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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
SEASON At jEKyL
CLOSES APRIL lST.
EXPECTED THAT A LARGE NUM-
BER OF THE GUESTS WILL RE-
MAIN UNTIL THAT TIME.

1t has been announced that the sea
son at Jekyl island will close on Sat
urday, April first. The season at this
millionaire resort usually closes during
the latter part OF the month. AS
there are now number Of visitors on
the island many of whom have ar
rived within the last few days, it is ex-
pected that the resort will be pretty
we'll crowded when the season finally
closes, and some of the cottagers may
remain even longer
The present season on Jekyl has un-
questionably been one of the largest
and most successful in the history of
the resort. Ever since the formal open
ing in January the clubhouse as well
as all of the cottages have been crowd
ed. At various times it has been i'm
possible to accommodate all of the
guests at the clubhouse and they have
been compelled % wait until there
was room.
Superintendent Grob will probably
remain on the island for several days
after the closing, and will then leave
for Bar Harbor, Maine, where he man.
ages a big summer resort hotel during
the summer months
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
HIS RESIGNATION WENT
IN SEVERAL WEEKS AGO
Major Taylor Has Served His IS Years
as CommlssIoned officer.

1t was merely a coincidence that
The News published a whole lot of
Mexican war news and the resignation
Of Major c. A. Taylor, Of the First
Georgia regiment simultaneously yes
terday morning, and the well known
officer was the victim Of many jokes
by his friends yesterday.
In justice to him, however, it should
be stated that his application to be
placed on the retired list went in
some two or three weeks ago, he hav.
ing served his Is years as commits
stoned officer Of the Georgia troops.
Major Taylor will still hold his rank
as major, but will not be on the active
list. It is probable that if the officer
could have predicted this little trou-
BILE with Mexico and thought there
was an opportunity Of his regiment
going 10 the front his resignation
would have been withheld.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
censors at Work.

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, March 16.-
Brigadier Gen. Pershing's auspicious
start into Mexico. without opposition
from Mexican forces and apparently
without serious disturbance resulting
along the border, was the principal
topic of conversation today at Fort
Sam Houston.
Next in interest was the successful
working of the censorship. #
Ever since he began planning the ex-
peditionary movement, General Funs-
ton has paid close attention to the atti-
tude of General Carranza and his fol
lowers. When General Pershing wired
Yesterday that he had been Joined by
the Garranza forces stationed at Palo-
mas.N the major general evinced salts
faction. This was heightened today
when early reports indicated that the
only violence along the entire border
occurred near Kingsville, Tex, where
a small detachment of troops guarding
the Barredo bridge on the st. Louis,
brownsville and Mexico railroad was
fired on about midnight.
First stories Of this affair were that
at least one hundred shots were OK
changed before the attackers, said to
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
NO AUTHORITY
TO PRINT STORY
ST. LOUIS ATTORNEY WORKED
THE Tim IN THE ST LOUIS
REPUBLIC.

The article published in The News
yesterday. reproduced from the st.
Louis Republic, in reference to the de-
struction of the local plant Of the Var
yam Rosin and Turpentine company
seems to have been slipped into the
big st, Louis paper by a lawyer Of that
city, with an object in view,
While in the city this week Presi-
dent ltemmelmann, OF the company
who had seen the article in question
took occasion to wire the St Louis pa
per. requesting that the article be cor
rected. Mr.. Hemmellman knew moth
ing whatever Of the article, never stat
ed that the local plant was manufac-
turing palm oil for the European pow.
crs, and never intmated to anyone
that the fire might have been OF in,
cendiary origin.
1t developed that the very lawyer
who took credit in the st. Louis paper
for being attorney of the company, is
in no way connected with the company,
and he has endeavored to be employed
in the case in the matter of insurance,
President Hemmelmann had no com.
ment to make whatever on the fire
when he left st. Louis, in fact he had
only brief dispatches announcing that
a portion of the plant had been burned,
and did not know the extent of the
damage until he reached the city Mon
day
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
A DECISION ON
DOCK QUESTION
TO Be REACEHD
COUNCIL PLANS FOR A MEET
ING NEXT FRIDAY TO TAKE
UP THE SUBJECT OF A MU-
NlClPAL WHARF.

