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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-01-24

think we can get along 0. K, but
it doesn't do to think about what
we should be doing. On July 9
last when we signed our names to
that little piece of paper, held up
our hands and said, 81 WILL" not
one of us expected to get off so
easily, so many of us are thankful
for what we have, and for what we
haven't had in the way of war
fare. 1t is true many of the COM
missioned officers are drawing a
larger salary than they ever drew
before or perhaps ever will draw,
and that they class themselves far
above the enlisted men, but we
knew this when we signed the cit
tie scrap O. paper"
Captain Diller, the instructor at
New Castle and the man who
mustered us in at the mobilization
camp was here yesterday. 1t
brought back memories of those
days at the State camp. He has
been detailed to the oath Infantry.
They are said to be coming here
but that is only another rumor.
Speaking Of camps, our worst
days as to camp life were those
spent at New Castle at the Rifle
Range. This camp is some place
compared with it.. One thing, we
are not bothered here with rain
and mud. Instead once in while
we have wind and sand storms.
We haven't had one of these, how
ever, since Christmas day when
we had terror, wind, rain, and
sand, all in one day, but we also
had a big feed at the Harvey
House," and we forgot about the
weather. The inhabitants of DEM
ing say that March and April are
windy months here so we are ex-
pecting some rough weather yet.
Corporal Alec Crothers has been
detailed as assistant Provost Mar
shall with about forty men to look
after. At present every saloon in
the town is guarded by a provost
guard to keep soldiers from carry
ing liquor into camp as we'll as to
keep them from getting too much.
Lieutenant Davis of Company B
is provost marshal. Alec tells
some great tales about arrests he
has made, etc. By all accounts it
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-01-24

is exciting work and puts a little
pep into life here.
Private Hayes of Company E
who has been in the base hospital
with pneumonia and who was not
expected to live, is recovering and
is now out of danger. Owing to
the high altitude and it's bad eff
feet upon pneumonia patients,
Hayes is to be sent to Hot Springs,
Arkansas, to recuperate.
Private Smart has returned from
the base hospital where he has
been under treatment for lac
Grated elbow which he suffered in
the football game on Thanksgiving
Day. His arm is in good shape
now and he is feeling fine. He
says he would rather be on duty
than in the hospital.
Lieutenant j. D. McKeon has
been made company commander,
owing to Captain Jacobs detail on
special duty in the Quartermaster
department.
Sergeant l. C.. Shellender is at
present on short furlough,
Sergeant Henry Sargent, acting
first sergeant in Top Shelly's place
Sergeant j. w. Jones has been
warranted as mess sergeant, due
to Sergeant Fosters detail on
special duty in the @. M. depart
ment.
J. w. O'Daniel, Sgt,
Company E, 1st Del Inf.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-01-24
The AID And The Man

(From an unidentified Exchange)
He saw the ad from day to day
And muttered: 81 defy it;
Their stuff may be just what the%
say,
But I'm not going to buy it.
AS time wore on he made remarks
1t would not do to mention.
For he was mad because that ad
Was forced on his attention.
But in a week, or two, or three,
He said: "There's no denying
The way that ad gets hold of me,
The stuff may be worth tyring."
For just about fortnight more
He dared mere words to win
him,
And then the ad completely had
Aroused the spender in him.
Next day he drifted in a store
And quietly expended
A few big iron dollars for
The stuff the ad commended.
He found it filled a long-felt need
It's excellence surprised him,
And now he's glad because the ad
So deftly hypnotized him.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-01-24
Boy Scouts Practice Drills

Troop l of Newark held it's
weekly meeting Friday evening as
usual. The meeting was in charge
of Assistant Scoutmaster Lindell.
After the business was attended to
the remainder of the evening was
spent in drills, setting-up exer-
cises, signaling and basketball.
Three new members were added to
the roll.
Scribe, Robert o. Hayes.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-01-24
In Need Of A Job

A Mr.. Maloney, of Mill Rift, Pa,
is Town Clerk, Superintendent of
Schools, Public Appraiser, secre-
tary of Board of Supervisors,
ticket agent, baggage agent, tele-
graph operator, runs a mail order
house, is proprietor of hotel, runs
an insurance agency, is the Mill
Rift milkman, chairman of the I'm
provement Society, and, finding
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-01-24
Our Sixth Month
On The Border
Continued from Page l.

