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Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
, The New seIective Draft Plan

Some doubt still persists to those subject to -e plan of the selective draft. It is generally Understood that it has application to those who lave already been mobilized in the cantonments. Whether is applicable those who have been called for examination and passed. though yet to The mobilization camps is not quite clear Such per include the the fifteen per con- tngent and those who accepted for service but were granted temporary exemptions for industrial agricultural For persons in this class the rule has been given: l7hen in doubt fill out ques- tionaire
 Though the plan does apply to the men in the mobilization camps, it is believed that in the of it's operation 1t will be modified as to be made applicable to certain persons already drafted It is admitted that the purposes of selectve draft law were not carried out in the first draft It was rather blind selection especially toward the last when no account was taken of qualifications except in matter of physical fitness. As result there were gathered into the camps thousands of men who could 1erve their country ably and proftaby in other delds such skilled mechanics. Also there were many taken who left behind those who were really and pitaby dependent and whose families unable to live upon the soldiers pay must become burdens on the state the government. to these classes of drafted men there will probably be readjustments from time to time.
 for any failure 10 carry out the exact purposes of the selective draft law the local exemption boards were generally to blame, They set out to follow faithfully the instructions from Washington Those instructions consisted of interpretations of the law orders which seemed to be arbitrary and without re- aton to the law, countermanding orders these the next day were countermsnded Finally the only con- struction that could be placed upon these confusing instructions that of order to make clean and indiscriminate sweep.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
GLENDALE G|n
 HAS WEI FIRE

Much smoke and excitement, but lit tie damage resulted flrm the fire which broke out in the Gl sndale cotton gin yesterday noon. Tlse interior of the building was completely drenched with water, poured into it to eXtinguish the flames, but altogethe r, only one-fourth of a bale of cottoll was destroyed, and the only damage done the build ing was a hole cut in the side by a fireman's axe
 The blaze started in the mouth of a suction arrangement used to re- move waste material s. A screen across the large pipe allows sticks and stones and other matter to collect, together with some waste cotton. A match is believed to have been dropped into the apparatus at this po int. Famed by the air current tfie fire may have quickly reached serious dimensions had | it not been rapidly checked. A broken window also resultts1 from the excite ment which prevail sd when the smoke attracted the attention of the employees Officials at the cotton gin are posi- | tive the blaze was not of incendiary origin as similar fir es have started ir the same place on previous occasions
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
"YoU ARE OLD, KAISER WILLIAM"

with appropriate apologies to the late Lewis CarrolD You are old, Kaiser William the Crown Prince said, And for years have done nothing but fight. Yet now you necessarily prate about peace
 Will the world understand the thing right?' When I started this war" he replied to his son, q thought we were certain to win, But the terrible bloomer you made at Verdun
 Has encouraged the Allies like sin. You old" said the youth, and you speak about
 God
 And you treat him almost friend Don't you think he should heed your imperial nod
 And bring this affair to end?" I've answered your questions; be off your way !" Said his father, restraining sob; You've onl ylost fourteen divisions today;
 They'll think that you're quitting the job
 Porter Emerson Browne of the Vigilantes.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
The Rivers and Harbors

Already the rivers and harbors bill talk has begun in It is proposed make an appropriation of $29,000O00 and it is periodically added that this appropriation is to facilitate the war part of this money is to be spent for increasing dockage facilities part of it. for the improvement of rivers which might be rendered navgabe and still part for the im- provement of more or less important harbors
 We suppose that s29 900 900 which in these times has become rather pycayunish might be profit ably spent on needed dockage facilities and on i'm proving internal navigation But if these are made items of rivers and harbors appropriation bi there is no knowing where it will end. We will have a re- petition of the annual congressional outrage It will be hard, impossible to keep the congressmen's fore feet out of the trough just The elections are coming on next year. Not all, but suppose ninety per cent of the representatives will be candidates reelection and probably one-third of the senators. Here we have Macedonian Phalanx capable of push ing any kind of a log rolling bill through
 We will have proposals for the improvement of Podunk creek and Squaw's Run; for Squrs harbor and dockage extensions at Bnlville
 It might be supposed that the people who have welcomed these extravagances in the past and have hailed the returning representatives laden with bacon ss heroes are not now in temper to this annual waste. With the money they have paid for Liberty bonds for taxes and with the prospect
 
 supposed to balk at any waste of the public funds.
 But those who think so have counted on hu- man nature, which never changes The people of a congressional district if they have been compelled to make financial sacrifices for the will not object 10 the return of much of the public funds poss ble, to the district, to be poured out in prodigal proflgate manner.
 Nothing avert a criminal rivers and harbors bill but the patriotism of majority of the congress- and between patriotism side and selfish interest and political ambition other patriotism is likely to be submerged the of congressional election year.
 It would be better this year to keep these items separate. Wherever Improvements needed to in- transportation facilities for foreign inland commerce let appropriations be made for them not in but individually. Whether improvements needed should be determined by dis interested authority and expert than the congressman of any district.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1917

