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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
FOUNTAIN

Henry Pullman was at Valley City.
y D., the past week on business.
John Liebenstein of Monona. Iowa.
visited at the II. f. Kruger home
Wednesday. He wen to Brandt from
here to attend to business.
Lucille Swanson visited her grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Buettner,
a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Girton of Sterling were
callers at y. l.. Lievan's Sunday af-
ternoon
Harold Eberlein spent Sunday with
Floyd Engel.
The following were visitors at II.
w. Pullman's Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs.
piersall and family of Sterling. Mr..
and Mrs. Brink and family of Alton
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Pullman and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pull
man.
Chas. Maher had the misfortune to
lose several COWS Sunday, from get
ting in the green corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Hunick were call
ers at Geo. Garrison's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Karvis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ned Maher and Mr.. and Mrs.
Engel spent Sunday at Chas. Makers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Swanson and
children spent Sunday at A. G. Swan
sons.
Misses Stella and Eva Garvis Wis
tied Edith Landon Sunday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
OAK LAKE

George Lunde and Ole Bakken left
on the Wednesday afternoon train
for Brookings. going by way of Tyler.
where they Joined the rest of the
drafted soldiers.
Art Delp and family are visiting
relatives at Sterling, Illinois, and re-
port corn all killed more than a week
ago. while here even the tomatoes are
defying the elements.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27

day at the home Of Mr.. Leite's faith
er west OF Nolga.
The koker family enjoyed a visit
the latter part of last week with rel
atives from Rock Valley. Iowa.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
BRUCE

from the Herald:
Miss Bonnie Buck went to Brook
ings Monday, where she will enter
the State college.
f. A. Grape returned Thursday
from Montana. He received IS cars
of sheep Friday morning, unloading
some at Brookings and Estelline.
Forty members of the Odd Fellows
lodge gave a farewell party in their
hall Monday night in honor of all
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27

q Corn P1u0 "Cets-It" Equals
One Foot, Corn Free.
cause two drops of "Gets-It" eases
your corn-pains at once, and you
know that that old corr has been
"'nipped 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 to ease your sauirming
soul. See that you get "Gets-It."
Don't be insulted by limitations. 25c
is all you need pay at any drug
store for s'Gets-It." or 1t will be
sent direct by E.. Lawrence & Co.
Chicago. Ill.
sold in Brockings n recommended Q
The worlds best corn remedy by Clyd
ridbalL.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27

Closing Out Sale of Moore and Nc
knight, two miles south and two miles
east of Brookings. on Tuesday, Octo-
Der 2, consisting of $50 head of live
stock.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
81 Should Worry
Now About corns!"
They Peel of With "Gets.It."

Two corns 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-
right-on corn.remover. That's be-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27

Closing Out Sale of Moore and Nc
Knight, two miles south and two miles
east Of Bookings, on Tuesday, Octo-
Der 2. consisting of $50 head of live
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27

AUCTION SALE
WHERE--CITY HALL
L September 20, 1917
w llCl1 at 100 P. M.

Mr.. Cook having decided to quit
farming and MIR. Nickerson going
west, will sell the following described
property:
Team of mares, 10 years, $3.50
pounds; bay mare, 10 years, 1900
pounds; good driving team; 3-year-old
heifer (fresh ~soon); 2 shoats.
Two wagons, new this fall; 2 Nc
Cormick mowers; I hay rake; 2 hay
racks; walking pillow; buggy; I set
heavy harness; 1 light set harness;
some good hay. Other articles too
numerous to mention.
Kitchen cabinet, dining room table,
center table, birds eye maple dresser,
rocking chairs, common chairs, small
stove, washing machine, so gallon gas
tank, tools.
TERMS-AIl sums of $1,000 and un-
der, cash. over that amount, time
until October 1st, 1918, on bankabIe
paper.
C. n. Cook and M. e. Nickerson,
Owners.
j. M. Stewart, A%uctioneer.
Farmers National Bank, clerk.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
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O THE COUNTY
VOLGA

From the Tribune:
Miss Clara Everson, of. AlvOrd, Ia,
commenced a term of school recently
in Medary No. SO. Miss Evenson is a
sister of John G. Everson and is max
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27

Continued on Page Eleven)
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
Ne N BUILDING
FOR RED CROSS
AN IMMENSE PARADE WAS HELD.
VIEWED EY PRESIDENT
WILSON,.

