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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
WILL DRAIN MANY
ACRES IN GLYNN
COUNTY AGENT j. L. DUNN WORK
ING iN COOPERATION WITH
U. S. ENGINEER.

County Agricultural Aagen J. L.
Dunn has been a very busy man for
the past few days judging from the
reports of the many things that he
has been doing for, the advancement
OF the agricultural interest of Glynn
County He is at present very much
interested i'll the draining of many
acres of land in the county which
will produce the finest crops in the
world once they are properly drained
To this end he had with him U. S. En-
gineer ]. V. Phillips, of the State Col
lege of Agriculture and the United
States Department of Agriculture, sur
veying and looking over valuable land
that can be reclaimed. The engineer
looked over the farm of o. c. Durham
at Hayner, and found that something
like 300 acres could be reclaimed and
put under cultivation Work on
draining this land will start next fall
The engineer also made a survey
of the large farm of the Monmouth
Seed Company at Hunters Siding and
work will start immediately upon
draining 1 800 acres of their land The
Monmouth Seed Company is new
farming enterprise that will grow to-
matoes on a large scale. The company
will plant at least 500 acres in toma-
toes this year. They now have many
millions of plants almost ready to put
out
! Mr.. Dunn has also been experiment
ing with blasting and had had with
) him in trial demonstrations GUY c.
, Means Of the Dupont Powder Com
pany. Demonstrations were held on
the farms of r. A Livingston and U.
c. Durham, and he states that the
/ experiments were a success in every
I way
of the State College of Agricultu,>
, and the L. S. Department of Agricul
ture was in the CITY with Mr.. Dunn
+. and they outlined and went over MANY
important plantsdiseases. Much good
, viii result from this conference
! Mr. Dunn stated to a News repre-
sentative last night that many Glynn
| County farmers were willing to an
swer the call of the Government to
grow more pork and as an evidence
he stated that one farmer was in the
market for 100 hogs at once. and was
willing TO paw q good price for them
| Mr.. Dunn states that many gardens
Mare being planted this year and that
| he expects Glynn County to produce
more than double the food crop Of
| any previous year.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
Sergeant Berne Marshall VIII
Speak on the Waf at the
City Hall.
VETERAN OF VERDUN
viii Tell Brunswickians How il
Feels tc Go Up Under a Hell
Of Artillery Fire and of What
Americans Are UP Against.

Telegraphic information was re
Ceived in the city last night that Ser
geant Berne Marshall, former Iowa
editor and veteran OF the fr1rt line
trenches in France, would speak in
Brunswick tonight at the City Hal at
1:30 O'Clock. Sergeant Marshall is
now on a tour in the interest OF the
sale Of Thrift Stamps unaeH" the di
rection OF the United States Treas
ary Department.
Sergeant Marshall who served i'll
the French ambulance corps and i'll
the French army then enlisted As
an American private. and is on leave
from military service to make this
tour He will tell how it feels to be
under a hell of artillery fire like the
Germans poured on the Verdun front.
"rhey shall not pass" said the French
at Verdun, and the Germans did not
pass, although they flung 100000 men
against the fortress and let lose upon
it the most stupendous concentration
OF artillery fire Nthe world has ever
seen. Waterloo vas one days Skin
mish compared with Werdun. Ser
geant Marshall will tell his hearers
tonight why they did not pass; tel
them something of that sublime NOR.
ale of the French fighting man that
will remain through all the ages the
glory and the wonder OF mankind; tell
them something of what American
boys are going against when they
enter the trenches and will tell them
something of the issues of the war
that forced America into it.
Sergeant Marshall speaks here in
the interest of the Thrift Stamp cam.
paign and it is said that he is one OF
the most interesting speakers that
has yet toured the South. There will
be no charge for admission and those
who wish to hear a man who has been
, up under the fire OF the Germans
veteran of Verdun besides other bat
ties that have been fought for the free
dom of the world should attend tho
lecture tonight at the City Hall. He
will perhaps have one Of the largest
audiences of any speaker of recent
times in Bruins wick-in fact he is
the first veteran of the war to speak
here and every one is anxious to heal
him.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
Everything From Aiken Docks
to A., B. and A. Terminals
Goes Under Strict Guard.
MUST HAVE PASS TO VISIT
Some Parts of Water Front to
Be Under Civil Guard with rs
Strict Rules as the Military.
Mayor Has Charge Of Passes.

