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. Mail Matter under Act of Congress, March 18, 1897
Official Organ of the City of Fitzgerald
EEROR GEIDERS .0 . s Bditor
Rates for display advertising furnished on application.
Local readers 10c per line for each insertion. No ad
taken for less than 30 centss. AMERICAN PRESS
ASSOCIATION, foreign Adv. Representatives,
WATSON’'S CHARGES GAINING MOMEN
TUM—That Senator Watson's charges made on
the floor of the Senate are receiving cooperation
by ex-service men throughout the country scems
indicated by his editorial writings in the Columbia
Sentnel from wheh we quote, so that if some of
our own ex-service men among our rcaders can
give Senator Watson additional information, may
realize that it would assist him in the fight he is
making for the rank and file of the Army. Sena
tor Watson says:
“In the first place, I am now in posession of more
photographs of gallows used in France, to hang
your sons on, while they were in the service to
maintain law and order, save civilization, give
seli-government to small peoples, make democracy
safe—and so on.
I have two photographs of the gallows at Baz
oilles, France; two of the gibbet at Is-urTille ; two
of the scaffold pictured in the New Jersey papers ;
one of the gallows at Gievres; and two of that us
ed to hang American soldiers on at still another
place. In addition, I am offered photographs of the
gibbet at St. Aignan.
Now read this letter written to me from the
Argonne Hotel, Boston, Mass, under date of Nov.
Gth, last:
“Sir, your charges that American soldiers were hanged
overseas without court martial are absolutely correct.___
I saw with my own eyes 4 negro soldiers hanged and
one white____
He adds— “Is-ur-Tille was one of the worst camps
known for debauchery and rape, Dijon was another place.
Here is another corroboration, signed and street num
ber given:
* Thave documentary evidence of two men hung with
out trial. Was witness, I scrved six years in the regular
army; will come at once.” That ex-soldier lives in
Michigan,
" Here is another written from Gayosa Hotel Memphis,
Tenn
“I can get you proof by 250 men of the brutality prac
ticed by Capt. Byers of the 352 Infantry, 88th Division,
Co, E,, where he treated his men like dogs.”
Then the writer who signs his name tells of an instance
where Byers left 30 men on the roadside, without medi
cal aid, and some of these privates sick with the flu and
dysentery, died there on the ground.”
Four ex-sergeants, writing from Erie, Penn_, make de
tailed charges against certain officers, naming them,
These charges are worse than any made by me, and are
unprintable,
The last charge is, the stealing of $4 235 belonging to
the men, and the squandering of army supplies upon wo
wen of ill-fame,
Now here is a letter from a daughter of a heart-broken
mother, living in Brooklyn, N, Y.:
Omitting the address to me and the work T am trying
to do for the mistreated privates I quote:
“I must relate our case to you, of our dear boy, Aug
ust C, Wolf, who was first class private with Veterinary
Hospital No, 2 ,Detachment A, who was shot to death
without a man’s chance and, as his comrades have sa.d,
it was cold-blood murder,
Mother says, she is thankful to God there is a man like
you left in the world to take up the case of our Silent
Ones.
The name of the mother follows that of the sister of
the murdered soldier—murdered by his officer,
Another letter will T hope, meet the eyes of some mem
bers of the 58th U, S. Engineers: in part, the letter says:
“In your investigation it would pay you to go over the
company rosters of the 58th U. S, Engincers and get in
touch with the boys of the ranks, the boys who really wou
the war, and I assure you that you will have results in
your searching investigation, as there was fully 2,000 boys
of this outfit who witnessed the wholesale hangings,
I am sure that the boys of the rank and many with
commissions are for you and pulling for you to Keep the
good work up.”
This comes from Tampa, Florida:
“Soldier hanged without trial by orders of Licutenant
Colonel Lawton 26th Infantry, U, S, A, First Division,
" Question Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Assistant Secretary
vy, a member of 26th Infantry, Ist Division at the time,
former commander of First Battalion,
(Signed) 150 t e s
Upon receipt of this telegram 1 wrote to Col, Roose
velt and telegraphed A, R. Lawton, Savannah, Ga., asking
whether he was the Lawton of the 26th Infantry, With
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Wfiifl
“Diein~
: WHAT’'S TEHE USE! |
4 = ‘—— It ain’t no usc to warn ‘em,
| % when they ain’t got time to read.
