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VOLUME Xl\
TRAINMEN SUBMIT ULTIMATUM TO RAILROADS
SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA
IS REPOR TED IN BERLIN DISPA TCH
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Order is Returning Swiftly in
Petrograd, Says Statement
Attributed to Committee Ap
pointed to Act for the Duma
By As*cc.*ict Pre**
LONDON. March 13.—-A successful
retolution has taken place in Russia.
The heaetionary party has been oevr
t hr own
Repo: ts from Petrograd state that the
duma. backed by the army, has succeed
ed in overthrowing the government com
pletely. The revolution centered in Pet
rogad and Moscow. Prominent reac
tionaries. including former Premier
Sturmer and M. Protopopoff. minister of
the interior, have been imprisoned. The
zo'emment is now in the hands of a
• ommitiee of safety.
The garrisons at Petrograd and Mos
cow went over in a body to the revolu
tionaries. •
The question of the dynasty has been
left unsettled thus far It is reported
there is a possibility of the abdication
of Emperor Nicholas, who would be
succeeded by the crown prince, with
Grand Duke Nicholas acting as regent
BERLIN. March 15.—(Via Sayville. •
There has been a successful revolution
in Russia, according to the Overseas
Ness agency (the official German news
bureau).
The following statement was elven
out today by the news agency:
• The following official report was .s
--sued in Petrograd on March 11 about
rhe successful Russian revolution:
” TTie population of Petrograd n
. eased by the complete disorganization
of transport services and of alimenta- |
:ion lias been irritated for a long time ,
against the government and had be
ome restless. The population held the j
government responsible for all Its suf- ‘
Strings. The government expecting
rouble took measures on a large scale ,
• order to maintain order, and among
other things ordered dissolution of the j
council of the empire and the duma.
"’The duma however on March 11 de- :
• ided not to accent the Imperial ukase
but to continue its meetings. The duma
immediately Instituted an executive!
omni'ttee. presided over by M. Rod- '
zianko. president of the duma. That i
ommittee declared itself to be a pro- ,
visional government and issued the fol- j
lowing appeal:
Considering the difficulties in re-1
zard to domestic tranquility, which are !
du* to the polic* of the former govern- |
ment. the executive committee of the
duma feels compelled to take public or-1
hands. I’uliy --onscious I
i.'itig from this I
decision, the committee expresses the!
certainty that the population and the •
army will lend their assistance for the •
difficult task of creating a new govern
ment which will a ccpt the wishes of
the people and enjoy their confidence."
< -'ed it-
self upon the population of tly capital.*
which w?« in full revolution, and upon
the army, completely united with the
revolutionists. It arrested all the min
sters and sen* them to jail. The duma
declared that the ministerial cabinet no
longer existed
•' Today, on the third day of the rev- :
olution. the capital, where order is re
turning swiftly, is completely in the
hands of the executive committee of,
the duma and of the troops which gar- i
risoned Petrograd and numbered more
•han thirty thousand, which troops sup
port the revolution. Deputy Engel
hard. colonel of "he great general staff,
iyis been appointed commander of Pet
rograd by tjie committee.
" ‘Yesterday evening the committee
issued pro'-lamatibns to the population,
to the troops, railroads and banks, ask- i
ing them to resume their usual activi
ties. Deputy Gronski was chosen by
the duma committee for provisional
management of the Petrograd Tele
rrapic agency. <This probably refers
tn the seml-offi -ia! Russian news agen-
Swedish Newspapers Print
Report of Revolution’
STOCKHOLM Wednesday. March 14.1
V a Berlin and Wireless to the As
sociated Press to Tuckerton. March 15.) |
Reports of serious disturbances In Rus-t
s'a arc 'published in Swedish newspa
pers. The Tidnianren of Sundsvall pub
lishes a statement that a railroad bridge
over the Neva river, in Petrograd, has
been dynamited by revolutionists.
The Nyheter of Hanaranda prints an •
interview wi*h a Swedish business man ;
who arrived in Petrograd Saturday from ,
Moscow This man is quoted as saying
there had been open revolution in many ;
cities of Russia since last Thursday.
