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Newspaper Page Textt 'AiUwla £ cmi-WMij) Warm! VOLUME XIV FISK DENIES ALL OF LAWSON’S CHARGES Transport Filled With Troops Is Sunk by German Submarine HEAVY FIGHTING KEPT OP ON Mffi FRONTS DESPITE SEVERE COLD Berlin Says Russian Offensive Is Checked Following Big Gain on Front of Nearly • Two Miles (By Associated Press.) BERLIN, Jan. 29.—(Via Tuckerton.) The sinkiß* of a transport ship filled with troops in the Mediterranean by a jlertnsn submarine on January 25 was announced today by the admiralty. The vessel sank in ten minutes. By Associated Press.) NEW YORK. Jan. 29. Despite severe weather reported from nearly all the Eu ropean batHe fronts, spirited fighting is taxing place in several, of the war areas. The most notable recent development is on the northern end of the Rumanian line, where tae Russians took the of fensive Saturday ana broke through the Austro-German lines on a two-mile front .•long the railway from Kimpolung to .’acobeni. Efforta have been made by Russians after heavy artillery fire, to advance further in this region, but ac cording to today's German official state ment the Russian forces were unable to rr.axe progress. Tr.e Russians are also on the offensive in the Zlota Kipa region in Galicia. Where their campaign for Lemberg paused some months ago. • Berlin declares that Turkish troops have beaten -off the assaults made by strong masses of Russians. The Franco-Belgian front is also breaking out into activity at many points. Berlin reports persistent efforts by the French to recapture their lost positions at Hill 304 northwest of Ver *dun. A surprise attack which failed was followed by three other assaults, but these are declared all to have broken down. The possibility that an offensive move ment to Alsace was in contemplation by the Germans is suggested by today’s re ports of further evidences of pro nounced activity in this sector. Numerous pa.rol clashes there are recorded tn the French statement, while in one something more than a raid was attempted. Paris says, an advance being made on one of the French ’rencbes at Hartmansweiller-Kopf. This, according to Paris, was easily beaten back. Berlin, however, announces that it resulted in the capture of thirty five prisoners and a machine gun The British front in France is also a lively sector. The reported capture by »he British late last week of an impor tant position near Le Transloy was fol lowed yesterday by fresh assaults de livered by British troops north of Ar mentieres. There failed with severe losses, acccrding to Berlin, while south west of Le Transloy the Germans cap tured a British post. French Troops Easily Stop German Attacks •By Associated Press, t. PARIS. Jan. Xv. —French troops last ryglit easily repulsed an attempted at tack by whe Germans on a trench at Hartmansweilerkopf. Alsace. todays war office statement announces. During the night numerous patrol en gagements took place in the Cham pagne and at various points along the -Alsace front. The announcement follows: "Numerous patrol encounters occurred last night, especially in the Champagne, at Eparges and at various places on the front in -Alsace. A German attack on one x»f our trenches at Hartmans' weiller-Kopf was repulsed easily. "Yesterday -Lieutenant Gastin brought down within our lines a German airplane of the Albatross type. This is the fifth machine brought down by this pilot up to the present time. Last night our air planes threw down projectiles on the railway stations at Athies. Saw and Etreillers ” Berlin Reports Repulse Os British and French (By Associated Press > BERLIN. Jan. 29.—(Via Sayville.) British troops advancing tn three waves atta<4ted German positions north of Armentieres yesterday, the war office announces. The attacks were repulsed with heavy losses. On the Verdun front four attacks were made by the French. The statement says all these, efforts were broken up by the German tire. In Galicia yesterday the Russians at tacked with strong forces positions held by Turkish troops on the Zlota Lipa river. Today’s official announcement says the Russians were repulsed. The statement reads: “Western front: Army group of Crown Prince Rupprecht—North of Armintieres the British attacked in three waves the positions of Bavarian infantry regiment No. 22 The attack was repulsed with the infliction of severe losses upon the enemy. "West of Formelies, east of Neuville St. Vaast on the north bank of the Ancre and north of Vic-sur-Aisne enterprises by hostile raidjng detachments were un successful. Southwest of Le Transloy, a British outpost was captuured.. “Army group of the German Crown Prince: On the west bank of the Meuse. Verdun region, there was lively fighting activity during the day. In the morn ing the French tried to advance by a sflrprise. without artillery preparation against the position on Hill 304 captured on January 25. They streamed back un der our fire, which began immediately. Beginnnc at noon a heavy artillery fire was played upon our trenches. After a violent fire upon the lines three more French attacks ensued, which all broke down and were without success. Westphalian infantry regiments Nos. 13 and 15 and Baden reserve regiment No. 19 tenaciously defended the captured