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Newspaper Page TextAtlanta Siwmial VOLUME Will lamcM VERDUN FRONT fl CRUSHED BY FRENCH’ Paris Says Night Attacks I Against Joffre’s Lines Werei Repulsed With Losses to the, Enemv ” * • V. \SIIINGT«»N. Muy IS.—The Aus trian offensive on the Italian front Is ' being pushed vigorously. according to cut rent ctflcril iep ■»?:•*. and the Italians ad.nitledlv have fallen back in the southern Tyrol before the Austrian on- T.ie course of the operations is oe-J tng elos Iv wat.-he-i in capitals of both I tne entente mid centra! powers. Mill- j r-try observers in Paris express confl uence that the Italian detense will pre vent Austrian penetration into the Vicen za plain, tile apparent objective of- the attack 1 !*’: forces. ’ i.i th< lighting al»oct Verdun the } rrrnch. who have been restive under| tlermaa vccupatiou of part of the dum-1 tnativg height known as Hill 304 I nortnwest of the fortress nave now; sucC“«--e ,u pa« tlj ousting -ne Te«:*cu>. I raris today reports tne capture o* a ; German fortified position on the uorth v-... ..tup* o* tae hilt. <_>s. the German side an atlemp; was u ade by means of several attacks tc . apture a redo-bt at .vvocourt, on French left flank, but the assaults are ueci.'.red to have been repulsed with •igavy losses. e Other operations in the Verdun re gion. according to the Paris afternoon bulletin, were confined to a successful ■ rafd by the French "on German trenches -torth of Hill 287. west of Hill 301, and o heavy firing by tne artillery, which was active all along this iront during the night. * German Official Statement Claims Repulse to French By Associated Press.) . BERLIN. May 18.—»Via London.) —i The repulse this morning of three at tacks by the French against German positions on hill 304, northwest of Ver dun. was announced by the war office today. • Today s statement follows: ’ Western front: Hand grenade en gagements southwest of Laon contin ued. "Three further attacks by the French against our positions on Hil 304 were repused early this morning. During a ‘retreat through Esnes the enemy suf fered very heavy losses in the surround ing «pen country. This refers to at tempts to attack made by a fresh Afri can division, consisting of mixed white and colored French troops. "An adance by weak enemy forces southwest of Reich Ackerkopf failed completely. "Eastern front: An enemy aeroplane was brought down east of Krascnin. Balkan front: There is nothing to report.” Paris Official Statement Tells of French Victory By Aaaeciated PrM» > • PARIS, May 18.—Several attacks were n.a«-e by the Germans on the Verdun : front last night in an effort to capture a redoubt at Avocourt. The official statement of today says the Germans were tepulsed each time and that the) lost neavily. French troops after severe fighting • aptured a German fori «»r the north east slope of Hill 304 One German trench north of Hill jS7 .vere raided by French forces which killed or captured the occupants of tne-e positions. On the Verdun front east of the Meuse the artillery on both sides was ac t:ve during the night. Two French aeroplanes dropped eijht more shells on the railway station at Metz on the night of May 18. The statement follows Between the River Oise and tne Riveri Aisne a strong reconnoitering party of| the enemy which was endeavoring to ap pt oa-’h our lines in the neighborhood of j Quennevieres was subjected by us to a’ counter attack and dispersed, leaving| some dead upon the field where the en-| counter |bok place. “On the left bank of the River Meuse j after a spirited preparation by their ar-1 tiliery, the Germans endeavored several; times last night to capture the redoubt, in the wood of Avocourt. Repulsed each , time by our fire, the enemy suffered very < sgriows losses. As for us. we executed | at a point to the north of Hill 287 at j about 3 o'clock in the morning, a sur-! prise attack upon a German trenclr. The; men occupying this position were either ’ killed or made prisoner. "At thia same time of day French troops took possession, after a furious engagement, of a small fort of the en emy on the northeast slope of Hill 304. ••On the right bank of the River Meuse and in the Woevre district there have been reciprocal bombardments. "During the night of May 18-17 French aviators conducted numerous bombardments along the front to the; north of Verdun. For instances: Fif teen shells of large caliber were thrown down upon an important depot of mu-’ nitions between Raucourt and Arra-' court, ten kilometers t six miles i south] of Sedan: five more on the railroad station at Sedan. where a fire broke out and fifteen on a of munitions not ( far from Azannes. During the same night two French aeroplanes threw down eighty shells on the railroad station at' Metz-Sa Mons. "Aviators of the enemy' during the] n'ght threw down several bombs In the Tl.dnities of Luneville. Epinal and Bel-' ‘irt They caused material damage of! ,o st eat importance.” Austrians Say Womn Lost Lives on Sunken Ship fßv A»soci«t*<l PreM.l BERLIN, May 18.