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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
GREAT QUESTIONS
WILL Be HANDLED
SOLDIERS HOMESTEAD AMONG
OTHER PROBLEMS TO BE
DISCUSSED AT MEETING.

'Where will the soldiers go when
he armies are demObiliZed at the
lose of the war? What will the ma
ion do, to assist its heroes OF foreign
)attle fields to return to peaceful oc-
'upations under conditions favorable
them and to the body politic?"
These important questions have been
Seasons, President of the Georgia
Land Owners Association and other
southern men by Mr.. Clement S. Uck-
er, vice-president of the Southern Set
lement and Development Organiza-
ion who has devoted four years of in
,ensive study to the development of
he south.
''If the history of all great wars, in.
;luding the war between the states
epeats itself, large number of the
ceturning soldiers regardless of pre-
ious occupation, will go to the land
md coastal plain section of the South
With its millions of acres of idle ag
icultural lands, offers the one big
opportunity for the Soldiers Home
tead; the one big opportunity for
he South to develop itself; and, in
hat development to perform a great
rational SERVICE" says Mr.. Ucker,
who is in Georgia arranging for the
zig, interstate live stock conference
% be held in Savannah, Monday, No
Eember 19.
at is a matter of common knowl
edge" says Mr. Ucker, that at the
lose of the war between the states
thousands Of the soldiers on both sides
accustomed to the out door life of the
army, losing place in their previous
employment, sought homesteads on
he free public domain in Kansas, Ne
braska, Iowa, the Dakotas and other
western sttes.'
"That England is anticipating sim
liar movement of her soldiers at the
close of the war is shown by the fact
hat Sir Rider Haggard was appointed
1t the outbreak of the war by that
government to make an intensive
study of agricultural conditions in
I'll parts of the British empire with
The view of providing readymade
homesteads for her soldiers after de
mobilization of her army
Mr.. Ucker points out that the re
naming portion of the public domain
Of the United States adapted to di
versified agriculture, is practically ex
hausted. This is shown by the fact
that already thousands of farmers
from the middle west for the last ten
wears have been seeking homes in
Canada whose government wisely of
fered ready-made farms on longtime
payments
"The coastal plain section of the
South, comprising practically 75,000
acres of cutover lands suitable for ag
riculture, constitutes the onl remaining
area of cheap land in the United
States adapted to the colonization OF
American soldiers at the close OF
the war" says Mr.. Ucker, and he EN-
phasizes the importance of immediate
action on the part of southern states
men, landowners, and bakers in form
ulating definite homestead plan, II
the south is to rise to its opportunity
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
TO DISCUSS AMERICAS
PART IN THE WAR

LONDON, Nov. IA. Discussing
Americas share in the war, the Daily
Express says: ''If the enormous re-
sources of the United States and its
potentialities for war are to be en-
ployed with the greatest possible eff
feet, it is clear that he cooperation
must be thorough and without reser-
vation. We go so far as to say that
the utility of the new allied war
council depends entirely on American
representatives sitting with the Brit
American soldier joining the inter-
national staff
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
Third Contingent OF American
Troops Enter The Trenches
For Battle.
PASS THE WINK AROUND
Americans Eagerly Take Up
Task of Relieving Comrades
and Promise Revenge For
What Happened to Them.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Nov. 1.-THE third series
CT American battalions is now occu-
pEing the first line and the second
American detachments to enter the
trenches have returned to their bill
lets. The relief was accomplished on
a brilliant starlight night. without the
knowledge of the Germans.
With nineteen men missing, the sec.
ond contingent of American troops
have retired from the first linz
trenches giving way to the third bat.
talon which is row on the firing line.
The returning mel are in excellent
shape. Many Of them. abetted by
winks from companions, told marve-
lous tales of glory battling with the
Boches. However, aside from the
raid which cost ninesecn men. the sec
tor was quiet for shelline.
Officers who had seen the men in
action remarked there goes the scrap
piest bunch of soldiers in France.
They're mad all through and are Just
biding their time ill they get a chance
to repay the Germans for what hap
pened"
The men are to enjoy several days
rest before taking up the training
work again.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
RY. CONDUCTORS
ASK FOR ADVANCE
H8g
CONDUCTORS AND BRAkEMEN
WILL MEET WITH PRESl-
DENT NEXT WEEK