ground, of which not one foot was re- MRS. VIOLA TYLER, of 45 East Mitchell street, who is under a 12,000 bond following her arrest last week by secret service agents. A complete counterfeiting outfit was found by the government men in Mrs. Tyler’s home. r 1 WARRANT ISSUED FOR THE ARREST OF H. B. YOUNG Secret Service Dragnet Is Thrown Out to Enmesh Man Wanted in Local Counter feit Plot. A warrant for Harry B. Young, charg ing a violation of section 150 of the United States penal code, relating to the production of counterfeit currency, was issued Monday morning by United States Marshal Thompson, and a vig orous search for Young is now being made by secret service men under the direction of Captain James M. Wright. Young, declares Captain Wright, is at the bottom of the whole ingenious counterfeiting scheme which was thwarted in Atlanta last week and which resulted tn the arrest of C. W. Garr, the taxicab driver, and Mrs. Viola Tyler, 45 East Mitchell street, and in the finding later of a complete counter feiting outfit in the Tyler home. ’The whole affair will be over when we get this man Young," said Captain Wright Monday. “He’s behind it all, and I’m sure Mrs. Tyler and this fel low Garr were deeply implicated. There is no other woman. We’re looking for no one now except Young and we’ve notified the authorities in all the south ern cities and states." • Young is said to be thirty years old and has brown hair and a sallow com plexibn. He is clean shaven, is about five feet, ten inches in height and weighs about 140 pounds, say the secret service men. He came to Atlanta from Coweta county, where he had relatives, and was arrested about eight months ago charged with being implicated in the robbery of the paymaster of the Armour Fertiliser company. Young is declared to be a smooth talking, suave sort of fellow, possess ing a likeable disposition and always inclined to be genial. The Secret service agents say that he lived at the Tyler home and that he drove Mrs. Tyler’s limousine at all times. Captain Wright stated Monday that a reasonable sum of money would bo paid for the apprehension of Young and said that he and his men would work assiduously until the missing man was caught. Captain Wright also declared that the authorities would be willing to send to any part of the globe to bring Young back to Atlanta. •Til send to Alaska or Persia to get him." grimly remarked the secret serv ice man. "He’s too bold and too clever a man to be loose.” Taxicab men in Atlanta who knew Young say he is a married man and lias one child and separa»ed from his wife some time ago. They say that he spent money freely and was an automobile driver who possessed an insatiable crav ing for "speed." The preliminary hearing of Mrs. Tyler will probably be held Tuesday before Commissioner W. COlquit Carter. Mrs. Tyler retains her composure at all times and treats her arrest as a huge joke. She Is out on a 31.000 bond and during the time she is awaiting a hearing be fore the commissioner she is riding a great deal in her own costly limousine. Garr Is confined at the tower in de fault of SI,OOO bond. gained by the French in spite of the most liberal use of men and ammuni tion. "In the Vosges a reconnoitering raid resulted in nine prisoners being brought In. After strong artillery preparation of Hartmansweiler-KopF storming detach ments of Wuerttemberg landwehr infan try regiment No. 124 entered French trenches and returned with thirty-five prisoners and one machine gun." LOYAL LEGION MAY DE RECEIVED IN EAST ROOM BY PRESIDENT Inaugural Committee Assures Georgia Senators and Con gressmen of Prominent Place in Parade BT RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—Every cour tesy and consideration wil be shown At lanta's Loyal Legion of one hundred at the inauguration of President Wilson on March 5. The Georgia senators and the Atlanta congressman already have notified the inaugural committee of the purpose of the to march in the parade. They have been assutlbd that the Atlantians will be given a place of prominence in the procession. senators expect to arrange also to have the Legion received by the presi dent in the historic east room of the White House following the formal in augural exercises and parade. “Atlanta’s Loyal Legion will be well treated upon the occasion of their visit to Washington,” said Commissioner Ol iver P. Newman today. “The inaugural committee will assign the Legion to a place of prominence in the parade ana will see that nothing is left undone to contribute to the personal pleasure of the citizens composing the Legion." Commissioner Newman is vice chair man of the inaugural committee and the personal representative of the pres ident. He keenly appreciates the pur pose of the Atlantians to participate in the inauguration, and spoke in terms of high praise concerning the spirit that .inspired the organization of the Loyal Legion. "I feel particularly gratified that At lanta is to be represented at the in auguration by men of such prominence,” said he., “I am not surprised to hear of the formation of the Loyal Legion., "Knowing Atlanta as I do and know ing of the ’Atlanta spirit,’ I would have been surprised had not Atlanta done something out of the ordinary. So far as I know no other city in