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VOLUME XVIII
GREECE PREPARES TO HURL ARMIES INTO WAR
HOUSE WILL PASS EIGHTfIOUR MEASURE FRIDAY
ALL STAFF OFFICERS
ON LEAVE RECALLEO
FOO ACTIVE SERVICE
I
King Constantine, of Greece,
to Receive French, British
and Russian Ministers in
Athens Thursday
■» (By Associated Bress.) ♦
♦ LONDON. Aug. 31- —It was offi- ♦
c tally announced today that the ♦
♦ British casualties, killed, wound- ♦
♦ ed and missing, on all fighting ♦
♦ fronts in the month of Au?uHt ♦
♦ totaled officers and 133,234 ♦
♦ men. * ♦
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(By A*s<elated Press.)
Wednesday, Aug. 30.
(Via London, Aug. 31.)—Rapid develop
ments in the diplomatic situation here
today make it appear that within 4$
hours Greece will have abandoned the
policy of neutrality in the war.
King Constantine will receive the
French minister tomorrow (Thursday)
and the Russian and British ministers
shortly afterward.
All staf* officers on leave have been re
called for active service.
Bulgarians Beaten With
.Loss of 15,000 Men, Report
• Ai.xatfd press..
LONDON, Aug. 31.—The fighting
is very severe all along the Macedonian
front, says an Athens dispatch to 'the
wireless press, which adds that the Bul
garian regiments suffered a severe
check at the hands of the Serbians on
the entente left flank and that the Bul
garian losses are estimated at *5,000. I
The Bulgarian regiments, says th<s
dispatch, attacked the Serbians in close '
formatton. after the German style, near
Lorovita and suffered severely. They
were compelled to ask for reinforce
ments from Valbenkeni and Kastoria.
The Serbians appear to be masters of
the situation at Gonichevo, says the
Athens correspondent and Bulgarian
officers of Rumanian origin who de
serted said tne Bulgarians called Gomi- j
chevo "another Verdun."
Germans Do Not Tarry
Long in French Trenches !
ißy Auo'a'.ed Brest.
PARIS. Aug. 31.—German troops pen-1
ctrated the French trenches In Parroyt
forest in Lorraine last night, but were,
■mmediately ejected by a counter-attack..
says today*’ announcement of ttfe war I
office.
Rumanian Invasion of
Austro-Hungary Continues j
LONDON, Aug. 31.—Rumania's in-l
vasion of Austro-Hungarian territory
continues in the mountainous region
from Petrozseny. on the railway north
east of Orscvo. to the Gyergyo moun
tains, eighty miles north of Kronstadt.
On the Danube, from the Iron Gate
,to Giurgevo. opposite Rustchuk Bul
garia. there have been reciprocal oom-|
bardments at several points by Aus-j
tro-Hungarlan war craft and Rumanian
shore batteries. A Zeppelin and a hos
tile aeroplane have dropped bombs on
the Rumanian capital.
Austria's acknowledgment of the re
tirement of her forces in the mountain
ous region to previously -prepared po
sitions in the rear has been followed
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COTTON JUMPS UP
TO SIXTEEN CENTS
ON LOCAL MARKET
Government Report Showing
* Big Shortage in Crop Sends
• the aMrket Price to New
High Record
Cotton Thursday jumped to a new
high mark for the season and to the
highest mark in years.
Atlanta spot cotton today is quoted at
16 cents, which is 40 points above the
highest quotation Wednesday.
New York spot cotton is quoted at
16.40. which is 55 points up from Wed
nesday.
New Orleans spot cotton is quoted at
15.63. which is 25 points up from Wed
nesday.
New York futures are up from 50 to
55 points.
Government Report Sends
Cotton Price to New High
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. Aug- 31-—The govern
ment crop report indicating a condi
tion 61.2 per cent, or the lowest on
record for August 25, and a lint crop
of 11.800.000 bales, was followed by a
violent advance in the cotton market
this morning.