Especially violent riots are reported
•o have occurred in Petrograd on Sat
urday. shops being stormed by moin. ■
According io this information, publics-.
•ion of newspapers was suspended and ’
•he authorities posted placards warning,
the people to remain in doors to avoid;
danger
The Nyheter says thaj other travelers
from Petrograd report that similar dis
turbances occurred there Friday, that the
soldiers" were compelled to use their
sabers and that many person« were
wounded.
Tobacco Habit Banished
In *4 to 73 hours. No craving fori
tobacco in any form after completing
••eatment. Contains no habit-forming •
drugs. Satisfactory results guaranteed'
in e’ery case Write Newell Pharmacal
Co. Dept. 8. Pt Louis. Mo. for FREE
booklet. "TOBACCO REDEEMER" and
proof.—(Advt.l
FLORIDA WILL BE BONE
DRY. TOURISTS OR NO
TOURISTS. CATTS SAYS
! SIDNEY J. CATTS. Floridas
II •’Preacher-Governor.” who is in At
lanta to deliver an address before
the Baptist laymen Thursday night,
and to lecture at the Baptist Taber
nacle Friday night.
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TURKS PRESSER HMD
I FROM RUTH SIDES BI
BRITISH AND RUSSIANS
Two Columns of Russians Are
Threatening Main Turkish
Forces Which Are Retreating
Before British Drive
By Atsociited Press.
NEW YORK. March 15.—‘With the ex
, ceptiou of the notable German retire
ment on the Franco-Belgian front,
which, whether voluntary or forced, is
mill continuing, tne most interesting
military movements in progress are
inose in western Persia ana Mesopo
tamia.
Disorganized by their defeats at Kut
el-Aniara and before Bagdad, the Turk
ish forces in that section of Mesopo
tamia are retreating up the Tigris and
lal last reports were more than thirty
miles to the north of Bagdad.
Eastward across the Mesopotamian
border in Persia, two columns of Rus
sians are advancing toward the line of
the Turkish retreat, driving other Turk
ish forces before them.
One of these columns has captured
Kermanshah. about ninety miles from
the Mesopotamian border, after defeat
ing the Turks in a two days' battle. In
reaching Kermanshah it has already
advanced nearly 100 miles since captur
ing Hamadan on March 3.
To the northwest another column is
pressing southwestward and has ad
vanced from Sakkiz to near Baneh. only
ten miles from the Mesopotamian fron
tier.
Both these Russian armies are threat
ening the main Turkish forces in Meso
potamia. retreating under the British
pressure from Bagdad, with Mosul
probably their objective. To reach that
place those forces have some 180 miles
to travel up the Tigris from the posi
tion at which they were last reported,
about forty miles south of Samara.
From Baneh the Russians are within
150 miles across country from Mosul in
I »he Turkish rear while the fast moving
Russian force at Kermanshah, while
still 185 miles from Samara, constitutes
a serious menace io the Turkish flank
' in this field of long distances and rapid
■ troop movements.
The only othc* way of retreat for
the apparently out-numbered and out
maneuvered Turkish armies lies to the
westward, where communications are
lacking and the country difficult.
Os the Franco-Belgian front opera
tions. aside from those of the British
on the Somme front, the current state
ments report little of note. Raids have
taken place in several sectors along the
French lines. The recent spirited fight
ing in the Champagne has died down
! to artillery actions
Turks Are Retreating
On Caucasion Front
'By Associated Press.)
PETROGRAD, March 15.—<V1a Lon
don.*—The Turks are in retreat on the
Caucasian front, pursued by the Rus
sians. the war office announces. Ker
manshah has been captured.
The announcement follows:
"Tn the direction of Sakkiz our troops
pressing th® retreating Turks, are ap
proaching toward Ranu.
