The Marietta Journal, 1918-12-20

PRIVATE GUY DOBBS } - WRITES FROM FRANCE "] Have Been Hiking For Eight Days and Don't Know How Long It Will i Continue," Says Pvt. Dobbs Private Dobbs writes from the front on Nov. 21st to his sister Miss Ethel Dobbs of Blackwells, and some of his letter is illuminative of the life of the private over there. He says in part: "] was in the front line and it sure did seem curious when the guns ceased firing. I went on the line the night before and stayed until they stopped. "I have had no mail since I left Camp Gordon (in August.) "We have been hiking for eight days and I don't know how much longer it will be, but it is not bother bothering - ing bothering me much now. "Let me tell you what I carry, and most of the others too, blankets, un underwear. - derwear. underwear. tent and pole and stakes, overcoat, raincoat, helmet and toilet articles. "I carry rifle, belt, bayonet, and shells too so you see I have a little load. "We rest five or six times 4 day, and don't hike at night now. "] can't tell which way we are going, or where we are going, Guy Dobbs 102nd Inf., Y. D. 26, Ist Bat." OUR OCCUPATION TASK COMPLETED With the American Army of Occu Occupation, - pation, Occupation, Dec. 15. - The objectives of the American Army of Occupation have been reached at various points. Spreading out like a great fan the advanced units of the Americans have taken up their positions along the boundary of a 80-kilometre semi-cir semi-circle - cle semi-circle pivoting on Coblenz. Two French divisions are occupy occupying - ing occupying a part of the bridgehead. Their position is on the extreme right of the Americans. As the various detachments reach reached - ed reached the boundaries of the bridgehead the infantrymen marched into the towns behind bands playing spirited American airs. In some instances the bands gave concerts for the bene bene-6t - -6t bene-6t of the natives while the infantry infantrymen - men infantrymen hustled about looking for quar quarters. - ters. quarters. The troops passed to-day in making themselves comfortable for an extend extended - ed extended stay on the bridgehead. The doughboys having reached their ob objectives - jectives objectives are now asking each other, "Where do we go from here?" YOU MADE A PROMISE ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP IT? Some time ago various people throughout the county promised to buy certain amounts of War Savings Stamps during this year. | The year is nearly gone. Have you kept your promise? Are you going to keep it? } Are you going to keep faith with | your own government? The money was needed for war purposes and} has been so spent. Are you going' to lend Uncle Sam the money you promised to lend him? ' War Savings Stamps are as safe as anything could be. As safe as the currency which the government is-| sues, and even better because they | pay interest. | A strict record of Stamp sales has' been kept and there will have to be an accounting. i Will you be a defaulter when Un Uncle - cle Uncle Sam checks up his best of prom promises. - ises. promises. The Men's Patriotic League hul charge of the pledges. When will you redeem yocurs? 1

HE BEATS SAPOLIO CLEANING UP THINGS New York, Dec. 18. - The world's champion machine gun shot, appar apparently, - ently, apparently, arrived here today from over overseas - seas overseas with a citation to prove it. Sergeant Sam Saplio, of Pittsburg, Pa., produced the papers which say he wiped out a German machine gun nest and with the captured gun kill killed - ed killed 210 Germans, including a captain, seven lieutenants and five sergeants and in addition went to the rear with a bag of prisoners. He was wounded and gassed in August, but recovered and went back to the fight, only to receive wounds in the left hand and the right arm. Saplio was a coal miner before his enlistment. FOUR SHIPS ASSICNED FOR EXPORT COTTON Washington, December 17. - Four ships have been assigned to the over overseas - seas overseas cotton trade and five others to trade routes along the east coast of South America, the shipping board announced today. This is partial allocation of the 100,000 tons of shipping returned by the war department to the board. The four ships in the cotton trade will operate one each out of Galves Galveston, - ton, Galveston, New Orleans, Savannah and Charleston, and it is hoped that a fifth ship can be placed out of Mo Mobile - bile Mobile next week. Included in the ships said to have been returned to the shipping board are the following: Dutch, 40; Jap Japanese, - anese, Japanese, 22; Norwegian, 12; Suban, 3; Chinese, 1; Russian, 1, and Ameri American, - can, American, 20. A number of the ships are in foreign ports at the present time and several weeks must elapse before the board can decide where they can be assigned. NAVY IS RETURNING | LOANED INSTRUMENTSi Washington, December 16. - Re 16. - Return - turn 16. - Return of about 100,000 binoculars, sex-l tants and other navigation instru instruments - ments instruments to their owners who loaned' them to the navy during the war, was begun today under instruction of As Asgistant - gistant Asgistant Secretary Roosevelt. Each instrument will be accompanied by an engraved certificate for the own- 1 er.

