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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
SEC'TY Of WAR
INVESTIGATES
CAMP WHEELER
iEpideniC of Deaths From Pneu-
m0nia Alarms Washington
Officials.
GOVERNOR CATS PROTESTS
Crowded Condition at Camp
Wheeler Hospital is Remedied
by Ordere of Surgeon General
Gorgas Following Complaint.
CATS PROTESTS

That serious concern regarding the
epidemic of deaths from pneumonia
at Camp Wheeler is attracting ma
tional attention is signified by re-
port received from Washington last
night which states that Secretary of
War Baker took up the question With
Surgeon General Gorgas who, it is
stated, found that the base hospital
of the camp was overcrowded
A telegraphic protest from Govern
in Washington last night Governor
Cats in formed Secretary Baker that
the Macon hospital wherein Florida
troops are confined is oyercrowded
and consequently unfit for proper med
ical attention
The message from Governor Cats
evidently produced the desired exect
as many patients located in the base
hospital were moved last night to
other camp hospitals.
Two additional deaths we're reported
yesterday morning.
Private Edward Strickland Of Hall
andale, Fla, died of pleurisy, and Pri
vate Nish Palmer of Leaf, Ga, of
pneumonia. Both led last night
This brings the total number OF
deaths at Camp Wheeler to thirty
two, one OF which was the result CT
an accident
Strickland was % lears old and
Palmer 25. The bodies were sent tC
their homes for burial.
There have been thirty deaths al
Camp Wheeler since the big reserva
ton was opened. Most of the mer
died of pneumonia, an epidemic which
broke out Immediately after the ar
rival of 10000 selectmen from Camps
Gordon, Pike and Jackson.
A nun Der of the pneumonia cases
rested from measles, from which
many OF the selectmen were suffering
when they arrived The largest mum
! ber of deaths occurred Sunday, wher
ten men died
Stringent measures to %check the
epidemic have been taken and physi
clans say they are under control.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
ANXIOUS. ABOUT
SIkN BUILDING
- "
81,
ENGLISH DEEPLY 'CGAC CERNED
OVER THEIR FUTURE$Sa!P-
BUILDING MARkET.S.

NEWCASTLE-ONrTYNE, Nov. 20
The North of England Steamship AS
siciatiOn is anxious about the present
and future OF shipbuilding position of
Great Britain and has: adopted.a a res
olutiCn expressing deep concern over
the fact that large orders have been
placed with British shipbuilders by
neurtal owners !ati$125 per ton for de-
livery after the, war, This was re-
garded as a serious. menace to the
maritime supremacy of the country
The amount recovered for vessels lost
could not possibly be,sufficient to re.
place tonnage at anything li1et such
a figure and the association called on
the governlsSnt to take such .steps as
would enable British owners to re-
habilitate the British mercantile ma
rine. ..;,.''.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
RECKLESS BOYS
|NjURE PEOPLE
TWO MEN ARE INJURED BY BOYS
RECkLESSLY RIDING b.
CYCLES IN CITY.

A man giving his name as Fred
Oswald, and said to be a travelling
salesman, was knocked down andse
verely bruised yesterday afternoon by
a boy who was riding bicycle.
The accident occurred on Gloucester
street near the postoffice and was the
second of its kind to occur in the
same block within the past few days
BESIDES numerous bruises. sustained
upon his face and left hand, Mr., Os-
walds coat was rended beyond re
pair.
In the same instance. OF few days
ago a well known patent. medicine
representative was likewise ran over
by boy on bicycle and painfully in
jured Y
The name of the boy or boys, who
are guilty of the accidents has not
been obtained, as in neither case did
they stop long enough to investigate
the damage of their reckless conduct
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
GEORGE BLANTON RETURNS
FROM CAMP WHEELER

Due to physical disability which he
contracted in the service of his coun
try, George Blanton. Jr., of 141S Lee
street, returned to his home last night
from Camp Wheeler after receiving
an honorable discharge from the army
Mr.. Blanton entered the service or
the first call for volunteers and was
assigned to Camp Wheeler, where he
became a member of the hospital
corps of the One Hundred and Six
teenth Machine Gun Battalion.
Followed by a heavy cold, Mr.. Blan
ton was attacked with an affliction OF
the heart, properly known as angina
which is a neurological symptom that
attacks the heart.
Mr.. Blanton, who Use in his 25th
year, is the son of DR. George w
Blanton, chief surgeon of the city
hospital.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
AUTO SERVICE:
WILL Be PROVED
GENERAL MANAGER SMITH AN
NOUNCES THAT NEW ENGINE
AND FILL COMPLETED.