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-The de-
mand of 100000 railway conductors
and brakemen for wage increase ag-
gregating a hundred million dollars is
to be laid directly before the Presi.
dent.
An appointment was made today
for the Brotherhood Chiefs to meet
President Wilson November %, after
the proposed raises have been voted
on by the men. There is no doubt
that they will approve the demands
Before the engagement was made
for the four Brotherhood Chiefs to
see the President November %, they
agreed that there shall be no strike
during the war.
Methods of arbitration are now be-
ing worked out.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
DEATH LIST IN
GERMANY GROWS
CIVIL POPULATION OF GERMANY
IS RAPIDLY DIMINISHING
SAYS REPORT.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 14.-Deaths
among the German civil population
are as numerous as among the soldiers
at the front, according to a Berlin tel
egram today containing morality sta,
tistics.
1t quoted the Franukfurter Zeitung
as saying that starvation will result
in the survival of only the strongest
Germans and that malnutrition is al
ready being felt.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
SIBERIA WANTS
INDEPENDENCE
REPORTS SAY SIBERIA DECLARES
FOR INDEPENDENCE AND
ANNOUNCES FOR CAR.

COPENHAGEN, Nov 14.-Former
Emperor Nicholas, now said to be i'm
prisoned in st. Peter and St. Paul's
fortresses, was today declared Emper
or of Siberia, according to correspon
dence received from officers at Toreni
Finland.
The reports were issued by the I'll
dendes Haparanda correspondent
which also states that Siberia has de
clared her independence from the bal
ance of Russia.
Further dispatches from the same
cources state that the Cossacks have
occupied Kiev.
Unless these reports are part of thf
German propaganda to incite furthe'
dissension in Russia, additional com
plications seem imminent in the new
republic.
The Tidendes Haranda is a Russ
Germanic publication and is probably
known as the "Berlingske-Tidende
Haparanda.'
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
No TRANSPORTS
FOR JAP TROOPS
JAPAN STATES REASON FOR NCr
SENDING SOLDIERS TO JOIN
THE ALLIES.

TOXIC, Nov. 14.-"The sending o.
Japanese troops to Europe is an alb
solute impossibility'
This declaration was made by Min
ister OF War Oshima, who stated that
the expense was 100 great and that
shipping cannot be obtained.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
BRITISH REPORT
LOSS OF SEAMEN
MEN REPORTED
MISSING AS RESULT OF AC-
COMPLAINING SHIPS.
(By Associated Press.) J

LONDON, Nov. 14.-Thirty-three
men are missing from two vessels
which have been sunk was the official
announcement made tonight by the
British admiralty.
The men were lost when a British
destroyer and one small monitor were
operating in conjunction with the Brit
ish army transports to Palestine.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
HEAVY SENTENCE
is GIVEN MILITANTS

WASHINGTON, Nov. lathe Suf
ragists who were arrested for picket
ing yesterday were sentenced from six
days to six months.
Lucy Burns, of New York. whose
friends are boosting he'd for Congress
was given six months.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
ITALY TRUSTING
ALL To AMERICA
INVADED COUNTRY EXPECTS OUR
AID WILL ALONE SAVE
HER. -.

PARIS. Nov 14.-1taly is looking to
the United States as her savior, says
Representative Daguardiany just from
Rome. He brought the following mes
sage from the Minister of Finance
Nitti, Our courage redoubled. We
will fight to the end but we are look
ing to the United States for moral
and material help
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
.G.C.&P.RY. To FLOAT
RECEIVERS notes
TlON OF RECEIVERS OF
THIS RAILWAY.