Owing to the uncertainties regarding
transportation facilities and the com
paratively high level prices reached on
recent advances, many holders of long
contracts had taken profits before the
report was issued. The further reduc
tion in crop estimates, however, was
followed by heavy re-buylng, as well as
covering and a broadening demand from
( trade and speculative sources, which
sent prices into new high ground for the
season.
December contracts sold up to 16.10
shortly after the report was issued, or
about SI.BO a bale above yesterday’s
closing price. •
New .Orleans Market
Grows Wildly Excited
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 31.—The low
est August condition report on record 1
i% the local cotton exchange sent the
'.price of cotton to an advance of $4 a
bale on this market today. Following I
receipt of the monthly report by the
government showing a crop condition
of only 61.2 per cent of the normal the
market became wildly excited with most
erratic and nervous price movements
but on the whole a strong upward ten
dency. Prices were lifted 73 to 80 points
! above the morning's low levels and 58 i
j to 62 points above yesterday’s close.
At the height of the advance the De- (
cember option sold to 16.12, a new high
I mark for the season and the highest
I since the 17-cent year of 1900. All
months made new high quotations.
i Local expectations on the average were
| for a report of around 63. As soon as
i it was realized that the condition report
| Indicated a crop situation never before ;
. witnessed at the end of August there
' was a rush to buy contracts and brokers
had difficulty in filling orders despite a
tendency by recent buyers to take their
. profits pending the outcome of the rail
j road labor trouble and over the triple;
i Labor day holidays.
Submarine Attack on
American Ship Owego
Disavowed by Germany
WASHINGTON. Aug. 31.—Germany,
in a note received at the state depart
ment. practically disavows any un
friendly intention in the submarine at
tack on the American steamer Owego j
several weeks ago, and submits a state
ment of fact which is expected to close
the case. The Owego was fired upon
in the fog, but was uninjured.
HEARIIUG ON WILSONS
PUN IS HELD BEFORE
SENHEMMITFEE
Garretson, Gompers and Lee
Speak for Brotherhoods,
Outlining Their Position in
Present Crisis
(By Associated Pres*.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—Rairoad of
ficials and representatives of the train
men's brotherhoods appeared in force
today at the senate Interstate commerce
committee's hearingrf’on President Wil
son’s legislative program to prevenV the
threatened railroad strike.
Elisha Lee, chairman of the managers'
committee, headed the delegation of rail
way officials, which included President
Underwood, of the Erie; President Wil
lard, of the Baltimore and Ohio; Samuel
Rea, president of the Pennsylvania; Fair
fax Harrison, president of the Southern;
R. H. Lovett, chairman of the board of
Union Pacific; E. H. Coapman, vice
president of the Southern; N. D. Maher,
vice president of the Norfolk and West
ern: L. W. Baldwin, general manager
of the Central of Georgia, and W. L.
Siddon, vice president of the Seaboard.
Representing the men were A. B. Gar
retson, W. G. Lee, W. S. Stone and W. S.
Carter, the four brotherhood heads. Of
ficials of the American Federation of
Labor, headed by President Gompers;
Assistant Attorney General Todd and E.
E. Clark, of the interstate commerce
commlsion, also were present.
NO COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.
At the outset Senator Newlands.
chairman of the committee, announced
its purpose and said none or the pro
posed legislation involved compulsory
arbitration.
’’lt simply provides," he said, "in case
of the failure of voluntary mediation
and arbitration, for a government in
quiry and Lhe stay of the action ot all
the parties to the controversy until in
vestigation and report should be made,
leaving them free thereafter to act as
they might be advised.”
Senator Newlands spoke of the short
time remaining for congress to act and
said:
"This present dispute, if carried to
its extremes, will involve the United
States in a civil war. The question is
whether we can not find some means
of bringing about a settlement of this
dispute between employers and and em
ployes without resort to force.”
