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Newspaper Page TextAtlanta cwi'Wrcldjj Sinirwtf VOLUME XIV. FRENCH FIRE DRIVES GERMANS OFT OF VAUX PRESIDENT WILSON IS CHOICE OF THE NITIOL SAYS W.JJDAMSON Georgia Congressman Is Con fident of Victory After Tour of New England and Other States Two statements of great intereat to Georgia were made by Congressman W. C Adamson, of the Fourth district, when he arrived at the Terminal sta tion at 1:1® o'clock Thursday afternoon, in route to his home in Carrollton. One was that in his opinion, formed after two weeks' speaking in doubt ful states in the east and middle west. President Wilson will be overwhelming ly re-elected. The other was that if several Geor gia cities will avoid splitting the state by talking of locating the government nitrate plant in their particular terri tories. the plant will certainly be placed on the Chattahoochee river and thus open it up for navigation as far as At lanta. Congressman Adamsor. fcas just com pleted ttour through Pennsylvania and New England, as far west as the Ohio river and as Car east as Maine, in which he spoke for the president in many cities and towns. “If people vote like they say they are going to vote.” he said, “there will be nothing to it but Wilson. Every man Ihave talked to is going to vote for Wilson, every audience I spoke to was almost unanimously in favor of Wilson, every poll I heard of taken on trains as far east as the coast of Maine and as far west as the Mississippi river, -•eturned Wilson the winner. PEACE AND PROSPERITY. "The people know that he has kept us out of war. that the administration has given us the greatest prosperity we have ever enjoyed, and they are not going to trust anybody else. I don’t know what you have been hearing in thia part of the country, but everywhere I have befen ft a freely predicted that Wilson will win :n a walk.” Congressman Adamson related an in cident that occurred in Philadelphia last Sunday, when the Republicans got wind that he. as the author of the eight-hour law. and several other speakers had been invited to address a meeting of railroad men. Realizing the stroke this would be for Democracy tn Philadelphia, they -aked up a blue law which prohibited political discussion on the Sabbath and hey instructed the police to act *c cordingly. “Yctr mustn't talk politic*.” they told Judge Adamson. “I’m not.” he replied, “my text is rom the Bible. 'ls it lawful to do good or evil on the Sabbath day?* and what >etter thing could be done on the Sao ••oth than to urge the re-election of the nan who has displayed the greatest w’»dom in conducting this nation’s af ’airs since Solomon ” The meeting was held. the police •'Sag” was futile, and Congressman Adanisou according io UM Philadelphia patters, received a tremendous Ovation ,uh«r he told his hearers to vote for IVilson. . !»: regard to the government nitrate plant. £or.gressman A-lamson said it rill certainly com. to 'Georgia if Geor will w after it sensibly. Every Georgia Democrat ! Should Vote on Tuesday For President Wilson every Georgia Democrat go to the polls next Tuesday, November * and cast his vote for Woodrow \\ ilson. It is incumbent upon us in this state to give the President the greatest Democratic majority in Georgia histont In order to insure him that tribute, which he so splendidly deserves at our hands, no Democrat must allow anything to stand between him and the polls. Woodrow Wilson’s father lived in Georgia for many years. Woodrow W ilson spent his boyhood in this state, was admit ted to the practice of law in this state, married his first wife , in this state. And because he is a southern man and has recognized the south in his administration, he is being subjected to vicious at tacks by Republican speakers in northern states. Even Charles E. Hughes, the Republican nominee for the great and exalted ottice of President, has so far forgotten him self in the heat of partisan strife as to raise the sectional issue and wave the bloody shirt against Mr. Wilson. For these reasons, therefore, if for no other, it is incumbent upon us to give the President the greatest Democratic majority in the history of our state. And above these reasons—which we of the south do not allow to make us bitter, because we have forgotten the Civil W’ar except as a heritage of glorious courage—stands the Presi dent’s record of unparralleled democracy. Above these reasons stands that record which is drawing men. and women from every party to his standard—that record of peace, prosperity and unsurpassed achievement for the bene fit of the masses of humanity. Let every Georgia Democrat go to the polls next Tuesday i and cast his vote for Woodrow Wilson. GOLD IS DUMPED INTO' NEW YORK IN EFFORT: TO BOLSTER HUGHES Republicans Seek to Accom plish Through Money What Appeals, to Reason of Voters Have Failed to Do BY lALPH SMITH NEW YORK. Nov. 2.