—<By Wireless.)— According to the Austro-Hungarian note i scut to neutral powers regarding the sinking of the Austrian steamer Dub-! rovnik and other Austrian vessels, in cluding the hospital ship. Electra, by hostile submarines, the Dubrovnik had nineteen passengers on board, including several women and children, when she wa« torpedoed. Three bodies of women were recovered and four member* of the evrew and four passengers are miss ing- -It- is charged the Dubrovnik was without warning. TALK OF LfiST HEUIH BEATS HASTY RETREAT BEFORE VETS' CHARGE |Warriors Are Going to Keep on Having Reunions as Long as There Are Any to Reunite.- I Other Sidelights on Gathering i 111 ROGERS WINTER. . Journal Staff Correspondent.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 18.— There’s not going to be any lasi re- | union of the United Confederate. Veterans, so long as there are any j veterans left to reunite. The veterans have settled this, | question very definitely and very emphatically, and all parties con-; eerned have accepted their say-so as 1 final, thereby disposing of the talk that the one next year’night be the. last reunion of the men wiio fought for the southern Confederacy. This morning at the Bijou theater, where the veterans hold their bttsi ' ness sessions, one of the speakers 'Committed the mistake of suggesting- I that perhaps the reunion next year I might be the last. Something happened right then ! . and there. The veterans let out a ; rebel yell that shook the building. | charged with drawn bayonet.;, and put the suggestion completely to; rout. Beating a hasty aud disordered retreat to the rear of the building, the suggestion leaped through a door about twenty, feet hbove the ground, and was mangled on the pavement in ' an alley. 'fhe veterans are going to keep on . holding reunions, just as long as any ! of them are left. Why shouldn’t I they, as they say themselves? These ' annual gatherings are the greatest I thing the average veteran has to live for. Take that away from him? Not ; if they know it. Os course it may be I that nobody seriously contemplated ! such a thing, but there was consid erable talk going the rounds —pre- I vious to that episode in the Bijou I theate, sine which moment the talk ' has not been audible to the naked ' ear. Parade to Bring Reunion of Veterans to a Close BIRMINGHAM, May 18.—A sky as gray as the uniforms they wore greeted the old Confederate veterans today when they prepared ’for the grand parade, the closing feature of tne twenty-sixth an nual reunion. The business of the gath ering was concluded last night Washington was selected as the next re-, union city over Tulsa, Okla., and Mem phis, Tenn., and General George P. Har-t rison. of Alabama, was elected as thei new commander-in-chief. The gayety of the grand reunion ball; was marred last night by the death of i I John A. Mackey, aged seventy-five, of] Birmingham, an old veteran. He expir-j ed on the ball room floor just after tell-i ing a party of young people that when! he died he "would like to go amid al scene of such happiness." The bod) ; was removed quickly and comparatively! few of the dancers knew of the occur-; ance. Birmingham's resolution to care for old veterans first has resulted in few accidents and cases of illness Plenty of cots were furnished in the downtown j buildings and at the camp at the fair grounds. At the later place the soldiers were placed in the buildings and more than 4.5i«0 men were cared for. TO MiEET IN WASHINGTON. The desire of the old Confederate sildiers 1 jo paiade down Pensylvania avenue and' be reviewed by the presiaent of the Uni ted Stales led them to choose Washing ton. D. for the 1817 reunion city, at the closing business session of their I reunion here last night. Tulsa. Okla., 1 and Mempnis. Tvnn., received the next ; highest votes in the order named. At the election of officers late in the ' afternon. GeneChl George P. Harrison.' commander of the Alabama division of | the United Confederate Veterans, was. elected connnander-in-chief of the veter-1 lans, suceeding General Bennett Young, I • of Louisville, Ky.. who refused to per-1 ' mit his name to be presented as a can -1 didate for re-election. Other officers I named were: Commander department of the Armv 1 of Tennessee. General John P. Hickman.. . of Tennessee. Commander Trans-Misslssippi depar*- ; ment. General K. M. Van Zant, of Texas. ; , re-elected. Commander department Army of Vir ginia, General John Thompson Brown. 