies, were
killed and injured.
American Successes Reported
- WASHINGTON. May 3l.—Reports
‘of successful operations by the Ameri
can troops are coming to the war de
;’partment. Secretary Baker said today.
; Details of the actions have been re
‘ceived in the regular communiques
i’frum General Pershing.
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| American in Raid
E WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
[F‘RA;\'('E. May 3l.—American forces
Enorthwest. of Toul carried out a suc
‘["(u:sst'ul raid against the German lines
;'late last night.
American a.viato'rs shot down anoth-
Y'fr:r German airplane today on the front
:‘northwest of Toul. fell within the
lAmeri(:an lines.
r Four Attacks Repulsed
:‘ WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 31.— Four German
j‘coumer attacks yesterday against the
‘American troops at Castigny were re
'pulsed after sharp fighting.
R e il
! VETERAN DIES SUDDENLY
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COLUMBUS, Ga., May 30.—Ben
ijamin F. Meadows, well known Con
federate veteran, leading citizen- far:m
-| er. died suddenly at his home in Wynn
RUSSIANS HAVE
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ORGANIZED ,
REVOLT "’/ ‘
DEMOBILIZED SOLDIERS IN ARM
ED EFFORT TO SEIGE GOVERN
MENT.
MOSCOW, May 31.—Strong revolu
tionary detaclnilent.s of demobhilized
Russian soldiers, and Peasanis, equip
ped with machine guns and artillery,
have risen in the District of Tschi
gerine, and the provience of Kiev in
an attempt to seize the governmental
power.
The Bolsheviki Government has been
asked to send troops to subdue the
revolution. i i
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ONLY FEW MORE DAYS LEFT
FOR ACTION
Corp. Smith, in charge of local re
cruiting for the U. S. Army announces
that he has received orders to ship no
applicants for voluntary enlistment
who will be required to register this
June 5 later than Juné 2 1918. The rea
¢on for this is that it takes 3days
from the time they leave the Cordele
Station for applicaits to have their
enlistments completed, This means
that all men who will be 21 yvears of
‘age on June 5 1918 and who desire the
benefits of a voluntary enlistment had
;better make their applications for
isume at once as the orders are very
lpoxitive against accept}ng such men
after June 2 1918. This is positively
the last chance for men who have be
come 21 years of age since June oth
last to volunteer for the U. S. Army
Authority has been received to accept
special applicants for Quartermaster
‘E\'le(:hanical Repair Shop Units as fol-
Jows:
Fortnit No. 304 to Fort Sam Hous
tan Texas. '
For Unit No. 305 to Camp Jesup,‘
Atlanta, Ga.
For Unit No. 306 to Camp Holabird.
Baltimore, Md.
Only men who are well experienced
in these trades are wanted. Other
branches still open for volunteers are:
Infantry Cavalry: Field Artillery:
Quartermaster Corps Medical Depart
ment: Engineers: Signal Corps: Veter
inary Corps:
Remember the time is short. Better
enlist Today.
A—————————— e et
ton last night from an attack of the
stomach. He was seventy-seven vears
of age. He leaves a wife and large
family, one of his daughters being
Mrs. W. H. Johnson, of Atlanta. The
funeral was held from the home at 8
o’clock this morning and the body was
taken by private conveyance to the
old family burying grounds eighteen
miles north of Columbus in Alabama.
S SRt RIS O
GEN. WOOD MAY YET GO WITH
MEN TO FOREIGN FIELDS
WASHINGTON, May 31.—Orders de
tailing Brig. Gen. Chas. G. Treat to
duty in Italy were issued at the war
department todav. It was said, how
ever that thle orders might be revok
ed as contigent to some extent on the
final assignment of Maj. Gew Leonard
Wood.
CORDELE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1918.
WASNOT CANNED
Lo __g__
MAKES REPLY T(; AéT'IQLE FRO‘M
SYCAMORE REGARDING RED
CROSS
Professor Geo. P. Hunt, principal of
the Sycamore School, writes a reply
to the prticle published sometime ago
in the Dispatch which, according to
information coming now, did him 4
grave injustice. The Dispatch gladly
and treely accords Professor Hunt a
hearing for hig own 3ide of the case
in order that the error may be set
right. His Statement follows:
Ou Sunday, April 7th last, there ap
peared in the Dispatch an article
headed: =
“Can was tied to Sycamore Teacher”,
The alleged facts in said article
were false and derogatory to my
attitude in all matters pertaining to
the war activities of our Government.