Washington, May 12- Elaborate
today for the new American Red
Cross readquarters, a big white mar
Bile structure. with President Wilson
Secretary Baker and former Presi
dent Taft on the program. Represen
tatives of Red Cross chapters all over
the country, many high government
officials. diplomats and others at
tended
As a feature of the ceremonies the
Washington chapter arranged a pa
rade of 900 women in uniform with
motor ambulances. trucks and field
Kitchens for review by the president
The marshal was Mrs. Hugh L. Scott
wife Of General Scott, army chief oi
satff
The new edifce. which cost $50.
900. faces the Mall, about which many
OF the capitals newest and most
beautiful buildings are grouped. and
stands between the Corcoran Art Gal.
lery and Continental Memorial Hall
home of the Daughters Of the Ameri.
can Revolution. Exercises were held
in the latter hall
The building is designated as me.
mortal built by the government Of
the United States and patriotic citi.
zens to the women of the North and
the women Of the South. held in low
ing memory of now united country.
John Sharp Williams spoke OF
Women OF the South" and Rev. "
Percy Silver, chaplain OF the Militarv
Academy for Women OF the North"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
Bruce Brothers Purchase Hold
ings of B. F. Lewis in
Glynn County.
ABOUT $4,000 is INVOLVED
The Trace Contains About 5000
Acres and viii Cut More
Than Twenty Million Feet O;
Timber.

It's an off day in Brunswick just
now when some new industry is not
located here or when some real estate
transaction is not noted that goes to
make up the activity and the develop
ment of the liyeliest little city in
Georgia Yesterday morning a new
shipbuilding industry was chronicled
in these columns; this morning a
real estate dead involving from $40,
900 to $4,000 in Glynn county realty
and bringing u larger pay roll to
Brunswick, more commerce for the
port and great big saw mill at her
very front doors is the announce
ment
The deal involving the above was
finally closed yesterday when Messrs.
E. G.. Bruce and Med. Bruce, of this
city and ]. w. Bruce, of Valdosta. be
came the purchasers Of all the hold
iugs of b. f. Lewis at Hunters Sid
Ing, 5 miles from Brunswick. in
Glynn county. The tract of land in
question consists of practically 5000
acres, and contains from twenty mil
lion to twenty-five million feet of tim
Der, which. Is to he cut immediately
by the new owners by saw mill
! with a capacity Of from. 10000 to S5,
900 feet per day. The new concern
is to be known as Bruce Brothers,
composed of the three gentlemen
above named Med. Bruce the prac.
tical man in the business. has been
in the saw mill industry in Florida
for fifteen years and will shortly
remove to Brunswick, where the gen
! eral offices OF the company will be
located j. w. Bruce has been con
nected With the old Lewis mill at
Hunters Siding for a year. and DIR.
T.. c. Bruce Is we'll known to the
people Of this community. The new
industry will. OF course, mean larger
volume of business through the port
Of Brunswick, for the entire output
| will be shipped from here. The trans
action is essentially large one since
from $4,000 to $4,000 is involved in
the deal.
B. F. Lewis, who Is selling his in
terests. has not determined as to
what line he Will devote himself to
in the future, but he stated to a News
representative yesterday that he
would remain in Brunswick and prob
ably enter some other line of bust
ness here,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
NAVAL STORES MEN WILL
SAVE SI.5O0.008 A YEAR
IF THIS BILL IS PASSED

In order that the naval stores pro
ducers OF the state may save approx.
imately $1,509.o8e annually in the
expenses OF preparing and shipping
their products, the coming legisla.
ture will be asked to pass bill
standardizing 500 pounds AS barrel
OF spirits. The present weight is
525 pounds ana a great part OF the
saving. it is said. will be effected in
the reduction OF the purchase OF many
barrels used in the shipping.
Representative G. z. Stewart. of
Coffee county, who Is naval stores
producer, has prepared the bill and
will urge It's passage.
Under present conditions. tho pro
ducers have to pay 81 each for bar
5rels which coptain So IL gallons. nov
Fthe standard, getting paid for only
5the actual eunber OF gallons in the
(barrei. Yet. be gays, the factor takes
the same barrel, eHipties II and sells
1t back to the operator for this orig
iBsi SO.
siminar changes srs proposed IN
the mode of shipping rosin.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
PERSAING MAY 60
TO FRENCH FRONT
WAR DEPARTMENT WILL MAKE
NO COMMENT ON THE OF
FICER'S MISSION.

