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The evening herald., 1917-07-12

SrATE-July ! forecast, $4,000
tons. production ,1st year (DeCembeI
rstimatel, 3S3 900 tons
UNITED STATES-July forecast
ioa, ,000.00o tons. production last year
,Dcccmbor estimItc1. lUg,is6, ,nH0
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-29

, in tic army =
 Things looked pretty tough for us at times. but I did not lose my sense of me as "he" part of the time and "she" the other part. Now I was Garter" like regular. and again l was Mrs. Carter. When he looked at me in my soldier suit, with my hair cut short like manAs. he could not figure me as anything but a doughboy. Finally they ordered the guards to ; take me back to the stateroom. did not care what happened to me as long as they did not court martial the "old man." as the soldiers wife calls her husband. knew that would break his heart and mine too.
 While was pacing the floor of that small room waiting to hear what they had decided to do a couple of rockies passed outside tie porthole.
 "Whaddye think they'll do with her?' asked one rookie
 "I dunno. One o' the men that was over in the Philippines sez they'll ei- ther call out the firing squad and have her shot at sunrise or else they'll make her walk the plank"
 You mean they'll put out a plank and make her walk off the end of it into the oceanw
 Sure One O the men that was over in the Philipp"-
 I strained my ears. but l could not hear any more The rockies had pass ed out of earshot. I hoped by the time they made me walk the plank would be near enough to France to swim ashore. Then the laugh would be on them. The prospect didn't disturb me much.
 After what seemed several years, though as a matter of fact 1t was only few minutes, my husband came to my room. He looked very solemn. ran to him. He took me in his arms and held me tight for long time. Then he began to pull off his coat.
 "Tell me-" begged.
 q lose my stripes" he said. "I am no longer Corporal Carter, but Private Carter"
 From the tone of his voice and the light in his eyes I knew he did not re- gret the stripes Neither did I. Being with him all this time was worth it.
 Private Carter" I said, q salute you, sir" And I did with great big fat kiss. .....r
 Then I sat down on the edge of the berth and with my own hands ripped the stripes from his sleeve.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-29
CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEVIS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2, 1917

.',S. #,a ,.,. T. fJ a a.,I:Ii. tt4lv" Fl. self cn ng Eerth. Some one p;ckcd llr rp in a pair or strong arms and stood ;Hc on tha floor. I let out one war wh>on of happiness. It was the old naa."
 i've got permission to stay on board here with you until Monday. Ei3dic." ha told nc. ''In the meantime the boys are goin- Sa get busy and do their doyndest to grab you a job over here"
 Then and there we did song and dance. Monday. This was cnly Sat urday. An"thing could happen in that time. Even peace might Ee declared.
 Maybe Bi:l Kaiser will call it off. and we can go back home together" my husband cnnsolcd me. We went up on deck. The transports were all around us. Some of them had already unloaded. while others were waiting to pour their streams of Sammies out on the shore of France. Crowds lined the shores and piers. Flags were flying everywhere and people were i'll their holiday clothes. All the children car ried flowers. which they gave to the Sammies. The welcome mat was spread all over the place.
 "They seem to be sort O glad to see us," remarked the guard, who was nev- CT far away. Were as welcome as pint bottle at picnic for two.''
 All day Sunday and Monday We wait ed for news about my landing. but none came. We had not seen the boys since they went ashore. They had gone immediately to their Quarters in CT beyond the town. My husband had orders to report for duty Monday after noon. AS the time when he must go drew near grew panicky.
 want to say right here that on sev- eral occasions while we were i'll port could have tucked ashore I did not do 1t because I knew If I was caught again some ope else would get into trouble. and I could not stand for that after they had been so kind to me.
 At o'clock he told me he had to go and report. His face was white and Gra wn. but hc forced a smile and tried to keep cheerful.
 'Let me see that you are q sure V Buck mp. kiddie. You're a game girl. You came all this way for me"
 Yes. and now I have to go back without you" sobbed.
 Don't let little thing like that dis courage you. honey. Go home and take Il run down to Kentucky to see mother. Tell her I am we'll and doing all right. No boche bullet Is going to get me. Then. if you still want to come over. join the Red Cross. I'll work night and day to see you are sent somewhere near LIS. Be good. kiddie. Wait for me-"
 don't know whether he said any more or not. I was crying so hard l couldn't hear. l ran to the rail. He was going over the side. He did not look back. He was a regular soldier l understood. fell in heap on the dock. After that do not remember.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-29
CHAPTER v. No France For Me.

