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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17
THE VOLUNTEERS ANSWER.

Georgia volunteers in Macon have
supplied the answer to the few who
are wasting their own and the ma
tons time in railing because Amer
lean volunteers are being sent abroad
20 night their country's battles-and
they supplied it is decidedly unmis-
taxable fashion, says the Atlanta Con
s'itution
When word was received at the
mobilization camp of the Georgia ma
tional guard that three companies of
the Second regiment have been as
signed to the l51st Macine Gun bat
TALON for immediate departure for
France, there was no cringing, no la
mentation, no wailing about not want
ing to be sent abroad to fight.
On the other hand, enthusiasm
ran high among the men," to quote
from the news report describing the
feeling in the camp!
Those ordered to France felt them
selves highly honored; and those who
must tarry longer at home were
deeply disappointed
Every man OF them IS a volunteer;
and every one is anxious to so and
anxious to get into the fighting,
1t is a safe guess that if all OF the
volunteers between the two oceans
were lined up for transportation to
France and the government were to
say to them: 'All who don't want
TO go, but rather stay at home step
out" not man would leave the line.
That is the way the volunteers feel
about it. How the conscripted re-
cruits feel was httingly manifested
the other day i'll Chicago, when S,0G0
OF them paraded The streets i'll cele-
bration Of the fact that they have
been selected from among their fell
lows to serve their country under
arms.
They do not want the mock of sym
patty of those who say it's all right
to send the regulars abroad, but all
wrong and unjust to send the volun
teogs or the national army
Why?
Simply because they are rcd-blood-
ed, valorous Americans--eve man
Of themi And they represent the
yitiie young manhood of America.
They typify the true spirit of Ameri-
can patriotism, that's why-the spirit
that actuates the sentiment of most
men and women from one end Of this
country to the othert
Suppose for the moment that when
the troops at Macon received orders
to report for duty in France some
sentimentalist, or trait
orOus anti-draft agitator, had suggest
ed 4 soldiers council TO determine
whether or not the order should be
ooeyed, or whether it be protested
The hurrahs of Joy and approval
with which the order was received
leaves nothing TO the Imagination as
him,
Probably-and very properly so-he
would have been ridden ont CT camp
M a gun barrel or prodded out at
the point CT a bayonet'
The American sOldier-roalIfar. vol
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17
TO STOP PROFlTE&RING.

The announcement from Washing
ton that the American public will be
protected against profteering and
that the allies will get their war sup
plies at the same prices as the United
States is important. and it is to be
hoped that it is true.
AS the Houston Post points out,
price levels generally are far above
the point of reasonable profits and
they indicate that the spirit of grab
is more pronounced in the United
States than the spirit ofself-saGrifice,
which is the spirit that must win vic
tory for us if we win at all.
1t would profit us very little if ev-
cry mothers son Of us should get as
rich as Croesus if we lost the war,
for the victors would take every cent
of it away from us.
When Washington announces that
the prices new charged for mate
rails necessary to the industrial life
OF the nation are out of proportion
to the cost Of production" it means
that we are deluding ourselves with
the notion that our wealth is piling
up.
Such porfts are more imaginary
than real. They are not the charac-
ter of increment that sticks, but such
profits do hamper industry, confound
labor and inflict upon us a train Of
problems and difficulties that are
well nigh battling
Every family i'll this country that
must subsist unon moderate incomes
has learned that price levels are so
high that instead of having war
prosperity il is increasingly difficult
to procure adequate food, clothing
and fuel.
Income increases DO not keep pace
with price increases, but taxes make
increasing drafts upon the incomes.
The government ii It's war upon
nrCtiteCring ought to know that it
must act resolutcly and promptly.
otherwise with the waning of the
summer the country must approach
difficulties that will greatly embar-
rass it later on.
Especially will this prove true in
the matter of food and fuel, for the
great labor centers will have some
serious winter problems to solve at
best, and this problem will be easy
or difficult according to the passion
for porfitoering is kept in leash.
With the food control law in OBJ
GRAFTON, the food question ought not
to be difficult 1t will depend upon
the measures of efficiency Mr.. Hoover
and his assistants show, but if the
industrial activities of the country
are to be hampered by excessive
prices Of raw materials and fuel, even
food control will not safeguard the
well being of labor.
The government and the peoDIe
must sense the vital fact that none
of our national problems are simple,
and those 10 see in the national
crisis onlJ an era of proitcerine
must have it hammered into their
heads that war is not in reality an
occasion for anything but an exhibi
ton of The highest devotion >aad q
spirit of sacrifice that holds The
preservation of liberty as d .cau-a
above and beyond ali other ocnsil-
erations.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