FORCE U. S. TO ACTION A Military Clean-Up May Be Needed Before Humanitarian Methods Can Prevail Permanently Washington, Dec. 18. - The pro proposed - posed proposed league of nations may call up upon - on upon the United States to settle un unstable - stable unstable conditions in Mexico. This development was foreseen here today by the men in touch with Mexican and American government affairs. . Great Britain may ask that a stable government be established in Mexico, without waiting creation of a league of nations, some officials believe. The recent Tampico clash, though of minor nature; the raid on the Hib Hibler, - ler, Hibler, ranch; the outlawry that makes travel in Mexico unsafe, and above' all, the squalor, poverty and disease long rampant in that country, are as signed as reasons for the clean-up. The United States is keeping close tab on the situation. The humani humanitarian - tarian humanitarian principles laid down by Presi President - dent President Wiison are regarded as likely ultimately to stimulate some action toward Mexico. For the most part, military men believe that economic assistance could not be granted unless there had been a military clean-up, for they view Mexico as too shaky and too upset to gain equilibrium except through such action. ; The United States and Great Brit Britain - ain Britain have looked patiently on in Mex Mexico - ico Mexico for a long time because the world war occupied their attention. But they have literally been paying tri tribute - bute tribute to get out their oil from the Tampico fields, and now it is feared that Carranza, with his "nationaliza "nationalization"' - tion"' "nationalization"' ideas as to Tampico, will try to sell these properties to other inter interests. - ests. interests.

Five Homes Visited In Mari Marietta - etta Marietta In One Night Probably the Same Band Were Seen On Tuesday Night by Several Dif Different - ferent Different Parties, But Robbers Are Still at Large | s At some time on Monday night, the homes of a large number of Ma Marietta - rietta Marietta citizens were entered by burg burglars, - lars, burglars, and in many places they secured various sums of money ranging from a few dollars up to as much as thirty dollars. They secured the latter sum from the home of Mr. C. N. Mell on Law Lawrence - rence Lawrence Street and also got twenty two dollars from the home of Mr. Guy Boyd. Among the other residences report reported - ed reported as entered were those of Messrs John Black, Dixie Underwood and E. L. Robertson. ca In no instance was anything hut money reportéd as taken, cmh and other valuables which might prove clues by which to trace, were left behind as dangercus property. The robberies were beold ones, and the clothing of sleeping residents was searched in nearly every case being taken from the sleeping rooms. The robber who thus plies his trade would not hesitate to take hu human - man human life in order to escape, and we would caution extreme vigilance in locking doors and windows. ngXlgence which makes entrance easy, is to invite visits from prow prowlers - lers prowlers who are bold enough to rob houses, and in this matter as in others an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure. The penalty for convictien of rob robbery - bery robbery is severe, but the infrequence with which the robbers are.caught makes desperate men take chances,

! 200,000 NAVAL RECRUITS TO BE NEEDED IN 1919 Washington, December 17. - Two hundred thousand men must be re recruited - cruited recruited into the navy next year to take the places of those demobilized. Captain H. Laning, chief of the hu hureau - reau hureau of navigation, made this esti estimate - mate estimate today when asking the house 'naval affairs committee for an ap apipropriation - ipropriation apipropriation of $12,000,000 to cover 'transportation and recruiting ex expensse - pensse expensse for 1920. ~ After July 1 next, 350,000 men will be needed in the regular naval force to man the naval and shipping board vessels. Captain Laning told the committee. The regular navy at pres present - ent present has 215,000 men and 165,000 of those enlisted since the war began, 120,000 for four years and 45,000 for the duration of the war. e - - - - - - - - | | FRENCH ORPHAN FUND : ~ We carry this week an advertise advertise'ment - 'ment advertise'ment of the Red Cross, which space we have donated to them, and the business firms whose names are an annexed - nexed annexed to it, have paid to the Red Cross the charges for the advertise advertisement. - ment. advertisement. The money thus collected will be applied to the fund for the adoption of a French orphan by the Young Ladies' Auxiliary of which Mrs. N. K. Smith is chairman. Miss Mary Frances Gilbert is chair chairman - man chairman of the specialmeomm}ittee to raise the funds for this purpeose. We desire to co-operate heargily with the young ladies, in this mest commendable work, and bespeak for them support nécessary to sueccess.

