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Paris, Mar, 25.—An Amsterdam mes
sage, quoting Berlin dispatches to the
s 'l‘Ql\egraai, says it is reported the new
German cabinet has been formed with
Gustave Baurer remaining as Premier,
. Dr. Schiffer as vice premier, and Dr.
. Herman Mueller is said to have again
been given the portfolio of foreign
affairs and Herr Gressler, Mayor of
Nuremburg, is minister of defense.
Other portfolios it is. said, have
been distributed among the Socialists
- and democrats.
Ebert Ministry Not Retire.
Berlin, Wednesday, Mar. 24.—Con
ferences over the reconstruction of the
cabinet took place teday and it was
decided the Ebert ministry should not
retire in a body, but herely be subjec
ted to a “freshening up.”
A’ leading democratic deputy de
clared that really was all that was
required in view of the proximity of
the proximity of the eleetiogi~
. Paris, Mar. 25.—The basis of agree
ment, advices state, were the forma
tion of a workmens army .charged
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yrith maintaining order and remodel
ing the cabinet with labor union par
ticipation, the disarmament of the
troops which took part in the recent
coup d'etat, the passage of laws for
social reforms, the carrying out ad
ministrative reforms, the socializatio:
. of the mines, particularly the coal
‘.‘\ines and potash workings, the disso
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!(iroator Output of Caleium
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% Columbia, C. S., Mar. 25.—Increas
!ed production |of calsium arscnate
| will make it possible for the farmers
lto wage war against the bo'l weevil
| this year on a greatly enlarged «c:le,
Secretary of Agriculture Meredith toid
the members of the South Carolina
ibl'anch of the American cotton asso
i ciation in an address here today.
I He said an inadequate supply of
| dusting machines was hindering the
|eradicatiou process, but the output
! of machines soon will be sufficient.
He decclared the department was
wai]ling to place a federal quarantine
| to confine the ping boll weevil to the
I'infested areas in Louisinana and Tex
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ALABAMA ANTIS CALL FOR SUP
' PORT OF MUSGROVE
Birmingham, Mar. 25.—1 n a state
ment supported by the signatures of
several hundred prominent prohibi
tionists in forty-seven counties, a
special committee appointed at the
montgecmevry conference urges all
prohibitionists to center their support
on L. B. Musgrove, in his candidacy
against Senator Uunderwood for the
senate.
‘lution of the counter revolutionary
' formations and the improvement of
the food supply system.
Conflicting Reports
Hague, Mar. 25.—Some reports from
the frontier indicate that workmen
; are bombarding Wesel with large cali
| bre guns. The advices are conflicting
however, as other reports are declar
lifig the situation quiet.
: Quiet at Wesel :
’ Buderich,” Mar. 25.—Complete quiet
{ prevails temporarily at Wesel, the
j German stronghold besieged by the re
{ volutionary workers, but peace Dbe
‘tween the opposing forces has not
!b(éen declared, a correspondent was
. informed this morning over the, tele
phone by the hcadquarters of (}cx}.
‘Habitsch, commander at Wesel.
! Fighting Reported.
Hague, Mar. 25.—Fighting in the
" Ruhr district where it was understood
. a truce had been agreed to, has been
i resumed, according to the Telegraaf.
. Spartacan forces are nearing Wesel,
‘ the newspaper says. The Red army
' is now said to number a hundred and
| twenty thousand.
Reach Agreement.
} Paris, Mar. 25.—The German gov
; ernment has reached a definite agree
gment with the workmen in the Ruhr
'valley where a general strike has
gbccn paralyzing industry and where
‘hostilities between soldiers and work
“ ers have been in progress several days
iuccording to news reaching Frencn
jsemi-ot’ficial circles ' today from Ber
i lin.
FIRE DAMAGES MANOR
HOTEL AT ASHEVILLE
Asheville, Mar. 25.—Fire of unde
termined origin today destroyed the
north wing of the Manor Hotel, caus
ing a damage of a hundred thousand
doliars.
Mr. C. W. Sanders of Vidalia made
a short visit to see his sister, Mrs.
Brvant Gunn Tuesday.
CORDELE, GEORGIA. THURSDAL, MAR. 25, 1920.
BRITISH WILL MAKE CLAIMS FOR
U. S. DELAY IN RETURN OF SHIPS
THIRD TERM TALK
CHEERED IN HOUSE
Washington, Mar. 25.—80th
democrats and republicans
cheered the statement in the
house today by Representative
‘Humphreys, democrat, of Miss
issippi, that President Wilson
should make immediate an
nouncement that he will not he
a candidate for the thrid term.
T 0 KEEP AT WORK
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PENDING SETTLEMENT OF HARD
COAL WAGE MATTERS
New York, Mar. 25.—Officers of the
United Mine workers are preparing
notices today to be sent to the local
unions in three districts comprising
the anthracite coal region, notifying
them to remain at work :.xfu'.“ April
Ist, pending negotiations of the new
wage agreement.