The facts are as follows: 1 am not
pro-German and never have been and
never will be and any charge to that
effect is either maliciously or ignor
antly false. From the outbreak of the
war [ have taken the side of the Allies
on every proper occasion and am still
doing so. 1 did not make any talk in’
my school derogatory to the Red Cross
or any of the military activities of our
Government, but on the contrary, dis
tributed all literature that came to me,
joined the Red Cross myself, paid my
membership fee and regularly wore
the Red (ross button on my coat. T
never at any time, of my own motion,
prohibited wmy fteachers from doing
Red Cross or engaging in any other
patriotic endeavors. When 1 did give
instructions to my teachers in regard
to Red Cross work, it was at the ex
press orders of the <hairman of the
Board of Truestees of th school, which
orders followed a conference between
some of the Trustees, at which cou
ference I was not present and with
which 1 had nothing to do. The Chair
man of the Board of Trustees was my
superior officer and as a good soldier.
I obeyed orders. What 1 did, met the
approval of the Board of Trustees as
will be attested by the signatures of
member:z of the Board appended here
to. 1 will state further, that the school
was continued to the end of the term,
May 24th. las‘lt. and the graduation ex
ercises were held on May 27th with a
tull attendance to the end of the term.
The whole matter was a tempest in
a teapot and wag due to no fault on
my part and would have been ignored
by me hut for the fact that such state
ments as that continued in the Dis
patch are likely to cause me serious
embarrassment and injure me in my
profession where | am not known.
Geo. P. Hunt.
The foregoing is a true statement
of the facts involved and the article
in the Dispatch does Prof. Hunt a seri
ous injustice.
J. W. Henderson Chairman,
W. D. Fountian. Sec. & Treas,
Jno. T. Moore. M. D,
B. A. Brown.
FLORIDA OFFICERS CAPTURE NE
GRO BELIEVED TO BE JULIUS
BROWN
VALDOST, May 31.—A megro giving
hig name as Rounder ord, believed to
be Julius Brown, wanted in connection
with the murder of Hampton Smith.
was arrested vesterday in Florida and
Jodged in Duval county jail.
- Officers were prevented from bring
ing bhim into Lowdnes and Brooks
counties :
COMMUNICATIONS OF ~
VERDUN THREATENED
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j'rADVANCE IN CENTER IS STEADI
} LY BEATEN BACK
!r The Americans west of Montdidier
?have repulsed two German counter at
?tacks against the village of Castigny.
|‘ Intense fighting continues with vary
;'ing success for the heights on the
Eso-.nzhem-. bank of the Vesle river.
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: PARIS, May 31.—The Allied left
‘flank or, the Aisne front has been for
fced back by violent German attacks
i"in the region of the Xlette river, it is
‘officially announced. Near Soissons
!and further south the Germans have
broke down and the French are main
taining their positions.
In the center the Germans have
l made slight advance north of the
! Marne and further east and also north
'west and north of Rheims all the Ger
'man efforts have been vair,
[ The French won back the town of
| Thillois west of Rheims in their coun-
Eter attack. Withdrawing inthe region
E'of the Xlette the French fell back on
aa position rorth of Blerancourt, nine
lmiles southeast of Noyon and Epagny,
land seven mles northwest of Soissons.
[ ..The French and British troops the
| statement adds, have fallen back to
ithe heights south and southeast of
;'St. Thiery, where they are holding
]g positions hetween the Yesle and Aisne
' canal.
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i Swinging to East.
. PARIS, May 31.—Baffled by the
f valor of the allied soldiers, the Ger
| mans yesterday failed to enlarge great
’ ly the pocket in the allied line. Even in
the center the enemy appears to have
lbeen held and the advance there is
slackening.
' In accordance with their favorite
lManuver. the Germans apparently are
swinging their columns eastward with
Ilhe object of getting around Rheims
throught Ville-en-Tardenois and the
| valley of Andre.
! Forty Divisions Uued
. ILONDON, May 31.- Iforty German
divisions are ‘engaged in the Aisne
ghu(tle and forty more are in reserve
? says a dispatch from the Reuter’s cor
‘iresondent at ['rench headquarters.
: Fierce street fighting attended the
:c'uptum of Soissons by the Germans,
tit, is added. The city was reported tn
;flamus Wednesday evening.
; Huns Push torward
| PARIS. May 31.—The Germans have
lq'untinuml to push forward south of
[Tcrmm and Tardanois according to
the latest advices but neither Chateau
)nnr Dormans have fallen into their
| hands.
| Two Miles From Marne
PARIS. May 31.—-The extieme point
iuf the German advance is Lechernel,
two miles north of the River Marne,
scceording to an outline of the hattle
;l‘runt marked by the newspaper cor
;rcspondeul of the Havas agency.
Long Range Bombardn;ent
PARIS, May 31—The German long
frang beombardment of Paris was re
“sumwl early this morning.
| Enemy Artillery Active
' LONDON. May 31.—Activity of the
'Germun artillery in the Villers-Breton
'neux sector and east of Amiens and
"the Aliert region is reported officially.
DAILY EDITION
HOUSE DEBATING IMMENSE !
WAR FUND MEASURE
\\'ASHII\'(_ETOHI\' Sl.—Debate 1)l|1
the twielve billion dollar army appro
priation bill was resumed in the house
today when it met atter a recess.