Washington, May 12.-Revival OF
speculation as to the mission in
Washington OF Major General John ]
Pershing was met at the war depart
ment today with the statement that
nothing could be given out in that
connection at this time and that Sec
retary Baker regarded such specula.
tion as prejudicial to the public in
terest
1t was pointed out that Secretary
Baker has assured the press that an
nouncements would be made promp-
ly on any decisions reached as soon
as they could be given out without
prejudice to the national interest.
The secretary has classed movements
of high armS officers as matters on
which speculation might tend to re-
veal prematurcly military plans of
the government
Under this general restriction, both
the secretary and departmental Off
cials declined to comment in any way
on reports that General Pershing
might command the expedition to
France.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
TEN MILLION MEN
TO Be SUBJECT
AGES or 21 TO 80 REPRESENT 10
PER CENT OF POPULATION
OF THE NATION.

Washington. May 12.-Ten million
men in the United States will be sub-
iect to the selective cCnscriptioh on
July /. within the ages agreed upon
in the conference report on the war
army bill, Director Rogers, of the cen.
sus bureau announced today. This
number of men between the ages OF
81 and 30. inclusive. represents very
nearly 10 per cent OF the total csti
mated population of between 100000.
600 and 104 100000 on July /. 1917.
or these conscription cligibles, the
bureau estimates Alabama will have
209 800; Arkansas, l56G00; Florida,
95.300; Georgia. 255 400; Kentucky,
202 200; Louisiana, 17l,000 Maryland
121 500; Mississippi. 800; North
Carolina, 194,400; South Carolina
137,100; Tennessee, f950S0; Texas,
422 200 Virginia, lS6,400
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
GAINED GROUND
IN FIERCE RUSH
AND AWFUL FIRE
Another Thrust Made Near BuI-
leConrt, Hitting Vital
Spot Hard.
TURKS ARE DRIVEN BACK
Break German Line at Alsace-
L0raine-Hnndreds of Ger
man Prisoners Taken Around
BulIecourt.
TURKS ARE DRIVEN BACK

Telling blows were struck by the
British at the IIindenburg limo last
night and early yesterday.
Near Bullccorrt. where the main
Hindenburg line has been pierced.
another successful thrust was made
BY Gen Haig's troops This was
pushed home, and the objective gain.
cd, despite the desperate efforts
which have been made during the
last few days to compel the British
to relax their unceasing pressure up
or this vital spot
Farther north, beyond the Scarpe
and along the Arras-Cambrai road.
ground also was gained. The purpose
Of the attacks was completely attain
cd. the London official statement de-
clares. The German concentrations
OF men and guns here evidently have
not been able TO prevent Gen. Haig
pressing ahead when he was ready
toward the ,Drocourt Queant switch In
the Hindenburg line protecting Douai,
one of the chief nerve centers of the
German front in northern France.
Several hundred prisoners were
taken by the British In these opera
tions, which the official report chsr-
acterizes as very successful"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
BOSTON GIVES
WAR MISSION
BIG WELCOME
JOffre and Party rendered a
Luncheon in Great Fam
ueil Hall.
IT WAS A VERY LIVELY DAY
Mayor Curley Welcomes Party
at Depot, as Did Also Presi=
dent OF Harvard-Many Ban
quets rendered Guests.

