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MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. 3. GOVERNMENT CRISIS IN GERMANY COMES TO SUDDEN END PAN-GERMAN MILITARISTS FAIL TO SECURE FULL SUPPORT r SLEDD STRONGEST TEACHER METHODISTS HAVE OFFERED Services Sunday and Sunday Night Fitting .Start for Series of Meetings. . L. Sledd gave the paster, Rev. 13 L. Suduurd, aad Lie luviabers vl the Meluvaiol caourvyl why e i l'nux}.’,L Ua Ule preseac reVivar a grodl acaat @ Wle selvitens yYesweludy worng and evemng., re first appearea at tie en’'s bibie Ciass at sunaay scnool and there talked fterveuatly ana sm cerely of the meaning ot a revival to 116 men. ‘ He preached at the. morning night services and gave all his hear ers a profound impress:on of his great interest and powet. His sermons were heard during the day by large congre gations.and the music for each ser vice was specially prepared and most impressive. Miss Julia Goodall of Macon was here at the start and was in the Sunday School in the morning. She has bheen in charge of the singing at each service and wili continue to lend strong assistance. Dr. Sledd has impressed every hearer at the start and the meetings of yesterday were so sirong that those who attended are everywhere today pulling for their friends tgp g 0 and hear Dr. Sledd. The meetings are set for three.thizty o'clock in the af ternoon and seven forty-five at night Rev. Stanford is today especially pleased at the results yesterday and is doing everything to Hring a wider general interest so the meeting will vory early reach the entire commun ity. Wiithout opening the doors of the church he received eight church let ters last night indicating that those who realize they ought to be in the inside and working are already tak irg part in the revival. ‘Arrangements will be made to night for noon day meetings up town. These will be announced from day to “Call For THE GENUINE ‘sc a Bottle TAKE NO SUBSTITUTES CORDELFE BOTTLING CO. .’ Cordele, Georgia THE CORDELE DISPATCH U. S. TROOPS CANNOT MOVE WITHOUT WILSON’S ODER FOCH MEETS WITH ALLIES Allied Commissions in Berlin Refuse to Recognize New Government in Any Way. Paris, Mar. 156.—France con templates sending three more army corps to Weishaden Hei stadt, and Bonn, thus doubling the force along the Rhine. Marshal Foch will call a meet ing of the Supreme War Coun cil as soon as he returns from Mayence where he is to confer today with the allied command ers. U. S. Troops Under Foch Washington, Mar. 15.—Tech nically still under the direction ef Marshall Foch, the Ameri can troops on the Rhine, would not participate in any allied ad vance into Germany without specific directions from Presi dent Wilson, it was stated to day at the war department. Allies Refuse Rccognition Lendon, ‘Mar. 15.—One of che first acts of the new government in Berlin was to request recognition front the allied commisgsions in Germany, ac corling to an offcial British messag? today. The request was ignored, the com missioners taking the attitude that they could not extend recoguition even to the esvtent of answering the communication. Washington, Mar. 15.—Officials said the situation, so far as the American forces were concerned, was a complex one. The United States is the only nation having trocps on the Rhine which has not hecome a party to the treaty of Versailles and consequently the American detachment still is gov erned by the terms of the armistice. Under those terms they still are sub ject technically to the orders of Foch as the supremé allied commander. The steps being taken overseas for possible military action against Ger many are being closely followed here. The American fcrces on the Rhine consist of about thirteen thousand day and it is hoped that these services will lend fervor and a widey general interest. SOVIET REPORT SAYS RED STRAPS WORN BY SOL DIERS IN SIBERIA London, Mar. 15.—Revolt has bro ken out among several units of the Japanese troops in Siheria, according to a wireless dispatch from the Soviet government at Moscow. If 75 said the soldiers had ripped off their shoulder straps and substituted’ red straps. ~ Growth of the revolu ticnary movement in Korea also is re ported. | HARRISON BROTHERS HOME | FOUR DAY SCHOOL VACATION S.:C. and O. K. Harrison, sons of Mr. and Mrs. N. G, Harrison of Bay Springs community, are at home for a four day vacation from the agri waltrural college at Tifton. This was the term end vacation and these veung students came home to spend time. Both -are making fine records ''n the college at Tifton. NEW YORK COTTON i Open Close mar. . y ...39.99 39.95 Moy s e anae 26.90 My - Gt 84h Oet: . 