the country will be represented at the inauguration of the president by an organization comparable to the Loyal Legion. A royal welcome awaits the Atlantians.” MEXICO LEFT TO WORK DOT ■ SALVATION Withdrawal of American Troops Proceeds With out Hitch (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. —The with drawal of American troops from Mexico under Major General John C. Pershing was said today to be proceeding without hitch. The war department was notified in dispatches, from Major General Funston that the withdrawal of troops was pro gressing satisfactorily and the last troops should cross tne border next Monday. A statement made public said: “General Pershing’s movement con tinues without'incident and according to schedule. He will probably cross the border a week from today.” The text of the withdrawal order is withheld by the department, but it is known that it contains specific direc tions for the conduct of the movement, including prescribed instructions to be followed on any contingency that may arise. It- is exipected that at least a part of the remaining 50,000 guardsmen doing patrol duty may be released shortly thereafter. Army officers point out the great \alue of the Pershing expedition in a military way, not only as hardening the troops, but also as bringing about much needed improvements and a still more in teresting consideration from congress and the country. When General Pershing went into Mexico, for instance, the army had but two truck companies of twenty-seven trucks each. Now it has more than 2,000 big trucks of modern design. Like wise, the. great increase in the army's aviation strength is said to be due large ly to needs shown by the expedition. Pershing to Establish Headquarters at El Paso (By Associated Press.) SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jn. 29.—Ma jor General Pershing will establish his headquarters at El Paso when he comes out of Mexico, it was announced here today at headquarters of the southern department. Tw-o regiments of cavalry and three of infantry of the punitive expedition forces are to be stationed at El Paso. General Funston officially announced today that American trooips in Mexico began moving from Colonia Dublan to ward the border yesterday morning. It is probable, he said, that the last col umn will not get away from Colonia Du-blan for several days. Crossing to American territory, regi ments of- the Pershing command will be mobilized at Palomas lake, about seven miles south of Columbus, and then march from there into Columbus for distribution. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1917 ANOTHER “LEAK” K MMfci. —: <•’*l rrtw uA’ JSllf ( J CHATTOOGA WORKING FOB HOME FOB ABM OB PLANT Mineral Resources of County Strong Argument for Rome Location (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) LYERLY, Ga., Jan. 29.—1 tis hardly possible that there is another county in Georgia, outside of Floyd, that is more deeply interested in the proposed sll,- 000,000 armor plate plant which is likely to be located in the south, than is Chat tooga. Naturally, the people of this county are anxious for Rome to win the prize, since this is the nearest suggested site for the plant to this county, being in the adjoining county. However, no matter at what place in the south this plant is located, it is certain that Chattooga county will be recognized, through her great mineral resources, and the county is bound to reap good rewards from the plant in the yegrs to come, because in Chattooga county are to be found some of the largest deposits of iron in the United States. The mountains of this county are full of rich iron ore and even small hills and ridges are laden with various kinds of ores that will be used in the manufacture of armor plate, shells, etc., at the Immense plant. Iron ore has been mined from the mountains and ridges or this county for many years, and it Is said the ore is of the very highest grade, being the famous red iron ore, and there are now two new companies seeking for the pur pose of mining iron ore in the county. Dirtseller mountain, near Lyerly, Is famous for Its vast veins of rich iron ore, and while mining operations there are now carried on only on a small scale, it Is known the earth is full of this valuable mineral which can be mined at a minimum cost- There are Tso several companies now engaged in mining iron from the deposits of Taylor’s Ridge, near Gore and Shackleton, and many other mines could be opened at any time that would yield iron almost <n unlimited quantities. 9 Prefers Solitary Cell To Prison Work Shop (By Assoclatiti TTrss.) BOSTON, Jan. 29.—Jesse Pomeroy, a life convict at Charleston state prison, today refused to begin work in the pri son shop under a modification of sen tence granted last week. When informed that he would be taken out of solitary confinement after forty one years, Pomeroy became obstinate and declared that unless he could ob tain A full pardon he -preferred to remain in his old cell. Prison authorities said Pomeroy had been "put in punishment.” which meant he would have nothing except bread and water until he was ready to observe the .rules. U. S. SOLDIERS STONED GY RIOTING MEXICANS Men and Women Join Uproar as Result of Quarantine Regulations (By Associated Press.) EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 29.