Boston. May 12.-Marshal Joffre
and members of the French mission
accompanying him, arrived here from
New York shortly before s a. NJ. to-
day. They left the train at the South
Station, where they were met by
members of the official reception COM
mittee and an escort OF the National
Lancers. A crowd in the station and
the surrounding streets cheered them
The committee which welcomed the
ENJOYS at the station was headed by
Mayor Curley. Among its members
were President A. Lawrence Lowell
of Harvard university and the six
French army officers who are in.
structing Harvard students in mill
tary tactics and former Governor Da-
vid L. Walsh.
When Marshal Jolfre and associates
entered automobiles for the short
drive to the home OF Henry F. Sears.
their home while here, they found
themselves Ueuodlu Il ulSpiig VI liaeS
such as never before has been seen
in this city.
The afternoon parade was the CEN
trail feature OF the day. Before this.
however, came a visit of the ENJOYS
to the state house for presentation
by Governor Mccall to the legislature
in joint session and to representatives
of military organizations. A lunch
con rendered by the city at Feneuil
Hail. which was the scene of innum-
cradle patriotic demonstrations, fol-
lowed.
The climax of the parade was
planned to come on Boston Common.
This was the presentation to Marshal
Joffre of gold casket containing an
order for more than $3.50 900. con-
tributed by New England citizens to.
ward the support of fatherless chill
dren OF France. Little Mary Curley,
daughter of the mayor, was chosen to
make the presentation.
M. Viviani will arrive tomorrow
and will be the guest at public re-
ception at the Braves Field.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
HOUSE IN FAVOR
BUT SENATE IS
JUST OPPOSITE
Action Will Put Matter in Con-
ference, as the House
FavOrs.
EFFECTIVE DURING WAR
Senate Also Administers Over
whelming Defeat to Reinsert
Section in Different Form in
Espionage Bill.
EFFECTIVE DURING WAR

Washington, May 12.-By a MOTOR
ity of one vote, the senate today en-
tirely eliminated the administration S
hard fought newspaper censorship
section from the espionage bill, and
then by an overwhelming vote defeat
ed an attempt to reinsert the section
in different form.
This action permitted to stand on
final passage leaves the house on
record in favor of the censorship and
the senate against it and probably
will throw the question into confer
ence for settlement where the full
force of the administration will be
exerted to put censorship through
in some form:
Without record vote the senate
adopted an amendment by Senator
.Reed to make the whole bill effective
only for the duration of the war.
The vote stood: To eliminate cen
sorship, 80; against elimination, 3S.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
Governments NewyWar News
paper" Is Posted in the
POSt0ffice.
TO GIVE ALL THE NEWS
The Publications Will be Issued
Daily and Announces All the
News OF the War to be Given
Out Will be Published.

The initial copy of the Official
Bulletin" published under order OF
the president by the committee on
publication, and which is to be the
governments official news during the
war with Germany. was received by
Postmaster Leayy last night, and has
been posted in the lobby at the post
office. Later a regular frame will be
provided for the Bulletin, where it
can be read daily by. the people OF
the city.
The publication, or rather the first
issue, consists OF eight pages, three
columns wide, and in 1t can he found
a great deal of interesting informar
ton. The first copy, OF course, .e
votes considerable space to executive
orders Of the president, announce.
ments, ETC., bat it is expected that
each day the Bulletin will carry many
interesting announcements In cOnnec-
ton with the present war; The fol
lowing announcement is made as to
the purposes OF the publication:
THE Official Bulletin, OF which this
is the first issue, is designed to i'll
form the public on the progress OF
the war and of official acts incident
to its prosecution 1t will be pub
lished daily by the committee ON pub
lie information.
This committed, consisting OF the
secretaries of state, war and navy
with George Creel as the civilian
chairman, was recently designated by
President Wilson to inform the coun
Ary as fully as. military exigencies will
5ermit on all subjects relating to the
iWar. '-~
: at is proposed to present in its
columns all proclamations and execu
tive orders issued by the president ;
rules and regulations promulgated by
the federal departments; official bull
letins and statements; statutes bear
ing on the war and their construc-
tion, and all other subjects related
to the prosecution Of the war. to
which publicity may properly he
given.
"The Bulletin will be distributed
without cost to public officials, news
papers and agencies OF public or
semi-publie character equipped to dis
seminate the official information 1t
will contain. It will be conspicuously
posted in all postofices. and the COM
mittee urges all libraries and other
public or semi-public institutions re-
available to the public whenever pos
sible.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
FOOD LOBBYISTS
ROUNOlY SCORED
spEcULAToRs IN FOOD SHOULD
BE MADE TO FEEL LoATHlNG
OF EVERY LOYAL CITIZEN.