BROTHERHOODS HEARD FIRST.
The brotherhood representatives were
heard first. At the request of Mr. Gar
retson, it was agreed that the brother
hood leaders should have two hours in
opening and an hour in closing. Be
tween those two periods, representa
tives of the employers and shippers
have six hours. He announced that be
sides the heads of the four brother
hoods, Samuel Gompers also would
speak.
Mr Garretson began with a general
review of the circumstances which led
up to the present conditions.
It was the belief of labor organiza
tions, he said, that differences between
employers and employes should not be
settled by legislation, but rather be
tween themselves.
"The strike of any labor organization
lies, to an extent, in its militancy,” he
said "We are in the grip of a power
greater than we, and it is unfortunate
that this situation has arisen, but I
believe if a settlement can be effected
by congress, even though we are op
posed to legislative settlements, we are
willing to waive the age-old tradition
against it. Such a settlement In this
controversy will be desirable in the cir
cumstances.
"As an ethical proposition,” he said,
"there is no mdre reason why a man
should be worked more than eight hours
than there is that he should be worked
24. Tn the application of principal a dif
ferent situation arises.
"Today,” he said, "thousands of men
throughout this country are working
from 12 to 16 hours of which there is no
complete record.”
, WANDERERS OF THE EARTH.
These condition-.''. Garretsen declared,
were responsible for the united appear
ance of the brotherhoods' insistently de
manding the human right to enjoy same
of the things that other men enjoy. The
railroad men, he said, are wanderers on
the face of the earth.
"We believe," said Garretson, “that
questions affecting society take prece
dence over economics. We believe that
the human element should be considered
regardless of Its effect on dividends. The
obligation on the part of the railroad
employer is as great to keep the human
element in good condition as the wooden
and iron property of the rqad. Human •
ity is just as much a part of the system
as the engine or the lathe.”
My. Garretson argued that the effect
of an wage on dividends
should not be considered when it was ob
vious that employes were not being paid
a proper wage.
"A bankrupt road cannot buy its coal
.any cheaper than one that is paying 33
per cent, then why should any road buy
its labor for less than it is worth be
cause a proper wage would decrease its
profits?’
Attacking the railways’ plea for ar
bitration as insincere. Mr. Garretson in
sisted that it was not offered to men
who were so poorly organized that they
could not enforce demands.
“i say on behalf of these railroad
men,” Garretson declared emphatically,
"that there is evidence today of a
deadly danger underlying the social
crust and that it is Hable to be brought
to the surface unless means are found
to settle this difficulty before it can
reach the danger stage.”
He declared frequently that the
brotherhood officials could only call off
the strike by reporting that a satisfac
tory settlement had been made.
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POLITICS HUMMING NOW
ALL OVER EMPIRE STATE
Candidates in Court of Appeals
Race Receive Many
Endorsements
GRAY, Ga.. Aug. 31.—Frank Jenkins,
of Eatonton, Putnam county, Ga., hav
ing announced as a candidate for one
of the justices of the court of appeals,
the members of the bar of Gray, Jones
county, have indorsed his candidacy.
DOUGLAK, Go., Aug. 31.—The registration
list of Coffee county has just been completed
for the coming primary. There are a little over
3,500 qualified voters tn the county, and a
heavy vote will be polled, owing to lines being
closely drawn in the representative’s race be
tween C. E. Stewart and John Paulk, and the
race for congress, tn which Judge W. C. Lank
ford. of Douglas, is a candidate.
MARIETTA, Ga.. Aug. 31.—Judge J. J. Kiin
sey, candidate for Judge of the court of appeals,
in a letter to friends here, announces that he
will within a very short time visit Marietta to
talk bis candidacy over with the voters of Cobb
county and present to them his piatform.