"In the direction of Hamadan, after
an obstinate battle, lasting two days,
our troops took possession of the town
of Kermanshah. ,
"Pursuit of the Turks continues”
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Governor, Here, Predicts Erad
ication of Whisky in Another
Generation Thinks We
Should Have Fought Ger
many Before
Sidney J. Catts, r toriua s preacher-.
| governor, after eluding an interview
j for six hours Thursday, was finally cor
nered in the lo.vby of the Hotel Ansley
■ at noon, and slopped between engage
ments long enough to tell a Journal
reporter that Florida would be .as dry
as the Sahara in the course of a year;
I that he was in favor of war. and that
before he got out of the governor’s
chair Florida would be free of corrupt
I officials.
Governor Catts is a tall, robust fight
ing Irishman, one of his eyes is gone,
| -but the other, a big blue one. set deep
ly back in ’his head, flashes fire as he I
talks. Governor Catts is the picture of I
, health.
'We will pass a state-wide prohibi
tion measure at the Aext legislature
| and make Florida as dray as any state
in the country,” he answered in re
sponse to a query, "and although we
will have io fight to accqmplish it. it's
going to be done, and quickly, too.
| “We have in Florida now ail of the
| whisky men of Georgia and Alabama, in
addition to our own, those who came
there when Georgia and Alabama went |
dry, and we will have a stiff tight on
our hands in bucking them.
"Florida is a big tourist state, but I
hardly think that the passage of a
bone-dry bill such as is contemplated
will aJfect that to any marked degree.
If it does, Florida doesn’t want the
tourists.
WHISKY IS DOOMED.
"How long, governor, do you think it
will take to completely eradicate whis
ky from the country, so that people will
not crave it as they do now?” was shot
at him.
"1 hardly think it will take as long as
it has taken to instill the desire for
strong drink into them," he replied,
"and in the course of a generation or
so whisky will be a relic of the past in
this epuntry, and the United States will
be bone-dry from one end to another.”
The conversation branched off here to
threatened war, and the governor
stated that America should have bfß-i
in the war two years ago.
"The sinking of the Lusitania should
have been the overt act. and right there
we should have gotten into the war.
American rights were defended at Val
ley Forge, and why shouldn’t they be
defended now?"
"However," continued the governor.
"President Wilson is a wise man. and
whatever he does will be just. I have
thorough confidence in his ability 'to
handle the situation in a capable man
| ner, and whatever he does will be the
right and only step."
Governor Catts declared that he was
glad the United States senate passed
the immigration bill, and that foreign
ers coming into this country should be
thoroughly competent to make good
citizens.
LOOKOUT, BOYS
"Florida officials who are found to be
negligent in the discharge of their duty
will be executed, that is, officially fired,
just as fast as they are discovered, and
whether they are pro-Catts or anti-Catts
men. I intend to have the Florida gov
ernment as honest and straightforward
as it is my power to make it, and I
shall continue to chop off the heads of
the corrupt and inefficient ones, just as
fast as 1 can. or until the legislature
sees fit to put me out of office, or my
term expires.
"I was elected on a pro-Americanism.
prohibitionist and clean government for
Florida platform, and that’s what 1 in
tend to see these accomplished.”
With these remarks, the governor ex
cused himself to attend a luncheon.
Governor Catts came to Atlanta to
make two addresses. Thursday night he
will address the Baptist laymen at the
First Baptist church on "Religion and
Good Government,” and Friday night at
the Baptist Tabernacle he will speak on
"How I Was Elected Governor and What
I Intend to Do." There will be a 25
cents’ admission fee charged to the lec
ture Friday night.
IN CASE OF OR. CONN
Jury Is Disbanded After Hav
ing Deliberated for 111
Hours
AMERICUS. Ga., March 15.——A mis
trial was declared this morning at 10:15
o’clock by Judge Littlejohn In the case
of Dr. C. K. '"hapman, charged with
murder of Walter Wade. The jury sent
for the judge and shortly after 10
o’clock the defendant and attorneys had
assembled. Foreman Sutton stated that
the Jury stood ten and two, the sama
as on Saturday night and told the court
he did not believe they would ever reach ;
a verdict. They had been out 111 hours.