1 of Virginia. The recommendations of the resolu , tions committee, with the exception of ' one favoring a reduction in the salary | ! of the adjutant general from SI,BOO to $1,500 annually, and another favoring ! the consolidation of the veterans an.l I sons of veterans organizations, were re ferred to the commanding general and I the heads of the three departments. The electin of General Harrison ns commanding officer followed a touching scene, when Mrs. Virginia Frazier Boyle, of Tennessee, poet laureate for the vet erans. presented a handsome silk flag to General Young. The flag was borne through© the war a band of Morgan's . raiders, a noted Confederate organiza tion. A number of speakers Insisted ■ General Young should not be permitted j to retire absolutely and the title of hon i orary president for life was conferred t upon him by unanimous vote of the ! convention. SONS ELECT OFFICERS. New officers for the Sons of Veterans W’ere elected as follows: | Commander-in-chief, Ernest G. Bald i win. Roanoke. Va. Commander Department Army of Northern Virginia, Dr. J. Garrett King. Fredericksburg, Va. I Commander Department Army of Ten-I i nessee. Thomas P. Hooker, of Memphis, ■ ! Tenn. Commander Army of Trans-Mississip i ni. Merritt J. Glass. Tulsa. Okla. Executive council: A. J. Wilson. Lit-, tie Rock. Ark.: Adolph D. Bioch. Mobile. Ala.: Garland P. Feed, Norfolk. Va.; Seymour Stewart, St. .Louis. J. H. Wood, 101 years old, a white i haired and stoop-shouldered veteran. I who claims to be the oldest man in I ! gray attending the present reunion, and j who has not found a rival to dispute him this distinction, says he reckons i if he can live to attend a few more 1 reunions, which lie confidently exnects ’ he will, then there must be a few hundred others who will lie here when I'c ' gone, io keep the good work going. Mr. W<’C<l is a Georgian by birth, lost i (Continued on Page 8» Coßuiui 1J WILSON GILES FOB REPORTS FROM 0. S. CONSOLS IN MEXICO President Wants First Hand •Information as to Attitude of! Mexican People Toward American Forces (By Associited Prest.) ] WASHINGTON. May 18.—American i consuls and vice consuls at Chihuahua, 1 Juarez, Nogales, Durango, Aguas Ca -1 lientes and Monterv ha\e been ordered i ■ to Ei Paso to confer witli Major Gen ' eiai Funston, it was announced today that the* purpose is to provide closer ; co-operation between the American civil 1 and military authorities in watching ! iievelopinents jn the border region, but ; :t ma) Imve a bearing on the ultimate 1 withdrawal of the American forces. Th* 'government is depending on tne consuls for information of the progress the ■ Carranza, government is making in con trolling the situation, upon which de pends tlie time of the withdrawal of 'General I’eishing s forces. «itticial advices of the rescue of Dee >ner and Pa) ne, the two Americans car j ried off by Mexican bandits' after the ; Glenn Springs and Boquillas raids, saj | Colonel Shelby ami the expedition after ' the Boquillas raiders vv<:e yesterday at j Los Alamos, forty miles soutn of the ' border, while Major Langhorne's troops were last repot ted near Verro Blanco 1 where they struck the bandits wounding and taking two* Both forces are nov I spread out in small detachments. 1 Pershing’s Forces Reported i To Be Running Short of Soap (By Associated Press.) COLUMBUS. N. M„ May 18. —The Varranza garrison at Ascencion, under ' Colonel Saenez, is moving south along ] the American line of communication i ostensibly to Ei Vallo. No reason was assigned here today for the movement. Reports from the field indicated that General J. J. Pershing's expeditionary command is experiencing a shortage of soap, but otherwise is well rationed and equipped. American Soldier Is Killed By Mexican Customs Guard (By Associated Press.) El* PASO, Tex., May 18.—An Ameri can soldier, who crossed the boundary a mile and a half east of Juarez early today, was shot and killed by Mexican customs guards. General Gavlra, Carranza commander in Juarez, advised General Bell that j the American was intoxicated and tired lon the Mexicans. General Beil detailed two officer-; to go to Juarez with two officers assigned 1 by General Gavlra and the Mexican mil- I itary judge, began an investigation of ' the shooting. Whisker Pulling Costs New Yorker Ten Dollar Fine «Special Dispatch to The Journal.) NEW YORK. May 18. — Isaac Goldman owns the finest and bushiest whiskers in Bayonne. N. J. They reach almost to his waist. He was airing them on Ave nue C .yesterday when along came Frank Gallagher of No. 34 West Twenty third street. ' He grabbed the whiskers and yanked Iso hard that he jerked out a handful of I halt. A policeman took Gallaghet be fore Recorder William J. Cain. "It was an accident." said Gallagher. I "Just as I was passing this man I slip i ped. As I was falling 1 stuck out my 'hand. My fingers landed in his whis i hers and I clutched them until 1 recov ered my balance ” "Don't believe you. Ten dollars fine,’’ jsaid the recorder. Mayo Succeeds Fletcher With Atlantic Fleet (By Asaoci*ted Press.) WASHINGTON, May 18.