We are beginning to understand that the war is the first business not only of America but of Americans.
 Samuel InSull.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06

camed dry day. The police commissioners hid out and could not be found The saloon keepers on Sat urday morning got a restraining order, and, of course though it only temporary it held through the "dry day"
 Later the police commissioners claimed that there was nothing they could have done about it. They passed the buck to Uncle Sam who really deserved though the commissioners could have acted in this emergency to keep Kansas City dry during the visit of the soldier boys
 The police commissioners said that but for Uncle Sam who sells licenses to sell liquor, there would have been a dry day in Kansas City. But Uncle Sam sells to any body; irresponsible persons, to dive keepers keepers houses of prostitution in all of which liquor is dispensed under the authority of the government of the United States evidence of which authority is displayed conspicuously on the walls
 Though not at all in sympathy with the police commissioners Capper's Weekly says of their pre- sentaton:
 This is something of a clincher The police com missoners have caught Uncle Sam with the gooos, saying For it is truly good kind patient forbearing proselyting Christian gentleman, Uncle Sam who actually sells liquor licenses to baWdy houses bootleggers dramshops and to any and every body else who will pay for the privilege of debauch- ing his citizens.
 This week an Associated Press dispatch from Washington notes that, with the approval of Presi- dent Wilson the kick is to be reduced in beer by government order, to per cent Of alcOho III lhe same news dispatch the Food Administration points out that with three years supply of whis- ky on hand, it is undesirable to stop the brewing of just because it might drive people to drink ing whisky.
 All who believe we cannot live without booze of some kind will please stand their heads in the 
 Why not take out all the kick in the whole booze and vice-rng business by kicking it clear out of the United States for the war? President Wilson has only to make the order
 We have often thought that Uncle sam was dis playing lot of in throwing his soldiers upon the protection of local authorities against the dan gers which he himself permitted to exist. Requests have been made of cities and towns which army posts camps situated to close the liquor traffic though there has never been day except Sunday when criminal resident of those towns could not procure from Uncle Sam license to sell liquor
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
cellent representation of Arizona boys in the marine corps.
 Wide Scope of Work

cellent representation of Arizona boys in the marine corps.
 Wide Scope of Work
 "The marine corps is the place for the young man who wants something doing all the time,' said Captain Swain. Without reflecting on the attractiveness of other branches of the service, each of which have their several points of advantage. I believe I can truthfully say that the young man in the marine corps has a greater diversity of experiences than in any other division of the military service of the country.
 The marine is the first to land in time Of trouble in any foreign land and unlike the other men in the service he can be sent to foreigr country without a declaration of wal being made. In the role of police officer. he is given the chance tC get into the interior and away iron the seaports, which are largely the same in all parts of the globe an6 | therefore of less interest than tht inland country.
 'The marine, as is generally known is a soldier of both the land an( i the sea- He is not promised any. l thing when he enlists but there art very few cases in which be is no | given the chance to see quite a con | siderable of foreign climes before thu l end of his enlistment"
 | Has War Views
 | There were some people at th beginning of the war; said Captain
 Swain, "who were of the opinion tha | the kaiser brought the United State
 into the war merely as an alfbi fo her proposed abandonment of tn fight, but that when the Russian weakened Germany changed her min and decided to continue with tn odds just about the same as the
 were before the entrance of thi country
 Tt is my opinion that Germany di not figure this way because it wa generally known, not only to German but to the entire world. that Russi was in a precarious condition eve
 before the war started, and intefns struggles were likely to disrupt he at any time. For thie reason be lieve Germanys perfidy which. force , this nation into the fight against he
 came from a purely casural sourc' In other words. she invoked the dis pleasure of peace-loving Amerfc . through following out her ordinar methods of warfare. and thus precir itated upon herself certain ulti mate defeat"
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06

enlist prior to December 15, upon pre- sentation to recruiting officer of cer- tificate from his local board that regis trant will not be needed to fill any different percentage of quota of board period. These instructions have been wired all Governors. Navy Recruiting Station. Fl Paso, Texas.
 A. T. Flynn, Phoenix: Enlistments duirng ths past two weeks are very gratifying but it is believed the result can be materially increased. l It is recommended that all stations
 start a publicity campaign through the
 newspapers, bringing out the fact that the Navy, after December Is. will be
 allowed to enlist the registered men, 1 whose numbers are so low that they
 are not within the current quota of
 their local board, or not likely to be | called.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
LEE CHAPTERS
 BAZAAR COM|NG