’ P If you tell ’em to be keerful, they
i hardly stop to heed, till at last
L, Y ‘snrr.m awful accident is laid up at
‘\’ g"o their door, an‘ of course they're
rgNalEns - gwiul sorry that they didn’t think
before___._
We watch our youngsters speedin’—yes, the lit
tle gals an’ boys, as they fool with roarin’ engines
like they used to do with toys,—drivin’ monsters
of destruction with a childish heart an’ hand, sim
ply dickerin’ with a demon that théir Pa’s don’t
understand____[t you warn 'em to be keerful, in the
aentlest sort of tone, they’ll impress you with the
idea, that they must be let alone____
We're gettin’ too servigrous in this devil-haunted
day, when human life’s regarded as too cheap to
throw awnay; we rate ourselves accordin’ to the
casoline we burn, til experiene serves a lesson
that a certain class may fearn____l wouldn’t asi:
a faver, or anything like that,—but clip this little
foolishmess an’ paste it in yer hat.
OVERCROWDED RETAIL FIELDS—A Con
sressional commission on agriculture is now mak
iLg an inquiry into the distributing machinery of
the country. One of the principal duties confided
to it, is to investigate the reason why retail prices
are as a whole so much higher than the prices re
ceived by farmers and manufacturers.
The commission has learned that 3,644,073 peo-
Sle are engaged in retail trade and wholesale trade.
There are for instance, one retail store and delica
tessen for cvery 73 families. 1"e chairman o. the
commission expresses the opinion that many lines
o retail *rade are overcrowded, and that this ov
ercrowding is partly responsible for the big in
crease in price which the consumer has to pay the
retailer over the wholesale figure.
One must me impressed in going through large
cities, to see miles and miles of small stores on
cach of many dfferent streets. What need is there
for all these little stores? Their distribution cost
i+ high, as they occupy high priced real estate, and
the great majority do not do business enough to
do it economically.
Many merchants complain that too many people
iry to make a living in their line. They say that
if there were more producers and fewer distribu
tors, goods would be sold at a lower price. Yet
competition is the life of trade, and if there is no
rivalry between distributors the public is not apt
to be well served. .
The solution of this problem is advertising.
"nerche the most enterprising «dealers can cicen
trate a large trade in their stores and secure a suf
ficient volume to do it at a low percentage of op
eration cost. Also by advertising they can draw
‘n trade from outside territory, and thus cut down
their operating charges still further. The more they
advertise, the more the trade comes ir. anl tic
more they (en reduce their cos s anl t'y:ir prices
sure that he will, and will reply like a gentleman,
From the office of the U. S, Attorney of New York,
comes a letter from Mr Wm Heyward,—answering one
of mine—
The District Attorney says that Licutenant Emmet S,
Cochran shot and killed private Edward Whitaker,
There was no trial of any sort before the murder of
this private, After the crime the Lieutenant went thru
the form of court-martial and was of course acquitted.
The defense was that the private was in the act of put
ting a cartridge in his carbine, to shoot the officer.
The private was dead, and it appears that some of the
witnesses at the mock trial were privates, who testified
that Whitaker had not menaced Cochran in any manner,
Col. Heyward immediately demanded that Cochran be
transferred to another regiment, and this demand was
complied with—facts which scem to show that the Col
onel considered this Lieutenant to be a cowardly murd
erer, Indeed the Colonel says— “It was most unfortunate
and regretable tragedy.”
I have received and am still receiving letters from all
over the country substantiating every charge made by
me—and adding others,
Sufficient evidence has been laid before you to con
vince you that the grounds upon which my charges were
made are firm and convincing,
You will have noticed that no use is being made in this
editorial of testimonials coming from Georgia: my reas
cens will readily occur to you,
[ ask you to carefully consider the statement helow
which comes from fearless iriend, C, J. Ramage, Saluda,
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Ridge Springs, S, C.. Nov, 11, 1921,
To whom these presents may concern:
1, James Albert Merritt, Jr., of the town of Ridge
Springs, South Carolina, Saluda County, where T was
Lorn and raised, held the position of Regimental Supply
Sergeant in the 318th Ficld Artillery, 81st Division, Amer
ican Expeditionary Forces in 1918, T was stationed at
Pierrefontaine, France, in August or September, 1918 at
which time and place an order was read in 318th Field
Artillery which was under the command of Cot. L <P
Robinson, in sum and substance that Regimental Com
nanders had been granted the authority to execute men
without trial and I heard Lieutenant Herron who came
trom near Pittsburgh, Pa_ go into a detail explanation
of the order and he stated that men would be executed
without trial in certain cases that were specified, T state
however that T have no personal knowledge of any men
SNrhaving heen executed noder this order. .