—The federal ' reserve board today approved a rate of 3 1-2 per cent instead of 3 per cent for commodity paper at the Atlanta reserve bank. Vice Admiral Henry Mayo, now com mander of the first division of the fleet | with his flag on the Arkansas will suc ceed Admiral Fletcher as commatfder-in chief. Admiral Fletcher automatically returns to his line rank of rear admiral and probably will be assigned to impor tant strategic work. Rear Admiral Dewitt Coffman, one of the division commanders of the will become vice admiral. All the changes ef fective June 13. Admiral Fletche” has completed his term as commander-in ch let'. Spot Cotton in Atlanta Reaches New High Mark Spot cotton in Atlanta Thursday reached a new high mark for the sea son. It was quoted at 13 cents, an ad vance of 1-8 over quotations Wednesday. New York spots also went up 20 points to 13.35 cents. New Orleans spots went i up 13 points to 12.88 cents. There was also a marked advance In : the New York futures market, of from 12 to 17 points. Persistent peace rumors, the back wardness of the new crop and appre hensions that rains aud colder weather will further retard it. were responsible for the upward movement. New Rate for Commodity Paper ißy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 18. —Plans for reorganization of the Atlantic fleet, which will be announced shortly by Secretary Daniels, include the retirement of Ad miral Fletcher as commandcr-in-chief. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1916. More Liquor Seized in Girard WETTEST PLACE IN THE WORLD for its size is this dry-looking street, said ‘wet” referring entirely to intoxicating beverages. In this one block of Main street, Girard. Ala., just across the river trom Columbus Ga . liquors valued at more than $300,000 have been seized since 8 o clock Wednesday morning, and the men in charge of the raids say their work has just begun. These pictures show opposite sides of the same street. ■■ ■ < ■ ' . B■> ■ ■ | ' ... r .. . ■ i I - ' • Hfcß- I fits' t I . ! '"4 I-1 lO w i IM 111 | NEWUINDS CALLEO DM FOR CRITICISING IIIRRIS Hardwick Says Federal Trade Commissioner Had Right to Attend Convention BY PH SMITH. W ASHINGTON. May 18.—The recent state convention of the Georgia Demo crats at Macon was the subject of an interesting colloquy in the I nited States senate this iqo*»ing. as the re sult of an innocent little interview tha: Crawford Wheatley, of Americus, re cently gave to the Washington Post. Mr. Wheatley paid a graceful compliment to William J. Harris, the federal trade commissioner, in tne following lan guage: "William J. Harris of the federal trade commission is the dominant power now in Georgia politics. "At the recent state convention in Ma- , con. the name of Mr. Harris, who was on the ground to look after the admin-] istration's interest, elicited almost as] much applause as the president. He I was the only person asked to adress; tne convention, although both Senator Thomas W. Harwick and Governor Nat Harris were present. As a further mark of confidence the slate of delegates to the national convention which he ap proved was elected. Mr. Harris and the president were both indorsed by the convention. "The sentiment expressed at the Ma con convention shows that the people of] the state are overwhemingly back of, the president. Harmony prevails In Georgia and both the former supporters I of Underwood and Wilson were recog nized in the appointment of delegates to St. Louis." NEWLANDS ATTACKS HARRIS The foregoing interview appeared sev eral days ago upon the occasion of Mr. Wheatley's visit to Washington. To day Senator Newlands, of Nevada, chair man of the interstate commerce com mittee of the senate and father of the trade commission, arose in his place and had the interview read to the senate from the clerk’s desk. Senator Newlands proceeded to criti cise Mr. Harris for his participation in the convention. "! called attention to this newspaper clipping without consultation with the Georgia senators,” said Mr. Newdands, "for the reason that, if true, 1 wish to emphasize the impropriety of a mem ber of the trade commission attending and attempting to influence a political convention- The trade commission is supposed to be non-partisan, and is. therefore, a bi-partisan body. The con fidence of the country depends upon its maintenance of this character. Al though the members are not denied their political conviction, manifestly every sense of propriety requires that they should not be active in political organizations. 