Judge Littlejohn thanked them for
their services and Foreman Hutton j
thanked the court and officials for the'.n
treatment. This 1a Dr Chapman’s sec
ond mistrial 4
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1917
WILLIAM GREENE RAOUL, DIVORCED
BY MACON GIRL, WILL WED AGAIN
AND SAIL OWN SHIP AROUND WORLD
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WILLIAM GREENE RAOUL and his fiancee, MISS MARGARET
LENTE WHITE, artist and sailor. These pictures were taken aboard Mr.
Raoul’s sloop. “Hermes,” on which they plan to spend next summer along
the New England coast.
MAKES SHORTAGE GOOD,
MARRIES, KILLS SELF
F, W, Oberhelmon, Once Visi
tor in Atlanta, Returns
SIOO,OOO to Bank
The return to the hank of SIOO,OOO
he had taken, his marriage to the girl
he had courted for four years, and then
his suicide, were the three thrilling
chapters marking the life of Frederick
W. Oberhelman. former Kansas City
bank cashier, since ne left Atlanta on
February 28. according to dispatches
from Kansas City.
Oberhelman is said to have fled to
Atlanta from the Missouri city and to
have mailed a letter from this city on
February 28. to 'the bank president, 'n
which he promised to return to Kansas
/City at once and return the money he
had brought away.
The letter revealed a case of ao-call
ed “bankers madness.” a peculiar
pysopathlc derangement, which experts
have declared, has been known to mani
fest itself in bank officials who are
constantly handling money. Oberhel
man stopped at one of Atlanta's down
town hotels ana was a conspicuous
figure. He was thought to have been
a tourist. He took a great deal of In
terest In seeing the sights In and near
Atlanta.
The B*oo.ooo, done up In JlkfOO cur
rency packages, was brought to Atlanta
by the bank cashier but was not touch
ed, say the dispatches.
The letter to the bank president was
pathetic. It outlined the former bank
ashler's Irresistible desire to take the
money and his extreme penitence for his
act.
A day or two after Oberhelman wrote
the letter, he made good his promise and
returned la Kansas City. Ha returned
the money and was not arrested. He
married the girl he had wooed, And
then, fearing he could not down hia al- •
tack of “Banker's Madness,” according
to the dispatches, he killed himself.
Daughter of Former Editor of
“Life” Is to Marry Atlanta
Socialist in New York City
Thursday
William Greene Tlaoul. the wealthy
Atlanta socialist, who was divorced by
his wife, a former Macon society girl,
is to wed again.
His second bride will be Miss Mar
garet Lente White, of New York City,
■laughter of Frank Marshall White, a
well known authority on prison reform,
at one time editor of "Life” and for
many years correspondent in Europe
for the New York Sun-
The wedding was to take place Thurs
day in New York City, according to a
letter from Mr. Raoul to a member of
The Journal staff, in which the Atlanta
man outlines his plans for a “honey
moon around the world” in his sloop,
the Sparrow Hawk.
NEWS OF WIDE INTEREST.
News of the marriage will be of
great interest throughout Georgia, for
not only has Mr. Raoul many friends in
Atlanta, hut his former wife. Mrs. Win
nifred Wadley Raoul, is the daughter
of a prominent Macon family, and the
scenes of their, marital troubles which
finally led to divorce took place in
len. Ga.. their country home.
Mr. Raoul married Winuifred Wad-
Icy, then but eighteen years old and
just graduated from Randolph-Macon
college, on January 27. 1915. She” tiled
suit for divorce against him in Millen
on June 29 of that year, naming Mrs.
Meta Fuller Sinclair, former wife of
Dpton Sinclair, the author. Mrs. Raoul
charged that her husband sought to per
suade her to embrace the doctrines of
socialism, athetism and free love, and
that he “wrecked her happiness when
he made her invite Mrs. Sinclair to
their home.
Mr. Raoul was arrested on a ne excat ,
warrant and confined for two weeks in j
the Millen jail. He contested the suit!
vigorously, not. he said, because he was!
opposed to a seperatlon. nut because
Mrs. Raoul’s charges were absolutely un
true. The suit dragged on way through
the courts until Mrs. Raoul was granted
.1 divorce verdist and the payment of
$5,000 from her husband. Mr. Raoul
carried the case to the supreme court,
hut before a final decision was made, a
compromise was effected by which Mr
Raoul paid Mrs. Raoul $3,500. The
(Continued on Page 3, CoL 5.)
