Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, January 28, 1916, Image 1
LMTunlu ctni-Wccld So utwil VOLUME XVIII WILSON DECLINES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL SUFFRAGE Tells Delegation of New York! Women That He Thinks Sus-1 frage Should Be Handled by Individual’ States t By Asaoeiatetf Press. > NEW YORK. Jan 27.—President Wil son refused today to Support the m<n-e --ment for an amendment to the constitu tion providing for woman suffrage. He spoke briefly to 20 members of the Con gressional Union for Woman Suffrage and told them that he felt the suffrage question should be dealt with by each individual state. The president received the suffragists after they had waited for him for more than an hour at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. Efforts made by Mrs. Mary Beard, wife of a Columbia university proses eor. to cross-examine the president on his position met with failure. He re fused courteously to reply to her quer ies. The president apologized to the wom en for not seeing them earlier, but told them he had been at work since arriving in New York. He added that "it may be that my mind works slowly, but I havo always thought that there were things which should be built slowly and there fore made more lasting. I may be a lit tle old fashioned in my view that the suffrage question should be handled by the state." The president admitted that he had promised to discuss with the leaders of congress the suffrage question, but that other matters had come up which he thought should take preference. “There are things that cannot wait,” said the president. "Action in great constitutional matters must be deliber ate.” Mr Wilson promised again that he would discuss the subject with members of congress as soon as possible. He declared, however, that he was still confident that the suffrage question should be worked by the states. He added .aat he saw no reason for the women to be discouraged by the progress being made. Crowds filled the streets so densely when the president left the hall that his automobile was forced to stop while he leaned out and shook hands with the people. The main purpose of ths president’s visit is to deliver before the Railway Business association tonight the speech which is to open his campaign for pre paredness. the first of a series of speeches on that subject which he will make while on a trip through the mid dle west. Although only 1.272 seats are available for the dinner at which he is to speak, more than 5,000 applica tions have been received by the commit tee in charge. After addressing the railway men the president has arranged to speak at a banquet of the Motion Picture Board of Trade of America, Wilson expects to leave New York for Washington at midnight tonight and to leave tne cap ital tomorrow night for his western tour. The president delivered an address at noon before the clerical conference of the New York Federation of Churches, representing all denominations. He was introduced by the Rev. Dr. S. Edward Young, of Brooklyn, who remarked that “no other president ever had such uni versal prayer in his behalf. “Only Lincoln bore such heavy re sponsibility.” said the clergyman. Rev William B. Martin said that as * the representative of Cardinal Farley, he could say that the Catholic church was supporting every possible move ment for peace. He praised the presi dent for keeping the United States out of war. as did the Rev. Nehmiah Boyn ton. who in an address of welcome said: “We simply want to put ourselves by your side as you enter upon your work of being spokesman for permanent peace for America and the world." The president said he appreciated the words of the speaker “from the heart." He declared that in his efforts for peace he had reported “the spirit" of the -United States of America. He said he -knew that in their hearts the people of the United States want to -k”eep the balance even.” “I can find no basis for peace but jus tice,” he added. "The greatest force In this world is character, and I believe that character can be expressed by the acts of a nation. Thia is expressed by the attitude of the people. “America has always stood for the doctrine that every nation has the right to decide its own future. That is Amer ica's only desire. "We will only resent having our lib erty interferred with. . - “People in America do not respond to any sentiment of aggression. Our passion is for liberty " * "America.” he added, “has always stood resolutely and absolutely for the right of every people to determine its own destiny and its own affairs." The president illustrated the attitude of the United States toward weaker na tions by his Meaican policy. "The peace of America depends upon the attitude of the different races and creeds which make up the nation. I have been much perturbed over evi dences of religious feelings in this country. Live and let live is a homely expression, but it expresses what our attitude should be. "I always accept an invitation to a fight, but I hope I conduct my fight witn justice and fairness." The president's address was marked by frequent applause. The president declared that the neu trality of the United States has not been a merely formal matter, but that it has been a matter of conviction and of the neart. Prize Cases Are Very Numerous (By Associated Press.) • BERLIN. Jan. 27.