GAINESVILLE, Ga., Aug. 31. —Flowery Branch
has organized a Harris ciub. The officers are
W. W. Cooper, president, J. C. Chastin, vice
president; J. A. Mooney, secretary. Committee,
W. W. Lilies, J. W. Hunt, Henry Allen, Ell Car
lisle. Major Woodliff Speaker, Prof. M. D. Col
lins and E. B. Dunlap.
MARIETTA, Ga., Aug. 31.—Cobb county poli
tics are at the sizzling point. Much interest
is manifested in the raees on for solicitor of
the superior court of the Blue Ridge circuit,
judge of the superior court and in the raee for
congress. William Butts, of Blue Ridge, candi
date for solicitor, is campaigning vigorously
against the present Incumbent. Herbert Clay.
Next to the solicitor’s race, the race between
Judge H. L. Patterson and Judge N. A. Morris
Uns the attention of the voters.
The race for congress, while not so hot at
present, promises to warm up enough to satisfy
any one. Judge T. W. Harbin is opposing Gor
don Lee.
SAVANNAH. Ga., Aug. 81.—In pursuance of
their determination to make the issue in the
present contest for representatives In the gen
eral assembly Mayor Pierpont and bis policies,
the ndherents of Messrs. Taiwrence, Myrick and
Jackson, candidates for the legislature on the
anti-admlnlstration ticket, have swung a giant
banner al Bull ami Broughton streets. Here |
they have established their political headquar
ters. The banner bears this legend in let
ters three feet high, “Anti-Plerpont Headquar
ters.” There is no doubt that the supporters
of the gentlemen named are determined if it
can possibly be done to win a victory at the
polls and then declare that Mayor Pierpont hns
been repudiated by the people at home. The
Pierpont adherents tire equally active and they
nre declaring that the mayor and the city ad
ministration is not the issue, hut that what
they terms "the invisible government” is the
real Issue upon which the voters must pass.
They menn by that that Messrs. Lawrence
and Myrick, In 'he nnst have silently put
through certain legislation <n Atlanta of which
the people at home knew nothing until after
it was passed and that for this reason they
should b-> repudiated at the palls this year.
CARNTSS IT.T.F, Ga.. Aug. 31.—Thomas J.
Brown, candidate for congress from the Eighth |
district, delivered nn address here today ta an I
attentive audience of voters. He charged* bls
oppponent, Congressman Tribble, with having j
failed to make good as congressman, producing I
the Congressional Record as proof.
PUNS DEING MADE
FDR RUNNING TRAINS
IF EMPLOYES QUIT
Presidents and Operating Of
ficials of Railroads Hold
Conference on Strike Situa
tion in Chicago
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Aug. 31.—Presidents and
operating officials of the. railroads were
in conference today to formulate plans
to operate trains in the event of a
strike.
Practically none of the railroad heads
shared in the optimism expressed in
some quarters at Washington that pas
sage of the eight-hpur 33111 by congress
would avert a strike, and, according to
E. P. Ripley, president of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe, spokesman for
the railroad presidents, who returned
from Washington yesterday, the rail
roads will proceed on the assumption
that the strike will come on Labor day.
Embargoes begin today on every trunk
line in the country. The embargoes,
' cording to present plans, will become
effective in the following order:
• Effective at the close of business to
morrow an embargo on all shipments of
explosives and Inflammables of every
kind.
Effective at the close of business to
morrow an embargo on all shipments of
perishable freight, including live stock,
dressed beef, live and dressed poultry,
fresh fruits and vegetables.
Effective at the close of business Sat
urday an embargo on all freight of all
kinds from all points to all destina
tions.
Most of the roads also gave warning
to passengers that they should end their
journeys before 7 a. m., Monday or be
subject to indefinite delay.
Railroad officials plan to run at least
one passenger train a day on every
road and in each case it is announced
preference will be given to milk trains.
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. ♦
j As you will notice from the ♦
-♦ news in this paper, the employ- ♦
♦ es of the railroads of the United ♦
States have been ordered to
-*■ strike on Monday, September 4,
♦ 7 o’clock, a. m., unless certain ♦
♦ things are agreed upon by that ♦!