General Manager for the receivers,
d. c. Smith of the Georgia Coast and
Piedmont Railroad company, an
nounces improved service in the mat
ter of handling automobiles between
Darien and Broadfield, effective to,
day
In the first place Manager Smith
states that the old gasoline locomo-
tive formerly used in their service
has been superseded by locomotive
heavier and of greater power that the
old one and which can handle the traf-
lic to better advantage; reducing the
running speed from Broadfeld to Ra-
rien almost fifty per cent.
The new locomotive just put into
service is operated by Steam and is
not susceptible to technical defects.
as was the case in the gasoline en-
gine.
Another delay in transfer service
has been due to the fact that steam
shovel has been constantly at work
filing in the temporary tressel about
three miles in length and frequently
necessitatinng log delays.
Manager Smith Announces that this
fill was completed yesterday and that
in the future these delays will also
be eliminated. Just at this season
when the tourist business Of the
South is assuming its usual winter
winter proportion, 1t will be most
gratifying for the travelling pblic to
know that these improvements of the
service over the transfer.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
THEO. N. VAIL COMING
FOR VISIT TO JEkYL
Head Of Telephone Corporation Due
in a Few Days.

Teho N Vail, president OF the
American Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph company and allied corpora
tions, is now making a trip through
the south and is expected to arrive
in this city tomorrow or Thursday, go
ing from here to Jekyl island, where
he will probably spend few days.
Mr.. Vail has been d regular visitor
to Jekyl for the past several winters,
spending considerable of his time on
the island. The trip he is making at
present, it is understood, is an inspec-
ton trip, and for that reason he may
remain on the island for only short
time, but will return later in the sea-
son for an extended visit.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
POSTOFFlCE BULLETIN
TELLS OF CERTIFICATES

The Daily Bullentin received yes
terday at the local postoffice' ddkotes
considerable SPACE to the explanation
of the war savings certificate stamps
which will be placed on sale by the
federal government Through the post
office department next t,month. The
war saving certificate stamps will be
sold during December and janqary at
$4.12 each and for each month ofs 1918
shall be increased one cent until the
following January.
The planfin. connection with the is
suance of war. savings certificates by
the United States government was
fully outlined in. dispatches from
Washington some weeks ago.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
McCullough's Majority

McCullough's Majority So
The new members of council are
both we'll known and prominent bus
mess men. Mr.. Mccall, from the
First, las made Brunswick his home
for many years ana is unusually popu-
lar in business circles. He has been
successful in business and is sure
to make council valuable member.
Mr.. Mccullough has spent his entire
life in Brunswick and is among the
citys leading business men. He is
general manager of the Glynn Ice
company and is closely identified with
a number of other business enter
prises. He will unquestionably make
the Fourth ward an efficient repre-
sentative.
The personnel of city council next
year will be as follows
Mayor, j. Fl. Hopkins, aldermen:
First ward, j. Sidney Roberts, I. j
Mccall; Second ward, M. B,fMcl<in
non, ]. B. Abrams; Third ward Claud
Dart, Sam f. Brown; Fourth Ward
A. e. Leybourne, R. B. tMcenllough
The retiring members of.houncil are
Geo. H. Cook V. G. Bourne and B. F
Jones.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
IGNORANCE IS
CHARGED To GOV,
WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR CALLS
DOWN ATTITUDE OF MASS.
EXECUTIVE.

CHARLESTOWN, W. Va, Nov. 20.
-Governor Cornwell OF West Virgin,
ia characterized the refusal of Gov
ernor Mccall of Massa chuesettes, to
honor the reQuisition for John John
son, negro accused OF attacking a
white girl here, as constituting Il re-
tiection upon the state OF West Vir-
ginia.
Although Governor Cornweu had
guaranteed protection for Johnson
Governor Mccall continued to refuse
the requisition.
Governor Cornwell refused to dis
cuss the letter from Governor Mccall
until tonight waen his patience ap
parently got the better OF him. Be
sides other t1inugs, Gov. Cornwell
stated that Mccall shows deplora
Dle lack OF knowledge OF the state and
also the people OF West Virginia.
A negro, who, it was alleged, was
implicated with johnson, has already
Deen tried for his part in the or
Tense, and it was pointed OUT that sc
little interest was manifested in the
case that only the court officials and
witnesses were present during the
rial
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
s%Z,
ITALIANS ARE
Still. RESISTING
ADVANCE OF ENEMY TOWARD
VENETIAN PLAINS CHECKED
BY THE. iTADlANs.
(By Associated Press.)