HETH. Dli DEATH BED,
Sffi WEB SHUT HIM
“He Hasn't Got a Thing to
Stand on,” Victim Tells
’■ Brother
By Associated Press.)
ROANOKE. Va.. March 15.—1 n an
ante-mortem statement. Stockton Heth.
Jr., declared that the shot that resulted
in his death here early today was fired
by Prof. Charles E. Vawter. professor of
mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic in
stitute. according to a statement made
this afternoon by his brother. Lieuten
ant dement Heth, U. S. A.
“Why did he shoot you?” Clement
Heth said he asked his brother.
“He hasn't got a thing to stand on,
Clem.” the dying man replied.
"Do you mean ne nad no reason?”
•‘Yes,” replied Heth; “let me go to
sleep.”
Heth did not recover consciousness
and did not speak again. Common
wealth's Attorney Rpop, of Montgom
ery county, was present, but refused to
give any information.
Prof. Vawter is at his home in
Blacksburg. but telephone messages
said he expected, in the light of develop
ments, to go to Christiansburg this
afternoon and place himself at the dis
posal of the authorities.
Heth was shot while a guest at the
Vawter home Tuesday morning. Neith
er Prof. Vawter nor his wife have made
any statement. The former has been
held for the grand jury on the charge
of feloniously shooting Heath.
Lieutenant Heth said:
“The reason we did not interrogate
Stockton before- this morning is be
cause we were advised by the physi
cians that any attempt to secure . a
statement from him might affect his
chances of recovery.
“1 had been expecting friends to ar
rive by motor between 1 and 3 o’clock
this morning, but they were delayed,
and hope of having them at his bedside
when he died failed.
"About 4 o’clock this morning physi
cians told me that if 1 wanted a state
ment I had bettty get it immediately.
Mr. Roop, commonwealth attorney, of
Montgomery county; Dr. Jones, and 1
then went to Stockton s room. We were
the only three with him when 1 ques
tioned him.
" ‘Do you realize you can’t recover,
Stock?' I asked.
’’ "Can't recover?’ he inquired in sur
prise.
•‘ ’You can’t get well. Stock.’
" ‘Let me go to sleep. Clem,’ he said,
•and then I’ll tell you all about it.’
"Tm .afraid if you go to sleep you
will never waite up. Stock.'
“All right, then, what is?’
" 'Who shot you. Stock’.”
" ‘Mr. Vawter.' he replied
“ ‘Charlie Vawter?’ 1 asked,.
“ ‘Yes.’ he said.
“ .‘"'hy did he shoot you?’ I asked.
“‘He hasn't got a thing to stand on,
"‘Do you mean he had no reason?* I
inquired.
“ ‘Yes.’ he answered. ‘Let me go to
sieep.’ ”
Heth never recovered consciousness
and never .-■peke again.
Lieutenant Heth said this was the •
only examination of his brother bearing
on the details of the shooting and that
nothing else was developed.
Commonwealth's Attorney Roop re
fused flatly to give any information to
the press here today bearing on possi
ble investigations made by. him at
Blacksburg, or of what transpired in
the room where Heth died. *
So far it Is impossible Redevelop any
OEMJ’ID PRESENTED
IT JOINT MEETING 111
NEW YORIUHURSDAY
Conference Then Adjourns and
Managers Are Given Until 4
o’Clock This Afternoon to
i Consider Proposal
•
, (By Associated Presa.)
CHICAGO. March 15.—1 t was said
here this afternoon by one in position
to know that the railroad brotherhoods
compromise proposition calls for an
eight-hour day with pay only for nine
hours instead of ten, as originally de
manded. It would establish a propor
tionate rate where pay is based on mile
age made.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, March 15. —With no an
nouncement as to whether any agreement
had been reached, the joint conference
today between the four chiefs of the rail
road brotherhoods for an immediate set
tlement of the eignt-hour controversy,
adjourned after an hour’s discussion un
til 4 o’clock this afternoon.