Washington, May 12.-Sensationai
charges that lobby of food gam
blers some Of them men of immense
wealth." already is at work in Wash
ington seeking to defeat the admin
istration food control bills. were made
today in a formal statement by Assis-
tant Secretary Vrooman, of the de-
partment of agriculture.
Allies of the Kaiser, unpatriotic
and disloyal, who should be made to
feel the loathing and contempt of ev-
ery patriotic American" are some OF
the characterizations applied by Mr..
Vrooman to food spectators, food
cornerers and food gamblers" who
he promises will in time be touched
by appropriate legislation.
Secretary Vrooman's statement
said:
Never in the history of the world
have business men shown as much
patriotism and usefulfshness as have
been manifested since the war began
by the business men of America. An
overwhelming majority of them have
been as ready to place their business
organizations and their personal SER
vices and their wealth at the disposal
of the federal government in this
crisis as the young men have been
to do the actual fighting"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
LOCAL SOLDIERS
ARE ASSIGNED
BRUNSWICK MEN AT TT. M'PHER-
SON WILL GET DOWN TO
TRAINING TODAY.

The BUSINESS of turning civilians
into officers has begun at Fort Nc
Pherson. The first of the $500 who
are to be trained there during the
next three months reported Friday
morning
The men will be divided into fiji
teen companies, housed in fifteen long
wooden buildings, built almost over
night, as though the government had
borrowed Aladdin's lamp
The first attempt at drill will be the
organization of each company into
squads according 10 height. This will
be done today, and tomorrow will be
taken up with vaccinating each stu
dent officer to prevent smallpox and
typhoid fever;
Each civilian attending the camp
occupies the position of cadet at
West Point. During hours of drill,
exercise and study he is to be under
strict discipline But after work Pc
riodS his attitude to his instructors
is to be that of one gentleman to an
other
Those from this city at Fort Nc
Pherson and assignments are as fol-
lows; L. R. Akin, Jr., Company 6;
H. s. Baggs, Company IA; James D..
Could. Jr, Company IL; George c..
Stewart, Company Z; f. G. Watkins,
Company g
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
BEAUTIFUL TREE OF CAPT.
STRACHAN's DAMAGED

Some criminally mischievous, and
what may be termed "low down per.
SON" damaged the beautiful palm
tree of Capt r. y. NJ Strachar at
the corner Of Prince and Union
streets, cutting the letter "B" on IL.
1t was cut very deep, and may cause
the tree to die.
II is nothing short Of a shame that
a person with the civic pride of Capt
Strachan, or any other citizen oi
Brunswick should heceive such treat
mert. and II the guilty party is caught
the courts should make severe ex
ample OF him. Capt. Strachan has
offered reward OF $3.50 for evidence
to convict the guilty party.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
GERMAN AGENTS ARE
SPREADING DISCONTENT
AMONG THE RUSSIANS

Petrograd, May 12.--German agents
using deadly weapons and lavish
expenditure Of money, is overrunning
Russia, working strenuously against
the government.
Strongly organized, they are sup
plying the power for a vast peace
sentiment among the extreme parties
OF anarchists. The social revolution
lists are finding strong backing
among the large class OF secret sym.
pathizers with the overthrow OF the
Cars regime.
Meanwhile, the Duma and govern
ment leaders are striving hard TO
bring political liberty to the people OF
Russia.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
FEMALE HELP WANTED
AT CHARLESTON BY u. S

There is urgent need for 100 fe.
male power sewing machine opera
tors at the Charleston navy yard. The
rate of pay is 1924 for eight hours.
with time and half for overtime
work. The age limit for this position
is eighteen years to forty, except that
women over forty who have had more
than one years experience as a power
sewing machine operator may be en-
ployed If otherwise suitable. Further
information concerning examination
etc, can be gained from the secretary
OF the local civil service board at the
postoffice
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
TRADING IN MAY WHEAT
ORDERED DISCONTINUED

Chicago, May 12. Trading in May
wheat was ordered discontinued at a
meeting Of the board OF directors OF
the Chicago Board OF Trade last
night The directors also decided that
existing contracts should be adiu-
Gated either by delivery OF the prop
erty or at selling price 10 be fixed
by committee appointed for the
purpose. This committee is headed
by James A. Patten and will meet
later
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-05-13
SWEDEN, DENMARK AND
NORWAY STAY NEUTRAL

Stockholm. May 12.--An official
announcement regarding the result
OF three days conference by Swed-
says the conferees determined unan-
imously that the three countries
should maintain a policy of impartial
neutrality. The conference also de-
cided that collaboration should he es-
tablished with other neutrals TO safe.
guard their common interests TO the
end OF tho war or after.