—The outstand ing feature of the presidential campaign now in its final stages is the effort of the Republicans tG accomplish, through the lavish expenditure of money, that which they have been unable to accom plish by appeals to the reason .of the' people. Yesterday they dumped thou sands of dollars into Wall street in the hope of creating a psychological effect calculated to check the Wilson wave. They claim to have succeeded in length ening the betting odds against the presi dent, but the fact is that Democrats to day have experienced ditjiculty in ob taining better than 10 to 8 against Mr. V 4 ilson. it is doubtful if ever before in the I history of American politics has such a 1 superabundance of money been thrown into a campaign in its final stages. The Republicans within the week have ex pended >500,000 in newspaper advertising alone in New York, Ohio. Illinois, In diana, New Jersey, Connecticut and oth- I er states in which they oelieve Hughes has an even chance of winning. DEMOCRATS SANGUINE. In the face of all this money and the professions of confidence on part of the Republicans, the fact remains that the Democratic managers are no less san guine today than they were a week ago. Chairman McCormick still feels thta Wilson's re-election is assured beyond a doubt, and the reports from all sections certainly justify his confidence. The president himself is in New York today. He makes three speeches today and will retuA to Shadow Lawn to night. Mr. Hughes will be at Albany to night, and Colonel Roosevelt will be in this city tomorrow and Saturday. * The Republicans, appreciating the strength of the president in New York, .do not intend letting up until the very eve of the election. Hughes and Roose velt will tour the city of New York Monday, every borough. This is accepted by the Democrats as an ad-i mission of weakness, for it is a new departure in politics. If the Republicans are in fact as confidence as they profess to be. they would close the campaign Saturday night, as is the custom. The indications today point to a rec- 1 ord-breakYftg meeting at Madison Square Garden tonight. It is believed probable that 100.000 people or more will seek ad-1 mission to the garden. Certain is is, that the demand for the tickets far ex-1 ceeds anything of the kind ever ex-1 perienced in New York. OVATIONS FOR WILSON. The president’s trip to Buffalo yester day was marked by one ovation after an- j other as he journeyed through the state,, and the New York today feature the[ enthusiasm of his reception at Buffalo last night. It was my view ten days ago that the president would be elected if he could hold what he had. 1 believe that he has held and is holding his advantage despite the money of the Republicans. The re ports received by the Democratic com mittee are as encouraging today as they were ten days ago. I believe the president will carry New York. but. as I have pointed out, his general strength throughout the country is such as to msjke his re-election seem certain without the forty-five votes of New York. WILSON CHEERED 8V MANY miLRDID MEN ON NEWYDRK VISIT President’s Speech in Madison Square Garden Tonight Will Mark Close of Busy Day in That City /By Associated Preaa. ) NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—President Wil son arrived here this morning from • his campaign trip upstate. He was tak en by automobile across town to the I East river and went aboard the govern ment yacht Mayflower. When the president reached the Grand Central station to spend his only day i of campaigning in New York City, with 1 four speeches on his program for the i afternoon and evening, he was cheered by a large jjroup of railroad men, some of them carrying American flags. He was met at the station by Colonel Edward M. House and Chairman Me- J Cormlck. With him they motored to | | the* New York Yacht club pier and boarded the Mayflower for a political conference. Mr. Wilson was accompanied here by- Mrs. Wilson. Miss Margaret Wilson, his daughter; Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, his cousin; John R. Wilson, .of Balti more, his brother: Secretary Tumulty, and Dr. C. T. Grayson. While the president, Mr. House and Mr. McCormick were on the Mayflower, Mrs. Wilson and the other women m the party went for a short shopping tour. The president found it would be im possible for him to carry out the pro gram set for him and decided not to attend the Sixty-ninth regiment bazaar , in the afternoon. Mrs. Wilson, however, arranged to visit it and a committee of women from "the bazaar planned to meet her at a hotel after her husband had ■ addressed the luncheon of the Wilson Business Men's league. TO VISIT HEADQUARTERS. The president, instead of going to the bazaar, it was announced, would visit Democratic national headquarters here. He desired personally to meet the staff working for his re-election and to see the machinery of the headquar ters in operation. After visiting head quarters he arranged to return to the Mayflower to .work on his night speech. Officials In thfe president’s party said no announcement was ready in connec tion with the sinking of the Marina. The Democratic candidate will make several speeches, the principal one at Madison Square Garden tonight. Fol lowing the address at the garden the president will speak at Cooper Union j and possible address an overflow meet | ing in Cooper square. In connection with the Madison I Square Garden rally Democratic organi i zations have arranged for several great ' parades, a feature of which will be the 1 appearance of a Jarge number of boy's I not yet of