♦ time. This will, no doubt, cause ♦!
♦ a delay in the mails and will ♦
♦ effect prompt delivery of your ♦!
-♦ paper We, therefore, respect- -©I
♦ fully ask our subscribers, In ♦
-© case the strike is oalled for ♦
♦ Monday, to be patient with us ♦
♦ until the strike is settled, when ♦
♦ your paper will again be deliv- •©
♦ cred to you promptly and on ©•
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OHIO SHERIFF FOILS MOB
SEEKINE TO LTNCH NEGRO
Officer Is Beaten Severely but
His Forethought Saved
Prisoner’s Life
(By Aasociated Prei».)
LIMA, Ohio, Aug. 31. —After a night
of violence resulting from the attempt
of a mob to lynch Charles Daniels, ne
gro, accused of assaulting the wife of
a prominent farmer, the spiriting away
’ of the prisoner by Sheriff Sherman Eley
and the torture of the sheriff until he
consented to lead the mob in motors to
Ottawa, where foe had taken the man,
the law apparently reigned again to
-1 day.
Daniels, the prisoner whose life was
saved by the quick action of the sheriff,
Is in a safe place, Toledo, it is under
stood.
Governor Willis, after a night spent
in his office at Columbus with Adjutant
General Hough, was still prepared to
day to order the First and Seventh
regiments of Ohio national guard from
Camp Perry to this city in case the
trouble is revived. ,
After the unsuccessful pursuit of Dan
iels in a motor procession to Ottawa
last night, members of the mob had
dispersed, it is believed.
Sheriff Eley escaped from the mob at
Ottawa and is under the care of a phy
sician. He is suffering, it is understood,
from two broken ribs and numerous
minor injuries.
Eley's foresight is believed to have
saved his prisoner’s life. After the cap-
I ture of the negro by a posse yesterday,
after the woman had been attacked In
her home, the mob spirit began to de
velop throughout the countryside. Eley
expected trouble and quietly removed
lhe prisoner to Ottawa. He later trans
ferred him to another place. While the
i sheriff was out of the city the mob
I stormed the jail, forced sheriff’s
wife to open the cells, overpowered the
police and held the city at its mercy.
Sheriff Eley returned last night and the
. mob demanded that he tell them where
he had hidden Daniels. When the sheriff
refused the angered crowd turned their
wrath upon him. A rope was torn from
. a street car trolley and a noose wat.
placed around Eley’s neck. He was told
lhe would be hanged if he did not tell
jwhere his prisoner was. His clothing
| was torn from his body and he was
I kicked and beaten. Chief of Police Mc
. Kinney attempted to deputize citizens to
laid him in rescuing the sheriff, but no
| one would oppose the mob.
Eley finally surrendered to escape
death and the mob entered automobiles
and started with the sheriff as a prisoner
for Ottawa just as the fire department
was called out. The chemical trucks
were run through the streets to disperse
the mob on foot.
When the motor mob reached Ottawa
they found the prisoner gone. During
the confusion Sheriff Eley escaped into n
hotel.
NUMBER 95.
I PENDING ACTION DF
CONGRESS DELAY DF
WALKOUT IS URGED
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Wilson Again Appeals to the'
Brotherhood Leaders! but 1
No Assurances of Any Kind;
Are Given, It Is Said
(By Associated Press,)
WASHINGTON, Aug, 3L—•Oongreg*
put all other affairs aside today and
devoted itself to enacting President;
Wilson’s legislative program to avert
the railroad strike. •
But the president, overlooking no pos
sible means to prevent the threatened
public calamity, did not depend on con-J
gress alone and continued unceaclnglyl
his efforts to get the brotherhood heads
to postpone their strike order.
Just before noon ths president went'
personally to the capltol, and confer-'
ring with the leaders, urged them on l
to the speed necessary to get the bills
through the legislative machinery ©fi
house and senate before Saturday night.