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1921
Fitzgerald Defeats
A. M. S. Scrubs
Game Played Here Friday Results In
Score of 10 to 7
The A. M, S. Scrubs from Tifton
met defeat when they piayed Fitzger
ald here Friday afternoon to the tune
of 10 to 7. The Farmers played a
good game but were outplayed by the
local team, The Fitzgerald boys
made a touchdown in the first few
minutes of play, Tifton made a touch
down by the use of an onside punt,
Fitz drop kicked in the last period.
The umpire was Waites, referee
Berrenhite, Teddy Justice head lines
man_ and Johnstone and Kent were
time-keepers,
10-12 Quarters
- Fitzgerald receives on the 40, Jus
tice makes right end run for 40 yds,
Warren makes a touchdown, Kicks
goal, Tifton receives on 35, Tifton
punts to 20. Fitzgerald punts to 30,
In the second period Tifton punts
to 50. Tifton’s ball on 40. Tifton
punts, the ball touches a Fitz man
but is covered on the 25 by Tifton,
Tifton tries place kick but falls short
and iFtz brings it back to the 15,
In the second half Tifton receives
on 10 and brings it back to 5, Tifton
punts to 40. Fitz fumbles and Tifton
covers on 35, Tifton punts onside
kick and crosses Fitz goal line for a
touchdown, Tifton kicks goal Fitz
receives on 20 and brings it back 10,
Fitz punts to 30, Tifton punts to 30
In the first part of the fourth per
iod Fitz drop kicks for 12 yards, Tif
ton receives on 10 and brings it back
10. Tifton punts to 30.
Tifton Fitzgerald
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Fleming replaces Rogers in last pe
riod. Flowers replaces Somners iin
same quarter, For Fitz Boney replac
es Beall, —H. G,
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A Fitzgerald Man
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Gives Evidence
His Testimony Will Interest Every
' Fitzgerald Reader
The value of local evidence is in
disputable. It is the kind of evidence
we accept as true because.we know
we can prove it ourselves. There has
been plenty of such evidence in the
Fitzgerald papers lately, and this
straightforward testimony has estab
lished a confidence in the minds of
Fitzgerald people that will not be cas
ily shaken.
S, M. Garett, section foreman, 605
Suwanee street, says: “My kidneys
were in jbad condition and I had
rheumatic pains in my limbs and
joints swelled and T \could hardly
keep going. I used an’s Kidney
Pills as directed and they helped me
wonderfully. They relieve§ the rheu
matic pains and other sy Iptons of
kidney complaint. I know Doan’s
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They are worthy of a trial By any
one having kidney trquble.”
60c, at all dealers. Foster-MiNourn
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Held In Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov. 6—A se
quel to the battle at sea on Nov, 7th,
for a cargo of liquor bound from Bi
mini to Savannah has been written
with the arrest of R, W. Baughn a
well known man in Savannah by fed
eral authorities on the charge of using
a deadly weapon in resisting officers
in the charge of their duty. Baughn
is an elderly man,
The warrant was sworn out by a
special prohibition inspector from
Washington, Baughn gave bond is the
sum of $5OOO for his apearance at a
preliminary hearing,
Baughn’s boat was attacked by the
federal officers who approached in an
other boat. In the firing which foll
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ANNOUNCEMENT !
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I wish to announce that on andlafter
December Ist, I will occupy the Bush build
ing, 117 East Pine Street.
This new place that I will occupy will
be equipped with\ every modern conven
ience, Tiled Floors, White]Enameled Chairs
and Woodwork, Modexn Baths, and will be
sofconstructed as to bé\the most sanitary
Barbershop in the city. :
It is my purpose at all times to keep
only the best barbers that ¢an be had
prompt, courteous and efficient. \
It will be our pleasure to serve .you at
our.new place.
Palace Barber Shop
E. H. CHAPLE, Prop.
was shot in the arm, It was neces
sary for him to be taken to a hospital
for treatment. Nestle says Baughn
i shet at him first as they came along
'\ldc He also says his little boat was
'fairly well peppered with shots and
he had some trouble getting back to
I]fiort,
{ It is understood Paughn’s defense
'will be that he wa- outside the three
| mile limit and he shot at the men at
tempting to board his boat because
they displayed nothing to indicate they
were federal officers, Onec side seems
to have thought robbers were after
them, while the other side claims it
has a right to board the boat of a liq
wor runner and that if forward by the
American government he resisted, he
violates the law.
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Mrs, F. M, Powers will be hostess
to the Bridge Club on Tuesday after
noon,
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Other Hours By Appointment
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