THE rest of the trip was under
 guard. I think it was the fifth
 day We were under way they got me. could hear the men singing and drilling. The routine of the army was going on as if nothing had happened. How I longed to be back in my old place among them as a doughboy! All I had now were the clothes, just mem- ories of my soldering. l had to stick to them because there was nothing else on board for me to wear.
 did not see my husband for two days. It was hard to know he was on the ship, only a few feet away, and yet could not even speak to him. begged so hard to see him that they finally let him up, and after that he was allowed to come to me when he was off duty.
 He told me the men were getting anxious to land. They had recovered from their seasickness and wanted to see what it was like lover there" All were in the best of health. AS their capacities returned they complained more and more about their rations. "LlIA IS IO Dc eAlNCIeu. Al IueSS OHc evening a homesick Sammy talked about the deep dish huckleberry pie his mother used to make He almost caused riot
 "You'll be pickin' berries out of the air soon. boy, lead ones." said a Sam my, who had eaten his pie mostly off of lunch counters all his life.
 For the most part those were dreary days for me. as I saw my husband only for short time when he did get up to my prison. Outside I could hear all the noises of the troops-noises that had sounded so sweet in my ears be- fore. There were the calls of the crap players, the plaintive music of the ukelele, no longer soothing to me now. and the harmonizing of the old, sad tunes. Previously the accomplished player of the luke" had been the most popular man on board, and he was yet for all know. but not with me. I would have liked to kill him when he tuned up.
 Much time was on my hands for thinking. I was proud of the respect tLc5e soldiers of Uncle Sam had shown me-a girl-when they had every op- DortunitV to take advantage of me with
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-29
Sharon Valley
ITO he continued.1

Otto Schneider has returned from che hospital much improved in health. Miss Kathryn ERan is at her home here for the winter.
 Mrs Bert Wiley has been on the sick list s.r
 We are very glad to see the flag floating from new flag pole at the school house.
 Miss Hazel Wiley spent the week. end at her home here.
 Mrs James Vosburgb spent few days with her daughter In Canaan.
 Alma Smith Is numbered among the sick .. "++
 Charles Bejesu is at his home here.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-29

Nn'le nau ucvn sayn- r-..e--. to my husband on the deck of the transport the guards, turned their backs and pretended to be busy. They told mo afterward that when they saw me rush to the rail they had the scare of their lives. They thought | was rolug to jump over after him They reached me just as crumpled up on the deck.
 The first thing I remember hearing was the voice of seaman who had heeu sent on an errand for the medic"
 "A woman makes h-l of soldier" he was complaining. If they ever got nut in good. stiff battle and things began to look tough for them the whole Id army would go to work and faint"
 What are you blowin' about?'' said one Of my personal guards. who was always willing 10 give me all the best of 1t. l was his prisoner. and he was a soldier and didn't want an outsider picking on me. "A lot of license you have to bawl out somebody. That time the boys kidded you and said they were going to draft the sailors into the army and send them out first thought you had the ague."
 II wasn't feelin' we'll. had chill.''
 "Uh huh! A chill in your feet; that's what you had
 Well, maybe I did. A guys got a right to his own ideas about fightin. ain't afraid of no submarines nor any thing else on this here sea, but l ain't hankerin' to go chasin' Germans across No Mans Land nor none O them strange places. If I'm gonna get mine want to get it on the ocean," This is often the case. Sailors who do not know the meaning of the word fear on the water will back out en- tirely when 1t comes to fighting on land. They seem to be born to the sea l A lot of soldiers hate the water. They would rather fight four years in the army than four days ill the navy. "The kids all right" said my guard 1 to this sailor. recommending me. "Shc made a darn good doughboy. If she { wants to take flop because her old man has to go out and maybe get bean 1 ed by piece of shrapnel or somethln , let her do it.
 ] It all came back to me then why was here, the goodby to my husband i the failure of my plans just when Il looked as if were going to get througl : clean and maybe go with him to tht 1 front. l guess I moaned.
 "She's coming to-" said the medic feeling for my pulse. You'd bettei : clear out, all of you. I'll give her some thing to keep her quiet. She'll feel bet ter after good nights rest.' i I honestly did not know whether wanted to come to or not. Life looked pretty hopeless with mo back there or the transport not knowing what wa coming off at the camp. Then l though of my husband. He told me to wal l for him. We'll. wouldn't disappo!n
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-29