3200 3169 Bee. ... el 3095 30.60 1 OCAL MARKET Good- Midddnge . 3999 REPUBLICAN VOTE REPUDIATES OBLIGATIONS OF ARTICLE TEN WILSON CABINET SHORT A SECRETARY . POLK HAD TO DROP BACK |IN OLD PLACE. Washington, Mar. 15.—The &tate Department today technically is with out head. Frank L. Polk has resumd his duties as under secretary of stot . law officers having held that he conld not severe as Secretary of State ad in teriin for more than thirty days. President Wilson had designated him as acting secretary. Today it was said at the Department that pass ports are not being issued, as there is no one to sign them. Payne Joins Cabinet Washington, Mar, 15.—John Barten Paynes retired today as chairman of the Shipwing beard and was sworn in as Secretary of the Interior, succeed ing Franklin K. Lane, retired. Payne will be succeeded on the Board by Admiral Benson. ENGLISH RECOUNT \ GERMAN BAD FAITH NEWSPAPERS SAY JUNKERS BACK IN POWER. ‘ London, Mar. 15—London’s editor ial opinion on the German revolution was indicated by such headlines as “The Allies Are Fooled Again,” ‘‘Th,» Old Adam,” “As Was to Be Expected” “While our politicians have been filling us with hot air, the junkers have been biding their time” sayvs the Daily Mail “In dealing with the Cermans, one must always caleulate onn bad faith. These! a “dul,” govern ment to sign the peace hut when the time cpmes to carry out the capitula tions, the junkers again take charge. The Morning Post recalls that it has always contended the first revolution was a “sham.” SUB CREW KILLED SURVIVORS Het CON “WAY TO SAN DIEGO. San l)jogr;, Mar. 15.—Survivorss of United - States submarine H-1 which grounded Friday at the entrance of Magdaline Bay with the loss of Lieu tenant Commander James Webb and three of the crew, are aboard the steamer Mazatland, due here March 18th, according to advices today. It is believed the victims were as vhyxinated by chlorine gas. FERRUARY SHOWS LARGER COT TON CONSUMPTION. Wasnington. Mar. 15.—Cotton con summed in February amounted to five hundred and™ sixteen thousand, five hundred and ninety-four halee ant wventy six thousand, three hundred “nd twenty bales of linters, the Cen sus Bureau announced. RELATIVES SADDENED BY DEATH LITTLE BEN MORRIS Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morris ‘'went to Ibany today to attend the funeral £ thenr nephew, Benjamin Morris, ige twelve, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Viorris, whose death occurred at the " amily homle in Houston Texas follow ing an attack of pneumonia. The re mains were brought to Albany where e funeral aud interrment tock place taday. Mr. and Mrs. Morris were form «r residents of Cordele, having made this their home some twelve years azo at which time Mr. Morris was ganager of the Cordele Compress, They have numerous friends in the city who will deeply sympathize with them in the death of theiy little son. Cther members of the tamily attend ing the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. C. I, Morris of Vienna and Mrs. Allen lLevine of Arcadia, Fla. FALSE REPORT ABOUT VALDOSTA CHIEF'S ACT information in the state papers cesterday was to the effect that Chief Kendall of Valdosta had shot and ¢illed a negro. Dr. A. H. Kendall, a brother here, today called by phone ‘s ascertain the facts and found that othing of the kind had ocenred, that the report was false, CORDELE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, MARCH -15, 1920. SUMMARY DISAVOWAL FAILS TO SECURE PASSAGE King Substitute is Lost With Ex-Pyesident’ Taft's Reserva tion in Vote Today. Washington, Mar. 15.