—Rioting in Juarez as a result of American quaran tine regulations was resumed early to day* It was a continuation of the demonstration yesterday in which hun dreds of women participated. More men and women engaged in the demonstration today. Rioters hurled missiles at United States soldiers on guard and two non-commissioned officers were injured. Mexican cavalry ultimately drove the demonstrators away from ’ the interna tional bridge. The quarantine regulations will be continued at the United States ImmiSra tion station it was announced today by Dr. C. O. Pierce, senior surgeon in charge of the border quarantine of the United States health service. More than 200 Mexicans were given baths at the new quarantine bath house today and many others were passed after they dis played certificates signed by .the Mexi can federal health officer in Juarez, showing they had been bathed. Villa pArtisans were said to have been active in the demonstration at the bridge today, and this phase of the situ ation has caused Carranza officials much concern. A misunderstanding over quarantine regulations to a riot Sunday at the Jua rez end of the main international bridge, which threatened for a time to assume dangerous proportions. Energetic meas ures taken by the Carranza garrison and a conference between the American and Mexican immigration officials later brought about an arrangement satisfac tory to the Mexicans and quiet was re stored. The rioters were mostly Mexican wom en. employed as servants in El Paso who resented the American quarantine order that all persons of unclean ap pearance seeking to cross the bridge be given a shower bath and their clothing disinfected to kill typhus germs. Women stopped by the authorities re turned to Juarez and circulated stories that all were to receive a bath in a gas oline mixture similar to that which re sulted in a fire in the El "Paso jail last March in which more than a score of persons were burned to death. Sto ries were also circulated that American soldiers were photographing the women while bathing and making the pictures public. Excited women thronged the Mexican side of the bridge, held up street cars and completely blocked traffic for several hours. They shouted, defiantly waved con troller bars at the helpless manager of the street car system, scurried against the shade of the bridge walls, when a moving picture man tried to take them and had a good time generally. Some of the car men were roughly handled and several car windows were broken. Andres Garcia, inspector general of Carranza consulates, and Soniata Bravo, the consul general, advanced in a motor cw that was try the women. MYSTERIOUS MURDERS PROBED 81 GRAND JODY Dozen Persons Have Been Killed in Clay County, West Virginia. CLAY, W. Va., Jan. 29.—A special grand jury was impanelled today to In vestigate the murder of Preston Tan ner, whose charred body was found in the ruins of his home near here ten days ago, apd also to unravel, if possi ble, the mystery surrounding the deaths of nearly a dozen or more persons in the same locality. Shortly before the announcement of the calling of a special grand jury was made, placards signed "Clay County Mob” were posted warning, under threats of violence, seven persons, two of whom are women, to leave the state wfithin thirty days. The murders have occurred during a period of a number of years, but to most cases no trace of the bodies have been found. One victim was Mrs. Lacy Ann Boggs, who, according to the au thorities, was slain after remarking that she knew where the body of Henry Hargis, another victim, was buried. After the Tanner murder, Drew Samp son, aged fifty-seven, and his son, How ard, aged twenty-one, were arrested. Shortly after being taken into custody, a mob attacked the jail with the in tention of lynching them, but they were spirited away and now are being held in neighboring cities. Four Children, Skulls Crushed, Found in Bed TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 29.—The bodies of four children were found in a bed yesterday after a fire in the house of S. A. Serwett at Auburn, had been ex tinguished. Examination by the coro ner showed that the skulls had been crushed. The father has been placed 41 nd er arrest. some of whom later sffouted "Viva Villa; Viva Villa,” when they tried so address the mob. But the garrison soldiers ap peared and pressed the women back from the bridge. | Several shots were heard in succes sion at this time, but Carranza officers and government investigators said no one was hurt, despite a detailed story that spread through El Paso that a peon had been killed for shouting ’Long live Villa—Death to Carranza.” At an interantional conference held at noon it was arranged that the Amer ican authorities would ‘ recognize bath i and sterilization certificates issued by the Mexicans, who have an effective quar antine plant. Because of the riot the races on the Juarez track were called off and the gambling halls closed. The quarantine order closes interna tional traffic between 7 p. m. and 7 a. m owing to the shortage of night inspec tors. Travel is unrestricted during the day except so far as relates to those who potently are andean. NUMBER 34. NEW YORK BANKER ASSERTS HE NEVER PROFITED BK ‘LEAK’ “ <* Also Denies He Ever Had Joint Wall Street Account With; Secretary McAdoo and Mys-? terious Senator "0” * • (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK. Jan. 29.