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 19. - Put a War Saving Stamp in the stocking of every boy and girl in Georgia is the slogan this Christmas of old Santa Claus, that grand old messenger of glad tidings whose services have been drafted by the United States govern government - ment government to spread the gospel of thrift and economy along with the numer numerous - ous numerous other blessings he will dispense. No matter what else Santa Claus may have in his bag to fill the stock stockings - ings stockings of the children, he is going to use War Savings Stamps more freely than any other gift, for this is an era of thrift and practical giving, and when the little folks find the beauti beautiful - ful beautiful green stamps that wil be worth $5 in a few more years they will be expected to ask their fathers or mo mothers - thers mothers to tell them exactly what they mean and what they will bring in interest and benefit. This is the point where the par parent - ent parent comes into the game and helps by the government by explaining to Mary and Jonny that a thrift card adorned with thrift stamps at a quar quarter - ter quarter apiece will soon grow into a War Saving Stamp worth more than $4; that the government pays interest on these stamps; that the money invest invested - ed invested in them is a loan to the govern government - ment government to help pay the war debt; that the War Saving Stamp and its little brother, the Thrift Stamp, teach children how to save for the rainy day that always comes in the future.

AMERICAN FLEET TO ARRIVE DECEMBER 14 Washington, Dec. 13. - The rope which is to be reviewed at New York by Secretary Daniels is expected to arrive off Ambrose light vessel at day daylight - light daylight on Tuesday, December 24. The navy department announced tonight that the ships will pass the Statue of Liberty about nine a. m. and will then anchor in the North river from 55th street to Fort Washington. PVT. W. J. BEAVERS - MISSING IN ACTION Mr. W. J. Beavers, of Blackwells, received a wire from the War Depart Department - ment Department on last Friday, stating that his son, Albert A. Beavers, of the Ma Marines, - rines, Marines, was missing in action in France, on November 11th. | This was the last day of the fight fighting - ing fighting and there is much anxiety felt for his safety. | If he was made a prisoner he should have been reported by now, but the delay to the lists is so great that the case is not exceptional and we trust the young man may be safei and well. | LEAGUE OF NATIONS ' Premier Lloyd George, at a recentl address in London, stated that he favors a League of Nations because, while it might not altogether pre prevent - vent prevent war, it would add greatly to the difficulties of making war. He also stated that the presence of huge ar armies - mies armies in any country constitutes a continual temptation to the rulers of such country to make war, and that for this reason the practice should be discontinued throughout the whele world. |

"At the prices of manufactured products today, with the shelves of Europe almost bare of cotton fabrics, with the mills practically destitute of raw cotton, and with no legitimate of surplus cotton, but on the other hand a cotton famine staring the world in the face, it is nothing short of robbery for the south to be forced to sell the 1918 cotton crop for less than 40 to 60 cents a pound." line with the cotton holding movement which is being strongly pushed all over Georgia, and which has been entered into with almost universal accord, the State Bureau of Markets is strongly urging food pro production - duction production on the farms of the State. In the weekly bulletin of the Bureau of Markets the following interest interesting - ing interesting suggestion is offered: "We need no longer say 'Raise food and win the war'. The war has been won, but we must feed the world for another year and perhaps two. We have every assurance of fair prices for all food crops. Cut your cotton acreage and increase food pro production. - duction. production. There is no surer way of stabilizing the price of cotton. This is, an opportunity which rarely pre presents - sents presents itself. The cotton farmer strengthens the cotton market by di diversifying, - versifying, diversifying, rests his land will get good prices for food crops."