—A new reservation drafted by the Re publicans to geny the obliga gations of Article Ten was sub stituted in the Senate today for the reservation adopted last November....The vote was 56 to 24... Sixteen Democrats Vvo ted for it, and one Republican voted against it. Washington. Mar. 15 —Paving the way for a final vote on the reservation to Article Ten the Senate today rejec ted Freelinghauser’s substitute propo sing a summary disavowal of all obli gations. A reservation worked cut but nol agreed to in the bipartisan conference was offered by Kirbykatz and rejected as was the substitute reservation draf ted by Ex-President Taft and offered hy Senator Kirby, not a single repub lican vot was cast for the Taft reser vation. Kings' substitute declaving that no obligation should be assumed by the United States in advance was rejected without a record vote, PLANE CRASHES, TWO KILLED Memphis, Tenn March 14-—Grover C. Ragsdale, of Sarah, Miss, former ientenant in the air service, and Rov H. Bell. of Senatobia, Miss were killed here late today when the air pl 2o in wh'ch thev were making an - hibiticn flight fell 1,200 feet. Wit HoW IS THE Look For The Sign The Name on Photographic Appara tus or Material of any kind is an Absolute Guar antee of Quality. “There is Something in the Name” Prices $3.00 lo $20.00 Also a complete line of Films and Developing Material just received. WHIPPLE & McKENZIE BLDG PHONE 1 A. M. STEAD, Prop. WOULD REGISTER MEN BY WAR PROFITS Washington, Mar. 15.—A res olution proposing legislation o Tax into the United States Treasurer” ftor the benefit of the former service mei, the sur plus war profits held by the Standard Oil, Steel and other companies, and corporations, was introduced by Representa tive Little of Kansas. AUTO AND TRACTOR CARL CANNON AND EPHRAIM MATHEWS JOIN BUSINESS The J. F. Cannon and son auto mobile business and the W. B Mathews and Son tractors business ‘are joined in the new firm of Cannon and Mathews. Principals in the busi mess are Carl Cannon and Ephraim Mathews. Both are young men, ener gotic and alive fully to the business which they cperate. " They will handle the Reo cars and trucks and the (letrac tractor. ‘Mr. Mathews has for sometime pushed the Cleveland tractor here as a farm neeessity. The Reo Car and tiuck are among the Lest. Their friends will wish these vdung business men suc cous of every good kind. SIMS SAVS (. ’5 'MS 'AY ‘00" | F Ps - LUCK SAVED TROOP! | G 1 iSAYS UNSAFE CODE GAVE CON : VvOY AWAY. | e ‘: Washington, Mar. 15.—The German i submarines were enabled to afttack tthe first convoy of Ammeérican troop I’ships sent to France because the Navy Department used an unsafe code lwhi(-h was intercepted and decipher ]od. Admiral Sims told the Senate com , mittee today. Only a measure of ‘“gooidl luck™ ! brought the convoy safely to port, he | said. i “Announcement of the sailing of the first American destrovers was printed ’in Berlin four days before they ar ! rived at Queenstown,” said Sims, add | ing that he implored the department j not to send messages regarding the troon convoys in the code referred to, lh(.l the warning was disregarded. FITZGERALD FITZGERALD BOY | - INBARRACKS FIRE \GEORGIAN LOSES LIFE WITH 3 OTHERS IN FIRE. I Washington, Mar.ls-—~Two members of the American Expeditionary Force Lot Viadiostok were burned to death pand two others are missing as a result i of fire which destroyed the American i barracks March Gth, the War Depart ment has been advised. [ The men included Private James A. Brantley of Fitzgerald. NEW JERSEY GETS | SUPREME COURT GRANTS PER. " MISSION TO TEST AMENDMENT 1 - o | Washington, Mar. 15.—New Jersey i was granted permission today by the | Supreme court to institute original | Iroceedings to test the validity of the prohibition amendment, | 'HOOKS MOTOR CO | ° ~ NEWLOCALFiRM ' AMERICUS CONCERN TAKES .+ QUARTERS IN NEW BUILDING ! e ey | . The Hooks Motoy (‘ompany, an I Americus firm with an automobhile | reputation covering a wide territory "will occupy half the Williams build- Ying now in course of construction on {Seventh Street. i The building will he twice as large Uas first planned when it wias an- Yrounced that S. L. Ryals wonld oc {'cupy the building with the Buick !f:n'H. The Hooks Motor Co will sell i()\'vrlun'l cars here, | [ ! \ i AGREED IN ORDER G AVOID i " , , RAILROAD STRIKE @ : iy i el [ South Germany and Saxon | | ~g ¢ ~ - . . | Stick to Ebert—=Socialists | | Seek Soviet Form. ! Paris, Mar. 15.—A Berlin dis -3 patch this evening states that an agreement has been reached l between Chancellor Kapp of the i new government and Minister { of Defense Noske and the gov ! ernment crisis in Germany has | ended. | Berlin, Sunday, Mar. 14.—An uncon {firtnes? report, current shortly beforve ,'midmgh*. said the new German gov | ernment had reached an agresnent {with the Ebert govermment in ordaer | 1o avert the threatened railway strike. ; \ South Germans Loyal : Berlin, Mar. 15.