—Denial of aX of Thomas W. Lawson’s charges against him, particularly his allegeed associa tion with Secretary McAdoo in Wall street deals, was made today before tt» "leak” investigating comanlttee by PMnx Fisk, of Harvey Fisk & Sons, New York: bankers. Fisk denied that he had ever been, interested in a joint Wall street accoupt with McAdoo and a senator “O," that he had told Archibald White or anyon* else that he controlled Secretary Mo- Ad 00, and that had received advafica information regarding President Wil son's peace note. Asked if his firm had ever enjoyed any advantages in transactions with the treasury department, Fisk replied negas tively. He admitted that after suggest ing to Secretary McAdoo that offices in. a building his firm owned would be suit able for the federal reserve bank, ha had leased the offices to the gown men r L Ftok was brought into the inquiry by Thomas W. Lawson declaring that Arch ibald White told him Fisk had boasted to him that he controlled Secretary Mc- Adoo and had offered, late one night, to summon McAdoo from his bed by tele phone. Lawson also said be had heard Fisk was connected wtih the peace note “leak.” At an execurive session- of the com mittee today it was agreed that the inquiry now should be directed specific ally to the alleged peace note "leak.” “I want to state positively,” said Fisk, “that the meeting described never tooK place. I server had a conversation with White during which the name of Mr. Adoo entered. I want to state that ~ unequivocally-” The banker said that he knew WhltJ “only slightly" and had met him cas ually probably not more than half a dozen times. He had never, he said, had business dealings with him, nor did he belong to the Whdte’s club, as seemed to be indicated tn the L*wson testi mony. “Have you ever porchaoed or caused to be purchased in the last four years any securities in which Secretary Mc- Adoo was interested?" Sherman L. Whipple, counsel for the investigating committee, asked. “I have not, sir,” Fisk declared with great emphasis. CLOSED M'ADOO’S BUSINESS. As one of the bankers for the Hudsont and Manhattan Terminals, of which Mr. McAdoo was president, Fisk said hei came tn contact with McAdoo and Har vey Fisk & Sons, of which Fisk is a, member, also closed up some of the retary*s business when 1)6 entered the cabinet, but since that time he has had. virtually no business relations him. I Fisk said McAdoo turned over all hla securities, largely bank and trust com pany stock, to Fisk’s firm and on them, obtained a loan of $112,000. On Jan uary 15, 1914, Fl.sk said, all of the se curities having been disposed of, the debt was liquidated and a surplus was turned over to McAdoo. "In the last four years,” Whipple asked, "have you made any requests oC the secretary?" “I have not,” Fisk said. *To nse homely expression, I have leaned back ward in that respect.” Fisk said that he had personal cor respondence with the secretary but had. preserved none of it. Mr. Fisk was questioned as to tb« dealings of his firm in the stock mar ket. They said they were comparative-* ly small, as the major part of its busi ness consisted of "over-the-counter transactions in investment securities., Such stock exchange business as it dM. was transacted through other firma. chiefly Foster & Lounsberry, some times* for the account of Harvey Fisk & sometimes for customers. NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGES. Y~Has your firm,” asked Whipple, “ever enjoyed advantages in regard to the« transactions with the treasury depart ment?” “Never advantages which any. other Wall street firm might not have re ceived,” replied Fisk. “Is it a fact that the federal reserve bank occupied a building belonging to your firm ” "Yes, during the first year and a half of its existence." The witness said .the negotiations for the lease of the offices to the bank were conducted by the agent of the building. "Did you talk to McAdoo about the matter?" “I think I did. I told him that our offices were best adapted to the bank of any in the street at that time. I said I would be very glad to have the federal reserve bank take a lease of our offices. It was just atteV outbreak of the war. Wall street was closed up and very few offices were available.” “D’id you ask it as a favor?? “I didn’t ask it as a favor., I thought we had a right, however, to use any proper influence we could use.” Two other concerns, he conceded, sought to lease offices to the bank. Mr. Fisk could not recall the price charged,’ but said he would procure the informa tion for the committee. Mr. Whipple placed before the com mittee the accounts of the market deal ings of the Fisk firm during the "leak” period and asked if they contained th© names of any public official. The wit ness replied in the negative. TELEPHONED TO M’ADOO. Fisk said that since the ’Teak" in quiry started Mr. McAdoo once declined to converse with him over the telephone and again, in a Washington hotel, said publicly that until the investigation was (Continued on Page 7, Column L)