For the purpose of taking up the
municipal wharf proposition and final
ly reaching some decision, meeting
of the mayor and council, the commit
tee which has the matter in charge, to-
gether with all others interested. will
be held at the city hall neXt Friday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock. An invitation
will be extended to all of those who
are in any way interested to be pres
ent at the meeting.
AS was announced in The News a
few days ago, three pieces of property
have been offered to the city for mu-
nicipal purposes, the property in ques-
ton being that of j. E. du IBignon the
Whaley property. and that Ipf Henry d.
Talmage through c. B. Stilwell, repre-
sentative
1t seems that council, Jas well as
the committee which has Fthe matter
in charge, is now somewhat divided
on the question of which ofEthese three
pieces of property should be purchas-
ed and before any decision is reached
the matter will be thoroughly investi-
gated.
While the special committee has
recommended to council the purchase
of the Whaley property, this report
has not been adopted, and the matter
still open for discussion. Council,
however. hopes to finally close it at
the meeting next Friday.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
GOOD PROGRAM
FOR VISITORS
ON WEDNESDAY
COMMITTEE MEETS AT CITY
HALL AND ARRANGES FOR
COMING OF DIXIE HIGHWAY
COMMISSIONERS.

Brunswick will entertain the Dixie
highway commissioners and large
number OF Savannah auto enthusiasts
who will so to Jacksonville to meet
the commissioners and return with
them, reaching Brunswick on the aft
enoon of next Wednesday and spend
ing the night here. leaving for Savan-
nah Thursday morning, and Brunswick
will show the visitors every hospital
ity and make their stay one long to
be remembered with pleasing thoughts
Plans were made yesterday afternoon
for the reception of the visitors at
some point, well out from Brunswick,
to be selected by the reception com
mittee, and will entertain them We'd
nesday night with dinner at the
Oglethorpe hotel.
The committee on arrangements for
the affair met at the Board of Trade
rooms at ) O'Clock yesterday after
noon, organized and mapped out the
work. The committee consists of A..
l.. Church, f. H. Mason, f. L. Twitty,
A. de Sola Mendes, W. H. Wood, j.
Hunter Hopkins, f ID. Aiken, Albert
Fendig. l.. T. McKinnon and r. b. Me
Cullough, from the Board of Trade,
and Aldermen NJ. b. McKinnon, j. B.
Abrams. George II. Cook and j. Sidney
Roberts, appointed by Mayor Hopkins
to represent the city. Mayor Hopkins
was chosen chairman. A. l.. Church,
vice chairman and A. M. Smith sec
retary
A special committee was appointed,
consisting Of j. w. Simmons, chair
man; A. de Sola Mendes, r. b. McCul-
Tough, f. E. Twitty, f. ID. Aiken and
l.. +. Mckinnon to arrange for a large
number of decorated cas-, and probably
the Boy Scouts drum and bugle corps
on large truck. to meet the visit
Ors a few miles out and enliven their
entrance to the city.
The entertainment committee ap-
pointed consists Of j. B. Abrams, chair
man; A. l.. Church, George II. Cook
and A. de Soa Mendes, who will ar
range all details for the dinner to be
given at the Oglethorpe hotel on next
Wednesday night when the visitors
will be welcomed formally and the
merits of the seacoast route of the Dix
ie highway will be presented most con
yincingly
The financing of the entertainment
will be attended to by special com
mittee consisting of NJ b. McKinnon
w. II. Wood and j. Sidney Roberts,
and Mayor Hopkins has invited Mrs
A. l.. Church to act as chairman of the
ladies auxiliary committee the mem
bers of which are to be selected by
her. This committee will assist in
entertaining the visitors, especially the
lady tourists Of whom there will be a
number, several of the commissioners
bringing their wives. The parlors of
the Oglethorpe win be made ready and
it is expected that the reception will
be very pleasant affair.
Mayor Hopkins stated that Glouces-
ter street and the Boulevard leading to
the Cartright road will be in perfect
repair before next Wednesday, the city
having secured enough shells to make
the repairs at once. Arrangements
will be made to have as many Of the
cars that go out to meet the tourists
appropriately decorated. The commit
tee appointed A. NJ. Smith to handle
the publicity and adjourned to meet
again on Monday.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
AN UN{vENTFUL
NIGHT IS SPENT
NOTHING OF UNUSUAL I'M
PORTANcE MARKED EN-
TRANCE OF TROOPS.
ALL AMERICANS LEAVE
TORREON FOR THE u. S.
Censorship Is Said to Be Work.
ing Very SuccessfuIIy-cow-
boys, Enrolled as Scouts, at
Head of American Troops.