—1 t is reported here { that the South German generals and :-th(* Saxon troops have given adher “s‘nr‘r- to Minister of Defense Noske in l!ln» ihert government, Monachy Reestablished | Paris, Mar. 15-—The reestabiish- Imvm of the Bavarian monarcehy has ! Leen proclaimed at Munica, aceording luv 4 message received in Berlin and I:nlv_':r:mhwl to Tempa. Socialists Seek Soviet Paris, Mar. 15, ~lndependent Social ists and Communists met vesterday at Manheim to take advantage of the present situation in Germany and pro c¢laim a Soviet government, according to uadvices from Basle. It is stated that majority and independent Social !i:‘i:, throughout Germany dppear to |II~- uniting against the military move | ment initiated in Berlin Saturday. Telephones Blocked Copenhagen, Mar. 15 “Telephonic communications between this eity and Berlin were interrupted at eight s'clock this morning. Ebert Gathers Forces. Berlin, Mar. 15.—The leaders of the mbert government, ousted from pow or by a sudden reactionary revolt Sat urday morning, are apparently gather ing their forces to combat the new pegime here. They are being aided hy the forces of labor which have declared a general strike throughout (termany as a protest against the change in gnvnrmfi;nf. The men who are directing the pol icies of the government headed by Kapp have not vet secured political supnort, although a statement issuned last night declared that prestige has inereased in South Germany since Saturday. Military Pan Germans Paris, Mar. 15.—The latest advices o the French Foreign office from Ber fin it was stated today, indicated that e revolution in Prussia thus far was conlined to the military pan-German arty, and was without other political snpport. Leaders of conservative parties and such industrial leaders as Dr. Walter Pahenan, President of the German General Electrie company, it was de lared, opposed the movement. National Assemble Called. Berlin, Mar. 15.—The German Na tonal Assembly has been summoned by the lEbert government to meet at Sinttgart tomorrow. Berlin advices Sunday night reported that the old Cerman government had estahlished 45 seat Stuttgart. W. MATT HELMS IS i 3 fOURTEEN MEMBERS OF FAMILY ARE ILL AT ONE TIME. Death claimed W. Matt Helms, a fusner residing in the Bay Springs + mmunity Saturday morning last af tor but twenty four hours illness with rnenmonia. He was about forty voars of age and is survived by his vwife and eleven children, It was stated by attending physi ciansg that the entire family with o ners, making tourteen in all were ill i the house and a wife of one of the lielms sons was not expected to ve cover today. The funeral of Mr. Helms occured at Antioch cemetery yvesterday afternoon. e was a Woodman belonging to the Arabi camp, and also an Odd Fellow. I:is death caused deep sorrow in the o ymmunity, SUNDAY EDITION \ WILSON NAMES W. M. WILLIAMS, NATIVE GEOR:- GIAN AND LAWYER To Be Commissioner of Inters Nal Revenue for Federal Government. ‘ Washington, Mar. 15.-- Williany Mur tin Williams of Alabama will succeed Rocer as Commissioner of Interasl Revenues, it was announced today at the White House. He is now solicitor for the Department of Agriculture, and was recommended for the new post by Secretary Houston. Prior to nineteen-seventeen he pyac ticed law at New York and Montgom ery. He was born at West Point, Ga., and is aged 43. BEECOMES ONE OF OWNERS OF LOCAL PLANT s Mr. C. 1. Lifsey, local manager for tne Coidele Coca Cola Company, ‘has purchased g half interest in the Standard Bakery and will join 'the present owner, Herman Isaacs, .in operating this enterprise in the fu ture, : Sk i The Standard is the home babery and is fast making itself a 4 great ne cessity as a bread making institu ing. Mv. Lifsey's going into it will doubtless bring fresh interest and added improvements where they can he made. Every purpos¢ of the uwew coroporation will be to serve a wid or patronage and render a more ex cellent service, ; May Ree, baby of Mr. and Mrs. G, . Walton, is eritically ill with peau monia at her home on- Sixteenth ave. BEAUTIFUL—SERVICEABLE DURABLE 4/[\N ) {, = ?”—:‘ = ) 'b \""\{:—‘«t_—::__ ' T ] . S - There is no question about the quality of these goods Better Aluminum than Mirro Aluminum has never heen made, The only trouble is that we can not get enough of these goods to supply the demand. We have just received a par tial shipment of an order placed with the factory more than sis months ago. eeeet s o D U S ARSI AT MO PHONE 483 EIGHTH ST. McCollum Building NO. 103.