Specializing on the popular Sassy Jane aprons the knitting bags so much in vogue during the present war period. the Robert E. Lee Chapter, United Daughters of the Confectionery will hold g. bazaar at K. P. Hall Saturday for the benefit of the French War Orphans.
 The prices to fit the times will pre- vail. There will be all sorts of fancy novelties for sale and southern cooked food and war cake will be sold. The bazaar will be an all day and evening affair with southern supper served at 6 o'clock.
 A fortune telling booth presided over by Mrs. Harry Bennett will be one of the interesting features.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
JAP TAIN SWAIN
 |NSPECTSL0CA[
 ADMINISTRATION

Enlistments in the United States marine corps will probably always be voluntary, believes Captain H. T. Swain of Los Angeles, in charge of recruiting for this part of the gov ernment service in southern Califor- mia. New Mexico and Arizona. who yesterday paid his first official visit of inspection at the local recruiting station.
 This must not be construed to mean that I am not in favor of the draft system of getting men for the federal service" said Captain Swain. flor to me the draft appears to be the most democratic and the fairest possible method of organizing na- tional army
 l Captain Swain thinks that the draft should be exercised during war times even to the exclusion of the volun- tary enlistment, for the reason that by means of the draft the govern ment is enabled to ;,.cn the men best suited for military service and to leave others at home where they be- long, and where they are the most valuable to the country. This applies, says MT. Swain, not only to men who are more valuable taking care of their families than at the front. but also to those who are almost indispensa- ble in the conduct of industries vital to the successful prosecution of the war.
 Although the marine corps wants all the men it can set at present the barrier on enlistments having been lifted by the government. my personal impression" says MT Swain "is that the man who would rather be a went than sent has entirely the wrong impression. If a man fol- lows his usual vocation and holds himself ready to answer the call when Uncle Sam puts his finger on him, he is fulfilling every patriotic duty ex- pected of him. I do not feel that there is any dishonor in man wait ing to be called by his government especially when he evinces a will. ingness to abide by the decision hi: government reaches regarding wha he shall be assigned to do."
 Like Arizona Boya
 Captain Swain, whose franknes: precludes the possibility of circum stances coloring his words, declare. that an especially fine recruit quott found them to be sturdy and men tally fit and anxious to perform tn duties expected of them. Iii fact. the, are very much the same as the lad from southern California and othe points in the southwest. This is no remarkable to me, because any maj who lives under all of this blue six, and in this invigorating air canno possibly be otherwise than a valuabl addition to any institution
 Sergeant Blakeman, in charge o the local office, was commended b Captain Swain for the admirabl work he has done in the interests c the service locally, and given a larg measure of the credit for the Tex
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
LOCAL MEN G0
 INTO 1HE NAVY

Chief Commisa ny Steward A. T. Flynn. who is in charge of the naval recruiting station at B East Washing ton street, has received two communi- cations from the main station at Fl Paso, dispelling the report that no more applications for enlistment will be re- ceived in various branches of the gov ernment service. The local office re- ports the enlistme mt of three local men recently. They re Fred J. Mckenzie, apprentice seama D. Hosea s. Clarkson, nachinist mate. sesond class, and Lloyd de Pores, apprent kce seaman.
 Following are the .communicatio tions received by Mir. F lynn:
 Navy Recruiting Station. Fl Paso, Texas. A T. Flynn,
 Phoenix:
 Provost General has issued instruc- tions that any resgistrant even though he has been call ed by his local board to report for phy sical examination may
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
Uncle Ssm's Hominq Buzzsrd

Uncle Sans pet buzzard has come home to roost" says Cappers Weekly "and un- welcome" A few days ago, on certain Saturday, arrangement had been made for thousands of young men from Camp Funston to visit Kansas City The army authorities appealed to the city authorities 10 close the saloons that day. The mayor oiled with the request as far he could. and pre-
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06

There are many marks of good breeding. Among them is habit of shutting street car doors by per sons entering leaving in cold weather It is not be presumed that all persons who leave street car doors open raised in barns but of them undoubtedly Perhaps the others guilty of such neglect are merely thoughtless. But thoughtessness itself is one of the marks of l-breedng; the hall mark of the haf-breed.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06

Gen. Sir J. D. Legard enjoys the distinction of being the oldest British officer in active service on the battle front. He is seventy-one years of age, and is commanding a division of the British forces on the Flanders front, where he has been in active service since the beginning of the war.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-06-29
INFANTRY LEFT
CITY YESTERDAY
nEARLY THREE THOUSAND PEo-
PIE AT TRAIN TO TELL SOL
DIEh5 GCOD-eYE.