The senate planned to take up the
sevieral bills while waiting for the
army measure from the house.
A iinaen iopsanisacaiten T iy et iiesbiny it i
ARE OVER 600,000
REPORT TO REICHSTAG NOT IN
DETAILED FORM
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NEW YORK, May 31.—0 n April
twenty-seven the German General
Staff was not in position to give de
tailed information regarding the Ger
man losses on the offensive operations
begun March twenty-first.
This announcement was made in
the Reichstag, according to the Berlin
Vorawaerts, a copy of which has been
here.
The number of men taken prisoners
and missing in the German armies to
March 31, Gen. Von Wrisberg stated
was six hundred and sixty-four thou
sand one hundred and four. Most
lhe‘m: were prisoners, he said, about
a hundred and filty-two thousand be
ing considered dead,
- U:n m—';z i#lv‘;A‘lst; r&mru:d i‘rbm the
}‘enumy lines on the Flanders front be
tween Festubert and the Clarance riv
‘ar.
May abondon Rheims
~ LONDON, May 31.—The abondon
‘ment of Rheims seems inevitable. The
Germans are nering the Marne and
| the Paris Chalons railway wicl is the
}ma,in communication hetween Paris
~and Verdun,
| Huns Bomb Hospital
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
JFRANCE. May 51.—Another big Brit
ish hospital was bombed by German air
men yesterday morning. Once more
medical workers and some patients
were killed and wonndead.
FUOR MINUTE MEN
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~ TALK OF DANGER
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; For the week beginning Monday
i Jnue Zrd. Four Minute Men will con
; tinue discussion of the topic “Danger
| to America.”
s It is a great thing o 7igit to “make
!lhe world safe for democracy,” it is
«fu more imperative thing to fight to
!muk« America safe for Americans to
@live in. Germany has given us warn
iing in many instances, The Kaiser
; said: “America may look out, after
l the war.” Others of their leaders have
'lhreau-.nctl America. Hear the Four
i;\'linuu_- Men and they will tell vou
inbuut it. They have information com
i ing through the Government at Wash
ington, and vou may rely upon it.
) The assignments for ithe coming
| week are as follows:
E Monday. June 3rd.—l7, V. Whipple,
i(_'ir('lf: Theater,
| Tuesday., June 4th.—A. R. Cates,
| Palace Theater.
! Wednesday, Junejth. Max E. Land,
s(‘ir<~lu Theater.
i Thursday., June &th. Mather., M.
| Bakes, Palace Theater.
’ Friday June 7Tth. O. T. Gower,
. Circle Theater.
; Saturday, June §th. F. G. Boatright,
! Palace Theater.
* ONCALLDAYS -
" WITH EACH PULCHASE OF ot
WHEAT FLOUR FOR HOME USE “‘( RESAVE:)
YOO HUST BUY ALSO AN EQUAL \s‘||;|!l A
AHOUNT OF OTHER GEREALS. Rty -
KILLED ON °
FRONT = ¢
LIEUT. GRIFFITH OF ATHENS AND
CLAUD INGRAM, HAWKINS. 3
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: WASHINGTON, May 31.—The coié
alty list contains sixty names. Killed
:in action, 16; died of wounds, 6; dieéd
of disease, 4; wounded severaly, 15
‘wounded slightly, 8; wmissing in actii}j.
. 3
Lieut. Robert J. Griffiths, of Athens
‘Ga., and Private Cland Engram gt
illuwl\'iusvill'a. Ga., died of accidcgi.
Private Herbert Hook of North Gfi*..
died of disease. Private. William B,
{'l'l‘ll:«‘st,‘”. of Honeapath, 8. C., wag §e¥-
ff,-re,-.l_\' mounded. "
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GERMANS USING -
\L,
REPRISALS MEAN EXTERMINA
TION OF WHOLE COMMUNITIES,
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LONDON, May 31.--The Germang in
their reprisals against the peasaut dis
orders of Ukraine has drenchad sev
;nml villages near Kiev with gu,a.’éc
‘('()l'llill;.', to a Petrograd dispatch to the
‘f'alil_v Press. A
Whole communities were af;phyx.at
ed adds the message. A
WANTED:— Good cook good pflce
paid to right party. Telephone 229. »
| 5-31 6t. pd.
Hat at Half -
Make your old Kelly last aatil
this year’s brands are marked A
down,—the war is on. ‘
G, *
Straw Hat
Jeunings' has it, call for i.. . |
IF YOU HAVE NO AIM
YOU'LL NOT GET ANYWHERE
IF¥ YOU HAVE AND REALLY
WANT TO ACHIEVE IT YOU.
CAN EASILY “GO OVER THE
TOP.”
Jennings Drug Store
PHONE 92.
- Resall Store, A Real Drug Store,
Quality and Service, §
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NO. 173.