Then, returning to the White House,
he called the four brotherhood heads
before him for another appeal to delay
the strike while congress by law
provides what the railroads have re
fused.
After the conference between Presi
dent Wilson and the lead
ers it was said at the White House
that the employes had given ns assur
ances of any kind.
In spite of the fact that the leaders
gave no assurances, it is certain that
the strike will be called off immediately
if congress passes the eight-hour law
which will be taken up in the house
tomrorrow. The brotherhood leaders are
reductant to take steps to cancel the
strike order until confcress has acted.
President Wilson told the leaders he
was doing everything possible to have
congress legislate to meet the situation
and that it was their duty as American
citizens to postpone or cancel the strike,
order pending its action.
Although the brotherhood leaders re-
Hera/ed that only a “favorable settle
ment” could delay the strike and that
they were powerless to postpone it, one
of them admitted he believed the rank
and file of the men, in view of the ef
forts being nufde in congress, would
vote to delay it if there were time for
tbem to express their wishes.
HOPE STILL PREVAILS.
Out of that, out of proposals to have
congress pass a resolution asking the
men to delay, and out of many other in
dications coming from the very inside
of the situation there came again the
Indefinable intimation that the strike
could be prevented, even though con
gress by Saturday night has not actual
ly enacted the president’s program if it
has it on the way.
I Back of it all, President Wilson was
holding another card—a direct appeal to
> the rank and file of the railroad men to
realize that congress is about to give
them what they ask and to stay at their
posts. The president was still deter-,
mined to do this if necessary, but was
hopeful it would not be.
While the senate interstate commerce
committee was hearing the railroad
heads and the brotherhood leaders, the
house managers got Into action and;
agreed on a bill, introduced by Repre
sentative Adamson and personally ap->
proved by President Wilson, providing'
the eight-hour day, pro rata pay for or-*
■ ertime and a commission to Investigate
’ the new conditions. They planned to'
rush it through Friday while the senate*
was working. It did, not include the>
compulsory investigation features of the'
> president’s program, but there were in
dications that he would be satisfied with,
enough to prevent the men from strik
ing and take up the remainder later.
i "I have just been keeping in touch
with things to see that they keep mov- ;
. Ing. and they are moving,” said Presi
dent Wilson as he left the conference,
with congressional leaders. The presi
dent's face seamed with a broad smile.
Chairman Adamson, of the interstate
commerce committee, said:
"We will pass the eight-hour bill, In
, troduced today in the house, tomorrow.
iMiat will include the provision for an
investigation of the effect of the eight
hour day on the railroads. That, we be
lieve, will prevent the strike."
AV hlle the assurances given on the
attitude of the senate were not so
definite, the president was told that the
prospects were bright for action on at
least part of the program.
The portions of the president's recom
mendations providing for a bill similar •
to the Canadian industrial disputes act,
for making arbitral awards court rec
erds, and for empowering the interstate
commerce commission to grant freight
rate increases if necessary, are to be
taken up senarately.
WILSON STANDS FIRM.
Although considerable opposition de
veloped to that part of the president's
program providing for the military op
eration of the railroads In case of ne
cessity, he insisted it be included.
Representative Kitchin said he
thought the eight-hour bill, with some
modification, could be put through the
house
"Os course, there would be great op
position to aW of the president’s pro
gram,” said Kitchin, "but I think we
I can get an eight-hour bill through and
prevent the strike. This, I think, can be
done before Saturday night.”
Mr. Kitchin directed that the eight
. hour bill should be carefully revised
and submitted to the brotherhoods for
approval and assurances that It satis
fies them before It is passed.
The president expects that the action
of the railroads In issuing embargo or
ders against perishable freight, thus af
fecting food, will have some effect In
quickening action by congress.
Statement of brotherhood leaders that
if the eight-hour law is passed by Sat
urday night the strike order will be
rescinded led the president to redouble
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