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6 GOV. SLATON CANDIDATE TO SUCCEED SENATOR BACON City Suffers in Fierce Attack Made Upon It by the Forces , of General Villa. F'ORREON, MEXICO, April 4, —Not in the history of warfare in Mexico has any city suffered in attack more heavily than cid Torreon in the re peated charges made by General Vii la's victorious army. Hardly a household escaped. From every one, a father, a brother, a hus band or sweetheart is numbered among the killed, wounded or miss ing, the result of the terrible on slaught by the Constitutionaliste. Though actual figures on the Fed eral losses probably never will be obtained, it is believed the killed will number over 1,000, and the wounded probably twice as many. Of the lat ter, between 400 and 500 are being cared for by the Constitutionalist hospital corps and American nurses. Bodies which littered the streets were picked up ard buried soon after th: occupation of the city. In the wreckage of one building, twelve dead were found to-day. They evi dently were victims of a dynamite bomb burled through a window. General Villa's formal entry into Torreon was made Friday, Women of the city strewed the way with roses and other fiowers, and Villa wa9 cheered heartily. o a delegation of citizens who wel comed him, he said any honor shown should be given the army and not to him. He deplored the political exigencies which compelled him to wreak such havoc upon the town, and said the blame should be put upon the Kederal commander, who would not fight in the open. The work of rehabilitation is pro gressing rapidly. The wreckage of buildings is being cleared up. The railroad and street car bridges de stroved by the Federals on their re treat from Gomez Palacio have been rebuilt, The city water service is being re stored as rapidly as possible. Most of the stores have been reopened, and delegations of merchants have been sent to El Paso to buy new goods. The work of feeding the poor is in progress, but the task is stupexdous. WILSON TO OPEN SESSION. WASHINGTON, April 4—The great army of delegates to the Twenty taird Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which con venes in the National Capital April 29 to 27, will be called to order on the morning of April 20 by Mrs, William C'umming Story, president general of the organization. One of the leading events of the tirst day's session will be an address of welcome delivered by President Wilson. The Marine Band will give patriotic music during the opening exercises. On the following day, Tuesdav, the delegates will be re ceived at the White House at 2:30 p. m. by the President and Mrs. Wil son. COUNTY UNIT PLAN WINS. After a prolonged, sometimes bitter, ana at all times wordy, session of the State Democratic Committee held in the Senate chamber of the Capitol Saturday, a general State-wide coun ty unit primary was ordered for Au gust 19, to be followed by a conven tion in Macon on September 2. Incidentally, a resolution was of fered, and, after long wrangling, adopted, congratulating Presiden: Wilson on the success of*his admin istration thus far, with special refer ence to the currency measure, the tariff and the canal tolls repeal. The first two sections of the reso iution were adopted unanimously, bul on the canal tolls proposition the committee srlit. r‘;‘—’\ LR gutss . -, 0 96T A AT S N %'f Mo % (‘{’ 2 .‘.’fi;y’/ :AL B e g%fig;’ rfig: o~ OXN N BB T 952 (X 8 -.’-“L’-\'. ©, oAR / \\ ‘/ = e \-z:: 32 20 e T s B A" o~ - *\( ” R & R 7 o NG gol 4TSRS Potash for Orchards Eegis -{s‘& They need it. They draw more Potash from the | éa."*" P ’,f soil than they do of niirogen and phosphorus. Be 1 V . sure vou use enough \[ X A | " POTASH e L to insure the maximum yield of large, well-flavored and good- Z— e keeping fruit, and strong buds for next year. E ¥ An army of orchardists have proved that Potash Pays. They i ’fi? S use an orchard fertilizer containing 10% to 12% actual Potash— _Qj:j 400 to 600 lbs. of Muriate or of Sulfate of Potash per ton of - fertilizer. Q) Q \ Write to us for prices on Potash Salts, any amount from @"r‘:fi: \ one 200-Ib. bag up. Ask, too, for our fertilizer formulas = " ¢ for fruit—apgples especially. . / GERMAN EAL! WORKS, fac. 42 Broadway, New York POTASH Ol e Bktisey Gmtral Bank BIdE. Savannah, Bask & Trust lu‘ San Francisce, 26 California Bt. P AYS THE GKORGIAN'S NEWS BRIEFS 'SENATORWHO DECIDES ' TOKEEP OUT OF FIGHT EamRAnARAAN o e T ! Senator Wm. AT - , West, whose ac- 5 A % tion in declin- f e \ { ing to seek toga ) : * e { Govermor o N { Slaton to be- ¢ f - } come candidate. | \ N & : & SN _ \\_»*._A’ 4 < >,;r X ; : e (_,(/ f;;t_,,;, 3 '? i ¥ i Set Ao i EO TR o o B BT EPS BEEE ’ i R gk % T man S -A:f jv;.‘} 3 -': . o .{E. 5 » |4 = : . ST e R £ ; ‘fw 2 £ R ,_‘_._,., < » y)g‘ o g % ) o oA w %W“"""‘w b M 2 %gk_. ~;:,”_\ ’ : 5 b,_ ( ) | . ¢ Society Girl Will Study Agriculture OAKLAND, April 4 —Miss Sara Yeat man, daughter of Mrs. J. A, Yeatman, has chosen to devote her time to study rather than to social gaveties. For the next three vears Miss Yeat man will be a student at the Oregon Agricultural College. POPE APPOINTS CURLEY. ROME, April 2.—The Pope to-day appointed the Reyv. Michael J. Cur ley, rector of St, Peter's in Deland, Fia., to be bishop of the diocese of St. Augustine. Miss Wilson to Wed . . In April, Say Friends WASHINGTON, April s.