—(8y Wireless to Sayville.)—Reports from Dutch sources say that the number of undecided cases now before the British prize courts is ,s«> great that If peace were concluded at the present time the * courts would be crowded for two years. Mexicans Seize Two Members Os U. S. Army Four Soldiers Drowned, One a Georgian, Trying to Swim River and Rescue Their Cap tured Comrades s - - • . (By Associated Press.) BROWNSVILLE, Tex.. Jan. 27. United States military officials here to day were awaiting the results of a rescue expedition by Carranza soldiers into the Mexican territory across the river from Progreso, where yesterday two United States troopers were captured by Mexi cans. Lieutenants Mort, Payton and Waldron late last night were ordered arrested by Major General Funston for leading a party of 14 American troop ers into Mexico in an attempt to rescue the two troopers. In this expedition four American troopers were drowned attempting to swim across the Rio Grande. Others penetrated Mexico, but returned without having accomplished the object of their mission. A prolonged crossfire took place during these operations, but no one was wounded. It is said the Mexicans engaged were not soldiers. General Funston. Reports on Capture of Soldiers WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Major Gen eral Funston reported to the war depart ment today the drowning of four and the capture of two American soldiers near Brownsville, Tex., yesterday. His dispatch, dated yesterday, contained a report by Major Anderson, commander of the Twelfth cavalry, as follows: “Four men of Battery D., Fourth artillery, swam across the Rio Grande while bathing in the river at Progreso about 3:30 p. m. today. Two were made prisoners by two Mexicans, with rifles and taken back into the interior from river. Other two men of battery swam back; some two or three shots fired at them while returning. “Lieutenant J. E. Mort, commanding Battery, with Lieutenants Peyton and Waldron, with about fourteen men of battery and one man from Twelfth cav alry. crossed river about three quarters of an hour later, went about three quar ters of a mile back into the Interior from river, searched two houses, did not find comrades. They were fired upon ten or twelve times by men in brush. They remained on other side about one hour. When they returned, the crossing was covered by our men on bank of this side who fired some 200 shots. None of our men killed or wounded. “The following men were drowned while swimming to other side: “Sergeant Owen Clements, Corporal Michael F. King, Private Harry A. Rohde, all of battery D., Fourth field artillery, and Private Charles D. Wilson- Best, troop A, Twelfth cavalry. “All bodies carried away by swift muddy current and not recovered. Search being made. “The following named men still in hands of Mexicans on other side: “Private William C. Wheeler and Pri vate Biggo Pederson, battery D., Fourth field artillery.” General Funston, in transmitting the report, said: "Colonel Blocksom has ordered Lieu tenants-Mort, Peyton and Waldron to be placed under arrest, and Captain Mc- Broom. Twenty-eighth infanry, has been placed in command of camp. I have directed Colonel Plummer Twenty-eighth Infantry, to send one of his field of ficers to investigate. Mr. Garza, Mexi can consul, has been informed of exact contents of Major Anderson’s telegram and of arrest of three officers concern ed. He has gone to Matamoros to in form commanding general there and to ask that immediate search be made for Private Wheeler and Pederson. The Mexicans on other side were not in uni form." The Mexican embassy here had re ceived no word of the capture of the Americans but have asked a report from Carranza Consul Garza. Secretary Garrison declined to com ment upon the arrest of the officers. The military forces on the border, he said, were entirely at the disposition of General Funston. He stated that an investigation of the incident would be made and until the facts were known he would not be informed as to the cir cumstances which caused the arrest. War department records show Clem ents came from Rays Mills, Ga It was ! indicated at the state department today that' for American troops under arms to cross the Mexican border might be con sidered a hostile act. I - The state department has not yet taken up the subject with the de facto government of Mexico. Montenegro Is Lost Because of Nothing to Eat PARIS, Jan. 27.