MACON, Nov 14.-Federal Judge
Emory Speer granted the application
of the receivers of the Georgia Coast
and Piedmont railroad. to issue $3.50
600 in receivers certificates. Becaus,
of the wide intrese in the case the de
ision of the ourt is Reproduced:
This is an appliation by the reeiv
ers of the Georgia Coast and PieG
mont Railroad Company for authorit!
to issue receivers certificates to tn,
were appointed under bill setting III
the equity of a bOndholder and has re
ceived the appreciation of the Circui
Court of Appeals and the refusal
certiorari by the Supreme Court of the
United States"
F. D. Aiken, Bruins wick banker
and c. H. Leavy, editor Of The Bruins
wick News, who are the receivers TO
the road, will leave for their home cit
tonight
Adams & Adams and Hitch & Men
mark were the attorneys for the de
PENDANTS; Max Isaac and c. Henry &C
hen represented the receivers.
.----~-- --~--c----~-
and it's national duty and utilize it,
unoccupied lands for the benefit
the discharged soldiers who otherwis
may go to foreign countries whost
governments, like England shall have
had the forethought to prepare agains
the day, whether that will be meas
ured by years or months, or weeks
when the armies shall nnally be de
modified and the soldiers return tt
peaceful pursuits.
81 fully appreciate the difficulty il
the way of providing homesteads il
the South that will attract as did the
free public homesteads of the Wes
afer 1866" says Mr. Ucker, in hi
letter to Mr.. Seasons. "The lane
here is in private ownership in some
cases the boundaries are not clearly
marked; and "a the present time there
is lack of classification and lack O
stabilization in price. But it is cheap
and, in the case of Georgia, where the
Torrens land title law has been re
I Gently enacted titles can easily be
perfected. The governments guaran
lee was behind the homestead on thu
public domain; the purchaser knew he
would get good title and the price was
low; these were the chief reasons fol
the rapid settlement of the public do
main. The chief problem in adapting
the cheap lands OF the south to the
homestead idea is that of stabilizine
prices; guaranteeing quality by pro
per classification; providing plan
for long time payments, and the work
ing out of an economic farm unit ot
100 acres more or less. according tc
the needs and resources of the pur
chaser"
All these questions. it is Mr. Ucker's
belief, can be worked out by proper
getting together of bankers, landown
ers. state immigration bureaus, ant
| the federal government, so that al
the transactions relative to the home
stead shall have a sufficient amoun
| of disinterested government mad state
| supervision to guarantee their integ
rity.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
REPORTS FROM
RUSSIA STILL
CONFLICTING
KOrnilOff's Troops Now Said to
Have Taken the Moscow
Fortress.
FOUR DAYS OF CONFUSION
Kerensky Still Reported in Pc
trograd While New Revolt
tionary Forces Gain Foothoid
In Proposed New Capital.
(Ry Associated pressN

COPENHAGEN. Nov. 14.-Korni-
lofts troops have taken Kremlin the
famous Moscow fortress, says the Pc
trograd correspondent OF the Belinske-
Tiende
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15

The internal Russian situation re-
manned in an obscure state to a late
hour last night, with no additional It'd
ings regarding the progress of the
revolution.
The arrival of premier Kerensky
in Pertcgrad, accompanied by troops,
is reported by the Russian legation at
Stockholm, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen.
NJ. kcrensky is said to have defeated
the BOisheviki.
LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE Finnish
telegram bureau says the whole of
Russia, except a small part of Petro
grad is now in the hands of the pro
yisiOnal government.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
FIFTEEN MINUTES ADDED
TO TINE OF CLOSING MAIL
Business People, However, are Urged
to Mail Letters Early.

In order to give the people of the
.ity as much time as possible to catch
he outgoin mail, Postmaster Leavy
announced yesterday that the hour OF
closing the mail effective tonight. will
be 7:30 instead of 7:15 O'Clock, thus
adding Is minutes to the time, and
though this is not very much, still it
proves a great deal to the average
business man who has to rush to get
his mail in before the closing at 7:15.
Ever since the mail clerk was taken
rff the night train over the Southern,
here has been more or less complaint
by business people of the city, who, up
o the time the clerk was discontinued
could deposit their mail on the train
right up to the hour of departure.
Now, however. it is impossible to
mail a letter on the train.
In this connection the postmaster
Urges the people of the city to get
heir mail into the office as early as
possible in the afternoon, With the
limited force to work the outgoing
all dispatched when every business
house waits until 6 or o'clock to
deposit his mail thus causing a con-
gestion just before the closing hour.
II the people will make an effort to
mail early in the afternoons it will
greatly assist the local force and will
insure better service.
President SESSIONS is keenly interes-
ted in the suggestion, and on behalf
of the owners of the two million acres
of land in the Georgia Land Owners
Association, has requested that whole
subject be discussed at the Savannah
meeting on the 10th inst, and that a
| suitable committee be appointed tc
| work on a constructive plan of ac-
ton,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-15
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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07

