Newspaper Page Text
TYEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1918.
THE> MfLLEDGEVILLE NEWS.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA
THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
ISSUED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PUBLISHED BY H. E. &. J. C. McAULIFFE, Owners.
——
Entered as mail matter of the second class at the
Milledgeville, Georgia, Postofflce.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One year $1.50 Four months 50c
Six months 75c Two months 25c
ALL PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
ADVERTISING RATES:
Display, run of paper, plate matter, 15c per Inch each
insertion.
Locals, oc a line, each insertion.
If display advertisements are to be set, a charge of
5 cents per inch is to be paid for composition,
and the same for all changes.
For position adjoining reading matter, add 10 per
cent, to run-of-paper rate.
For position at top of column and adjoining reading
matter or first following and alongside reading
matter, add 20 per cent, to run-of-paper rate.
No advertisement, except want ads, accepted for less
than $1. All want ads must he paid in advance.
H. £. AND J. C. McAULIFFE, Associate Editors.
H. E. McAULIFFE, Business Manager.
THE CHIEF QUESTION OF THE DAY.
For a year and a half the American people have been
confronted with one vital question that overshadows all
others combined, that of winning the war in which we are
engaged, in the most logical and quickest way.
We have necessarily been thrown into a conflict, against
our wishes, we take pride in saying, and we shall experi
ence no material difficulty in eventually setlling the ques
tions involved in our own way, though naturally we will
be forced to make some sacrifices. All of us are being
called upon to willingly endure certain burdens and the
performance of these demands will demonstrate the actual
spirit of each individual.
Next Saturday, September twenty-eighth, will mark the
beginning of the campaign cf the snle of bonds of the
Fourth Liberty Loan. This bond iss,'e will exceed either
of the three preceding issues, and the /turn of money to be
raised will be enormous.
It takes billions of dollars annually to carry on this
war in which we are taking part and the readiness of each
individual to shoulder his part of the pregrant in the con
flict will mean much in cutting down the period of shoulder
ing arms in order to maintain our rights and freedom. It
is by no means pleasant for us to be forced to undergo
such hardships ns we are called upon to nderge, but there
are just two ways left for us to go and we have reached
the decision long ago as to our route.
In being called upon to reinforce our urmies abroad
through the sales of Liberty Bends, let us bear in mind that
our attitude in regard to this particular measure will be
looked upon as indicative of the spirit we actrally possess.
We must go the limit in order to meet the demands of our
government, which guides our future destiny and upon
which we are depending for our safety and actual protec
tion against an inhuma and bloodthirsty nation.
Bnldwin countv will be expected to contribute a greater
sum to the Fourth Liberty Loan £ nd than we have hereto
fore been called upon to apptopriate, yet let us bear in
mind that this question is omy a matter cf unity in our
purpose to protect our own interests and no man should
hesitate to do his bit in behalf of this undertaking of our
nation. A Liberty Pond is the best insurance policy we can
buy at this particular time and o r nation stands behind
us t. the extent of assuring us of the return of our princi
pal investment, with Interest.
It should afford us a double satisfaction in coming to
the aid of our government by buying Liberty Bonds. First,
we are taking a part in what will be final accomplishment
of a task we necessarily have, to perform, a matter that
should create inspiration in the hearts and minds of every
MORE WATSONI8M.
The attorneys for Thomas E. Watson endeavored to
make it appear that their action in contesting the election
in the Tenth was instigated upon the “advice” of Attorney
General Cliff Walker, Albert Howell, J. J. Flynt and S. G.
McLendon.
It developed Thursday, however, that the gentlemen
referred to above refuted the statement that they gave
any such "advice’’; but they merely made a flat ruling, as
they had no jurisdiction in the matter, the subcommittee
being solely hn appelate body In such a case, and filing of
an original petition could not be made with that body.
It seems that the gentlemen of the subcommittee hasten
to make it distinctly clear that they have no affiliation
with the stigma of the Tenth, other than the necessary
official action in his case. As a matter of fact they brush
aside any appearance of connection with the “Sage of
McDuffie’’ as a person would flip p.way a red spider front
ones clothes.
THE LONGEST WAR.
From The Saturday Evening Post.