The Italians are tenaciously holding
back the enemy and so far have pre-
vented their advance southwark to
the Venetian plains. ~,
The enemy is concentrating his at
tack on the north, there is heavy
fighting in progress south of Quero.
where the Teutons are attacking the
Italians posititions Of Monte Tena-
ra and Monte Tompa, +'-4.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21


BOSTON, Nov. 20.-Gov. Mccall,
in letter to Gov. Cornwell, of West
Virginia. made public today explained
that he had declined to grant reQui-
sition for the return to that state of
John Johnson, a negro charged with
an attack on girl at Charleston,
because of the grave danger" that
the defendant might be convicted
and sentenced to death for a crime
OF which he may not have been gull
ty.
Assistant Attorney General Nelson
P. Brown, VINO was directed by Gov,
Mccall to conduct public hearing
reported that exaggerated accounts o.
the crime had been circulated i'll
Charleston, and because of their ma
ture and Johnson"s color there existed
a prejudice which would be diff
cult if not impossible of control by
the most upright judge.
II was announced at the governors S
office that Johnson. who has been
hello in default of $4,000 bail on g
charge of being a fugitive from JUS.
tice will be released forthwith.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
ALIENS BURNING CROPS.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20.-State-
nSent that the wheat fields, grain ware
houses and flour mills are being sys-
tematically burned of otherwise de-
strpyed by German agents i'll this
country were made otday by Edwin F
Smith before the National Academy
of Science.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
MEXICAN FEDERALS ARE
GOING AFTER VILLA

Ell PASO, Texas, Nov. 20.-The
Jaurez garrison,is being reinforced by
the arrival of 500 federal Mexican in
fantry and cavalry in anticipation OF
the attck perpetuated upon that city
by he Villistas.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21

ROME, Nov. AN official an
nouncement today says that the Teu
ton invaders were driven back four
times when they attempted to take
Italian positions on Monte Monfenera
A bitter struggle continues there
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21

BERLIN, Nov. 2O.-Strong Italian
counter attacks, against the position
captured on the northern slope of
Monte Tomba were unsuccessful. the
war office announces.
Heavy firing continues on this sec
tor.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
N 'CULLOUGH|N
FOURTH; M'CALL
IN THE FIRST
They Were Nominated for Alder
men in the Primary
Yesterday.
RACE IN FIRST WAS CLOSE
Mccullough, However, Had a
Good Lead in the Fourth Over
3. F. Jones-EIection Was a
Very Quiet One.
RACE IN FIRST WAS CLOSE

In the aldermanic primary held yes
terday, in which four aldermen were
nominated, r. B. Mccullough defeated
b. G. Jones, in the Fourth ward by a
majority OF So votes, while T. ]. Nc
Call defeated Geo. H. Cook in the
First ward by majority of 45.
The primary, probably because the
registration was so small, was rathe:
quiet one, but still considerable IN
terest was manifested in the two
contests which were decided, and
friends of the various candidates kept
up their work throughout the day.
The vote in full was as follows:
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
First Meeting of American Mis-
sion III England Listens to
Appeal Of Premier.
FRENCHNEN ALSO CONVENE
American Mission in France Dis
cuss Situation With British
War Council, While New
Ministry Assumes Office.
(By Associated Press


The AmericaK Mission, headed by
Colonel House, which recently arrived
in England tor the purpose of. dis
cussing the war situation, held it, in
tial meeting with the BritisiI% War
Council and its right hand men to-
day. Naturally, the details are. kept
secret, though it is announced that
but little formality attended the first
meeting. u
1t is coincidenal with the concur
rance OF circunstahes that the new
French permier .Clemenceau was bus
lily engaged inSweading his declara-
ton of the POI ol the new ministry
to the TrendS1k kptties when the
meeting i'll Engtaif took place,
The new govefS1sssn in Frqnee has
assumed sejce and-ksye ordefhd the
Carrying on 5dn.the nGa:; asrw~d move
ment OF the war with Sssgtked ef-
fort. %., TA.
Premier LToyd-George @taGs the
American Mission that Russfas col
lapse and the italian regersess.' make
it even more ii1peritive than ever be-
fore that the United States, should
send as many troops as possible across
the Atlantic and do so atsthes earliest
possible moment. -s--.s-.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21

LONDON. Nov. 20-The reception
of Premier LloIa-George's speech in
the house of commons by the morn
ing newspapers. justiies the assump-
tion that the storm which lately
threatened a crisis has passed not
only without damagaing the pEemier,s
hold on the country, but perhaps even
Strengthening it. Ii is conceded ev-
en- by his opponents that-the, speech
was a parliaitleptary triuli1pift, Edi.
torial encomiunFs .3low freely frgp his
supporters, while 3%sthe comments OF
hostile critics, lack Ethe fierceness of
previous denunqiS tom.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
Women's Committee.