be drawn some 100000 officers and
non-commissioned officers who will
constitute the framework on which
the new army will be shaped. They
will be with the 10000 officers to be
selected from the training camps, the
instructors of the first army, and on
their efficiency rests the whole mill
tary fabric that is to be built up.
In general the plan will be to pro-
vide a regular army officer to COM
mand each new regiment, with an
adequate number of regular or Nat
lonal Guard officers of experience to
carry on efficiently the administrative
duties and to supervise instruction.
During the interval between the reg
ulation and the calling out of the new
army, the regular and National Guard
divisions will be at work preparing
the mobilization camps and with their
own training. To them also will con-
tinue to fall the duty of protecting
public and private property. The
commander of each training district
probably will direct this work under
the orders of the commander of the
military department in which his
camp is located.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07
ATLANTA CAUGHT HAIL

Atlanta, Ga, May 5.-Hail stones
as big as a mans thumb wrought hav-
c. yesterday afternoon in hundreds
OF Atlanta vegetable ga,tens, just ~
the time when young and tender
shoots were out of the ground, an
easy prey to such dowrpour
Fortunately the worst of the hail
storm was conferred in the doWncoWn
section, where the hail did no harm
beyond peltihg policemen and beating
merry tattoo on the widow panes
OF office buildings, although in some
PLACES the skylights were knocked out
as il by volley Of p rifle shots.
after the hailstorm a trash mover"
rain which inflicted further damage
on the gardens, of which thousands
have been planted in response to
President Wilson's appear for increas-
ed food crop production.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07
WHY NOT USE GOLF-ENERGY
ON THE BATTLEFRONT?

Atlanta, Ga, May 5.-All the golf
clubs around Atlanta, and there are
some half dozen, have removed the
ordinary numbered flags from the
markers on the greens and in their
place have substituted small Ameri-
can flags. Undoubtedly this display
of patriotism has impressed the fol-
lowers of the game, for already a
number of the young players have en-
listed in various branches of the SER
vice.
The average steady golf player is
good military material for his game
keeps him in all-round physical con-
dition, trains his eyes and mind and
muscles to act in harmony, and above
all teaches him the lesson of self-con-
troll.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07
c. A. Fretwel
OLD LADIES KNITTING SOCKS
AND MUFFLERS FOR
SOLDIERS

Atlanta, Ga, May White-haired
old ladies of Atlanta who remember
the privations and suffering of the
Civil War have banded themselves to-
gether to do their bit again for God
and country. They are knitting socks
and muffler for soldiers, cutting and
winding bandage strips, and making
other things that will be needed by
American boys in the trenches and by
the Red Cross nurses and doctors in
the hospital behind the fighting
lines.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07
ANNIE DECIDED CHANGE
WOULD BE UNNECESSARY

) Atlanta, Ga, May 1.-The practice
in the old feudal south of calling YOUR
home your castle and shooting any,
one who invaded it has been revived
in curious way by a southern wo-
man who recently went north, &C
cordlng to an account of her expert
ence received here by one of her
friends.
1t seems that the lady went to live
IN a town where the habit of enticing
away the servants and cooks of other
people was quite common practice
among the women.
Annie, the maid, whom a neighbor
had been persuading to change mis-
tresses, was the bone of contention.
"Ill be leaving you Saturday night"
said Annie. MRS. Jones has offered
me better place"
We'll, down where I came FROM
replied the southern lady, "they shoot
people for taking things a whole lot
less valuable than servants. You can
go with Mrs. Jones if you want to but
some day am going to call on her.
Either you or she will answer the
door, and I am going to shoot the
first one I see"
Annie is still holding down her job
with the lady from the South.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07
FOOD pRoDGcT1oN WAS
PREACHED YESTERDAY