—The wed ding of Miss Eleanor Wilson and Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo will take place in April, according to friends of Miss Wilson, although the White House still declines to indicate any date. It has been understood that Miss Eleanor Wilson wished a large and formal wedding, while the President and other members of the family were in favor of a quiet ceremony. It is surmised that Miss Wilson has aban doned her own wishes for those of her parents, and thus there is no ne cessity to wait until June weatheyr, when the elaborate garden party wed ding would have taken place. PLANS FOR CORN SHOW. DUBLIN, April 2.—Announcement has been made that the corn show of the South Georgia Boys’ Corn Club will be held in conjunction with the Twelfth District Fair in Dublin next fall. There will be displays at the show from the Boys’ Corn Clubs of 28 coun ties, and the show will be the !argest ever seen in South Georgia. BITES NOSE OFF HIS WIFE. SHREVEPORT April 4—A fine nf $1 and a three-year penitentiary sentence were imposed by Judge John R. Land in the Cadco court on Alfred Jones, negro, for biting off the nose of his wife. TWO PRIESTS KILLED. PERTH, WEST AUSTRALIA, April 4—A report has reached here that natives attacked a Roman Cath olic mizsion on the Drysdale River and murdered two priests, six lay helpers and @ number of half castes § Anderson, of Savannah, and Vereen, of Moultrie, in Race for Governorship. United States Senator William Stanley West Saturday night ane nounced that he will not be a candls date to succeed himself in the Senate. Governor John M. Slaton will be & candidate for Senator Bacon's anexe pired term, in succession to Senator West, and will wage a vigorous came paign for election. It is not the Governor's present ine tention to resign the Governorship, and he will not likely do so during the campaign. His Senatorial ane nouncement reads merely, “I am im the race for Senator Bacon's term.” In this race, Governor Slaton will be opposed by Attorney General Thomas S. Felder, and Congressman Tromas W. Hardwick, both of whom already have announced and are ace tively campaigning. John R. Cooper, a well known Macon lawyer, also has announced his intention of entering the race. Biom for Joe Brown. A decidedly interesting develop= ment of Saturday was that a well de= fined and very aggressive movement is on to enter former Governor Jo= seph M. Brown in the race against Senator Hoke Smith and that it likee ly will-be successfui. It is stated that a large campaign fund already has been raised for Brown. Senator Smith at present has ope position in Ralph O. Cochran, a mem-= ber of the Legislature from Fulton County, and an Atlanta real estate dealer. . For the Governorship, Randolph Anderson, of Savannah, president of the State Senate, and W. C. Vereen, of Moultrie, already are admitted candidates, and House Speaker W. H. Burwell, Railroad Commissioner Mur phey Candler, Seaborn Wright, W. A. Covington, and Congressman Gordoa Lee are tentative candidates. The Governorship race, however, with the exception of the Anderson and the Vereen candidacies, is yet very badly mixed and uncertain. Senator West's withdrawal an nouncement is astonishiugly cand’'l and frank. Ie states that he has found that he can rot receive the uni ted support of South Georgia, and that, therefore, he will not contest for the unexpired term of Senator Ba con. s Ex-Governor Consulted. Soon after the clans began gather ing for the State executive commit tee meeting in Atlanta on Saturday, it became apparecnt that there was much more ‘Little Joe” Brown talk in the air than many had anticipated. The former Governor was commu nicated with dozens of times by wire and long distance phone messages during the day, and while he gave no direct or specific encouragement to the Senatorial movement centering rapidly about him, it developed that he had by no means rejected the sug gestion of his candidacy. During the afternoon, at least two surprisingly large Brown caucuses were held—one in the Kimb: 1l House and another in the Piedmont—in which his candidacy against Senator Smith was discussed freely, and it is understood that things have gone so far as to guarantee the former Gov ernor a rather fat campaign fund, should he finally enter the race. Decision This Week. There was an effort made at one time to induce Governor Brown to enter the race for Senator Bacon's unexpired term, but this he is under stood to have discountenanced, stat ing that if he ran at all, it would be his preference to run against Sena~ tor Smith. . Taft to Pay Tribute To Memory of Butt AUGUSTA, April 4—Ex-President and Mrs. Taft will arrive in Augusta Wednesday for a two-weeks’ stay at the Bon Air. Robert Taft has been here fore several weeks visiting friends. The former President will speak here April 14 at the dedica tion of the Archibald Butt Memorial Bridge. CZAR'S DAUGHTER TO WED. ST. PETERSBURG, April 4—Con firming the announcement of the coming marriage between Prince Carol, heir presumptive of the Rou manian throne, and Grand Duchess Olga, eldest daughter of the Czar, the latter to-day conferred the Order of St. Andrew on Prince Carol. This is an unusual distinction, and one which lls conferred only on the most exaited personages. TO CARRY ALL TO CHURCH. GRIFFIN, April 4—The First Bap tist Church here has made arrange ments to send for every aged man and woman in the city who may have a desire to attend services, but is unable to walk. Automobiles and carriages will be used Sunday morning for the first time in this new venture.