voting age'accompanying each * district organization. The parades will be under the direc- ( I tion of the Wilson and Marshall clubs which announce that more than 25,090 men will be in line. The luncheon of the Wilson Business men’s league is of a national character with representatives from many states. The speakers include David F. Houston, secretary of agriculture, and Charles R. Crane, president of the league, who pre sides. Those who will occupy seats at the president’s table are Governor James F. Fielder of New Jersey; former Gov ernors David I. Walsh and W. L. Doug lass. of Massachusetts: former Governor 1 Emmet O’Neal. of Alabama: Mayor.! Mitchel, of New York; Cleveland H. | Dodge, Colonel E. M. House, W.. L. Saunders, and Jacob Schiff. There will also be delegations of business men from various sections of the country. I It is announced that the president m his speech will deal with the policies cf his administration having a direct bear- I ing upon the business interests of the I country. William Church Osborn will preside j at the meeting at Madison Square Gar- I den. The only other speaker will be I Martin H. Glynn, former governor of I New York. C. M. Candler Offers Plan to Help Railroads Prevent Car Shortage In the opinion of C. M. Candler, chair i man of the Georgia railroad conjmis- I sion. future car shortages such as is at present having a serious effect upon 'the coal supply and that of other neces j sary commodities, can be averted through the following means: i First: The railroads to build more ; cars. Second: The per diem charge for the use by one railroad of another railroad's cars to be increased so that it would be cheaper to own cars than to arbi- I trarily confiscate them, Third: Demurrage rates to be in creased so that it would he cheaper for shippers to rent warehouses than to hold cars for the storage of shipments. Fourth: (Tars should be loaded nearer to their capacity. It is said that few of the large rail roads of the country have an adequate number of cars and that practically none of the smaller roads own anything like the number of cars required for their traffic. At present the per diem which one road must pay another for Its use of the other’s cars is but 45 cents; it is obviously cheaper to pay the per diem than to build cars. Present demurrage ehargs are $1 a day after the forty-eight hours allow ed for the unloading of ears. Many in dividuals and business concerns have long strings of cars tied up on sidings. ' finding ft cheaper to pay demurrage I than to store in warehouses. It is a common thing for shippers ! to put a minimum load on a ear often | times three ears being required to . transport what could be easily loaded on one ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1916. A STRIKING RESEMBLANCE _ ) llßk ((Il ; ‘ i ■ wK 1 '-nx thi mJ*** Ek. j NQN-STOP FLIGHT niD 15 MADE Bl CMLSTHDM Engine Trouble Brings Aviator Down at Erie on Chicago- New York Trip (By Associated Press.) ERIE, Pa., Nov. 2.—When Aviator Victor Carlstrom, who is flying from Chicago to New York, landed in this city at 11:26 a. m. today because of en gine trouble, he had established a new American non-stop flight record. Erie is just half the distance Carlstrom set out to cover. The aviator was flying’ about seven miles south of Erie when a pipe came loose on his engine and lie made for this city so that he could obtain mechanical assistance. He landed easily in a large open field and jumping from the car at once began repairs. He said that he was delighted with the flight and although disappointed because of the slight engine trouble, he deemed it ad visable to take no unnecessary chances, as he was very anxious to get to New York by 6 o’clock this evening. The engine was doing all he had ex pected of it in the way of speed, the distance between Cleveland and Erie having been covered in 30 minutes. The aviator is carrying a sack of mail made up of letters from city of ficials of Chicago to officials at Nev.- York. Included are several communica tions said to be destined for the Deutschland at New London, Conn. Carlstrom has a special appointment as aerial letter carrier. His trip is be ing under the auspices of a New York newspaper. High Cost of Burial Is Also Laid on the War v (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK. Nov. 2. —The European war is held responsible for the increase in the cost of burial supplies and a con sequent advance announced today by un dertakers for funeral servies. Ow’ing to the war, it was said, "undertakers’ hardware" —name plates and coffin handles —has risen tn price from 20 to 40 per cent, due to the fact, the sup ply men claim, that the chemicals used to give the nickel effect is not now be ing imported. It is estimated that even the cheapest coffins cost >5 more than formerly. Wholesale dealers in burial supplies have notified undertakers throughout the city of a general advance in the trade. To offset the'adxance the under takers ai;e considering the advisability of entering upon a campaign in favor of cremation. Senator Borah Better CHICAGO, Nov. 2. —Senator Borah, who was taken ill at Fond Du Lac, Wis., while campaigning for the Republican ticket, arrived in Chicago today and said he felt so much improved that lie ex pected to resume his tour after a day’s rest. SUITE OFFERS EVIDEKCE IK TBIH OF t. C. TRJBUE First Witness Is Walter Stokes, Jr., Cousin of Slain Attorney By Associated Press.' Tenn., Nov. 2.