—“ My presence and • that of my family and my government here." said King Nicholas of Montene- I gro to a special correspondent of the ' Journal in Lyons, “shows my unbound ed confidence that France will protect ' me from calumny. I do not need to ) make any apology. > “My grandson. Prince Humbert, crown prince of Italy, when I saw him in Rome ! the other day asked me why -I was ' sad. I replied: ’Your grandfather is a beaten man.’ The child became sad 1 and then asked: ’You had nothing to 1 eat in your country?" Thus m yeleven 1 year old grandson summed up the causes ' of our defeat better than the diplomats ! and the chancellors have done.” r—. u English Women, ' Working in Berlin, Told to Leave ' BERLIN. Via London, Jan. 27.—Fifty ’ English women, who have been employ ed in various occupations in Befiin, have been ordered to leave the country not later than February 6. The au thorities say this action is taken in reprisal for the expulsion of German women who had ben employed in Eng- > land. Tobacco Habit Banished Tn 48 to 72 hours. No craving for to ’ bacco in any form after completing 5 treatment. Contains no habit-forming > drugs. Satisfactory results guaranteed ’ in every case. Write Newell Pharmacal I Co.. Dept. 5, St. Louis, Mo., for free I booklet, "Tobacco Redeemer” and posi tive proof.—(AdvL) NEW ORLEANS HOST TO NITIONIL FOREIGN TRIDE CONFERENCE Keynote Will Be Commercial Preparedness to Meet Re adjustment in’World's Busi ness After the War (By Associated Press.) NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 27.—Addresses on subjects designed to bring out the urgency for the “commercial prepared ness of America," to meet the readjust ment in the world's business, which has been declared certain to follow the Eu ropean war, were on the program for the opening session here today of the third National Foreign Trade conven tion, called by the National Foreign Trade Council. Arrivals on special and regular trains early today increased to several hun dred the number of delegates from all over the country who are participating in the conventiop. - These included many of the nation’s leading manufacturers, bankers, merchants, farmers, railroad and steamship men and others connect ed with Industrial and exporting inter ests. Several federal officials and rep resentatives from Latin-American re publics and the Philippines were among those attending. A corps of foreign trade experts con ; nected with some of the country’s cor [ porations, trade experts of the federal departments and representatives of the Pan-American union were on hand to consult with and advise the delegates on matters of foreign selling, invest ments, marketing and other subjects which have to do with export business. Papers and addresses at the general sessions of the convention are to be discussed and analyzed by the delegates in group sessions to be held at the close of the general meetings. The program for the initial session Included welcoming addresses by Gov ernor Hall and Martin Behrman, mayor of New Orleans; Alba B. Johnson, presi dent Baldwin Locomotive works, Phila delphia, on “World Trade Conditions After the European War;” James A. Farrell, president United States Steel corporation and chairman of the trade council, on “Foreign Investment of American Capital as an Aid to Our For eign Trade;” Percival Farquhar, presi i dent Brazil Railway company, and E. J. Berwind, New York, on “Investment in Central America,” and John Clausen, San Francisco banker, on "Investment in Central America.” More Than Hundred Financiers Pass Through to New Orleans More financiers and men of big busi ness were in Atlanta Wednesday after noon than ever before in her history! Nearly every man who is on the train is a millionaire, a delegate to the For eign Trade convention which convened In New’ Orleans Thursday morning for a three-day session. They parsed through Atlanta on the “Foreign Trade Special," a train of twelve cars, en route from New York to New Orleans. James A. Farrell, president of the United States Steel corporation, was in charge of the party, which numbered 103 representative men of the big busi ness Interests of the country. The par ty left New York early Tuesday morn ing, were joined by delegates from Phil adelphia, Pittsburg, Washington and Cleveland, and arrived in Atlanta at 5 p. m. Wednesday, where , they stopped for twenty minutes. In New Orleans they will be joined by several parties from Kansas City, Los Angeles, Chica go and Houston. Mr. Farrell was most optimistic re , garding business conditions the coun try over, declaring these conditions to be better founded than ever before. “This convention is in the nature of a campaign for commercial prepared ness,” he said. "These men have con , sented to give a week of their time that we may assemble in New Orleans and plan measures which will insure pros perity for she whole country. One of our main objects is to cinch the trade of South America