The formation Of great federal
corporation to take over the wheat
supply of the country is a movement
in the right direction. The greatest
curse to the man limited means in
the present hour Of national stress
Is that inflicted by the food spec
ulator and proftier. The price Of
necessities must be reduced to the
normal again, and the government is
going at the situation in the right
spirit.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

The News cordially welcomes home
those young officers from Fort Nc
Pherson who bring with them the
insignia of honor on their strong
young shoulders They have done
we'll their part in the first crucial
test and they will emulate that &C
complishment when duty calls them
to the sterner cxactions of the war
game They are a credit to their
city and to their forebears.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

The scarlet woman has arisen
again to become a stumbling block
in the way Of the United states army
and strict regulations have been is
sued by the war department to do
away with them in cities where can
tonments have been located The
modern Magdalenes are suffering q
worse fate than was the case in The
old Biblical days.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

events which preluded the terrific
slaughter And his statements will
stand as truth and be accepted as
such by the impartial historians of
the great conflict.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

Those Canadians have made great
record at Lens where their charge
was really a dashing one and was
full of that old time valor character
istic of hand-to-hand lighting
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

Those peace proposals OF the pope,
while made in the most perfect spirit
Of sincerity by the pontif, did not
stir even the surface Of the waters
with the allies. In The council or the
concert Of notions in this world, Gerl
many has reached that renrehcnsible
point where she is not believed on
oath,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

Congressman Helm, Of Alabama,
paid his respects tc Senator Hard
wick in the house the other day The
Georgia senator ought to get his bear
ings in the course OF time
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

After considerable bluffing about
it, the new Russian government has
finally exiled Nicholas in Siberia
Thus, indeed do chickens come home
to roost
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

just why Uncle Sam does not curb
those silly women with their suffrage
picketing in Washington Is not clear
to us. They are melting the weak
minded with their Kaiser Wilson"
banners, and it seems to us that they
have just about gone the limit.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

Let us hope that Herbert Hoover
will soon return that time honored
fiye-cent Loaf.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

That was a great demonstration
accorded the American troops in Lon
don the other day The cabinet ad-
journed for the event. and thousands
OF English people cheered the Amer
lean boys who have crossed the seas
to fight to make the world Tor for
democracy.,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

The legislature which closed its
session night before last has not
been without credit by any means. 1t
has enacted some really constructive
legislation, as will be observed by
a brief resume Of the important bills
passed, published elsewhere in the
News this morning.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

So our OLD friend, the Deutschland,
has turned mp again With the full war
paint on 1t will be recalled that
many Americans protested that size
was war ship when she made her
former calls to this country.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

Another bunch that is fairly itch
ing to feel the strong hand OF the
United States is the I. w. w.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

Tom Watson is getting a little dose
of what is coming to him. The gov
eminent has denied him the mailing
privileges and he is now seeking an
Injunction from Judge Speer against
the postmaster at Thomson. IN his
case, the worst is yet to come.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
Glynn County.
City of Brunswick.
United States Court, Southern Dis
srIct of Georgia. for ten counties
The News is 4 member OF the AS
sociated Press.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-17