Bruins wicks entire waterfront will
civilian guard and it will be imD0s-
sible for anyone to visit any part Of
the water front from Aiken Docks to
the A. B. and A. Terminals without
the proper pass from the Government.
Lieutenant Anderson and Mayor j.
Hunter Hopkins have charge OF the
patroling of the water front and OF
the issuing Of passes. The yards and
docks not al present under guard
viii perhaps re before the end of the
present weak The docks and wards
not under military guard will be
placed under civil guard and the civil
guard will be Just as strict and have
he same authority as the present mil
itary guard. 1t is perhaps useless to
say that all guards will have orders
and authority To shoot to kill any ore
caught trying TO visit the waterfront
without a pass. OF course the guard
first haults you and il you can p.o-
duce a pass then you can proceed,
and if you have no pass he politely
tellS YOU that you cannot WISH tle
|. Sater front. knd it certainly would
IN, the better part of judgment for
~ to obey the guards order.
( Everyone who expects to have bust
ness on the waterfront should make
application for a pass to Mayor },
Hunter Hopkins at the earliest pos
sible time. All persons are required
to have passes except the colored dock
hands and their foreman must vouch
for them. 1t is also necessary for
you to furnish the mayor with three
photographs of yourself when YOU
/ make application for the pass. After
the remaining portion of the water
front is placed under guard, remem-
Der that no one can visit any part
without a pass.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
THE OGLETHORPE
Open TO PUBLIC
MANY GUESTS Pc GISTERED AT
HOTEL YESTERDAY AND WE'RE
ALL WELL PLEASED.

The Olgethprpe Hotel opened under
the management of Mess"i Miller
Bitch and Miller yesterday morning
The hotel office is. pGl.ef the direct
management of Wal+a or Miller, with
able assistants. A 'argc force OF
help is ar H.ork finisl,in., up the re
modelling If the building such as
painting. decorating. cue. The lnine
room will not he opened until .eviery-
thing is thoroughly gone over. New
furniture, linen and silver will be
used. The kitchen. also, will be com
pletely refurnished AS soon as the
repairs are completed the dining room
will be opened under the eara of the
best, caterer possible to secure The
proprietors will take special pride in
the upkeep and cleanliness of This de-
partment of the hotel
Travelling men who have long been
accustomed to stopping ut the Ogle-
thorpe thronged the building yesteT-
terday and last night. The present
proprietors will install everything that
SoCo " ilphC an up-tC-NatS lobCi u
is probable that this hotel will house
several summer tourists since the
burning of the New Hotel st. Simon,
however, the present managers have
not fully decided whether to advertise
for summer guests or not
Many guests registered at the no
tel yesterday, and all expressed them
selves as being pleased with the nef'
! management.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
UNCLE OF w. A. LEAMAN
KILLED IN r. r. ACCIDENT

M. A. Leaman, a travelling sales
man of Greenville. s. c.. was killed
in the wreck of Southern trains Nos
~ and is at Frosts, S. c.. near Co
lumbia, Monday afternoon. Mr.. Lea
man was an uncle of W A. Leaman.
a well-known young man here who Is
connected with the Glynn Motor Com
pany Details of the accident were
printed in the Associated Press dis
patches in The News Tuesday morn
ing. Owning to the fact that Mr.. Lea
man did not receive a message an
nouncing his uncle's death until yes
terday afternoon and that the funerai
will be held this morning he was un-
able to attend.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
MANY THOUSANDS
WERE SPENT BY.
|. & \. RAILROAD
More Than SlO0.G00 Spent for
Political Purposes, Says
Milton II. Smith.
HUGE SUM SPENT IN 1915
There VIII Be no More Cause
FOR Contributions From the
Railroad Because It's Against
Public Opinion of Today.
HUGE SUN SPENT IN 1915

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-In a de-
position of Milton f. Smith, president
of the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road which was made public by he
Interstate Commerce Commission
here today, it is shown that a total
expenditure of mere than hundred
thousand dollars was made by the
railroad in the Southern States be
tore the year 1915 for political pur-
poses. President Smith declared
that there will be no more cause for
complaint for such contributions from
the railroads from NOW on as it is
contrary to the public opinion Of to.
dag.
In one item alone it was shown tils'
many Legislators received as much as
$4,000 worth Of railroad passes in q
single year,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
WASHINGTON NOT
IMPRESSED NOW
OFFICIALS DO NOT EVEN COM
MENT ON CHANCElL0R'S
SPEECH

