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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1918 THE TIPTON GAZETTE, T1FTON, GA. ZEbe Litton <Sa3ette PublUbed Weekly Entered at the Postoffice at Tifton, Georgia, mm Second Class Matter, Act of March 3, 1879 Ino. L. Herring . Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ■ Twelve Month* $1.50 Six Month* 75 Cent* Outside Third Cls** Parcel Post Zone, $2 * Year Payable in Advance. Official Organ City of Tifton and Tift County, Georgia- - i SATURDAY NIGHT SKETCHES. *-’" ' ■ The advance volume of Saturday Night Sketches is off the press. It is-fully up to the expectations of the author, as- to typographical arrangement, press-work, binding and finish. It is from the Gorham Press, bf Boston. Mhsjl The first edition of 1,000 volumes haS been shipped by freight. As soon as it arrives, the book will be on sale. This is an author’s au tograph edition, and the price Is $2.50. . The publication of the book -is the result or many hours' work, sandwiched in as best we could between the newspaper grind We hope its coming will be in a part at least ns gratify ing to those who remember Wiregrass Georgia in its early days as it is to the author. NO TIME TO SWAP HORSES. The most serious objection to the Chamber lain bill is that it would take the direction of preparation for war and the conduct thereof out of the hands of men who have had four years’ experience nt the head bf the various SATURDAY NIGHT. departments of the government and more than nine months’ experience in the work of equip ping and organizing our fighting forces. It would take from these men the conduct of the war and put it into the hands of civilians who have had no experience in such massive undertakings. The country would lose the training, perhaps in some cases dearly bought, that the men at the head of the government have won. and put in new and untried men who must in turn learn the work. The time neces sary for them to learn will be that much time lost, and we have no time to lose. Secretary..Baker. Secretary Daniels. Secre tary McAdoo and their associates admit that mistakes have been made, but mistakes in non-1 essentials. Each error brought its lesso n and there is no danger of its repetition The mem bers of Mr- Wilson’s cabinet would have been more than human had they made no mistakes; the members of the contemplated War Board would be more than human did they make none. Why should the nation at this time ex change trained men in their different lines of work for new and untrained men? Despite slight faults here and there, faults comparatively insignificant, the War and Navy departments have a record for accomplishment during the past- nine months that is their strongest and most incontrovertible testimonial The effort to change leaders comes after order had been brought out of whatever disorder existed and after the machinery- of these de partments, re-organized on a vast scale, had begun to work with comparative smoothness. The new blood and able -minds that its friends claim the Chamberlain bill would brin K into the direction of the war are at the service of the .government now. 'They were called into the Council of Defense nearly a year ago and called in such numbers that they have ■teen of little practical assistance- Leaders From is only a plain lettcY, much thumbed and -oiled, with "Soilder’s Letter" instead of a stamp on one corner; op anoti.er the censor’s eal, the writer's name at the upper left and the ddreas at the lower right; it brought its short message and after that is forever silent, but if it would and could speak, whet story it could tell! Written within sound of the guns that night and day growl their challenge to the foe across No Man’s Land; almost within reach of the .ccasional searching shell hunting human tar get: with time to write snatched between duties of camp and field? perhaps on a board r packing-case, or more probably on the riter’s lap; around, the somrades. perhaps talking of home or the latest camp distraction •ithin reach the writer's earthly all, for the soldier has no worldly goods except"those he can pack on his back After it is written and sealed, for a day per haps it lies on the officer’s desk, until time be had from his many and exacting duties to rrttd and pass as censor; to be read between the giving of orders, the -hurry and bustle of preparation, mayhap the planning and discus- ion of the coming battle; it waits with others among the soldier’s litter—arms, papers, tobac co maybe, until its time for criticism comes Then. read, it goes into the bag with manv