uIe nNlIl1 UDlOnS I0eIn dS one UT Ine gang. am speaking of those who were aware Of my presence on board. They ought to make a fine record ill France. h0th in and out of the trench rS. was also proud l hadn't been seasick. although had never been on some of the rockies in this respect any way. fer they had been a seasick crowd.
 Neither had I had any fear of sub- marines. even though I cannot swim a stroke. This was more than some of tEe recruits could say. Several of them lad been very open bored as they broke into sweats of pure fear with each submarine alarm for drill purposes. felt, perhaps, I would fit better in the trenches than they would.
 About noon one day 1 heard a great commotion on board Men were run ming backward and forward. shouting and calling to Cn2 another. Things were being Govcd in hurry. The whole ship thro1bCI With new life. l tried to discover the cause of the eX- citement by peeping through ny single porthole. but could see nothing. A guard came to my door and knocked.
 Land Is Sighted.
 Land to starJoarI"' he shouted. He was a nice fellow and couldn't hold out such startling infOrmatiO from me.
 There was lump in my throat the size of an apple. Would I ever set foot in France? The officers had promised they would do all they could 10 get the authorities to let me stay. The army officers were especially nice to me. believe they sincerely wanted to see me win ont after the chances I had taken.
 Some of them know openly urged I be permitted to land. It was the ships captain. technically in charge of me, who killed all my prospects. as found out later
 It was on Saturday we came into port. We were not sure of the name of the place, although we had a pretty fair idea what it was.
 Extra guards were stationed to watch me. The quartermaster captain was taking no chances on my sneaking ashore. Once he passed my cabin.
 "Watch that porthole." he ordered She's as slippery as an eel. We don't want any more of this foolishness."
 By and by the ship came to anchor. I could hear the men going ashore. Was my husband with them? I did not know. The thought that he might be ordered off without so much as a goodby drove me nearly crazy. guess was quite mad for time. l was no longer a soldier facing fate with a smile. was woman deprived of one of the sa, rcd rights of love.
 After long while the hustle on board ceased. The boys were "@i'I'r. could hear the shouts nf vc.Co'I" OH the shore and tn ml!~i" O. 1T" bras bands. Brass bands rf3aimG"d lnc Of homo and the gnolt T (, IS ht t',r .':i"rp iI DcCg-
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-29

Since I got back home I have heard of several cases where the wives or sweethcarts of boys who have been called away committed suicide. This Is hard to understand. If woman is lucky enough to win the love of man who will shoulder n gun and 20 out and fight for his country and her coun- try she ought to have enough grit to live for him and do her bit in the meantime. He wants to come back and find his home or the girl he left behind him waiting to welcome him. This is one of the things which keep him going, the thought that the soouer 1t is over the quicker he will get back home to her.
 It didn't take me very long to find out the captain on the boat suspected I might be one of the quitters. From the portholc in my room I could look out and see the deck.
 Kept Under Guard,
 \ sailor was walking guard up there. He never took his eyes or the port hole. When he saw me come near the opening he looked mighty worried. The captain thought I might try to jump overheard and drown myself. It would he up to this guard to dive over and rescue Elc.
 Don't worry" called to him. "I'm not going to do the Dutch, as we say in the army"
 You'd better not" he grinned ''The water is awful damp this evening" But he kept his eye on the porthole just the same.
 They brought me everything for din- ner they thought would tempt me. I did not touch it. All I did was to walk the floor Most of the time l cried. For five days and nights l nev- CT slept or ate a mouthful of food. The very sight of it choked me.
 A guard was stationed outside my door and another on the upper deck. The one at the door was a soldier and the one on deck a sailor. The soldiers belonged to the hospital corps. They are detailed to duty on the transports and go back and forth with the ship to which they are assigned. ITO he continued.1
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-09-07
GETTING BACK IN GEORGIA.