Atlanta, Ga, May 1.-The gospel of
increased food production was
preached yesterday from thousands of
Southern pulpits of all denominations
IN response to call sent out from
Atlanta last week by Clifford Pinchot,
the famous conservation advocate,
who is now touring this section of the
country in the interest of increased
food crops, and who was aided in the
dissemination of the call by the
Southern Bell Telephone Company.
After writing the letter Mr.. Pin
chot secured in addition to his own
the signatures of Methodists, Episco-
pal, and Catholic bishops, prominent
ministers of the Baptist, Presbyterian
and Christian churches, DR.. A. M.
Soule, president of the Georgia State
College of Agriculture, and various
other individuals and commercial bod
les.
The Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany then printed thousands of copies
of his letter addressed them to
preachers of these various denomina-
tons in eight southern states, and
mailed them for him. Afterwards the
company divided the names according
to districts. and the telephone mana
ger in each district divided the names
according to local exchanges. Every
minister was then called on the tele-
phone and urged to make increased
food crop production the text of his
sermon.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07
&Our *.
@lssifedAd
NDep0rfnlenN1
1913 PHONE 328
WANTED

WANTED-Six frst-class machin-
lists for lathe, planer, shaper and bor-
ing mill, work ten hours per day, pay
AZ lie per hour. Open shop. Address
J. S. Schofield's Sons Co., Macon,
Ga. 4-7-9.
WANTED-To do your grinding.
Grist mill ard feed mill in operation
every day We pay $3.50 per bushel
for corn The Ben Hill Company. IF
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07
ROANOKE SCHOOL
ENJOYED PICNIC.

Friday Mr.. Schiller, principal of the
Roanake School and his assistant,
Miss Jessie Lee Rodgers, chaperoned
about thirty of the boys and girls of
that school at the Blue and Gray park
where they enjoyed their closing day
OF school with an all day picnic. The
usual pleasure of that resort were en-
Joyed, the swimming pool, swating
rink, and at noon a fine dinner was
spread.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07

Mrs. Lon Dickey and Mrs. C. C.
Persons have returned from trip to
Marshallville where they attended the
Third District Convention of the Wo-
mans Club. They report very de-
hghtful meeting. The next district
convention will be held at Reynolds
and the invitation was extended bv
Mrs. Thurmond Hartley, sister of Col.
A. J. Mcdonald, of this city. Mrs.
Dickey was elected vice-president of
the Third District.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07

A large number OF Knights of Py-
thias will leave in the morning for
Leslie to attend the district meeting
of the order. Unity Lodge has been
invited~to put on the degree work
during the evening session. Several Of
4the Grand Lodge Officers are expect
ed TO be at this meeting, for which
the Leslie Knights have made elabor-
ate preparations.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07
LOST

LOST-Blue taffeta parasol in or
near Grand Opera House Please re-
turn to Empire Hotel. 1t-p
LOST-A silver cigarette case, in-
itials H. L. on upper corner Lost at
drill last night near courthouse. Find
err please return to Capt HaT Lamb
din If
COW ESTRAYED OR STOLEN
One Jersey COW, sway-back; tips of
the horns sawed off, Lost from
Sydney Clare's pasture about April
10Th. Phone No. 457 one ring. O. p.
Rodgers. ct.
LOST-On Main street one bundle
of letters Return to Central Metho-
dist church, new building, and claim
SIS reward
Why don't you ADVERTISE in
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE. II
PAYS.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07
NOTICE

The Parent Teachers Association
will hold the last meeting of the
school year at the Library building
Thursday, May 10, 4:3O P. M.
There will be reports from the state
convention and the financial reports
for the year and social hour.
Mrs. GelderS, President.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07
JUDGE HORTON BUSY SUNDAY

Cupid kept Judge Horton busy at
his rural home Sunday afternoon,
when he oficiated at the marriage of
Mr.. Thos. B. Gunter to Miss Lois
Rebecca Rakestraw and Mr.. Lebanon
Calf to Miss Annie Padgett, all resi-
dents of this county.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07
ATTENTION X. OF P.

A special meeting is called for 7
P. M. at the lodge rooms for the pur-
pose of rehearsing the Amplifed
Rank All team members who expect
to go to Leslie Tuesday are especially
urged to be present.
G. A. Jolley, C. C.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-05-07
OO
NOTICE

This is to certify that J. C. King
has purchased half interest in the
store known as the Bargain House,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
BARGAIN HOUSE,
It, r. L. Jones.