others. to be throw-n on the truck bonnd to the nearest postoffice Started on its long journey, the route is a isy one. Before and behind, in steady pro- ■sitfon. are trucks returning empty, or am bulances from the front returning full—with heir nurses and physicians and the white- seed. drawn-featured patients: on the other tide of the road, in procession equally endless, truck behind, truck, loaded with supplies for boys in ramp; with ammunition for their <; with food fof the cannon that thunder ceaselessly. Grim processions, both, but a part of war in the making. At the station, into the queer IRtle box haped cat* it is loaded with miner' hundred companions.'all alike as two pea^in a pod but MR. BAKER'S CLEAN SHOWING. Secretary of War Baker’s frank, straight forward statement to the Senate Committee on iliigry affairs Monday will go far toward giv ing the public a correct understanding of the way those in charge have pushed the work of war preparation. At the beginning. Mr. Baker disarmed his critics with the assertion that he came to defend no mistakes or shortcomings, but to insist most emphatically that deficiencies here disclosed had been promptly remedied; that they were the exceptions rather than the rule, and that the very magnitude of Ameri ca’s undertaking made dej^ys and false starts likely. That there are thirty-two divisions or more than a million men in camp in this country- ready to take their places on the front in France as soon as it is decided they shall move is the best evidence that if mistakes have been made they -have not been productive of- any great delay, and that the machinery - of prepara tion as a whole has more than accompished the work expected; that we will have half a million* men in France early this year and that another half million are ready for call as soon room can be made at the camps here is fur ther proof of efficiency. When so muchl was said about the delay in ordering machine guns and providing rifles it evident that the most outspoken were dis appointed contractors or others whose views had not been adopted. That General Per shing wants to use the Lewis gun on aircraft and not in the army and that the men had been called into camp under the advice of General Wood and others of the War CounHl goes far toward Hearing these two points :»l issue. That the men were called out as rapid ly as the estimated production capacity of thi country would be able to care for them wa« only the dictates of common sense •pern- w s . ..isitU-raM. surprise when Sena ’.or Chamberlain and "th.-r critics endeavored American trpops v artillery. The stati ‘o<5H; that they hr Allies v <1 sutfici. t artillei what <vas t Slic'd i; ■ach with its different message to 1h^ anxiou.- hearts across three thousand milts oflsea and few very difficult hundreds of mil s W land. On the train with them is the ebjUule of trench and camp, invalided, relieved/sent back on special duty. At frequent stops, note the many trains as they hurry along on the op posite track, bound to the front, with company after company of men fresh from home, men eager for their first sight of the trenches or the foe: for their first baptism in the fin 1 of battle; every- car filled with .men; every window with its grinning face and hearty hail: men after men. until it sc&ns all the world is going to fight. All these the letter passes; silently hurrying on its mission. At the port it awaits the transport's return: the same ship that brought the men just passed on their way to the front, .'surrounding docks are piled high with provisions, with munitions, v ith arms, with barbed wire, with the thou sand necessities to keep the modern army - lit and active; the great storehouses of a nation umped to furnish them. Finally, with its companions now numbering thousands, it - is . gain trucked, this time acro.-s the Socks, and dumped into the hold of the ship homeward bound. • Then, out of the safeguarded harbor, piloted, through the mine fields, until the ship rises and falls upon the broad swell of the open sea- To emergency of the shipping DON’T BE MISLED BY EALSE. HOPES. ed their time and talents to the government and are still ready to serve, without compensa tion in any capacity where they can be used to advantage. If they are needed, they can be called in at any time. This without taking the direction and control of the war from the men . who have iied ir.cro experkw'** -than any men we have in our country today. We have never had a Congress without its investigations. They are noted as mediums for venting spleen and paying off political scores. The greater