Continued from Page u
This morning we had surprise
in store for us at breakfast time.
All the tables were set with our
new enamel dishes, the gift from
Newark. 1t was a pleasant sight
after months of our old tin outfit.
It was the first breakfast that we
have really enjoyed since leaving
home. Our menu was: oranges,
corn flakes, pork sausage, corn
cakes, and cocoa. 1t was some
breakfast. We Immediately put
our old kits away and are hoping
to keep them out of sight for
awhile. The only use for them
now is on hike, and we are hop
ing to be ordered home before
time for that again. This morn
ing's Ell Paso Herald said, "All
National Guard Organizations to
be Ordered Home Soon," If it is
only true, but so many times such
reports have been started only to
prove worthless, and dash our
hopes with a crash.
You all have doubtless read ar
ticles about the condition of things
here. Everyone on the Border
has said, 81 want to go home" but
some have made worse howl than
that. Life here is just about what
one wills to make it. 1t is true that
our ten-day hike was a rough one
and that several men from the Ar
kansas regiments have died from
it's effects, but we have no reason
to complain. AS yet we have not
lost a man and all the sick are on
the road to recovery. For while
our lots seemed pretty bad, but we
have had no cause for complaint
lately, for we have been getting
our "Three squares Day." AS to
our drill hours-we have drills and
maneouvres from about 8 a. m. to
11.3O. We are then free for the
day except for guard duty once
each week. We have movies to go
to and a vaudeville show now and
then. The worst part of it all is
the monotony and the apparent
uselessness. AS long as we don't
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-01-24
WARDEN DENOUNCES
WHIPPING POST
BILL TO ABOLISH CUSTOM IN COURSE OF PRE-
PARATION

three time and one had been at the
whipping post four times. | also
heard that there was man out
of prison who had been whipped
seven or eight times.
"You must understand that these
figures are only from the men who
happened to be in the prison at the
time. If in some way the same sort
of figures could be compiled all
over the county or State, it would
prove a staggering blow to those
who are upholding the whipping
post.
Popular Conception Wrong
"The popular conception of the
whipping post is that it is intended
for wife-beaters and for bank
robbers. When people think of
such persons being punished in
this way they have very little SYM
pathy and perhaps may consider
the whipping post beneficial in
stitution and an instrument of
Justice. Yet out of the GA men
whipped during the past year,
there was only one wife-beater in
the number. Nine were whipped
for breaking and entering or at
tempted breaking and entering,
ten for highway robbery and "A for
larceny, many of them for little
more than petty thievery."
Capt. Cross continued by saying
that when he had attended the con-
ference of prison wardens in Buff
falo, n. Y, he was greeted on all
sides by the words, ooh, you are
from Delaware, where they have
the whipping post" To these men
it was humorous and whimsical
matter that there should still be
a whipping post IN this country.
He fninshed his address by say
ing that he wished to see two
things besides the abolition of the
whipping post, cessation of capital
punishment for crime and prohibi-
ton in New Castle county. He
lointed out that so per cent of the
inmates Of the workhouse are sent
from the City Court for drunken
ness and vagrancy and that if pro-
hibition is granted in the State, it
will not be necessary to enlarge
the prison and $4,000 to 100000
may be saved for the county.
Previous to the address by Capt.
Cross, DR.. Louis N. Robinson of
Swarthmore College spoke to the
gathering. He argued that real
physical pain was of no use in the
reforming of a criminal, and said
that the abolition of the whipping
post would be an act of scientific
reformation and not maudlin SYM
pathy on the part of those advocat-
ing it. DR.. Robinson urged the
formation of a prison society
either aided or maintained by the
State, or if necessary, carried on
by private subscription.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-01-24