At 6 O'Clock yesterday afternoon all
the infantry at camp JOwett, includ-
Ing CUmpanIts L. { and q, national
guard, lett for Macon and the remain
ing sOlaiers a. lie camp viii leave
by the Southern railway tonight, go
ing direct 20 F0ft McrnersOn, near
Atlanta. The Chatham Artillery mem
bers have about finished packing ev-
erything and Will finish loading the
cars early this morning.
Many teal-dnEmed maidens were at
the train TO say goodbye to the boys.
many vi whom may never return. 1t
was, indeed, very sad parting, moi
only to the Siri5. but to the older
ones. as well All the soldiers are
OF the kind America boasts Of. and
the companies which left here yester-
day, especially our own Riflemen
was as nearly physically perfect as
the average picked company.
An old mother cried when her only
boy told her goodbye. The scene
occurred at the north end of the sta
ton, and brought tears to the eyes
of the few VINO CHANGED to see that
dear old woman bid the boy good
bye and God bless you" She after
wards said to = representative OF the
News, Hes ny ali and he will never
come back Many other scenes
touched the hearts of those who went
to see the soldiers leave The seri
BUSINESS OF the situation seemed to
have dawned ulon many only yes,
terday They we're brought to real
ize that the soid,er5 were really go
ing to leave, and a few short weeks
will find them "a the firing line on
the French ni e.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-06-29
NEW MARKET NEWS SERVICE

\ market news service for grain.
seed. and hay is being established by
the office of Markets of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Beginning in the near future. reports
VIII be made every two weeks for the
benefit of producers, consumers and
dealers, on the stocks of the three
classes of commodities on hand. ship
ments. the demand in the immediate
future and prices prevailing in the
various sections in the country.
The reports will at first cover onlr
wheat, corn, oats and hay, and will be
for Virginia. West Virginia, North
Carolina and South Carolina.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-06-29
DAVIS TO HOLD AS
FEDERAL MARSHAL
HIS EXCELLENT RECORD GER
TAIN TO SAVE HIM FROM
HAROWiCK'C TX.

Washington, June est seems to
be generally conceded that United
States Marshal Joseph \. Davis. OF
the southern district Of Georgia. Will
not be superseded II response 10 the
demand OF Senator Hardwick, OF
Georgia. who has recommended r. 4
Kelley. of Tennille, Washington coun-
~. for the place.
Mr. Kelley has been an ardent po-
iitiCal supporter of Senator Hardwick,
living in the same county with him,
and it has been generally reported
here for several months that he had
been agreed upon as the man who
would be urged by the senator as the
successor of Marshal Davis.
1t seems, however, that the sena-
tor had not calculated upon the ad-
mirable record made by the United
States marshal for the southern dis
trict of Georgia, the record OF Mar
shall Davis being one OF the best in
the entire list of marshals in the ser
vice of the United States.
The president, it is understood. is
not disposed 10 turn out good Officers
for the purpose merely of allowing
political awards in state politics. and
while no direct statement has come
from the white house on the subject
it is generally conceded here that the
president will turn down the recon-
mendation of Senator Hardwck, in
which event Marshal Davis will con
tinue TO serve. for under the law ne
serves until his successor is appoint.
ed and qualified"-if the president
makes no new appointment no one
else will be in a position g qualify
and the Georgia senators will not
have an opportunity to turn down the
appointment
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-06-29
LOCAL BILLS ARE
SENT TO Mr.. AKIN
CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF CITY
COURT AND COUNTY TREAS
URER AFTER JAN. /.

Following the instructions. of the
Glynn county commissioners. County
Attorney r. D. Meader has prepared
bills which. if passed. will abolish the
office Of county treasurer and the
city court OF Brunswick. both to take
effect January l. of the coming year.
The banks are to handle the funds
OF the county. and two additional SEES
sions of the superior court will be
held. 1t is proposed that these ses-
sions will last a week at least. 1t
is thought by the commissioners that
there will be no trouble and no delay
in handling the business Of the city
court.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-06-29
BAKERS ASSURE HOOVER
THEY WILL OPERATE

Washington, June 2S.-The eonn-
try's bakers put their industries vol
UNFAIRLY under the food admnistr2-
ton yesterday and assured Herbert
c. Hoover that they world carry out
all directions issued by the adminis-
trtaion as to the conduct of their
business.
A representative OF the baking in
dustry will be chosen to serve as a
voluntary aid to Mr. Hoover, aud 200
local committees will be appointed to
carry ont his instructions.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-06-29
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us-tllis ample proof of their
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automobile value. Call Phone 90
and arrange for a demonstrate
ion.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-06-29

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