COLUMBUS, N. NJ (via mail to Ell
Paso, Texas, March 16-The Ameri-
can expedition which entered Mexico
yesterday spent an uneventful night in
camp only a short distance across the
American line.
AeroplaneS on motor trucks are be-
lieved to have passed into Mexico
with the expedition. Flying condi-
tions owing to the clearness OF the
atmosphere, are ideal.
When General Pershing gave the
order to march at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning the soldiers swept for
ward with a shout.
Cowboys off the ranges, enrolled as
scouts and cavalry, led the way. Two
infantry regiments, some field artillery
and wagon train followed.
The departure was as businesslike
as a practice march A long hazy
line of alkali dust standing out against
the dull white of the plains and the
plazing light of the sun marked their
progress toward the border.
Colonel Slocum met Colonel Davila
Of the Mexican forces, who promised
that no resistance would be made.
The entire Mexican population in
Palomas, soldiers and civilians with
out exception, cleared away when the
Americans pasesd through the town.
The censor has asked all CORE
sponudents filing by mail not to dis
close military movements or details
as to numbers of troops, saying that
to make public question of such mil
itary Importance might mean a loss
of American lives This rule applied
only to mail matter as not even the
general facts of the crossing have
been allowed to go over the telegraph
wires, which are under military con-
troll.
The column leaving Columbus was
thoroughly equipped for all conditions
that might arise, and represented all
arms of the service.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17

Mrs. Frances f. Cleveland Preston
formerly Mrs. Grover Cleveland) at
one time the first lady Of the land, hav-
ing been mistress Of the White House
for eight years, is a guest at the club
house on Jekyl island. Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston arrived on the island Wednes.
day, and will be there for several days.
This is the first time that Mrs. Pres.
ton has ever visited Jekyl.
AS will be remembered. Mrs. Cleye.
land was married the second time
about year ago at Princeton, her
husband being a prominent professor
Of the well known college. at that
place e e..t. s-
Mrs. Cleveland enjoys number Of
privileges extended to the wives Of
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
MAY BE INCREASE
IN CITY TAX RATE
LIKELY THAT RATE CHARGED IN
1914 WILL PREVAIL AGAIN
THIS YEAR.

While no definite action has been
taken by council it is morcthan prob
able that the tax rate for the present
year will be $3.50 on the 500 instead
of $1.70 as IS the rate at present
This increase will be made necessary
by the purchase Of municipal wharf
by the city, which is absolutely nee
essary, and which will call for an out
lay Of quite a large sum Of money,
Last year the financial condition Of
the city warranted a slight reduction
in the tax rate, but, with the usual
expense and municipal wharf to pay
for, the old rate Will more than likely
have to be restored.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
No WARNING WAS
GIVEN TO VESSEL
CAPTAIN REPORTS THE INCL
DENT UPON ARRIVAL YES
TERDAY IN NEW YORK.
DUTCH LINER, TOO is
ALMOST SUNK AT SEA
The Tubantia, Outward, Bound
From Amsterdam, Torpedoed
and Is Reported to Be in a
Sinking Condition.
The Tubantia, Outward, Bound

NEW YORK, March l6. While car
rying twenty Americans among her 800
passengers, the Fabre liner Patria a
French steamer, was attacked, with
out warning, by submarine off the
coast of Tunis, according to the story
told by her captain upon the Patria's
arrival here today. A torpedo fired by
the submarine, he said, passed twenty
feet to the liners stern.
When the patria arrived, some days
later, at Lisbon, American Vice Consul
Janer boarded the ship to conduct an
investigation to get information to
send to Washington. Captain Dechelles
of the Patria said that upon his re-
turn to Europe he would apply to the
French government for permission to
arm his vessel, on the ground that
submarines in the Mediterranean
would ont, in his opinion. refrain from
attacking merchant vessels without
warning them.
The patrin left Palermo February
20. The next morning, al O'Clock.
Captain Dechelles said, Il periscope
was observed, and almost simultan-
eously torpedo was seen approaching
the Patria. 1t came so close that the
revolving screw could be plainly noted,
Captain Dechelles said II swept by
twenty feet to the stern.
Passengers on deck who saw the
torpedo caused turmoil which at
tracted the steerage passengers to the
rails, and the excitement subsidized only
after the periscope disappeared. and
the ship sped away without being
again subjected to attack.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
NORTH CAROLINA WOMEN
FIGHT FOR WOMAN'S LIFE