Instead of that short war which nearly everybody pre
dicted at the beginning of August, 1914, we have the long- I
est big war of modern times. Freni Lexington to York- (
town wAs six and a half years, but there were long Inter
vals of inactivity, and all the Revolutionary fighting would :
be only a skirmish nowadays. From Fort Sumter to Appo- j
inatox was a little less than four years, and it reduced one
of the belligerents to virtual exhaustion. The Seven Years’
War continued omy four years and two months of real
lighting. After the battle of Torgau both sides were so
nearly worn out that they could do little more than make
gestures at each other until they signed an armistice the
second year fallowing.
If four years took all tho fight out of Europe when the
greatest battles engaged only n hundred and fifty thousand
men on both sides, it is no wonder that those who saw the
belligerents throwing millions into the battle line at the
beginning of August, 1914, predicted that the war must ba
short. But after more than four years, with perhaps thirty
million casualties of all grades, and a hundred and fifty
billion dollars expended, exhaustion is still indefinitely in
the future.
Even such a jarring, ill-organized, impecunious, indus
trially backward state as Austria-Hungary can support
warfare on this enormously destructive and prolonged
scale. Ending a war among great powers by attrition
means impoverishing the world; and modern conditions
produce a sort of warfare in which, with anything like
equality between the belligerents to begin with, a military
decision is tremendously difficult. Any state under the
i onditions of 1914, can let loose a force that actually
threatens civilization.
This longest and most destructive war must be the last.
Civilization must find means of reasonably ins ring itself
against such a danger. This is npt a theory but a condi
tion. We say again that the League of Nations, hlreadv
half in being, should take on more definite and enduring
form. Steps to that end should be' taken now. i
WITH THE EDITORS.
Graphic.
Negro Sergeant—“When ah say ’’Bout face!' you place
df. tee oh yo' right fool six inches to de reah cf de liAel ob
yo' lef’ foot and jus’ ooze aroun’.”—Boston Transcript.
Watson's Utterances.
The Sage of McDuffie is r.ot through with it yet.
He will be running an independent race in the general
election next time we hear him. The next time he
hears from himself he will be in jail, if he repeats his
Irwinton effort a few times more.—Cordele Dispatch.
Watson camo dangerously near being arrested lor some
of his utterances in his campaign. If he goes on the stomp
as an independent he will throw discretion to the winds
and likely wind up his career in the Atlanta federal pris
on.—Savannah Press.
Supplement to Memoran- |
duum of Information Cen- i
tral Officers Training School*!
for Candidates For Commis
sions in the Infantry, Field
artillery and Machine Gun
Units. j
1. Applications of civilians for !
admission to the Central Officers
training Schools may now be re
ceived.
2. In addition to the three
schools for Infantry Training at
Camps Lee, Virginia; Gordon, Geor
gia, and Pike, Arkansas; schools
have been established at Camp Mc
Arthur, near Waco, Texas, and at
Camp Grant, near Rockford, III.
3. That part of the attached
memorandum of information rela
tive to the eligibility of civilians
for admission to Central Officers’
Training Schools is rescinded, and
the following substituted:
4. The age limits for admission
of civilians to the Central Officers'
Training Schools are from over 18
to less than 46 at the date of regis
tration. Special induction for
training at these schools will be
regulated so that a fair proportion
of candidates shall come from (1)
the Army at large In accordance
with existing instructions, (2) Civ
ilians in Class 1-A; (3) Civilians
of the deferred classifications on
grounds other than industry, occu
pation or employment, including j
agriculture.
5. Civilian* In Class 1-A who
may he admitted to Central officer*’ i
Training School* with a view to ob- I
taining commissions at the close of
the prescrioed course, will, upon
entrance to the schools be inducted
into the service for the duration of
the war, and provided that should
they fail to obtain such commis
sions they will be required to re
main in the service.
..6. Civilians in the deferred clas
sifications on groundis other than
industry, occupation or employment
including agriculture, who may be
admitted to Central Officers’ Train
ing Schools with a view to obtain
ing commissions at the close of the
prescribed course, will, upon en
trance to the schools, be inducted
into the service for the duration of
j the war, and provided that should
they fail to obtain such commis
sions, they may be given the option
| of a discharge from the service
and a reversion to their original
classifications under the selective
service regulations.
7. Civilians should submit their
applications to the Army Officer on
duty at the educational institution
nearest the residence of the appli
cant as described in the attached
memorandum of information. It is
expected that the list of education
al institutiens to which civilians
may apply will soon be supplement
ed. The final selection of civilian
loyal American cilize n. Second, the matter cf investing our
runner in Liberty Bonds will assure s o" the fact that In
the future wo will have at our command a deposit with
tin strongest institution In the world, tho government under
which we proudly live.