TELEPHONE.
Business Office. Editorial Room. 1873 |
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17

the whole matter in the short space of
time available for that purpose.
If we are going to let one man make
our laws, then we ma as we'll abolish
the senate and house of representa-
tlves and eliminate the veto power OF
the governor, and let the supreme court
select commissioner on revision to
make all our laws for US, or at least to
change the laws to suit himself or
somebody else. 1t does not make any
difference whether the change is for
the better or for the worse, or-whether
the proposed change is something we
want individually or do not want as
individuals. That is not the way to
do business. Our lawmaking should all
be above board and fair and square.
The state constitution has provided
that our laws shall be submitted to two
different lawmaking bodies in success
sion, and after the measure passes both
houses of the legislature it shall 90 to
the governor for his official sanction.
Any scheme which lets one man slip
through some change in the intent of
the law without direct attention to
4 the proposed change and thorough dis
/ cusslon by lawmakers is manifestly di-
rectly opposed to the spirit of the con
stitution, if not the actual letter of
our organic law
We repeat that disclosures thus far
made demonstrate absolutely that this
! Legislature needs to scrutinize care
fully every section of the revised pub
lie statutes Of Vermont submitted by
Mr.. Darling no matter how long il
takes. If he has changed the intent OF
the laws, as stated thus far, here is NJ
reason why he may not have changed
the intent Of many other far-reachinl
measures. unbeknownst If this il
not feasible, then Mr. Darling should
be required to state under oath wha
changes he has made in the intent o
the public statutes of Vermont so on
lawmakers can deal with all chang
specifically.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17

For these reasons. and because of
the importance of this central idea.
the Legislature may wisely give due
consideration to the recommendations
OF the governor. There are lawyers in
both senate and house. There are
farmers in both branches-plenty of
them. There are men who are neither
lawyers nor farmers, but who have
business sense and can, III common with
these others mentioned, analyze thought
fully the purpose involved in the gu
bernatorial plan and then support it
or reject it, as the interests Of the pub
lie appear to demand. Governor Ora
ham can certainly not be accused of
sprlnging his plan upon the lawmakers
at short notice; and there would seem
to be time for this important question
of the reorganization of the courts to
be handled and settled without pref
udice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
RFORMER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1911

taken up by various attempts to ''put
over prohibition in one form OF an
other. First it was the Hunt bill pro
viding for a fivc-mile dry belt around
institutions of learning receiving mon
CIV from the state And now it is the
so-caled Morse bill, fool proposition
calling for an automatic referendum on
prohibition annually. Neither of these
measures should receive favorable con
sideration by the legislature. The
former is directly contrary to the spir-
it Of the vote of last March, and is ev-
identity the product of a mind which
views Burlington as a part of the
University OF Vermont instead of the
University of Vermont as a part Of
Burlington. The latter seeks to precip-
itate every year statewide agitation
on the liquor question, not along the
lines of educating public sentiment
but III Il way to widen continually the
gap between those who disagree only
on the better method of controlling an
acknowledged evil. The Reformer wish
cs that some prohibition believer Will
due respect for the wishes of the ma
jority-and there are many such people
would tell the legislature plainly thai
! il viii best serve its constituents by
refusing to squander their money con
sidering legislation Of the aforemen
/ toned variety.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
John Titcomb.
(Swanton Courier.