which the war has given us. We are sure we can do it.” “What are you planning to do when peace comes in Europe?” he was asked. “That’s what we have in mind,” he said. “We want to make assured the prosperity of this country after the war ends, for then will come the real test. We shdll then have to meet the ' competition of Europe and will have to fight to hold the ground we have gained in South American commerce by reason of the war. The whole situation at the present time is most satisfactory,” he added. ' Three Atlantians will join the party in New Orleans as delegates from the Atlanta chamber of commerce. They are Lee Ashcraft, J. K. Orr and Charles F. Stone. Frank O. Foster, of the S. S. White Dental Manufacturing company, joined the party Wednesday afternoon. The train of cars on which they are traveling is unique and is composed of eight all-steel compartment cars, a dining car, a lounging car and baggage cars. The members of the party must return to New York before the Opening . of the stock market Monday, and the i railroad companies over whose lines . they are traveling have assured them they’ll get there soon after daybreak , Monday. ; Northern Alaska Freezes; Southern Alaska Is Warm (By Associated Press.) SEWARD, Alaska, Jan. 27.—Children are attending school barefooted in Sanak, southwestern Alaska, while a blizzard is sweeping over northern Alaska. Advices received today by the mail steamer Dora from Sanak, said no snow had fallen and there no ice ' up to the middle of January. Groom, Aged 63; His Bride, 13 I _ ' 1 (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ' VALDOSTA, Ga., Jan. 27.—A report from Nashville says that G. W. Clanton, a pioneer citizen, aged sixty-three and lather of eight children, was today mar . ried to Miss Clyde Parker, aged thir > tten, the ceremony being performed by - Justice of Peace William Connell, in I rhe presence of many relatives and ! friends. • The bride is the daughter of George . Parker, a well known and prominent farmer. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1916. IMERIGIN DIPLOMATS TO CONFER WITH HOUSE Penfield, and Others Will Arrange to See Him While in Europe (By Associated Press.) BERLIN, Jan. 27.—(Via London.)— American diplomatic representatives in capitals other than London, Paris and Berlin, are planning trips to confer with Colonel E. M. House, personal represen tative of President Wilson, at points along his route of travel on the conti nent. Ambassador Penfield will come here from Vienna this week, Ambassador Page, from Rome, will meet the colonel in Switzerland and Ambassador Mer genthau will make the long trip from Constantinople if possible. Colonel House, therefore, will be able to convey to the president fairly com plete reports on the situation. He will also have the fullest opportunity of learning the German view direct from leading German statesmen at dinners which Ambassador Gerard has arranged. These dinner engagements/ will put him in contact among others with Dr. von Bethniann-Hollweg, the .imperial chan cellor; Foreign Secretary von Jagow, Under Secretary Zimmerman of the for eign office, and such prominent leaders of German industry as Dr. Walter Rathenau, the head of the large elec trical interests. Colonel House arrived in Berlin yester day morning and was escorted to the American embassy taking quarters there as the guest of Ambassador and Mrs. Gerard. Pleading indisposition, he received only two visitors during the day, one was Count von Moltke, and the other Dr. Benjamin Battin, unofficial peace prop agandist, spending die greater part of the day in conference with Ambassador Gerard. Colonel House was exceedingly reticent to newspaper men declaring merely that he had come to Berlin to consult with the American ambassadors and inform himself and them more fully and clearly upon conditions than was possible through correspondence. So far as Is to be learned from other sources the principal alm of Colonel House in his visit to Berlin is to “study the war atmosphere in Germany,” and obtain for President Wilson’s benefit as comlpete an idea.as is possible of con ditions here and of the attitude and ten dencies of the imperial government. Colonel House will dine tonight at the embassy with a party of neqtral diplo mats, including the Spanish ambassador. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg will dine at the embassy Friday. RoadsWon’tShip Money at Night Fearing Holdups (By Associated Press.) HOUSTON, Tex., Jan. 27.—Train rob beries in Oklahoma have caused the Mis souri, Kansas and Texas railroad to dis continue money shipments at night through that state, it was said here to day by M. F. Garvin, general freight agent. Other railroads also have dis continued carrying money on night trains in the southwest. Ruler of Austria Growing Worse ROME, Italy, Jan. 27.