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Chancel-
lor van Hertling's treatment OF Pres
ident Wilson'S four fundamental prin-
ciples for peace basis in an address
before the Reichstag yesterday is Of
ficially regarded here as ironical and
a design for a very different end than
the advancement of peace.
There was said to be no formal
comment here upon the contents OF
Chancellor Won Hertling's speech be-
fore the Reichstag in which he said
that he agreed with the four princi-
pies in President Wilson's speech de-
livered some time ago before join
session of the House and Senate.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
NEGRO SOLDIERS
IN GUARD HOUSE
26 TO BE TRIED FOR RIoTlNG IN
IN MESS HALL AT CAMP
PIKE, ARK.

8 LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. 20
.Twenty-six negro soldiers of the en-
guardhouse tonight at Camp Pike
awaiting court-martial as the result of
a riot In the mess hall at the camp
today. One white on-commissioned
officer sustained slight scalp wound
in the rioting The negroes will be
tried at an early date and will prob
ably receive long prison terms as a
result of their conduct
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
bRANDE|S IS THE
CHOICE OF LABOR
SAID THAT HE WILL REPRESENT
LABOR AT COMING CONFER
ENCE IN WASHINGTON.

WA SHiNGTON, Feb 26.--lt was
stated here tonight that Associate Ju@-
tice Brandeis, of the Supreme Court,
would likely be selected as one Of la
boris representatives for the coming
conference between spokesman for
capital and labor which will frame a
basis for national labor policy:
The employers representatives to-
day named former President William
Howard Taft as one of two men who
will serve for the general public in
the conferences. When the organi-
zation is comple1d daily conferences
will be held until a complete under
standing is reached between capital
and labor
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
FRANCIS TO LEAVE
PETROGRAD SOON
GERMAN ARMY WITHIN EIGHT
HOURS MARCH OF THE CITY
SAYS REPORT.
WA GHINGTAN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.--The
State Department has been advised
by Ambassador Francis that the in
vading army of Germany is only about
eight hours march from PetrOgrad
and is expected to take the city with
in a short time.
Ambassador Francis informed the
State Department that he was prepar
ing to leave the Russian capital with
his staff He also stated that the lap
anese and Chinese diplomats with
their staffs were preparing to leave
In the report he did not state 10 what
place he was going
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
NEW YORK DEBATES
ON PROHI QUESTION

ALBANY, N. Y. Feb. 2c.-For more
than five hours today men Of interna-
tional reputation argued for and
agaiprt the ratification by the New
York State Legislature of the FEEDER
al prohibition amendment. The op-
ponents of the ratification held that
the proposed Federal amendment is
unconstitutional and on that ground
thev bitterly opposed it. The resolu-
tien sponsors are equally as emphatic
in declaring that the provision is con
stitutional A vote on the amendment
will probably be taken tomorrow
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
OF SHIPYARD
TO ORGANIZE A BAND

The employees Of the American
Shipbuilding Company will meet on
Thursday night at 7:30 in the City
Hall for the purpose OF completnP
organization of a band. Every rnusi-
clan in the city is cordially invited
to be present and join the band. You
do not necessarily have to be en-
ployed at the American Shipbuilding
Company to belong to this band. II
is the purpose of the band to give
public concerts for the benefit of ev
eryone in the city and when it is well
organized Sunday afternoon concerts
will be held The name of the new
band will be "The .&erican Ship.
building Band If yof ~ musician
and interested in H. k.~Anfor Bruins
wick YOU are cordially i aressa e at,
tend the meeting at t1asd dS ~,
morrow night. i3d DAY VI
heTd and eli
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
FEDERAL CONTROL
FOR FERTILIZER
PRESIDENT SIGNED PROCLAMk-
TON YESTERDAY TAKING
OVER INDUSTRY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26--The Gov
ernment control of the fertilizer in
dustry was ordered by President
Woodrow Wilson in a proclamation is
sued today requiring all manufacture
ers and distributors of fertilizer to
obtain a license from the Secretary Of
Agriculture before March 20. The
high price and scarcity of fertilizer and
the desire of the President that all
food crops possible. be produced this
year is perhaps the motive for the talk
ing over by the Government OF this
great industry.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
STEAMER REPORTED
SUNK BY SUBMARINE