1 cannot believe that Mr. Harris, whom 1‘ know and respect, had this participation in the formation and development of a political conven tion in Georgia. I hope the senators from Georgia will be able to deny this statement.” Senator Hardwick, who had sought several times to interrupt the Nevadan, was recognized. He said: "Since the senator from Nevada has had the newspaper clipping read from the desk. I think in justice to Mr. Har ris, I ought to say that, in my judg ment, the statements in the article are in the main incorrect and Inaccurate. It is true that Mr. Harris was in at tendance upon the convention, but if he had anything whatever to do with the selection of delegates more-than a hun dred other leading Democrats from al most as many Georgia counties I am not advised of that fact. CONVENTION HARMONIOUS. "I think I can say for the informa tion of the senator from Nevada that this convention was very harmonious. There was no conflict between Mr. Har ris and the senators from Georgia or anybody else. Every one of the dele gates was unanimously elected and the platform was adopted without a dis senting vote. I do not believe Mr. Har ris had anything to do with the selec tion of the delegates except that he may have agreed with other gentlemen that the delegates selected were satis factory. He was not invited to address the convention. "The chairman of the convention with iWI COMMITTEE OF HOUSE FAVORS 5 BATIU CRUISERS Ships to Cost $20,433,531 Votes to Abandon Five-Year Building? Program Proposed by Secretary Daniels 'By Associated Press.) ttASHINGTON, May 18—In deciding upon the increases of the navy, the house naval committee today voted to abandon the five-year building program i ecommended by Secretary Daniels and to recommend that five battle cruisers, to cost $20,433,531 each, four scout cruisers, ten torpedo boat destroyers, twenty -submarines, one hospital ship, one oil supply ship and one ammuni ! tion ship be tfuilt during the 191. fis j cal year. Tlie committee voted 13 to 8 on battle ! cruisers and submarines. The committee unanimously adopted a resolution by Representative Hensley, of Missouri, authorizing the president upon conclusion of the European war to invite the world powers to a conference to frame a court of arbitration or other body for peaceful settlement of all dis putes between nations, and appropriat ing $200,000 for the purpose. Possibilities that the house is inclin i ed to defeat the five-year naval program i recommended by Secretary Daniels, but will provide six capital ships instead of four in the new naval bill are being considered by President Wilson and con gress leaders. President Wilson and Secretary Dan iels are in favor of the increases the house wants to make and it is said did not ask for more because it was not be lieved, when the recommendations were made that congress would go further. Conference Army Bill Is Indorsed by Senate WASHINGTON. May 18.—Only ap proval by the house of the conference report on the army reorganization bill was necessary today to complete the legislation. The senate completed its part in the legislative process last night when it adopted, without a record vote, the conference report on the measure. Final action by the house is Ipoked for within a day or so when the bill, the first of the administration’s big preparedness measures, will be laid be for President Wilson. With his ap proval of the bill, steps immediately will be taken by Secretary Baker, in consultation with the army general staff, to put the measure into effect. entire propriety made some complimen tary reference to his appointment by the president, and it was well received by the delegates. Some one, I think, called upon Mr. Harris for a speech, but with great propriety Mr. Harris did not speak. Nor is it true that the gov ernor of Georgia and myself were not invited to address the convention. Or. account of the lateness of the hour, both the governor and I sent word by the committee that waited on us that we preferred not to address the con vention. “What I wanted to say to the sena tor is that 1 think the participation of Mr. Harris in this convention or his po litical activities are very much exag gerated by some gentlemen who merely thdhght they were paying a com pl - ment to Mr. Harris. The criticism is based more on that than anything that actually occurred. "Personally I cannot -see any impro priety in Mr. Harris having attended the convention. We do not cease to be Democrats or Republicans because we hold office. There was nothing >f l . the conduct of Mr. Harris that was officious or which was offensive to the . se " at ™’ s from Georgia, or to any Georgia Demo- Cra SENATOR REED INTERRUPTS Senator Reed, of Missouri, interrupted to ask if there was any more impro priety in a federal officer attending a political convention than there is in a justice of the supreme court being a candidate for president. “The senator will have to decide that for himself,” replied Mr. Hardwick. “I do not want to commit myself in my. RUE RENOMIMTED FOR GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE I State Convention Also Indorses Wilson and Indorses Pro hibition Laws (By Associated Press.) NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 18.