the emergency or the oc casion. the greater the hullaboo of investiga tion. That there should be inquiry into the . conduct of the war was inevitable; that the heads of the departments under fire should have made a showing so clean is surprising. A bill proposing some sort of reform was as inevitable as the fact that Congress is a body of meddling and inefficiency. Senator Cham berlain’s measure will give the enemies of the President and his cabinet an opportunity to aay their say Nan d cast their vote; to pose momentarily in tlie spot-light of publicity, then,. . to drop back-into the semi-obscurity from-^ which they only emerge to parade their own weakness. And alter the bill has cojpe to a vot^. the •work of war preparation ifod prosecution^ will go ahead as before, in theTianda of the . men most competent to handle it- Inveatigatona serve their own purposes, and one of these is to act as a spur to efficiency- “The business men of Atlanta have raised the $15,000 required to secure $25,000 from - Julius Rosenward of Chicago for the construe • Hon of a Young Men’s Christian^ association •building for Negroes. Now the white men of the .Georgia city have started to raise an addi tional $10,000 for furnishings- They could ike no better investment,” is the comment of e Springfield, Mass., Republican. rgrd lhat the .limited capa ie devoted to the transportation of men italnecessities, leaving the question of a lerv to be takenNtqre of later—presumably af ter enough men nhd been sent across to strenfthei the lines against the expected Ger man drive and after ample supplies had been tarried to meet their needs. Secretary Baker again emphasized this As a wide, the statement of the - Secretary should give the public a more comprehensive understanding of what our government is do- ing-to mrtta greqj emergency; an understand ing of the magnitude of thy task anil the rnestness .with which its accomplishment has ■fieen set about: of the work that has been done and the sincere efforts of our officials, to >perate tritk our Allies across the seas: and with this an understanding 'of some of the pet- y Taiilt-finding behind the politics of the day which would, for a temporary advantage to •elf. embarrass if it did not cripple the adminis tration in the prosecution of a work on which ironi sisfer ships ascends. Carefully the; tiieir way in sedate procession, while beside them, before them and in the rear dart, des troyers in swift*- r.r,d - vigilant guard, its tlfe mother hen hovers her brood when the ha' swoops. All lights are out when darkness comes: frgfther for nor .night da .officers-sisep. until the danger zone is passed; the passengers go with life-preservers buckled on. and every nerve on board is keyed to that ultimate pitch that the chance of instant death always brings. Perhaps the enemy wav eluded; perhaps he was sighted and beaten off; perhaps he sent at the ship his dread messengers of destruction that missed their mark; in either case at last the danger lay behind and ahead only the free nd open sea and at last the long docks of the hbme port. Then, ready and swift but appreciative hands sorted the thousands of messages and sped each on its \^ay. On .fast trains, oyer The American public will be spared disap pointment if, in hoping for the day when a- world peace will come, it bears in-mind tfie lines of a- railroad song very popular about twenty years ago: “Keep your hand upon the throttle And your eye upon the rail." In this case the throttle is war preparation and prosecution, shoved into the last notch of speed; the rail that straight line which runs* through the smoke and carnage of battle to the heights of victory. This war will be won when the Teuton hosts are beaten by the armies of America and her Allies; it will not be won by any outbreaks of unrest or revolution on the I art of the German people—-barring, of course; the unexpected and immwfiable- Reports that Germany is starving and her people in revolt make very attractive reading. The hope that some such uprising as broughf chaos to Russia will bring peace to the world is doubly delusive to those who have dear ones at the front or soon to go there. But there is little or nothing on which to base such a hope, and the great harm it does, if we are misled thereby, is to distract attention from the real making of war;*to delay preparation in the hope thar the end w-ill come before' our own men are needed. Beyond doubt, food and fuel are scarce in Germany and Austria. They nrescartt/with tin Allies, with the world to draw upon, they ar- evJn scarce in this producing counfity, v