{ MADRID, Feb. ga Balboa dis
patch today says that the Spanish
steamer \Negurt has been torpedoed
and sunk by submarine. The crew
landed safely at Canary Islands.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
.S.T LOAD,
lynn corn
BF tiAYNER, SHIPS
TO FLORIDA
bINTs.

u Ece of the fact that
IAN produce enough
a vn use and some to
Hurham, a prominent
her, shipped the first
II Glynn County corn
~ from the county to
n last week.
'iaA only made one crop
3y, SNt is so well pleas
HesuA that he intends
/ much Sarger scale this
rs to be able to ship
rs of coyn and other
] farm products to other
course he will sell tc'
here is a demand. Glynn
best county ip the coun-
to farm, groM big crops
ney is the way Mr.. Dur
He is one of Glynn's
and the county as a
ratulating him upon be,
armer to ever ship a sol
home-raised corn out
tyo and even 10 another
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
lG CHASER \
E:POR1ED SAFE
1AFT HAD BEEN MISS
tbR MORE THAN A
MONTH.

ETON, Feb. 26.-The
at a European port of a
9bmarine chaser with a
aboard which had not
5from by either American
2val Officials in more than
$ announced by the Unit
a&vy Department tonight.
craft became separated
Tort during a terrific gale
in the Atlantic while
European port.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
CAMP WHEELER is
FREE OF THE MEASLES

MACON, Feb. 26.--For the first time
since early in November the officers
at Camp Wheeler tonight reported
that the camp was free from measles
There is not a single case in the hos
pitfalls, the report says,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
BOARD 75 REVIEW PROFITS.

WASHINGTON Feb. 26.-A board
OF excess profits reviewers will BE
created soon by Internal Revenue
Commissioner Roper, to make rulings
on sepcific questions involved in re
turns.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27
STEAMBOAT INSPECTORS
ARE IN THE CITY

Captains w G. Lee and E. B. Fit7
gerald steamboat inspectors, arrived
in the city yesterday to inspect ::
new schooner almost completed and
on the ways at the Brunswick Marine
Construction Company's plant on Bay
street The inspectors stated yester'
day that so far as they had inspected
the new schooner is one of the best
,ssa;t,,s sssa t.suA "A in any local yard. They
! ~ nt,i,G7nish their inspection to
teen m To allf for Savannah.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27

Il loss to the enc
4 Americans hold
fches northwest Of
/ the heavy fire Of
II, but they are an
with a spirited and
at is telling on the
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1918-02-27

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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-02
Big SPRING

Miss Bessie Richardson, who was
in an automobile wreck, Sept. H.,
returning from the State Fair, is still
at DR.. Foss's, Valley Station where
the accident happened
Those who are willing and ready
to help sew for the Red Cross call
at Mrs. J. II. Meador's and get some
work
Mesdames Mary Payne, Stephens
port and Addie Brown, Irvington,
attended the burial of their sister,
Mrs. Sallie Morris.
Rev and Mrs. f. p Deacon were
week end guests of friends at Custer.
Mrs. ]. H. Meador returned Tues
day from West Point after visit to
her daughter, Mrs. T. c. Williams.
Mrs. c. b. Witt and Miss Ruth
Witt have returned from Louisville.
Mrs. Sue Board after two months
visit to her sister, Mrs. Margaret
Talbot has returned to Louisville.
Rev f. p. Deacon left Tuesday for
Madisonvjlle to attend the annual
Conference. He expects to be NOV
ed. He has served this circuit
faithfully for the past four years.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-02
OF THE
WOMANS WORK
in FOURTH LOAN
Irvington Women Will Have
Charge Sales, Speakers
And Supplies.