Women's Committee.
Team No, 1, Miss Ethel Conoly:
Team no. =. Mrs. Albert Fendig; Team
NO. 3, Mrs. r. R. Hopkins, Team No
1, Mrs Clarence Peddicord; Team No
5, Mrs. A M. Smith, The ladies will
appoint their own aids.
All the choirs in the city have beer
requested TO unite in a practice OF
patriotic songs a a rehearsal to hello
Friday night, preparatory for the
great mass meeting to be held at the
Grand opera house on Sunday after
nonn at 3 o'lock
Messrs. Phil Burgess and A. NJ.
Lorentzen lave. been requested to
organize an orchestra for this occa
sion. y.
As the chairman of the county COM
mittee stated in his his notice of ap-
pointment this is a "call to the col
ors," and these :batrotic men and wo
men will do their part, and it is a fore
gone conclusion that the public vii;
respond to the committees when they
come for subscriptions to this noble
enterprise. ~
The intrest and ,e9thusiasm amonf
the colored pople is equally as Srea;
as among the whites. A committee
of two from each of the II coloret
churches in the city has already beer
appointed, and they will hold meet
ing to plan their campaign on Thurs
day night at the place of business o.
Carl Daniel on Gloucester street
The men appointed on these commit.
tees are among the most progressive
and patriotic of our colored citizens
Chairman Twtty and other member
of the campaign committee will mee'
with them to explain fully the plan OF
the campaign. &.
The committee are of the opinion
that there will be no difficulty in rails
ing ten thousands dollars in Bruins
wick and Glynn county.
The Wood Bill posting Company has
volunteered to post all the Y. M. c. a
advertising posters without charge
and ali persons are earnestly urged
to consent for the posters to be
placed wherever the men in chraGe OF
the work think they should be posted.
Manager who'd. of the Grand has
rendered the use of the Grand for the
mass meeting, and the committee
greatly appreciates his patriotism anG
generosity.
1t is now believed that the granG
total which will be raised for this
work will approximate S4OOOo,ooO, as
the s35 100000 mark has already beer
passed and hundreds of cities have
not yet had their campaigns.
The work of organizing Georgia
was begun rather late, and conse
quently this states apportlonment
will Not be raised before next week.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21
Y. NJ C. A. War Work Campaign
In Brunswick Is Meeting
With Progress.
"A CALL TO THE COLORS"
With Appointment of All Team
Captains and Aids the Big
Drive for Large Fund Opens
Here in Eearnest.

The Y. NJ. c. A. War Work campaign
in Brunswick is progressing most sat.
isiactorily
The campaign committee at a meet
ing held yesterday appointed the ter
team captains and their assistants
from among the the men, and Mrs
High, president of the Woman's Club
appointed the five team captains who
will make the campaign among the
women, these teams being as follows:
Team No.-Captains Aids
ii. f. DuBignon. DR.. J.W. Simmons
&c. p. Dusenbury, J. b. c. Bitch
3.-E. c. Bruce R r. McCregor
Al. H. Haym. r. Y. Smith
"a M. Way, L. T. McKinnion
GA. V. Wood, l.. S. ROob
IA. l.. Church c. B. Conyers
81. H. Hopkins, D. w Krauss
9.-R. S. Pyles@ f. NJ Scarlet;
10.-R. L. Phillips. A. J. Gordon
Relay assistants, IF, D. Aiken, j. H.
Parker r f Glover
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-21

y Fair and slightly '
y cooler is today's pre- \
= diction. \
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-12