—(Via London.) —lt is reported in Vatican circles that the condition of Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria, who has been ill for several days, is rapidly growing worse. THE GATE ISOPEN! • • A 117' .-i* >.A. > '< <€ ■■ MKVW - V »•'*>-.— i nyi.'xww*' l n.a t .Rw»iw— —ra—■■■ s/x/fA.sPxP .z> : .>•..* > A* Z// /• .•_ .Z'. '* ZZiEft' . Ji- * t i |F77*Ogr ifil coHStiTimmnYl " wl MJ I fjL \ / ff I; ’.\V _ I i CS3S3B I [SUCCESS JSSM BI FIBS! 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The president in his communication frankly admitted he had changed his mind because “all the circumstances of the world had changed,” but declared he had “no thought whatever of a change in attitude toward the so-called protec tive question.” The proposed commission, the presi dent said, would have nothing to do with theories of policy, but would be charged only with the duty of seeking facts to guide congress in legislation. The letter was supplemental to one the president sent Mr. Kitchin Monday in which he gave his ideas of what a tariff commission should be, and urged that the committee consider the mat ter immediately. He favored a non partisan expert To Finish Cathedral NEW YORK, Jan. 27. —Fourteen years after the laying of the cornerstone of the $6,000,000 cathedral of St. John the I Divine, trustees of the cathedral today called for bids for the building of the nave at a cost of $1,500,000. It will be constructed in gothic style. The parts of the cathedral already completed, the choir and transept, are in Romanesque style. NUMBER 34. BRITISH TRAPPED AT ' SOUTHERN APPROACH TO THE SUEZ CANAL 20,000 British Troops Are Cooped Up in Aden, Arabia,- According to Advices From German Sources > ♦ ♦ e FRENCH LOSSES TO DATE ♦ TOTAL 2,500,003 MEN. ♦ ♦ (By Associated Frees.) • ♦ ♦ BRISTOL, England, Jan. 27. ♦ ♦ M. Lenguet, a French Socialist ♦ deputy who addressed the labor ♦ conference today, on being ques tioned regarding the French ♦ losses, said that 800,000 soldiers had been killed, that 1,400,000 had been wounded and that 300,- ♦ 000 had been taken prisoners. ♦ . (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—British pos session of territory protecting the Suez canal route at its southern end is im perilled by attacks made by large Iwdles of Arabs and Turks on the British forces in southwestern Arabia, accord ing to advices from German -sources. The British have been driven from all the territory they held in that section of country and have suffered extremely heavy losses in the fighting, the reports declare, the figures being given at 15,000 killed and 20,000 wounded. The implication from the Berlin dis patch carrying these reports is that the British army of 20,000 men is now vir tually cooped up in Aden, near the en trance to the Red sea, which must be held if the southern approach to the Suez canal is to be protected. , A situation quite similar to this* was reported through German agencies sev-- eral weeks ago. but London then an nounced officially that no apprehensions were entertained of the outcome of the operations which had been merely In the nature of skirmishes. The Austrians, having secured pos session of virtually all of Montenegro, whose remaining defenders, according to Vienna, are fast laying down their arms, are pushing southward in Al bania, but apparently are moving delib erately, although without encountering much resistance. Their road down the Adriatic seacoast leads them to Duraz zo, following .their occupation of San Giovanna di Medua. but advices from Albania indicate that their progress is likely to be slow, owing to the condition of the roads. At last accounts the Bulgarian forces co-operating with the Austrians had en countered the Albanian troops under Es sad Pasha and according to unofficial advices had met with a defeat at the latter's hands. . Germans Renew Attacks and Gain Again From the French (By Associated Press.) BERLIN, Jan. 27. —(By Wireless to Sayville.)—The German attack on the French positions near Neuville was re sumed yesterday and, according to tlio, war office statement of today, between 500 and «00 yards of the French lines were captured. British Parliament Is Prorogued by the King LONDON, Jan. 27.—Parliament was prorogued today until February 15. In the prorogation King George said: "We shall not lay down our arms until we have vindicated the capse which car ries with it the future of civilization.” Prices of Nails And Wire Are Highest in Years (By Associated Press.) PITTSBURG, Jan. 27 —The prices of nails and wire in the Pittsburg district reached the highest point in 15 years here yesterday with the announcement by local independent wire and nail man ufacturers that prices had been raised to correspond to those now asked by the American Steel and Wire company. Nails have jumped from S3O to $4 4 a ton here during the past six month* while plain wire which fomnerly sold at $26 a ton now brings s4l. All other products from wire mills have advance-) correspondingly.