Captain Richard F. Cross, ward
en- of New Castle County Work
house, last Sunday at a meeting
held in the Friends Meeting
House, Wilmington, vigorously OPP
posed the use of the whipping post.
He opened his address by assert
ing that in his opinion whipping
did not do particle of good to the
criminals of New Castle county,
but rather makes them sullen. The
warden also declared in favor of
prohibition and against capital
punishment. A bill for the aboli-
ton of the whipping post is being
prepared to be presented to the
Legislature, by Horace G. Sast-
burn.
81 am not convinced that the
whipping post is beneficial in any
way for the reforming of Grim
mails. The idea that the man will
fear the punishment and thus
avoid the crime is not logical, for
from my experience | find that men
seldom contemplate the punish
ment for the crime they are about
to commit.
During the past year ga men
were whipped at the workhouse.
Twenty of the were white and A
colored. The white men on an
average were fairly intelligent,
while there were eight of some
foreign extraction whose mentality
was not very high. Of the "A
Negroes whipped, none of them
seemed to mind the punishment
after the effects were gone. 1t is
my opinion that you can't reach a
Negro, or any one of a low men,
tality, by whipping. The Negro,
or any man for that matter, will
fear the physical pain, but it will
have no effect on his morality.
Makes Men Sullen
ut is hard to take man to the
whipping yard, whip him and then
tell him that you are his friend.
He will not believe it, and | find
that a whipping instead of improv-
ing the conduct of prisoner,
makes them sullen, hard to handle
and more than ever an enemy to
the State and society.
"The total lashes given during
the year were 1,175, and yet | may
say that 500 out of thousand or
even the thousand fiat, were of no
use as far as making a better man
out of the prisoner goes. To get
some definite information about
the benefit or damage the whipping
post might be to the community, |
walked into the diningroom yester-
day and said: Boys, there is a
movement on foot to abolish the
whipping post. Now | want all OF
you who have been whipped more
than once to raise your hands |
twice, three has been whipped
found that II had been whipped
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-01-24

that he has too much leisure he is
building a movie theatre, which he
will operate.
He ought to get a job and go to
work.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
MRS. NJ. A. COOK
DIED YESTERDAY
PASSED AWAY AT THE HOME OF
HER DAUGHTER IN WAY
cRoss.

After suffering for something over
year. Mrs. NJ A. Cook passed away
at the home OF her daughter, Mrs C.
r. Murphy. in Waycross. early yester-
/ day morning. The funeral will occur
at her former home. Culloden. Ga,
this afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Riggs
bee and J. T. Colson attending the
same
Deceased leaves three daughters,
besides many relatives and friends, to
mourn her loss. Her daughters are
, Mrs. A. Riggsbee. of this city; Mrs
= c. e. Murphy, of Waycross, and Mrs
Steve Yates, of Mansfield, Mo. She
; is an aunt of Mr. and Mrs. ] T. Col
son, of this city.
The death of this beloved woman
removed one of the most lovable
Christian characters who ever lived in
Brunswick. She was always an ac.
! tive member OF the Methodist church
and did much good in the community
Mrs. Cook resided in Brunswick
about ten years, and lived with her
daughter, Mrs Riggsbee
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
only 4 FEW DAYS
TO REPAIR WALKS
CITY WILL COMMENCE WORK
THE MINUTE TIME LIMIT
EXPIRES.

Those who have to use some OF
the sidewalks in Brunswick will be
delighted with the news that owners
have a little less than ten days in
which to comply with the law, and ii
work is no; started and finished by
that time, the city authorities will
get busy at once and have the walks
made to comply with the ordinance.
In many cases owners OF the prop
erty where the walks are bad are
financially able TO have the work
done, As reported in these columns
a few days ago, many on side streets
were compelled TO comply with the
! law many months ago, and what ap-
plies to owners OF side street property
should doubly be the case with own
ers of property on the most promi-
nent streets CT The city.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
Nd EXCEPTIONS;
Att Att TO REGISTER
THE WAR DEPARTMENT Is NOW
MAKING NO EXEMPTIONS
AND DISCHARGES.

Exemutions from army service will
be granted after registration and
draft and not before Every one be-
tween the ages of Il and 30. ex.
clusively, must register.
With registration day plans well
under way the war department turn
ed attention to exemptions, exclu-
sions and discharges from the draft
Exemption claims will be consider.
ed by special boards appointed by
the president These boards will
lunction under the law and under reg
stations prescribed by the president
No exemptions will be made until
the registration is complete.
Determination of exemptions. the
war department emphasized, is a
second step, quite separate from reg
istration."
The provost marshal general said
regarding exemption machinery:
From the lists of persons regis
tered names will subsequently be
drawn by lot by the fairest system
that can be devised
Persons whose names are drawn
and others interested will be given an
opportunity to present claims for ex-
emption, exclusion or discharge from
the draft and to support such claims
by evidence
Regulations governing the deter
mination Of exmptions, xciusions and
dischargs will when promulgated be
made available to an concerned at the
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26

Offices of the local boards. Until
such regulations have been promul-
gated further introduction cannot be
given as ii might later prove mislead-
ing; and even after the regulations
have been made public decisions con
cerning exemptions. exclusions and
discharges in Individual cases cannot
be made by this office provost mar
shal generaD since the law provides
that all such cases shall be heard
and determined by the boards to be
established for that purpose"
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
TO PAY oRDlNARlES.