When q man lives through that, as
many do in their trenches. some OF
them 30 feet deep. he's ready to quit.
OF course, there are times when a
machine gun will give US trouble
but in the main, the artillery fire
and the terrific barrage have done
the business.
The French seventy Elves are a
wonderful weapon. The shells weigh
only 20 pounds, but they contain 3S6
shrapnel. They will shoot accurate
" six miles, 26 shots a minute, and
20 OF them will so to the mark.
The English Part in War.
Il want to say something about
the British part in the war. The
German propaganda in the United
states was aimed, OF course, to show
that the English have let somebody
else do their fighting. But that isn't
true.
Il have met Tommy Atkins in the
field, and he's a fair, square fighter.
and fine fellow. IA
Talk about the English is all
mythical. They had the finest chance
in the world when the United States
entered the war. They could have
sat back, waiting for you folk. But
they have done more lighting, and
harder fighting, since America enter
ed the war, than they did before.
AT Vimy ridge, where the Cana
dams did such fine work, the Eng
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-12

killed. manned. outraged trembIe
to think what would happen In
France today Ii peace should come
without a licked Germany.
Mexican raids into the United
States would be tame. The French
would organize raids on German peo-
pie. and infliet upon the German they
come across, some of the terrible
things the Germans have inflicted
upon them. Yes. they would.
And England Wen. IL would be
revolution. that's sail. Russia's pres
emit condition would be world wide.
1--WE Can't Break Faith"
why, we can't break faith with
the poor devils over there who have
given their lives. They died for an
their homes. We can't break faith
with them. We have got to go
through with this thing. We have got
TO lick Germany, and well do Ii.
I'VE will have to bring to Germany
some knowledge OF the terrors she
has brought to us. We will have to
fight till we march to Berlin.
Now, about the front. It's q place
of many wonders. It's a tough life,
and we kick, and we grumble. but
never quit. The boys are not ready
to go home till the job Is done.
We are going to stay there an
hour longer than the Germans. that
is Just what we are going to do" e..
The infantry is suffering only
light losses in the fighting these
days." said Mr.. Peate. The artillery
is doing the big work. The infantry
goes forward to the German trench
es, but doesn't pay much attention
TO the Germans they find in the first
trenches. They have a definite OBJ
jeCtive. and advance to this.
There they find a series of craft
ers, created by high explosive shells,
delivered by the British artillery, and
timed to explode just as they reach
the ground. VI 80
In this manner, a series of shell
holes is made, and all the soldiers
have to do is to connect them. 1t Is
an evolution Of digging in that makes
the work comparatively simple.
When the German lines have been
under the terrific British fire, and
the infantry comes over, the Germans
come forward to, be taken. prisoner.
We don't even have to escort them
back. They go back of our lines to
wire cages, hands in the air. call
ing. Kamerade' They know the
cages are there. and they are not
very anxious to fight.
"The barrage fire that starts ahead
of our troops about 20 minutes be-
fore the boys leave the trenches, Is
terrific. 1t is a veritable broom. and
sweeps over the entire ground. You
can't imagine the intensity OF 1t all.
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Continued Prom Page One.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-12
GUN OWNED BY
BURNS FOUND
IN ST. CLOUD

Latest developments in connec-
ton with the arrest tof Eddie
Burns as the second accompIIce in
the Moorhead robbery and murderer,
made public By the police this after
noon disclose that the IS revolver
which Burns denied having, was
found hidden in his room at st.
Cloud Thursday and has been iden-
titled as the one stolen from the
Larksgaard store. nine miles east of
Reynolds, several days before the
MOorhead affair.
Fred Anderson, charged with the
murder Of George Sheffield, does not
know that Burns has been arrested.
The time for the aTraignment Of
Burns has not been set but will
probably be Saturday.
Burns has made statements to the
MOOrhead police that he was in the
room at a local hotel at the time of
the murder, but statements made
by several witnesses at the Anderson
hearing counter that alibi.
NJ. J. Shea. night baggageman. is
expected today in Moorhead to iden-
tify Burns.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-12
6" Should Worry
Now About C0rns!''
They Peel on With .Gets-It".

Two coTns are no worse than one,
and one is nothing at all-when you
use "Gets-It", the one real corn
shrinker. corn loosener, peel-it-riEht-
off corn-remover. That's because two
drops of "Gets-It" eases your corn
pains at once, and you know that that
old corn has been "nlpped in the bud .
"Gets-It" makes cutting and digging
at a corn and fussing with bandages,
salves or anything else entirely un-
necessary. Remember "Gets-It" is
safe.
You'll not have to take off your shoe
or pumps under the table at the cafe
10 ease your squirming soul. See that
you get "Gets-It", Don't he insulted
by imita lions. Csc is all you need pay
at any drug store for "Gets-It'', or It
will be sent direct by E. Lawrence Il
Co. Chicago, Ill.
Sold in Fargo and recommended as
the worlds best corn remedy by Far
go Drug Co. and Fout e. PorteTfield.
-Advt.