and the situation must be much worse in tfte isolated Centra! Empires. But we hare fron? authori tative and unquestioned sources—AmbiSw»dor Gerard and Gen. Kuhn, as examples—that Germany cannot he beaten by starvation. The Teutons have little, but they have been taught from childhood self-denial and ^ndurance and they can exh^-ad little. The people may be in want, hut tn* army will be- fed. Hope ot-a_revnlution is -equally chimerical With all his faults, the great mass of thy Ger man people believe the Kaiser is right "and. that he is leading Germany in a war of self-deft- Prussiunism has taught tfiem this until; it is inbred in their nature- Even the Socialist} in emergency have been .loyal to the govern ment in word and -deed. The great business interests know that Germany is impoverished^ it less by winning she can collect a stupendoui ar indemnity. Therefore, they will endure anything, make any sacrifice, to go another! f by so doing victory can be won. Last, but greatest of all. Prussianism is firmly in thi; saddle. It has ruled long and with an iron hand; it is 'a military hierarchy; the German people are docile, submissive and easily led. There is little probability of an uprising/ of strength, and little possibility of success/ for one There have been sporadic flare-ups and occasional inurmurings. but they were prompt ly suppressed * The German people wan p.-arc—so do all the countries at war. but then is no prosport of. their overthrowing their |government to secure it now. What may hap , pen if the great offensive fails next spring am the ericir.y sets foot on German soil is-tirndhe !story altogether. I Austria is a composite empire of many peo- ^5oriel A fertilizer especially a the production e PEANUTS Peanut* require , acid and lime. BoneVal brand phosphate snppbes $ 1 high percentage of both. Wot* /or pri-iea and HlfiulB* DOWNING PHOSPHATE CO. 4 OfOo. Wuniwtck.Ca. h Half Your Living Without Money Cost Wc arc all at a danger point. On. til* use of aood common »en»e In our 1918 farm anil garden operationa de pends prosperity or our “going broke.. Even at present High price* no oso aan plant pit or nearly all rouoa.tty food and grain al present price* frxn supply merchant on credit and matt-4L money, food and grain is higher®. JM proportion than are present coup ™ prices. It's a time a birr e alt other* ft eafe; to prodneo all possible 1 grain and 'orasc supplies on your acres: to cut down tlie store bln. A good piece of garden groatt. V rightly planted, rightly tende4 «»*-» kept planted the year round, can W r made to pay nearly half your Urlng. It J will save you more money than pt 1 made on the t-cst three g^ree cfootma j you ever grew! “*' Hastings’ ISIS S-eed Boolf about the right kind of a mm Ing garden and the vegetabio In It It tells about the farm < well and shows you the etear ri real and regular farm prosperity^ Free. Send for It today tp I HASTINGS CO, Atlanta, f the fate nf the nation—even the freedom of-piles. Since the first year of the • war there he civilized peoples of the world—depends, jhave been uprisings and demands for peace. In keepir- with Mr Baker’s candor and I Also. Austria has suffered much more than self-effacement was his sense of duty to *K« j Germany. and-would doubtless be glad to make men who are bearing the brunt of the work of j peace at any price. But Austria h*s been re- preparation and his tribute to "the officers and jduccd to a German vassal; her armies have ivilians. laboring with devotion, sacrifice arid j German offleersjind she is fedjind financed _ __ zeal who are spending many sleepness nights-by Germany right and left, before, and -Whfod- -wm**!*®-**"* this army -np-tu its greatest efficiency jAnst: isisieY strips ascends. Carefully they make and supceta." But personality is sunk in desire .self .... • Since the first year of the war there has been DR. A. G- FORT EYE. EAR. NOSE and TStU Cor. 2nd- Street and Lot* Atm Office Phone 257 Reside Tifton, Georgia. Therefore, what Germany does should for general good. as. "If any . figure in tomorrow'snasualtics-Jt wnitid Ue aginuich talk of German shortage of munition nothmjrSreSW* thf'obietf We nil seek" > tials and f 1 supplies, and since ffiT Hiving thus cleared the atmosphere Mr. h been said tha Germany would be driven to Baker can-go ahead with his work; the nation j make Tit-ace by starvation- But she has ted will attend To hi* critios. . •Brigiwm*, i France, Poland. Rumania and even Servia each contributed their portion. Now she is obtain ing supplies from Southern Russia although the Russians cannot themselves get them to wide