Atlanta. May 25.-State Treasurer
w. j. Speer has drawn a warrant for
$4,000 to pay the ordinarics of Geor.
sia for disbursing pension money in
1915.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
Haunted Banners Bearing Inscriptions ia
Face of Russian Commissions-Der DerisiVe
OF President Wilson's Course--FemininoI
Piokets Display Much Anger-GoVern-
ment Clerks Sailed In and the Fur Flew
The Episode Much Doplored--Nobddy
Was Injured.
(By United Press AssOciatiOnsI

Washington, June 2O--The suffragettc picizets on
duty at the White House gates started rough situation
as the Russian, commission approached the capitol this
morning to greet President Wilson The episode was
very disorderly affair and is much deplored.
The feminine representatives of the suFfragefte or
ganization seem have carefully laid their plans for
the demonstration Banners bearing Inscriptions, such
as presidents envoy headed by Elhu Root is deceiving
the Russans;" Omitted States is not a democracy
twenty million women forbidden the right to votes;
president Wilson is the chief opponent TO enfranchise
nsent of women" and other equally insulting were
faunted in the faces of the visiting Russians.
The proceedings broken up when government
clerks observed the conduct Of the fanatics and rushed
into the midst of The situation The crowd assailng the
women numbered about three hundred and they devoted
their energico to tearing the banners into shreds
The episode created a genuine sensation. No one
was reported hurt as result of the ugly demonstration
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
URGING SUPPORT
OF FOOD MEASURE,
Administration Points Out the In
portance of Quick Action by
Both Houses.

Washington, June 20.-Adminis-
tration officials are clamOring for a
speedy disposal of the Lever food
bill, indicating that it is imperative
that no delay be made in pushing
it through. Congress was told this
morning that neutrals are draining
us of our wheat supply and that
unless the measure was enacted by
July 1 we may look for an almost
total exhaustion of the cereal by
next spring.
EXorbitant prices under the pres
ent condition is another vital rea-
son for the immediate adoption of
the Lever bill. "With righteous
manufacturers and distributors
prices, the price of flour should not
have been over SO a barrel. Yet
it averages $14. In phe last five
months $250,OOO,OOO has been ex-
tracted from the American con
sumer in excess of normal profits OF
manufacturers and distributors.
Even if we had not gotten into
the war we would. have been up
against this tremendous demand
from Europe and probably driven tc
some legislation to protect our own
people.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
| DISTRIBUTION OF
THE DRAFTED MEN
Proclamation Issued Today-Men
Must Take What the Gov
ernment Assigns Them.
(Ry limited Press AsSOciafiOusl

Washington, June. 20.-Men
drafted in the national armies must
take the chances as. to. the branch
of the service they are to occupy,
Major General Crowder announced
this morning. He stated that as
signments would be made to the
various branches of the service at
the discretion of the war depart
meht, every man being placed ac-
cording to the departments opin-
ion as to what he is best fitted for
No assignments will be made to the
navy, that branch Of the defense
organization being equipped through
hte volunteer system.
In the presidents proclamation
provisions are made for men alb
sent for physical examination. 1t is
made plain for the public to consid-
er that men who may escape the
first draft are liable to call for the
second draft. Absentees will be
required to pay their own expenses
to the place of registration should
they be drawn for the service.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
SUFFRACE;TTES START BIG
RIOT IN WASHINGTON BY
ATTACKING THE PRESIDENT
COAL SITUATION
IS (JNFAVORABLE.
Federal Trade Commission Being
Urged to Introduce Immediate
Control of Transportation.