—The Democratic state convention adjourned at 2:36 o'clock this morning after re nominating Tom C. Rye for governor and B. A. Enloe for railroad commis sioner from west Tennessee and indors ing Woodrow Wilson for a second pres idential terrfi. The platform declared f against the repeal of the prohibition laws or the laws passed to ensure their >| enforcement. ‘ At 2:10 o'clock this morning the con- • vention selected the following as dele- ■ gates at large to the national con;en- L tion: • Austin Peay, of Montgomery county: • W. H. Hartford, Nashville: Thomas IL ’ Preston, Chattanooga; John E. Richard ' son, Rutherford county. Alternates se- ] lected are George L. Berry, Hawkins -1 county, and Finis J. Garrett. Weakley ! j county. WBMMIIMPS ID REITH ] FROM FIST MOVING TRAIN I 1 (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) f WAYCROSS, Ga.. May 18. —Mrs. H. R. ’ Core, en route front Gould, Fla., to Chi ' cago* jumped through the window of a Pullman on the Dixie Flyer near Ala " pha last night, meeting instant death. ‘ The cause of her suicide is unknown. 1 She was reported missing at Macon ' early today by the Georgia Southern 3 and Florida conductor, and an immedi- • ate search along the line from Jackson ville to Macon started by railroad of ficials. The remains were brought to Way- ■ cross this morning and are being held s pending advices from relatives. I It is not known whether Mrs. Core s made her home in Florida or was mere s ly there on a visit and was returning t home. A young son was traveling with . her, aQd friends carried him on to Chi cago. « . I The screen of one of the windows at , the berth occupied by Mrs. Core was ; missing. ; German Troops Asking Food of Swiss Soldiers 1 > GENEVA. May 17.—(Via Paris.) — • German soldiers along the Swiss-Alsa -1 tian frontier, chiefly elderly men of the ' landstrum, have begun to ask food from L the Swiss soldiers. The Germans say 1 they have not eaten meat for weeks. • The Neue Stuttgarter Zeitung says the ' food situation in Rhine towns is becom f ing intolerable. answer to the proposition that any such I condition as that exists. I do not know ' whether it does or not. "In conclusion I want to say merely ' that this whole thing is exaggerated. r It is merely the attempt of a friend ’ who probably lacks good judgment in ’ the manner to pay a compliment to a [ friend. I do not believe Mr. Harfis was guilty of any undue political ac tivity.” 1 The incident was closed with a state- ■ ment by Senator Newlands that he was 5 glad to hear that "the activities of this ! trade commission were not so great 5 indicated by the newspaper item." 5 “I quite differ with him, however, as • to the propriety of the member of any of these commissions, whose functions are quasi-judicial, of participating in political conventions and in political management: and, so far as I am con cerned. whilst I am glad to know that the offense is minimized. I fee! that it still exists, and I shall regard it as my duty to bring the matter before the in terstate commerce commission, with a view to investigating the extent to which this practice is indulged in.” NUMBER 65. TUSK OE ’CLEANING OF CITY HAS JOST OEGON. SAYS SEW LEADER More Than $400,000 Worth of Liquors Already Seized— Martial Law Prevails as Raids Go On . BY CKARI.ES T. PHILLIPS, J*. (Journal Staff Correspondent.) j COLUMBUS, GA., May 18.—Deputies, who are raiding Girard, Ala., are dig ging whiskey out of the ground, pulling, fit out of the Chittahoochee river, drag ging it out of barns, warehouses, gro cery stores and residences. As fast as it is located the company icf the Alabama national guards now on duty take charge and stores the con fiscated liquor in warehouses. So great is tne supply found here that Captain Dallas Smith, commanding, requisition ed two warehouses, one in upper and the other in lower Girard, and in these two places barrels and cases of the forbM den liquor are being carted by eight drays which have been at work since** o'clock, although the work of centralis ing the supply is not half done. Eight raids were made during the morning anti according to M. S. Eaugttn. I law agent for the attorney general, over i SIOO,OOO worth of was added to the confiscated store making the total value of whiskey already seized 340(1,- COO. Twenty-four raids are scheduled for thfs afternoon, and about 20 for