RALEIGH, y. G., March 16.--Mrs.
Ida Ball Warren, the first woman ever
sentenced to be electrocuted in North
Carolina, and Samuel Preston Christy,
convicted with her for the murder in
Winston-Salem in 1914 of G. j. War
rem, the woman's husband, were deliv-
cred today to state prison authorities
here. Mrs. Warren and Christy are
entenced to be executed on March 81.
Governor Craig. on March 20. will
hear petitions for Communication OF the
death sentence of both Mrs. Warren
and Christy. but will treat the cases
separately, Communication received
by the governor from women's clubs
and other organizations in all sections
of the country urge commutation for
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
MRS. FRANCES CLEVELAND
PRESTON A JEKYL VISITOR

former presidents Of the United States.
Among them Is a postoffice frank, and
all that is necessary for this distin-
guished woman to do when mailing a
letter is 10 write her name in the
corner Of the envelope where the
stamp is usually affixed. mark it
free" and the letter, postcard or
whatever it may be is honored by ev.
cry postoffice In the United States.
II Is likely that a number Of these
frank letters will pass through the
Brunswick postoffice during the time
that Mrs. Preston Is on Jekyi.
Mr.. and Mrs: Preston have been on a
trip 10 Florida for a few weeks and
they are on JeKyl as the guests Of the
Paynes
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
AMERICAN PHYSICIAN
REPORTED EXECUTED

SEATTLE, March ia nuncon-
firmed report that Dr. Walter Cell
horn, a prominent physician of Seat
tie, who was taken from a steamer at
Kirkwall while en- route to Germany
to join the German Red Cross, has
been executed by the British military
authorities was received today by
friends of Dr. Gellhorn here.
The state department will be asked
to investigate his case. A brother of
DR.. Gelhorn resides in ST Louis.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17

Mrs. Warren, because of her sex. 9th
er communications urge like treatment
for Christy, if commutation is granted
Mrs Warren.
A petition from Jonesboro, Iowa,
with fifty-eight sinatures, urges the
governor not TO interfere in either case
Governor Craig has declared he will
consider the cases on their merits and
will not be influenced by outside agen.
cies
The state supreme court sustained
tho decision OF the lower court and an
appeal later 10 Chief Justice Clark. of
the higher court, for writ of error in
order that the case might be taken to
the supreme court OF the United States
was denied.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17

be Mexican bandits, although this was
without confirmation, retired 1t was
later announced at Fort Brown, at
Brownsville, and not more than five
shots were fired none taking effect
Reinforcements were sent from San
Benito in automobiles to hedp guard
the bridge.
While the primary purpose of the
censorship was to mystify Francisco
Villa, it is known that it also was in
the nature Of a military experiment,
partly to determine the attitude of the
American press and people toward
such methods.
General Funston expressed his salts
faction that after the public fully un-
derstood the situation there had been
no expressions of impatience at the
failure of the expeditionary force to
make an earlier start
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
FRENCH SHIP WITH
AMERIC ANS ABOARD
ATTACKED BY A SUB.
JEKYL ISLAND VOLUNTEERS
PREVENT A CONFEDERATION
AT THE FERGUSON COTTAGE

Volunteer firefighters on Jekyl ISL
and prevented late Wednesday after
noon what at first appeared to be quite
a serious conflagration. The work of
the volunteers was so effective. how
ever that the blaze was extinguished
before any serious damage resulted
The pretty Ferguson cottage on the
island was afire. The blaze started in
the roof and was burning along pretty
good when discovered. In short time,
however, a number of volunteers were
at work and the blaze was checked in
a short time
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
DUTCH STEAMER TUgANTIA
is REPORTED TORPEDOED