REVIVAL WORKES
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METHODIST HAVE SPLENDID
DAYS SERVICES ;
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Interest in the meeting at the!
Methodist church grows. |
g -W,‘edn:ssday was the best - day i
many ways that the workers have!
had. Large congregations were pre-,
sent at the afternoon and evening
services. The Sunday school t(-c:ch(:rs'
met at 70’cloock, and had a most help-|
ful prayer service. Friday aflernuonl‘
at 4 o'clock there will be a service of |
unusual interest, a family mecting.’
The parents are urged to come with
the children to this service, and have,
them sit with them during the ser
vice. All christians are urged to comt
to the meeting,s and help in the good
work. The hours "are 4 and 8 P. M.
and the public is cordially invited to!
all the services. ,
THOMAS W. LAWSON
ANSWERS WARRANT REGARDING
STOCK ISSUES.
Boston, Mar, 25.—The crusade of
Aftorney General Allen against pro
moters and brokers explioting silve
and stocks led to the arrest ot Thew
as W. Lawson today.
He surrendered himsell at police
headquarters to answer a warraant
charging him with violation of the
state law requiring the filing of infom
mation regarding stock issues,
GAVE MEN $5OOO ONCE COVICTED
: OF MURDER
Jackson, Miss( Mar. 25.—-Will Pur
vis. a farmer of Lamar county, whose
sentence to death was (‘ommut'ml af
ter the hangman's noose slipped over
tis head when he dropped through
the gallows., and who was pardonesi
two vears laler as the result of 4
death bed confession of a foreiga
neighbor, today was handed a warrant
for five thousand dollars by Represen
tative Yeager with a note saying the
state of Missisi{ppi confessed of have
ing done him a great wrong and re
moyes the stain of dishonor from his
nae.
FIRE DOES HEAVY
DAMAGE IN ALABAEA
Cullman, Ala., Mar. 25.—Fire at
Hanceville late yesterday which swept
the business portion of the town re
sulted in a loss estimated at a hun
dred thousand dollars.
BRITISH WANT
DELAY IN RETURNING VESSELS
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CAUSES LQSS
A CLAIM AGAINST U. §
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Imperator and other Vessels
Held After Tin i Was Out
In United States
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Washington, Mar. 25.{-—(]1‘(1:1! Brit
ain is considering the presentation of
a claim to the United States for alle
ged losses caused by lhé retention of
the Imperator and other former Ger
man ships “after the gempletion of
the United States service in which
they were engaged,” Cansel General
Skinner at London,reported today 'o
the Department of Conwmerce.
Representations had already been
made to the American government
through the British mi[’l‘isn'y of ship
ping, the dispatch adds:,
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WEALTHY FATHER SAYS $25,000
WILL BE PIAD FOR BOY.
Lexington, Mar. 25.-—Although k. R
Little, Toddington ecapitalist, announ
ced that the demanded ransom of
twenty-five thousand dollars would be
paid, his seven year old son, Paul,
was still a captive today of the kid
nappers who lured him away late
vosterday.
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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 to $20.00
Also a complete line of
Films and Developing
Material just
received,
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PHONE 1 A. M. STEAD, Prop.
TALKS ABOUT WHAT = PARTY
SHOULD DO.
Atlanta, Ga., Mar. 25,—1n his for
mal announcement today of his can
didacy for the democratic nomination
for president in the Georgia primary
Hoke Smith declares he is “unal
terable opposcd’ to the party cominit
ting itself to a national campaign on
the proposition that the league of na
tions should have been ratified with
out change.
MYSTERIOUS CLOSE RANGE AT
TAQK AT NIGHT.
Louisville, Mar. 25—DMiss Clara
Keith, Baptist missionary, was mys
teriously shot while riding in a car
late last night. The car was passing
a crowded corner when a sudden shot
tore a hole in her arm. Powder burns
on the arm showed the shooting was
at close range.
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" MEMBERS RUSHING WORK
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' Contractor Archie West who is in
. charge of the construction of t he edi
fice for the Pleasant Grove Baptist
clrurch, has pushed the building ra
pidly during the recent fine weather
und this week much has becn accom
plished.
The pastor, Rev. T. H. Horton, and
ithe members of the congiegation are
highly pleased at the prospects of
getting into the new building very
isoon. It will be a handsome structure
and will meet all the needs of the
Baptists of the community for many
| years. The building will soon be ready
for service. |
FARMERS MEETING
IMPORTANT DEMONSTRATION
WORK AT COURT HOUSE
Farin, Demonstration Agont @B
(‘ulpepper urges every farmer who
can to bhe present tomorrow at the
court house meeting at which splen
did demonstrations will be given in
the use of caleium arsenate in the
holl weevil fight in this section.