to morrow, when Baughn expects to com plete the job. NO RESISTANCE OFFERED. -‘1 IThete has been no resistance Co the raiders. However, citizens of Colum bus declare that the minute an effort to destroy the liquor is made that trouble will begin. Baughn states that he will not attempt to destroy the whiskey > without a court order, and that this will' not be asked until the raids have ended , and the $1,000,000 supply which he says 1s in Girard and Russell county had been placed in the two warehouses. Governor Henderson has ordered an . additional company of the Alabamrf Na * itional guard from Alexander City to re inforce the Opelika outtit and it is ex pected to reach here this afternoon. Martial law is expected to remain in forme until the raids have been complet- I ed and the whisky disposed of. The hearing of the temporary irtaunc ® tion granted b ythe chancery court to prevent Baughn's carrying out his plgn ' to move the whisky out of the count*; r has been set for Friday morning. 4SH| WOULD IMPEACH SHERIFF. Baughn declared this afternoon th®t " he has notified the Attorney Ge ieral * that he is in possession of evidence on 1 which to bring impeachment proceed r ings against Sheriff Pal M. Daniel, of Russell county and he says that before ,the case is ended he will recommend in 'istitution of additional impeaenment pro reedings. The sheriff, Baughn declares, stood in ’ja room on Monday' where there were 'hundreds of cases of whisky " stored and made no effort to confiscate- :t, or arraign its owners. s Baughn declares that a delegation of z prominent citizens who have been co- '•perating with aim have been approach ed by representatives of whisky deal iers who promise to produce the evidence against the "higher ups” in the case if dealers themselves are allowed to ship the liquor back to the distilleries. The I deputies making the raids declare that whisky is stored not only in Girard hut practically over Russell county and 'they expect to reach the country districts i tomorrow. The store and farm of E. H. Dennis, i former representative of the legisla ' ture, have both been raided but no wnis- Cky found at either place. The sensa-. tional raids have come on the heels ~«f* a primary at which Probate Judge H. D. Benton was re-elected. J. P.’ Marchanfe ’ «r well known Girard citizen who stumpt s ed Russel county lor the defeated canfft . date, E. H. Elrod, told a Journal repoH er today that only two weeks ago In . speeches he declared that if Benton was " re-elected the opposition would see to It . I that the whisky traffic of Girard was J]broken up. If the whisky is destroyed ’lit is said by citizens here that severalAif , the political powers of Russel county ' .will be financially ruined. ’ Despite the statement of Baughn, ’ Girard citizens declare that they do ipt . expect the whisky to be destroyed and say that some compromise will be t agreed upon. No orrests have yet been , made .although several men were | searched for weapons. The raid is costing the state about $3,000, it is said by officials in touch i with Montgomery. RAIDING IS RENEWED. • Raiding parties began work at two different points of Girard at 8 o’clock this morning to continue the work of cleaning up the “wettest spot of its » size in the world.” ’ Within ten minutes after the raiding party started an additional $50,000 worth * of liquor was confiscated. As the party ■ crossed the bridge into Girard a repre ! sentative of the mercantile firm of Jones 1 & Porter handed the leader the keys -to r that firm’s store. The party went in and found hundreds or cases of whisky. ! Marion S. Baughn, of Atlanta, ‘law ■ agent” for M. L. Martin, attorney gen- ! eral of Alabama, who is alleged not only ■ ! to have stepped over the heads of the i ; county and local authorities, but over the head of Governor Henderson as well, is in charge of the raids. Mr. Baughn told a Journal represent ative this morning that the work of "cleaning up Girard has just i begun, and that fully that much more is “in sight” and will be seized tqg&y and tomorow. The raiders,, after investi gating twelve places, where thousands of gallons were stored, were called off at 6 o’clock last night by the peculiar Aia bama law, which authorizes raids sim ilar to the ones in progress here on|y ■ between the hours of S a. m. and 6 p.-m. No arrests have yet been made, and. according to Mr. Baughn, none will -be ■ attempted unless citizens of Girard re i , sist the seizures of whisky. ARE ALREADY PUNISHED. "We will wait for the grand jury to act," said Baughn "for we are content j with having broken up the Alabama wH«- i key trust Linuor has been stored In ; Girard for illicit sale in both G«*6rgia •and Alabama. We are going to try to ■ nail the men behind this whiskey plot, (Continued on Page 7, CoL I.J