Our esteemed contemporary, the
Augusta Chronicle, has discovered
the fact that Savannah is gradually
getting back in Georgia!
Certainly all Georgia will be pleas
ed to welcome back into the fold
one of her most charming daughters
\ and we shall indulge the hope as
the lamented Benjamin Harvey Hill
did on a memorable occasion in the
United States senate, that she has
come to stay!'
The Chronicle, discussing the sub
ject, says:
The commercial and civic Organi
cations of Savannah are planning to
make persistent and determined eff
forts to put Georgia's seacOast me
tropolis really into the state proper
For a long time the Republic of
Chatham has been the appellation
used in describing that wonderful
southern port on the coast of Geor-
gia, and there are actually thousands
and tens of thousands OF people in
the stale who have really been look
ing upon Savannah as Il sort of an
adjunct of Georgia. and not a part
of the commonwealth,
But a new spirit seems to be i'm
buing the citizens of that beautiful
city by the sea. and the Commercial
Club OF Savannah, presumably aided
and abettcd by a general spirit of CO.
operation. has launched new cam
paign calculated to bring Savannah
in close touch with the state on the
whole.
In discussing the matter in force
full and interesting address, DR.. w.
N AinsWoriA, one of the most prom
inent ministers of Georgia, declared
yesterday that it would be advisable
for Savannah to get up a trade train
and visit Augusta, Macon Americas
and other contiguous points. He de-
clared that it would establish rela-
latiCns between Savannah and the
points in question, which would doubt
less bring a large volume Of business
to Savannah. Arranging acvOn Of
this kind he admonished the city to
look we'll to its laurel5, else Augusta,
and some of the other rival trade
points, would take much Of its bust
ness away from the city, and certain
ly, Savannah could not expect to
share in the logical increase in traf
tic which should come its way under
modern conditions and during these
prosperous times"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-09-07
To HONOR BIckERS.

We observe with real pleasure that
the Children OF the Confederacy OF
Athens are arranging to pay distinc-
ton to an able and very worthy
newspaper man in that city tomorrow.
1t seems most fitting and proper thai
these little children of Athens should
seek to honor ID. G. Bickers. who for
many years has charmed the people
OF Georgia with his splendid poems,
"Justaverseaday" appearing i'll the
Athens Banner and the Macon Tele-
graph. There is a unique versatility
and very charming individuality i'll
the work OF Mr.. Bickers, and It might
be added that it has founQ response
il the hearts CT thousands OF grown-
ups just as it has stirred to patriotic
endeayor those lads and lassies OF
classic Athens. The occasion in Ath-
ems tomorrow is the celebration OF
the natal day OF this gifted Georgia
poet and his admiring friends Wish
~ give expression ~ their dDptecld-
ton of his work for Athens and for
the state, and they are going TO
stage an entertainment elaborate IL
detail in honor Of Mr. Bickers. The
thought is a very pretty one and we
are quite persuaded that II VIII ap-
peal to this gentle spirit and to this
great heart which, day by day il
great inspirational truths, delights his
readers and reaches the best there
is in them with his tenderness, his
sympathy and his wholesome, chival-
ric Interpretation of the things that
make life grand and beautiful.
We shall fancy that we are WA
the happy ATHENS party tomorrow
and in spirit at least we shall par
ticipate i'll the noteworthy event. To
Mr.. Bickers and to his charming COM
panion in life's journcy whence many
OF his ennobling inspirations must
come, we tender congratulations and
all good wishes.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-09-07
FROM OUT OF THE PAST.