LONDON, March ia Reuter- dis
patch from the Hook Of Holland says
that a wireless message has been re-
ceivcd there stating that the large
Dutch passenger steamship Tubantia,
outward bound from Amsterdam to
the river Plate, has been torpedoed,
and Is in a sinking condition near the
Noordhnger lightship. All the pas
sengers have been taken off on boats.
Still AfIiot.
THE HAGUE (via London, March
l6.--The Tubantia was Still afloat at
$3.50 O'Clock this morning3 II is un-
certain whether she was struck by
mine or torpedo.
Contradictory Reports.
LONDON. March 16.-London ag-
ents OF the steamship Tubantia, owned
by the Holland.Lloyd of Amsterdam,
have received a message saying the
vessel struck nine ard is sinking.
Another dispatch sa"9 the Tubantia
was torpedoed.
The steamship, which Is of $1,000
tons gross, le!t Amsterdam yesterday
IOT DutHOS HltcS Win pd5n'uBcIb anu
a cargo. She was 20 have stopped at
Falmouth and peninsular ports where
the majority Of the passengers we've
TO have been taken aboard.
A lifeSaying doat has left the Hook
Of Holland to search for the sinking
vessel, and Dutch torpedo boats are
leaving Flushing to hurry to the res
cue Of the ships passengers in the
ffeboats.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
US. SOLDIERS NOW
IN MEXICO AIDED BY
CARRANZA'S TROOPS
COMMITTEE DECIDES TO
PURCHASE ONE TRUCK FOR
EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES

After number Of meetings, delays,
etc, the council committee on public
works, at meeting held yesterday aft
ernoon, decided to purchase, mostly
for experimental purposes, one auto
truck, to be used in the public works
department.
The machine in question will be a
one-ton International Harvester truck.
and it will be delivered within a few
weeks. The work of this machine. the
savings, etc, will be closely watched
for month or more and the commit
tee will then decide whether or not
three more are to be purchased.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
TIN CAN IS A MENACE
TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH

Who would have thought that the
tin can is menace to the public
health? The expert malaria invcsti-
gators OF the United States public
health service have found, however,
that discarded tin cans containing
rain water are breeding places for the
mosquito which is the sole agent in
spreading malaria. A hole in the bot
tom OF the empty can might have re-
suited in the saving Of a human life.
Certainly IL would have assisted in
preventing debilitating Illness. Emp
ty tin cans have no business about the
premises anyway, but II We must so
decorate out backyards, let's see TO ie
that the can has a hole in the bottom
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
SCOUTS TO ATTEND.

The three local troops Of the
Boy Scouts will attend in body
the 1880 services at the Baptist
church tonight Mrs. Cunyers will
sing. The pastor, Rev. l.. Z. Roberts
will preach at this service, also az 10
o'clock this morning Good crowds are
attending the services, but II is ex,
peeted that an unusually large congre.
CATION will be present tonight.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
COMMANDMENT CONTINUES.

PARIS, March There has been
no further infantry action in the re-
gion to the north OF Verdun, according
to the announcement made by the
French war office this afternoon. The
bombardment has continued but with
VARYING intensity
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
OFFICIAL TOUR
IS CALLED off
HIGHWAY OFFICERS
DECIDE TO DISCONTINUE
TRIP FOR PRESENT.

EASTMAN, Ga, March 16.-Presi-
dent l.. r. Akin, of the Triangle High
way association, has called off the of
ficial tour over the triangle route on
account of the cold weather.
The tourists reached Eastman at
noon today and were entertained at n
luncheon given by the Eastman cham
Der of commerce. 1t was stated by
President Akin that the date for the
tour over the highway would be an
nounced in the near future.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17

President Akin and other officials
of this highway association started out
from Macon yesterday morning on the
first official inspection tour Of the
route, and were scheduled to arrive in
Brunswick this afternoon. A meeting
was held yesterday afternoon at the
Board of Trade rooms and an enter
tainment was planned for the visitors
this afternoon. The party was to have
spent the night hero and continue on
to Waycross tomorrow morning.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
Mexicans Cooperate.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-Presi-
dent Wilson was informed by Secre-
tary Baker early today that both col
umns of American troops now i'll Mex
leo in pursuit of Villa and his bandits
were meeting with hearty co-opera-
ton from the Carranza soldiers.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
THE PANAMA CANAL TO
BE OPENED ON APRIL Is

WASHINGTON, March 16.-The
Panama canal, which mas been closed
since September IS last by one of the
worst slides in its history, will be
opened again for the passage OF yes
sells of deep draft on April 15
This is the prediction of Colonel
Harding, acting governor of the canal
zone, made in telegram to the war
department.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-17
Americans Leave Torreon.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-Consul
General Hanna at Monterey, forward
ed to the state department today de-
layed message from Consular Agent
Williams, at Torreon, saying that all
Americans had left Torleon for the
United States. Ii contained no further
information Consul Williams yester
day reported lie had turred the con-
sulate over to the British vice consul