—When the case of Charles C. Trabue, slayer of Harry S. Stokes, was resumed this morn ing, the state's first witness was called. Walter Stokes. Jr., first cousin of the de ceased attorney, took the stand. Harry S. Stokes was reared* in the home of the witness’s father. Witness told of de ceased’s early life, entrance into the leg al profession in 1900 and his marriage to Miss Mae Lindsley of this city. He told of seeing the dead body of his cousin on the floor of the latter’s private office fol lowing the tragedy. He was not cross examined. Earl Drake, a surveyor, described the private office of Harry Stokes. He de stribed blood spots in the office which !ic said were all in the east ’naif of the room. He told of a pool of blood at the southeast* Vorner of the office, appear ance of blood on the east edge of the desk and on the souteast corner of the desk, spots near the east wail, on the pilaster a blood smear and on the inner side oi the east door blood flecks. Th testimony-regarding the blood spots was developed on cross examination . It is supposed this testimony was intended by the defense to show there had been a struggle. VILLA MEN SHOOT GUARDS AND LOOT TRAIN IN MEXICO By Associated Press.) CHIHUAHUA CITY, Nov. I.—(Via El Paso Junction, Nov. 2.)—After shooting the twenty-nine Carranza military guards of the southbound passenger .rain which left Juarez Monady, Villa bandits looted the train, robbed the pas sengers and even took the clothing from ‘he women passengers. Dr. Haffner, a German passenger, who was mistaken for an American, was struck over the head with a gun. The ■bandits, who were in command of Murga Bi others and Silvestre Quevedo, then abandoned the train, carrying the loot away in mule-drawn wagons.*- There were approximately 200 in the command which held up the passenger train as it was approaching Lagula sta tion. » The bandits could be seen plainly by the engine crew passengers before the train was stopped, but because of the nature of the country, escape was Impossible. A.fter commanding the engineer to stop* one of the bandits went through ,ti>e train ordering passengers to alight .so they could be searched. The con | ductor was shot in the hip. The Carranza soldiers, who were in the box car just back of the fonder, were ordered to alight and were shot in view of the passengers. This escort was in command of Captain Guzman, who also was shot. 11. 5. IfflITS CMTS . REPORT ON fflfllNl OISE Report of Intention to Cease Warning Ships Causes Some Concern By Associated Press.) * WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—State de partment officials still were waiting to day for Germany’s version of the de struction of the British steamer Marina with loss of American lives. They also were expecting affidavits and other data gathered from American survivors on which to determine whether Germany’s pledges to the United States had been broken. A news dispatch from - Athens last night, saying the Greek government had been notified Germany intended to sink without warning all ships carrying sup plies to the allies was regarded here as of great importance. So far as is known the United States has received no such notification and it is not knoxvn wheth er one has been sent to Such a procedure would be regarded by the United States as directly con trary to Germany’s pledges. Secretary Lansing said today that the United States understands Germany’s pledges not to sink merchantmen with out warning and without providing for the safety of passengers and crew, ap plies to ships with defensive armament. No distinction was drawn in the cor respondence between armed and unarm ed ships and the state department does not accept any contention that Ger many’s responsibility is limited to those without armament. Nevertheless, it is admitted that Germany has always tak en a distinct view of the status of arm ed ships, and it is thought probable that she will attempt to inject the point into the present situation. So long as the policies of the two governments are so utterly divergent, it is thought pos sible that Germaiy might use the Ma rina case to settle the issue. Her in creased submarine warfare. combined with the increasing number of armed allied ships and their increasing ef ficiency in defense, makes it a vital question to her. Secretary Lansing said his Informa tion was substantially the same as that of the newspapers. Germany and Austr«o on February 10 in substantially the same terms, noti fied the United States to the fpllowm,, effect: “Enemy merchantmen armed with guns no longer have the rigftt to be considered as’ peaceable merchant ves sels of commerce. Therefore, the Ger man naval forces will receive orders io treat such vessels as belligerents.” However, in accepting the American note on the Sussex demanding the aban donment of its submarine warfare against “passenger and freight carry ing vessels?’ Germany said such ves sels should not be sunk without warn ing and without providing for the safe ty of passengers and crew, “unless the ships attempt to escape or offer re sistance.” No condition was made as to armed NUMBER 9. BERLIN ADMITS FORT IN REGION DE VERDUN HAS BEENIBINDONED Crown Prince Has Lost Prac f tically All, Gfound Taken East of Meuse in Long Bat tle for Verdun <By Associated Press.) WASHNIGTON, Nov. 2.—Fort Vaux. one of the most important fortifications captured by the German crown prince in his drive at Verdun, has been evac uated by the Germans. The evacuation is announced by Berlin today. Shortly before Fort Douaumont had been retaken and a wide stretch of the front in this region regained by the French in their sudden offensive move ment on October 25, it was pointed out that Fort Vaux likewise had been put in a perilous position. The French ad vanced close to the edge of the forti fication on its immediate front and pushed well beyond it on each side, mak ing its fall, in the opinion of observers, only a question of a short time. The Germans evacuated Fort Vaux during the night, says their official report, without hindrance by the French and after portions of the fort had been blown up. The French continued to pour a heavy fire from their big guns on the fortification. GERMANS LOSE GROUND. Virtually all the ground of pronounced value taken by the Germans on the easterly bank of the Meuse in their win ter and spring offensive at Verdun li w now, with the fall of Fort Vaux, beA lost to them. French troops operating in the Leet boeufs and Rancourt sectors on tb*« Somme front also gained ground in a tacks on the German lines. The Par._ report of last night announcing theso advances is in part confirmed by this Berlin official statement today whidi concedes French gains northeast of Morval and oh the edge of the St. Pierre-* Vaast wood but declared that the main effort of the French to rnqye forward was sanguinarily repulsed. - , The British likewise, says . Berlin, failed in ax» attack north of Courcelette on the Somnje front. London last night, reported gains in the Lesboeufs Sector in operations in conjunction with th« French, but announced today that heavy rain was falling and that there were no noteworthy happenings during the* night. There is no apparent let-up in the pressure which General von Falkenhayn is exerting along the Rumanian north western frontier, but in general the Ru manians are reported to -be holding him firmly well in check. No hew advances of importance are announced today by the German war office. NEWS EXPECTED SOON. In the meantime, however, military critics are looking shortly for definite news from the province of Dobrudja on the southeast front where “no change I in the situation” has been the usual re port from both sides for several days, i Field Marshal von Mackenzen is * be ' lieved to be making preparations for some new stroke in an effort to com- I plete his conquest of this Rumanian I province, while from Bucharest comes unofficial announcement that General Sakharoff, one of the ablest of the Russian generals, is expected in the Rumanian capital to take command of the forces in Dobrudja. On the Stockhod Volhynia, a Russian defeat south of Witoniez is announced ! by Berlin which reports the capture of ■ more than 1,590 prisoners by General I von Linsingen’s troops. Rumanians Still After Teutons, Bucharest Says (By Associated Press.) BUCHAREST, Nov. 2.—(Via London.) j Rumanian forces contfhue to pursue the Austro-German troops to the west of Jiul valley in Transylvania, ac- I cording to the Rumanian official report I issued today. » Teuton attacks, the statement adds, were repulsed after continued fighting ini the Prahova valley in the region of Dragoslavele. East of the-river Alt, a battle still is in progress. More Ground Is’Gained By French on Somme <Bv Associated Press.) PARIS, Nov. 2.—(Via London.)—Sev eral German supporting points on the Somme front were captured "last night by the French, says today’s communi cation from the war office. The an j nouncement follows: "North of the Somme, notwithstand ' ing the persistent bad weather, we fol lowed up during the night the ad vantages gained by us between Les boeufs and Sailly-Saillisel. Our troops consolidated the ground won, carried several of support and cleared ‘ out several machine gun emplacements. "During these operations we took 186 prisoners, including eight officers. This brings up to 536 th‘e number of pris oners taken by us yesterday in this sector. "On the right bank of the Meuse (Ver dun front), the night was relatively calm. “There is nothing to report from the remainder of the front.” Mother Throws Children Into River, Then Jumps Into the Water Herself i (By Associated Press.) GADSDEN, Ala., Nov. 2. —Mrs. Charles Carter, living at Wharton’s Bend, nine miles from Gadsden, led Eva, her eight year-old daughter, and Isom, her five year-old son, to the banks of the Coosa river, threw the children into the water and herself jumped in. The boy saved himself, but the girl and her mother were drowned. The mother’s body has been recovered, and searchers are.cfrag ging the river for the body of the girl. Family troubles are assigned as the cause of the woman’s act. She is well known here and the tragedy has aroused the Gadsden section to the highest pitch of excitement it has experienced in many years.