Something over fifty years ago this
country was, unfortunately, divided. J
On the battleGelds of the south the
states struggled for supremacy.
Both the north and south contend
cd for what they telt TO be right.
Neither sought to gain property or
to profit by the war Both aimed to
vindiCate certain contentious that had
brought about the secession of the
southern states. 1t was a fratricidal
struggle. Fathers were confronted
with their sons. Brothers were align
ed against eGth other. The flag of
the south lid the flag of the north
both found loyal followers, who fought
until the end and then yielded to the
force OF might, says the Memphis
CommercialAppeal
That day is one drenched with
blood and sad with memorial. Da'
today united north and south are
exhibiting i'll the sons Of worthy sires
the splendid patriotism which distin-
guished the blue and the gray as the
bravest fighters and the most loyal
patriots the world has ever known.
in that day Of the civil war, both
north and south were inflicted with
the pacifist pest who was as insidious
in his workings and as dangerous to
the general cause then as he is today
1t is interesting at this time to
| quot from a special message deliver
! ed to the legislature of Iowa by the
war governor of that time, Samuel j.
kirkwood.
The words of Governor KirkWood
| uttered over fifty years ago rang with
truth then. They ring with truth to-
| day.
| I'VE are eminently peaceful and
| peace-loving people," said Gov. Kirk.
| wood in message to the legislature,
and the interruption of our peaceful
| avocations by war and it's incidents
bears hardly upon US; but we must
| remember that the only way to bring
| back and make permanently secure to
us that peace we love SO well is to
| convince those who have thrust this
war upon us and to convince all 9TH
ers that, although we love peace
much, we love our country's honor
and the perpetuity of our union more
There may be amongst US few men
who know no impulse of patriotism,
have no love of country and can see
nothing but sordid gain. There may
be amongst US few others who
blinded by prejudice engendered by
former political strife, cannot forget
the government is guided in this
struggle for it's life by the hands of
their political opponents, and who
would rather. see it perish than have
it saved by their hands, and who viii
endeavor to turn us from the prosecu-
ton Of this war by dwelling upon and
eaggerating the misfortunes it has
! brought and VIII bring upon us But
! these men are few in number and
weak in influence
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-09-07
AMERICAS RESPONSE TO ARMS

/ What is going Oh in the homes OF
America? What are the plain PEG
PIE thinking OF this war into which
we have entered to make safe our
| liberties and to make secure the flu
| ture of our country? The president
and the administration officials and
| the patriotic members OF congress
would like to know.
Nowhere is there manifested any
of the hurrah stuff There is no
| wild waving of banners and beating
| OF drums. The passionately enthu-
| siastic days of 81 and the boyish
| ardor of 1898, when we remembered
the Maine, are not being repeated
| in 1917. The plain truth is that
America is going at this thing very
scberIy, very earnestly, even, per-
! haps, prayerfully.
We have all learned that the days
Of "up-bOy s-and-at-them' stuff have
passed For three years we have
| been reading and thinking about the
! horror which is latterday war max
ing. The glamour, the glitter the
gaud have all been stripped from
| battle We know that it is cold,
calm, scientific killing, in which ev-
| cry invention known to science has
been utilized
| And yet, knowing these things, fac
| ing these things, the heart and the
mind OF America have not qualled,
| The same old American spirit is be
ing manifested-without noise, with
| 1uL shouting, without boasting.
The fact that congress quickly
passed the selective service act, at
the request OF the president, shows
that the folk back home willed ii
so. The fact that all the other war
measures asked for by the president
were passed, often by a reluctant
| congress, shows that the folk back
home willed it so. The TACT that,
despite all the Vaccinations of the
pro-Germans, the peace Cranks ana
other marplots, hundreds OF thou
sands OF young Americans have pre-
scented themselves for the service
under selective draft without putting
in exemption claims, shows that the
this war
But there are other tangible proofs
too. The regular army Of the Unit
ed States has been brought up tt
100000 men, $4,000 volunteers have
| enlisted since we went to war. The
national guard, 100000 strong. has
been put into the regular service
The navy has been raised to oVel
1871, 900 men, the marine corps to {
| war strength OF $4,000, and there are
$4,000 more in the naval reserve anC
the national naval volunteers. Thi
means q total OF about 100000 mel
without counting a single man Wht
will be brought into service by sc
lection and without counting the hun
dreds of thousands of young men WHIT
offered themselves to regular army
militia, and navy, and were rejected
for physical and other reasons.
All of these facts should heartel
the president, the administration, th
4 congress, and the people themselves
! 1t tells all Of US what all of us hay,
/ wanted to know. If we needed as
surance, here it is. If we needed re
| newal of oar faith in the sound hear
Of America, here it is
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-09-07
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The only incident that is to be re
GREETED in the last peace proposal is
that Germany should have made so
great a parsonage as Pope Benedic-
tus a mere peace dummy!