The Issue is clearly before us and the plans of winning
the war are plain. This duty cannot be shirked and
thanks to our forefathers and tho Almighty, f. remost of all.
tve are not made up of a people who would undertake to
lay aside any demand- made of us in order to preserve o r
just rights and privileges intended to mankind.
Elections < me and go in Georgia, but political wran
gles in the old Tenth district go on forever, so long as
Torn Watson lives. .
We’d bank our last chestnut on Trox Bankston wearing
the broadest smile of any candidate going down in defeat
in the primary two weeks ago.
Six railr ids in the United States, five of them in the
South, paid the sum of $18,463.20 for stock struck on their
tracks for tlie six months ending June thirtieth, an aver
age of more than $2,000 per month, which goes to show
the lack of consideration for our soldiers and t, r allies.
We need meat too much to permit our-cattle running on
r.ulroad tracks in the face of locomotives.
Our advice to all Idlers is to get busy before the ether
fellow pushes them into a Job not quite so desirable as
they would like, after all.
“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of
their country!’’ The forog ing sentence is in all probabili
ty very familiar to the average man, but tho saying was
never so true as it Is at this particular time.
Owing to the actions of the Government in demanding
that all newspapers ollect subscriptions in advance after
October 1st, we predict mveh activity In newspaper circles
during the next thirty days.
Willie D. Upshaw knew a coot! thing when he saw it
■whin he swapped chances with William Schley Howard.
"Ernest Willie’’ entered the race lor the Senate and later
withdrew to run for Congress to . ucceed II ward, while
Howard got busy to become a Senatorial candidate; now
Upshaw is on th s' fc road to tho National Capitol, while
Howard vUnalns back home to settle his campaign ex-
"• *' a n8aal,ne m an Atlanta newspaper. The guy wh
1 composition !•-!>■ never lP.-roi Injtic -
tit n. j
Foresight.
The new Hun helmet is specially designed to pn:tect
the neck. How wise! That, is just where Germany is go
ing io got it.—London Opinion.
The greatest campaign managers we know of are moth
ers who are trying to raise five or six lads with prices as 1
high as they are now.—Luke McLulte.
The Partition of Austria.
In the peace proposal sent by E tiper r Karl, of Austria,
at ilio bidding of his master, the Kaiser, tho imperial au-
hur pretends to ■ a change in the atmosphere of the
world since demands were'put forth that Austria-Hungary
siiould be dismembered, an! insinuates that this idea has
been given up.
. It is j st here that he is most grievously mistaken if he ]
really has, in the language of Shakespeare, “made such a
sinner of iiis memory as to credit his own lie.”
There never was a time in the history > f this war when
ill Allies were more remorselessly determined to dismem
ber that same Austria-Hungary thanmow. The liberation
of the Czechs and Slovacks from the domination of Austria-
Hungary is as much a part of our policy as the restoration
to France f Alsace-Lorraine -and of Itulia Irredenta to
Italy.
Does this weakling Hapsburg really believe that the gov
ernments of Great Britain, France, Italy and ttie United
States lid not mean what they said when they recognized
| the sovereignty of the, Czecho-Slovalre? This recognition
necessarily involved the breaking up of Austria-Hungary.
Complete independence for Poland was one of the
thin;--, in fav r of which President Wilson pronounced In
the irliest of his speeches since we entered the war.
The creation of a great Serbia, so as to give expression
to the national aspirations cf the Jttgo-Slavs, is also writ
ten clear and large in the records and will he brought to a I
fulfillment before the Huns are allowed to talk of peace. \
And yet tho German cat’s paw who calls himself the j
| emperor of Austria blandly assures the civilized world that I
there are no longer any designs on the Dual Monarchy.
The best way for hint to assure himself as to the facts!
in the case is to continue his stiff-necked resistance to de-1
t.lands for automny on the part of his subject people, and
io remain the pawn and the tool of the Kaiser. ,
T.'..': thunder of the guns on the Macedonian front is
• . one answer. M.-u-on News.
>
SAVE SUGAR
IOH THE
MAN /l__
WO L '!
' 1
rpplicants will be made by the com
manding officers of the various cen- |
trail officers' Training Schools. j
8. NO APPLICATIONS WILL
BE CONSIDERED BY THE WAR j
DEPARTMENT.