In the course of human events II
has become necessary for John w. Tit
comb, fish and gam commissioner, to
90 TO other fields Of usefulness as
Vermont cannot afford more than his
board and keep. He didn't have
10 seek for a Job as several live states
have been after him for wears with
very generous financial offers. 1t is
understood that h goes to the Empire
state as soon as he picks up his
things
It is no flatterv TO Mr.. Titcomh. nor
IS Ii newspaper g hot air to say that
he is the best all around fish and game
expert in the country and is known as
such among the able authorities in the
United States whose work is given to
protecting wild life and conserving fish
and game.
His life work has been along these
| lines and his several years experience
AZ second in authority in the United
States bureau of fisheries, Washington
was post graduate service of the high
/ est Importance as il was executiv as
/ well a. technical training. Coupled
/ with this his decided taste in this field
! of endeavor and his early experience
/ as fish commissioner in this state made
\ him peculiarly valuable man for Yer.
mont
In charge OF Specdwell Farms, at
1 Lyndonville. at 2 salary considerably
NOR than his board and keep hc
was able to serve as fish and game
commissioner for nominal pay for the
/ reason that the Hon. Theodore y. Val
generously allowed Mr. Titcomb to de
vote the necessary time to the fish anC
game interests of Vermont. for by 81
doing he knew he was furthering thu
interests of the state in very ma
Z arial wav. With the changed condi
tions at Speedwell Farms Mr.. Titcoml
was NJ against = board and keep
from Vermont only and when he sough
the proper compensation there wa
nothing doing along the Onion s
, h. is going where grub. clothes and
chance to school his children will b
assured
Mr. Titcomb s activities in the in
terest Of conserving fish and game i
{ Vermont have not suited all interests
| no doubt, but he is sincere in all he ha
{ undertaken and the beneficial result
| are Very apparent He has eliminate
| graft, enlisted an efficient staff o
, county and deputy wardens throughou
) the state, and run the receipts up b
the simple method of nominal fishin
and hunting licenses, to fortv-seve
thousand dollars year
And still when something bette
G than "board and keep is asked fC
Vermont cannot afford IT.
i Huh
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17

The SNOWFALL did burst. And what
should scame. rolling out Of it but Billie
Brownie.
"'Well, of all the things said Peter
Gnome. To think that | should take
hold of the SNOWFALL you We're hid
ing in
"'And are the other Brownies in the
other snowballs?
"'Look and see said Billie Brownie
laughing.
1T seemed strange TO me that you
had made so many of these great bic
snowballs but now l see that every
one of the Brownies is hiding that
way. DID you hear us talking? AnC
Peter Gnome went on chatting about
their surprise in not finding the Brown.
les around. and then the still greater
surprise when Billie Brownie fell GU,
of one of the snowballS.
"Of course Billie Brownie was de
lighted TO hear that their joke haC
been such a good one anG that they haC
really surprised the Elves and the
Gnomes 50 much
''And then the different Brownies
came out Of the different Snowballs.
We have to put them back again.
said Billie Brownie. of course They'll
not be as good and solid as they were
when they held US, but we're planning
TO use the snowballs as our picnic Ia
bles.'
"A fine plan, said Peter Gnome
They all set TO work putting the snow.
balls back together again, end they
were so large tllat six Brownies anG
Gnomes could sit around one and have
the goodies the Brownies had brought
for the picnic.
after the picnic was over Billie
Brownie suggested that they should
play tag around the snowballs, so until
N1r. Sun went to bed the party kept
up.
"And the Gnomes and the Elves
praised the Brownies for their brand
new sort of a party. For the little
J People of Fairyland, Elfland, Brownie
land and Gnomeland love surprises at
/ their parties, and the Brownies this
time had given such real one.
so the Brownies party was a great
| success. and it made the Gnomes and
Elves eager to get their thinking cap;
on so they could give surprises at their
parties.
And when the Fairies heard about
it. they said: The next party will be
in Fairyland; we've got surprise!''
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17

Those who heard the new commits
siuer of education speak here Thurs
day evening must have been impressed
by his thorough knowledge Of the needs
Of Vermont s schools and his belief
in the soundncss of the educational
system now iii effect in this state. II
was distinctly encouraging TO learn
among other things that the new school
laws are working out so well in regard
20 transportation Of pupils, supervision,
and raising the standard of teachers.
II was also encouraging to know that
the present appropriation for state ed
vocational purposes is sufficient in the
opinion of the commissioner. who has
evidence in plenty to prove that Yer.
mont is no longer trailing in the rural
educational procession but occupies a
position well toward the front rank
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
DADDY'S EVENlNG
klEAIR TALE 81
BROWNIES SURPRISE.
b. MARY GRAHAM BONNER