W. G. Lee. spokesman for the broth
erhoods, said that in the meantime no
statement of what had occurred at the
conference would be made by either side.
It was learned, however, that the ad
journment was taken to give time to"
the managers to in separate ses
sion the ultimatum presented by the
chiefs threatening a strike unless their
demands were complied with. The man
agers were to give their answer at ■»
o'clock.
The managers, after having their
luncheon brought in to them, began con
sideration of their answer. No counter
proposition, it was learned, was made
by them. They simply listened to the
employes’ spokesmen with little com
ment on their part, it was said.
An impression was gained, however,
that both sides were in a conciliatory
mood and were willing to thresh the
controversy out if there seemed a pos
sible chance of reaching an agreement,- •
It was believed by some that the man
agers during their interim conference
would formulate a counter proposition
in which case there was a possibility
that the joint conference would go
until tomorrow.
The critical international situa
tion is the important factor in
the conference between the broth
erhood men and railroad managers,
which met here today to prevent if pos- •
siblc, a na'ional strike. Both sides use
it as an argument and it is expected
that if the conference fails to achieve
! its purpose President Wilson will ap
peal to employes and employers to set
tle their differences on the same ground.
The 400.000 railroad brotherhood men.
according to their spokesman. W. G.
Lee. are determined to get the eight
hour day now because should war come
patriotism would make them feel obliged
to stay at work.
"We feel confident." says a statement
issued by the managers, “that, the pa
triotism and loyality of our men will
not countenance any rash movement
which may seriously embarrass the gov
ernment and give the impression that
this country is torn by industrial strife
and therefore is easy prey to any for
eign foe.”
"It is too late for them to now pose
as patriots, hoping thereby to defeat
the just contentions of their employes."
says a statement issued by the brother
hood leaders in answer to this appeal.
The railroAd manager* entered the
conference today with the declaration
that they would make no bargain until
the supreme court had ruled on the con
stitutionality of the Adamson law. The
brotherhoods insist that the provisions
' of the Adamson law be put into effect
at once as of January 1. They demand
ten hours pay for eight hours work and '
pro rata pay for all overtime. The im
portant difference between these de-
I mands and those submitted last Decem
ber when the railroad situation first
reached a crisis is that the latter called
for time and a half pay for overtime
work.
The position of the employes when the
conference opened was that if these de
mands were not granted a strike would
begin next Saturday night and extend
through the country within the next
three weeks.
“Our position,” said a statement is
sued by the brotherhoods last night,
' “is the same as if there were no Adam
son law and no decision pending. Wheth
er the decision is for or against the
i law our demands which we shall present
tomorrow will be unaltered. If the law
is upheld it would give us what we will
ask for tomorrow. If it is thrown out
we will stand pat and take no less than
the Adamson law would have giver, us.”
Dr. Grayson Confirmed
By Senate as Rear
Admiral in the Navy
BY kALPa SMITE.
WASHINGTON, March 15.—The con
firmation of Dr. Cary T. Grayson’s nom
ination by the president as medical di
rector of the navy with the rank and
emoluments of rear admiral was accom
plished today by the united support of
senate Democrats. He received eleven
more than enough votes to confirm.
Senator Hardwick voted for the confir
mation and Senator Hoke Smith was .
paired in favor # of the confirmation
with Lodge, of .Massachustts,
who was opposed to it. Had Lodge voted
against the nomination the senior Geor
gia senator would have voted for it.
Grayson’s confirmation an admiral
will not change his status with respect
to the president. He will continue to
act as Mr. Wilson’s physician and per
sonal aid btrt his title of “Doctor" will
be supplemented by that of “Admiral."
additional details from Blacksburg.
Vawter is said to maintain a stolid
silence as to his part in the tragedy.
It was said however, that he would go
to Christiansburg this afternoon to
place himself at the disposal of the au
thorities in the light of the more seri
ous charge developed in Heth’s death.
’NO. 47.