lrington, Ky. Sept 30. (SpeciaD-
The following women have been APP
pointed directors of the Woman's
Committee for the Fourth Liberty
Loan in Breckenridge county Sept.
2s, to Oct. 49, All are Irvington
women with the exception of Miss
Katie Eskridge of Hardinsburg, who
is the Precinct Director; the others
are: Director of Sales, Miss Eva
Carrigan; Director of Speakers, Mrs.
N. J. Wathen; Director of Supplies,
Mrs John F. Vogel; Director Of
Publicity, Miss Angie Gibson.
The entire supply of posters, liter
ature and publicity material for the
Eighth Federal Reserve District has
been apportioned according to the
population. and the amount allotted
to each county has been sent direct
to the Publicity Director. This in
cludes a sufficient supply for the
Woman County Chairman or her
Publicity Chairman.
Definite instructions from the Pub
licity Division at headquarters have
been given to supply the Woman
Chairman with reasonable amount
of literature and publicity material
upon request. Call upon the local
Publicity Chairman OF the mems
committee for needed material. You
will receive direct supply of Wom-
ans Application Blanks, as we are to
use separate blank from the men.
Our blanks having perforated
salesman receipt attached for the
chairman's convenience in making up
reports.
Any inquiries concerning the wom-
ans work will receive an immediate
reply if addressed to
Mrs. X. B. Midlothian,
Irvington, KY.
Chairman of Fourth Liberty Loan
Committee of Breckenridge county.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-02
MATTINGLY

Mr. s. c. Frank had a horse to die
last week
The Molasses crop is short.
Cutting tobacco is all the go now
NJ. f. Hambleton has the boss to-
bacco crop at Mattingly.
Mr.. Alfred Blair sold his growing
crop of tobacco of six acres to Mr.
Owen Whitehouse for 5000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Meador and
children of Kansas, are visiting rela-
tives near Hardins school house.
Miss Hazel and Beulah Hawkins
entertained a number of the young
people at their home last Saturday
evening
Mr.. Joe Taul celebrated his DIST
birthday last Thursday with a family
reunion.
Mrs. Nancy Taul of Wynoka, Okla,
and sister, Mrs. Talitha Keenan, OF
Tar Fork attended the birthday din
ner of their brothers, Mr. Joe Taul
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gabe Shrewsbury of
McQuady were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Brickey last Sunday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-02
From S. M. Rowland.

S. M. Rowland of Breckenridge
county writes the following letter to
his sister, Miss Rose Rowland OF
Hardinsburg, Route No. 3. The
Breckenridge News was obliged to
omit some of the letter as it gave out
detailed information of the aircraft
and appurtenances used at Govern
ment aviation schools which is for
hidden to be published by the press
Priv Rowland entered the service
July %, his first training was receiv-
ed at Camp Taylor and thence to the
present camp where he is making
good in the Radio and Telephone
school
Camp Mcclellan, Sept 81, 1918
Dear sister and all the rest: This
leaves me feeling fine and dandy. Am
sending some of my photos; they are
little sideways, but | guess you can
tell they were aimed for me.
| received your letter and cake to-
day. The cake was the best thing
| have tasted since | left home. |
gave our battery cook a piece of it.
eve have a new battery cook and a
good one) and he said it was the best
cake he had tasted since he had been
in camp.
L am still in school, have learned
to send messages with the protector
and buzzer and two or three other
ways.
l have gotten entirely over the
measles and they didn't have any bad
effect on me. We, the telephone
men of the 25th Reg. have been doing
practical field work since last Thurs
day, we are building telephone lines
between the different Regiments,
different Batteries and Headquarters.
We do not have to work on Satur-
ady evening but five of us volunteered
to work this evening and tomorrow,
so they furnished us with horse and
saddle apiece and tonight our Lieu
tenant told us that we would be the
first to receive advancement in the
school,
| like the work fine and the officers
as well. They treat us as equals
and are careful that we do not do
too much work.
We want to get the whole system
of lines in working order by next
Tuesday, as the canoneers will have
their batteries planted and camouflag-
ed and be ready to go to firing on that
day.
There are three big aeroplanes at
work over the range.
Everything begins to look like
business down here now, but l be-
lieve | can come home if | make good
in school tho they are not giving fur
loughs to any one now.
Well | guess l had better quite
for this time. Love to all from,
Sam.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-02
Sgt. Ed Morrison at
Camp Mcclellan.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Morrison OF
1rvington, have been South to see
their son, Sgt. Edward Morrison
who has been transferred to Camp
Mcclellan, Ala, from Camp Taylor
Sgt. Morrison is a cook Sergeant and
evidently he must be an expert for
he has gained 30 pounds since donning
the kahki, and says he likes his job
fine. Sgt. Morrison has many
friends in this place and in Irvington
who will be pleased to hear of his
contentment with army life.