THE Brownies said Daddy, ''in
vited the Gnomes and the Elves to a
Winters picnic one day. The Fairies
could not come, as they We're busy
taking around messages for the Fairy
Queen to the Children.
so the Brownies told them that
they would have another Winters pic
mic especially for them, which greatly
pleased the Fairies.
Now when the Gnomes and Elves
arrived at the place the Brownies had
said would be the spot for the Winters
picnic the Brownies were nowhere to
be seen.
"'Could we have mistaken the
place? said Peter Gnome.
".No, this is just where they said
the picnic was to take place
DO you suppose we made u mis-
take in the hour?' one of the Elves sug-
gested.
1--WE couldn't all have made the
same mistake, / don't believe said
Peter Gnome.
That's true said the Elf who had
spoken before. But what can the
trouble be-?
Maybe they're planning some spe-
cial treat. and they have taken longer
about it than they thought
"That's an excellent suggestion.
said the Elf
"'Oh, look' said Peter Gnome
Here are great, enormous snowballs
! all ready ror some sort of game
"'They're certainly too big for {
SNOWFALL fight said the Elves.
Yes laughed all the Gnomes, f
would take about ten of US to lift on
! of them
Let's see just how heavy one O
| the snowballs is said the Elves.
"'All right agreed the Gnomes.
/ They started to move the snow
/ ball. 1t was very heavy.
| 1T seems to me-, said Peter Gnome
that | feel something moving in thi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
Court REORGANIZATION.


The courts and Governor Graham 3
inclination to effect reorganization of
the Judiciary department are getting
some attention these days at the hands
of the legislature, as well as at the
hands of the Bar association.
This question, like almost evary 9th
or. has two sides 10 il. and It does not
hurt the public to hear both sides Of
any question that touches the welfare
of the commonwealth So on another
page of this issue of The Tribune will
be found expressions Of opinion as TO
the proposed reorganization of the
courts-expressions of the views of two
prominent jurists.
The use of the word "cheapen at
the outset of ex-Chief Justice Rowell s
letter appears a bit unfortunate, since
it may prove misleading and convey .
wrong impression as to what Governor
Graham is after when he recommends
reorganization. 1t is not for the ordi-
nary layman, who is not UP III legal
Jurisprudence, to venture discussion
of this particular matter with Judges
on the bench or other members of the
bar But the thing which the people
generally have in mind, and around
which clusters all the interest the may
have i'll the proposed reorganization
is the central idea of Governor Ora
ham S plan-to "eheapen = the admin
istration of law in the sense of de
creased cost to the state and to the
litigant, to eliminate useless and ex
| pensive delays, and TO reduce judicia
activity to the lowest possible terms
consistent with the dealing out of jus
| tice to all concerned. Governor Graham
i a member Of the legal fraternity
He has also, as state auditor for many
wears, been in close touch with The
financial details of the judiciary
branch. He is, to quote from another
eminent Jurist who has also expressed
himself as not in sympathy with TIN
Governor S plan, "a sincere man an,
believes in whatever be advocates. ,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
THE Fl AIR PIN
Liam
and sealing waX Of cabbaSes- g kings

One of the cruelcst things ever said
about the American husband is that
he prefers his lodge to his home. This
is used as an argument against the
holy state Of wedlock and actually
prevents a number Of marriages which
would have been 80 per cent self sup
porting from the start.
Nothing III the world can ever take
the place Of nice home which IS all
paid for and filed with sunshine and
iEstallment-pl furniture. Yet man IS
a proud being and loves to be on pa
radc. and as a rule lie is too well known
ut home to cause any excitement. But
he can 90 to the lodge and don blue
llimono and tin helmet and intimi
date some wohble-legged candidate who
paid SO to get in and would give $3.50
to get out Thousands of husbands who
are too exhausted to 60 down the cellar
and bring up a hod of coal for the
kitchen range become SO invigorated
by the sight of lodge uniform that
they Will put one on and march around
the hall until two clock IN the morn
ing and never utter q whimper.
TDrntaoSoI hxz Tho