Washington, June 20.-Goyern-
ment control of coal and coke trans
portation is being urged upon the
federal trade commission. 1t is
stated upon apparently good author
ity that the country is actually fac
ing a very serious coal famine No
reserve stock has been built up for
the winter mine labor is disorgan-
lied owing to the irregularity OF
employment, due to irregularity OF
getting rolling stock.
Recommendations governing the
coal and coke situation are the
most revolutionary ever submitted
for the commissions consideration.
In compliance with congressional
request the coal probe commission
gave out it's statement and adds that
very serious situation has devel-
oped, threatening both individuals
and industries in getting adequate
supplies for future use.
1t is recommended that the first
production of the fuel be distribut-
ed through pool hands of the gov
ernment agency Producers of the
various grades of fuel to be pad
full cost of the production plus a
uniform profit per ton.
IT is further recommended that
transportation agencies in the
United States, both railroad and
water, be similarly pooled and op-
Grated on the governments account
under the direction of the presi-
dent. All means of transportation
to be operated as a unit, owners be
| ing paid fair compensation FOL
the service thus controlled. 1t is
| further announced and recommend
ed that in order to keep as many
men at work in the mines and
handling coal as possible the gov
ernment be advised against re
cruiting miners for service in the
army under the selective draft
measure.
The charge of gambling in Goa
is being sharply made and the sit
uation generally is regarded as be
ling very acute.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
AUSTRIAN CABINET
FINALLY RESIGNS
Action Taken Following Refusal o.
Poles to Deal With It-Sit-
uation Is Grave.

London, June 20.-The Austrian
cabinet resigned yesterday as was
forecast in dispatches, following the
refusal of the Poles to further deal
with the body. The situation thus
developed is regarded as being
very grave, and energetic efforts
were made to avert the course talk
en-.
The revolt of the Poles in the
the Vienna correspondent of the
Austrian parliament is described by
Vossische Zeitung as having pro
duced a crisis in which the posi-
ton not only of Premier Clam-Mar-
tinic, but also sof Count CZernin,
the foreign minister, is threatened.
The government organs in Vienna
hold out hopes that the Crisis may
be overcome by granting few
ministerial posts to Polish and 9TH
er parliamentarians. The NOssische
Zeitung correspondent, however,
points out that the detection of the
| Poles is sufficient 10 turn the scales
against the government, since the
rest of the Slav bloc already is in
opposition. The Poles indicated the
seriousness of their intentions by a
decision to vote against the budget,
being the first parliamentary group
in any belligerent country aside
from a handful of extreme Social
lists, in refusing to vote war
credit.
The Polish aspirations, which re-
Gently have been indicated, aim at
practically an independent king
! dom openly on an anti-German
basis, and have evoked marked dis
pleasure in Germany, even the Co
logne Gazette rebuking the Poles
sharply.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21

The construction of the camp will
cost $3,500,000.
The government is given a site
of 5000 acres for the camp.
The construction of the camp will
require 31,25O,OO0 feet of lumber.
Four new hospital buildings will
be erected at the fort at cost OF
.$25,O00, to accommodate 12S pa
tients.
There are 1000 women in Little
Rock now engaged in making Red
Cross supplies for the use of the
army.
1t is e5timated that from $4,000
to, 100000 persons will be added to
the population of Little Rock and
Argenta.
About 40 miles of improved road
way will be constructed in and ap-
preaching the camp.
One deep we'll has already been
brought in at the camp site with a
capacity of 1,25O,OOO gallons daily.
One army division will require
4,616 horses, and 4,982 mules.
There were 147522 men regis
tered in Arkansas undcE the selec-
tive draft law, of whom 9&2O6
claimed exemptions.
Little Rock has this year con
tributcd $4,000 to the Jewish war
Irelief fund.
Pulaski county subscribed for a
total of $1,4O11OO Liberty Loan
Bonds, exceeding it's allotment by
$1S718O Seventeen counties in
the district subscribed for $1,965,-
600.
In Little Rock 2,793 individuals
bought a total of 9O4,6OO bonds.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
Raising Y, NJ. C. A. Fund.

Little Rock, June 2O.-( (Speelal)
The Y. NJ. C. A. War Work
Council has secured about $4,000
up to the present time in its cam
paign for the raising of $4,000 to-
ward the fund for carrying on the
work of the association. Practically
all of the workers of the Y. NJ c. A.
campaign are this week working in
the interest of the Red Cross fund
of S1,50O,00O to be raised in Ar
kansas, and active work in the Y.
NJ. C. A. campaign is to be deferred
for a few days, Committees are at
work in some of the communities
and when they and the Little Rock
committee have reported, it is be-
lieved they will be so near the goal
that the total can be reached in a
short time.