9. Enlisted men of the army, re
gardless of age, are eligible for ad-
\ mission to Officers’ Training
Schools.
P. C. HARRIS.
Acting The Adjutant General.
I Received at the 'Ge-rgia Military
' College, September 23, 1918.
CHARLES M. ALLEN,
Capt. U. S. A.
Grove’s Tasteless chiil Totiic
destroys the malarial (terms which are transmitted
to the blood by the Mal»r:r. Mosoutto. Price bUc.
For baby’s croup, v illl d illy cuts
and hr ises, mother’s . - re . i.ro-t
grandma’s lan.ene.s -Dr Thomas’ Ee-
lectio Oil—the household rt ly. . ic
and 60c.—Adv. ' 11
» ,
Don’t let all this talk about j
high prices scare you. ! can I
have you a suit made to order
from the Genuine Bruner
Woolens, guaranteed all wool
from $25 to $40. Overcoat
same price, at George W. j
Barr’s, the Popular Price!
Tailor. Phone 451-J.
•* j
Suits made to order from
$25 to $40 at George W.
Barr’s, the Popular Price Tai
lor, Phone 451-J.
We serve dinner from 11 to 3 o’clock
daily. MONTGOMERY'S CAFE.
„ h , -
’fn fpnl strong, have g nd uppetl’e
and digestion, sleep sound’'- m-d ,
the family system tonic, r-m .-, s: ,
—Aiv. ’ ']]'
We serve dinner from 11 to 3 r ’
daily! MONTGOMERY'S CAFE.
You Can’t Eat Meat
100 Miles Away
Preparing meat Is only a part
of Swift & Company’s usefulness.
The finest meat in the world
wouldn’t do you any good one
hundred miles away from your
table.
Swift & Company efficiency has made
it possible to place complete lines of
products in the smallest and most remote
communities.
To be sure the work is done well
Swift & Company, through its branch
houses and car routes, brings the meat to
the retail dealer for you.
♦
Swift & Company lays out car routes
covering towns—-big, little, medium size
—which are not served by a Swift
branch house.
Salesmen find out in advance what is
wanted by the dealers in every town.
They are followed by refrigerator cars
loaded with retailers’ orders, which are
delivered at each town—fresh, clean, and
sweet—once or twice each week.
Swift & Company operates a large
number of car routes like this, from four
teen distributing plants.
This is a necessary and natural part
of the packers’ usefulness. It fits into
the industry in an orderly, effective way.
It makes better meat cheaper from one
end of the land to the other.
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
LIQUIDS AND PASTES. FOR BLACK, WHITE, TAN, DARK
BROWN OR OX-BLOOD SHOES. PRESERVE THE LEATHER
Tk« F. F. DALLEY CORPORATIONS. LIMITED, BUFFALO. N. Y. _
- - TiTOTn'-iraT—innnnnTTr-fwrsff -
MR. B. B. ADAMS. SR.. IS
SOMEWHAT IMPROVED
One of Baldwin's Confederate Veter
ans and Highly Esteemed Citizens
Slowly Recovering From Lons III
ness.
Mr. U. B. Adams, Sr., one of the few
remaining Conlederttte veterans in
i-aidwin county, is slightly improving
l m a long spoil of sickness, which
news will bo learned with a great deal
el interest by bis many friends in
>11’ledgevillp and this entire <:n nty.
Mr. Adams is in his seventy-eights
year and since returning from the
vil War In has been one of tho
most highly esteemed citizens in
Baldwin ounty, always looked upon
ns a man possessing every quality of
mi homat and upright gentleman, a
I--' , de dl. pi-iti ,i and a truly ncit-h-
boriy neighbor.
. Adams u) 1 hie
W. R. DUNHAM SLIGHT
WOUNDED IN FRA1
Well-Known Milledgeville Man
Shot In Arm While Io Act '° n
20th—Condition Improved.
W. R. Denham, cf tllis
who is now in France, "a'
In the right arm on -Inly - 1 '* 1 '
now recuperating In a hoH l| |-
will soon he oa tha firing l® 1 ^
“Toolie” Dunham, as he v - 1
to everybody here, left 11,1 ^ ^
service from Camp ' vll ’ , ‘ 1 ' r ' ‘
.June 1st of this year and ‘
i-.i to the ona hundred
H. infantry. He was a MU ,I! ' .
Baldwin Blue* ami saw
the Mexican border.
•
"ij:: 11 nro to the ei.ist 1
Improving. _
hlin able