This meeting will be one of great
value. It will also carry with it some
work in other farming that will be
worth while, Those who want (o
know how to get good results in fight
ing the weevil ought to be present,
It will mean a great cotton vield.
GEN. WOOD STILL IN
SOUTH DAKOTA LEAD
Sioux: Falls, Mar. 256.—The m'im:n\‘
olection returns to date show (;'--»,;
Wood leading Lowden by forty-thres
hundred votes, with Johnson still run- |
ning third.
ASHEYILLE CENSUS SHOWS |
GAIN OVER FIFTY PERCENT |
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Washington, Mar. 25.—Population
figures announced today included
Ashevilie, N. (~ twenty-eight thousand
fve hundred and four, an increase of
fifty-one and nine tenths per cent.
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PROTEST FOR WORKMEN
ITALIANS ISTRIKEI AS
Rome, Mar. 25 A general strike
for 24 hours was called at midnight
last night at Naples as a protest
against the ejection of workmen who
had seized two factories
Mrs Bryant Gunn of anlln-m‘
Heights is convalescing after an ill
ness of several days.
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CAPT PALMER DECLARES
(laiined Clongress not to
Blame—Gave Kveryvthing
Asked by Navy.
Washington, Mar. 25.—"Proclama
tion on the part of Secretary Daniels”
was responsible for the shortoge of
personnel which proved the “initiul
handicap of the nevay in the war”
Capt. Leigh C. Palmer, war time chiel
of the DBurean of navigation, told the
senate committee today., He said
the Secretary was unable to appre
ciate the necessity for obtaining th
training of men in advance of the ac
tual declaration of war
He said that just before the {"nited
States joined the allies, Secretary
Daniels ordered the envollment in the
reserve stopped. Replying to a ques
tion by Chairman Hale, Palmer said
he didn’t stop but when right ahead,
as he needed the men. Palmer de
clared congress was not to blame, as
it gave everything the department
asked for.
CALL FOR SiX O'CLOCK CONFER
ENCE AT LIBRARY
Cecil S. Jones, president of the
board of trade, announces that there
will be a meeting of citizens inter
ested in baseball at the assembly
room of t're public library tomorrow
afternoon at six o'clock for the pur
pose of asscertaining whether it will
be possible to have g team to enter a
south Georgia league this summer.
Jake Sheppard and those who went
to Moultrie yesterdaay returned with
the announcement that a meeting will
be held in Tifton Monday to deter
mine whether the league can be
given a start and under what condi
tions.
Those interested in bascball in Cor
dele should be at the Friday meeting
at the library.
HURT & WILBANKS
PURCHASE NEW SIT®
BUY HILL BUILDING IN PROCESS 3
OF CONSTRUCTION
Hurt & Wilbanks have purchased
the building from Alderman S. J. Hill
adjacent to their own property which
is now in course of construction. This
building will he finished with @ hand
some brick tront and will be used as g
garage when completed.
?Ilv work of enlarging the corner
building has also heen started and
this immediate vicinity lcoks as if
Cordele were crowding itself to the
suter limits in building.
NEW FIXTURES HERE
FOR NEW CORDELE BANK
The new fixtures for the Cordel
Bank & Trust Company are her
and contractors are now placing quar
ters for the new banking house. With
in a few days the change will have
heen made, Rapid work is being done
at present to place® ‘the handsomg
marble and brass material.
NEW YORK COTTON
Open Close
M 39.75
May 31.75 A
July 95.20 35.57
Oct. 31.92 32.11
Dec. 31.06 31.30
LOCAL MARKKET
Good Middling close 38.50
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MOVEMENT OF GREAT IMPOR
TANCE UNDER WAY
'Poet Ruled City 18 Get
ting in Bad Way Finanei
ally: According to Reports
Rome, Mar, 25.—Fiume is on the eve
of momentous events, says dispatch
es direct from that ecity. Captain Dan
nuzio and the Fiuman National As
sembly have decided to proclaim the
Fiume Republic but probably will not
take this action until after the meet
ing of the supreme allied council at
San Remo, Italy. April 21st.
The forgery of the banknotes on a
large scale has accentuated the dis
fress caused by the paralysis® of com
merce. The populace, however, are
determined not to submit to the Jugo-
Slavs.
BARNES WILL BE ASKED TO TELL
WHAT HE KNOWS.
Chicago, Mar. 25.—Upon his arrival
here today Julius S. Barnes, head of
the United States Grain Corporation
will be asked to explain recent grain
sales and movements, according to a
statement by Charles IF. viyne, feder
al district attorney who is investi.
gating the alleged attempt to “corner”
the corn market.
No evidence cf illegal market manip
ulation sufficient to warrant prosecu
tion under the Lever tood control act
has been found, Clyne said.
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