rivers, thogogh mountains, aerpss brfoad plains they humied. until at last the uhiniate goal waa. reached; even the distributing < lerk iffice smiling understandi ngly he dropped into the family box- From the pilel of letters of no consequence now. it peeped; -a smile of joy lighted th® face of. the one who saw it—eagerly it was seized, opened, and read aloud that all might' share in what it brought Then, over telephone or by word of mouth the good new# spread, of the tidings brought Through many dangers; through stirring scenes; from amidst history in the making, you came, the letter from “Over There.” Many things you have seen that we will never see. but for what you have passed through and for what you brought, we love you much, you soiled, rumpled 1 and travel-stained letter from “Somewhere in France." THE FARMER AND THE INCOME TAX. The unmarried farmer who made more than $1,000 last yeat and the married one who made more than $2,000 will be called on "to pay an income tax just like other folks. The announcement is made by the Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia that 100,000 blank forme f&r the especial use of farmers in this state in making their income tax returns have been printed.* They will be distributed by . officers who wall Visit the various counties the state for the purpose of explaining the features of the new law.- One of these officers is coming to Tifton. February 1st and will main until the 9th. On these blanks each farmer required to make a return must set down every'item from which he derives an in come. including each crop and the rent of land, animals or machinery. Deductions will be allowed for interest, taxes, stock and supplies bought, wages paid, and items of a like nature. The blanks contain 107 questions and a sample ean be seen at the Gazette office. The idea that the farmer has an income is a new one, but with changed conditions and the high price for farm products quite a number of them made more than the excepted amount during the past year- Now is a good time for theril to begin to figure on receipts and ex penditures ani be ready for the tax man when he comes, In reading (he Washington news, remember that election time is coming, and don't get un duly wrought lap- PetrogTad for lack of transportation. Germany ia. deprived since we entered the war of the source from which she fed her army for more than a year, on supplies from this country bought by neutral nations and re- shipped to the Teutons. But she has ap parently enough to figjit on for another year. With the collapse of Russia, she is in much better shape than she was one year ago; there fore. less inclined to peace. So the sooner get rid of the idea Rhat the German people will revolt and bring peace this spring the sooner we can get down gfo the business in hand—thnt nf -winTring The ’wnT'by -beattngThc German armies in the field- That is the task to which this country has set itself and to which every resource must be bent. That is the task confronting the Sammies on th« firing line, and an united country must behind them PROFESISONAL CIRI DR. J. B. S. BLITCH. n*V e * special itndy of diseases of children and chro- r long standing diseaaea. DR. N. PETERSON 0*fics Over Brooks Phsrmaejr doers—10 to 11 ».m. 3 to 4 *a, -0<S*.--rW.»«o-33 • Residence 'Phone No. 1 4 JOHN A PETERSON OSes Dentist New Golden Building, Second Tifton, GoorgU DR. A. E. O’QUINN FIRST CLASS DENTAL WORK Iron and Bridge Work s Specialty Over Pink*ton’s Drug Store Tifton, Georgia FULWOOD A HARGRETT ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Golden Bldg. .t Tifton. Ga. R. C. ELLIS ^tornaj-At-Law- Special sttOTtion riven to c and Kittetri relating to haul t! Will practice ia all tka Court. Golden Bldg. Tifton. Cta. 1 The Ocilla Star urges the school children of Irwin to plant pecan trees on the school grounds, and calls the attention of the school authorities’ to the desirability of encouraging this work. Such trees in a few years will beau tify the grounds and before IjjRjfbe a source of income if properly cared for. The Chula school and number of ’other -«diools in Tift county have set out pecan trees and the result is satiirfactory in every way- DR. J. D. WILBANKS ' VETERINARIAN *» ; Offica at ToucWtoaa's StaUa Ot&ca Pkona 273—Ra.ida.aa U7 Ml aalU ratponda ' to dap «r llfkl Tifton, Gaorgia. 10 Year Firm & City Lmni, Wa have an unlimited an monay to loan on farm 1 city, property, in Ubersl^aa ■ 1-2 and 6 per cent ftra!* Can make loan* in any • and get them promptly. B. C. WILLIFORD, Att*y. , O’Neal u*d Me Lead BcOfeg •*OfHeae N41 Tift—. Ga, Pk—. lay.