Georgia Historic Newspapers

    The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal
VOLUME XIV.
GREAT FUNK MOK
BEGUN OF ITALIANS;
TDLMINOOBJECTIVE
* After Attaining Dominance of
Bainsizza Plateau Two
Armies Begin Drive Upon
. Austrian Stronghold
LONDON. Au». 30.—Italy's victorious
offensive reached its second and most
important stage today. Having attain
ed practical dominance of the Bainsizza
plateau. General Cadorna's troops began
a vast flanking movement northward.
Tolmino is the immediate objective of
’this drive. Front dispatches today in
dicated the Italian troops were forging
ahead and had arrived almost before
the preliminary line defenses of this
Austrian city. At the same time another
Italian army reached out beyond Monte
Gueco so ra coincidental drive eastward
on the same city.
Rome cables told of further progress
gained east on the plateau, toward the
Chiapovano valley. It is through this
gap that one of the main arteries of
Austrian communication between the
northern and southern armies—the lat
ter guarding Trieste —is run A vic
tory here will be of vast strategic im
portance. *
All dispatches today emphasized the
ferocity of the fighting in the Bainsizza
sector. The Austrians are Offering des
perate resistance.
Aviators Try to Attack
Frankfort on the Main
AMSTERDAM. Aug. 30.—An entente
aerial squadron attempted to attack
Frankfort on the Main last Sunday, the
Berliner Tageblatt reports. The squad
ron which came from the west, is saiu
to have been forced to return when half
way between Maine and Frankfort be
cause of the activity of anti-aircrai
guns.
American Schooner Sunk
By Bombs From Submarine
LONDON. Aug. 30.—The American
schooner Laura C. Anderson was sunk
by bombs from a submarine on Thurs
day. All the members of the crew
were picked up and landed at an Eng
lish port.
The Laura C. Anderson was a four
master of 960 tons gross. She wa-»
ouilt in 1891 at Bath, Maine, and was
owned in Philadelphia.
Only Four French Ships
Were Sunk Last Week
PARIS. Aug. 30.—Out of the 920 ships
which entered and the 1,103 which
cleared from French ports during the
> week ending August 26. three ships of
more than 1.600 tons and one of less
<han 1,600 tons were sunk by subma
rines or mines. Four vessels were at
tacked unsuccessfully by submarines fn
the same period.
Number of British Ships
Sunk Shows an Increase
LONDON. Aug 30.—An increase in
the number of British vessels sunk last
week by mines or submarines is shown
by the weekly admiralty statement is
sued last night. Eighteen vessels of
more than 1,600 tons were sent to the
bottom, as compared with fifteen the
previous week, and five vessels of less
than 1.600 tons, as against three the
previous week.
No fishing vessels were sunk
Russia Decrees Death
For Traitors in Army
LONDON. Aug. 30.—The Rusisan pro
visional government has decided on
partial re-establishment of the death
penalty, to restore discipline in the'
army, according to a central news dis
patch received today from Moscow.
The cable qouted Premier Kerensky
as making the announcement to the
Russian conference, concluding.
“This hurts us to the very soul, but
for the salvation of the country we will [
kill with all our soul.**
Austrian Counter Attacks
Hurled Back by Italians
ROME. Aug. 30.—Austrian counter at-'
tacks in force were made yesterday
against the new Italian positions on the
front above Gorizia. the war office re
ports. Everywhere the Austrians were 1
driven back and at some points the
Italians made further gains.
The anouncement
“On the Bainsizza plateau and east'
of Gorizia the enemy attempted by l
countir attacking in force to retake
positions recently captured. He was
driven back everywhere. Our liens were
held firmly and advanced at some
points. We captured 560 prisoners.'*
German Attacks Repulsed
On the Verdun Front
PARIS. Aug 30.—German attacks on
the Verdun, front last night were re
pulsed completely, the war office an
nounces/ The. French penetrated Ger
man positions on the Champagne, tak
ing prisoners and a machine gun. Thei
statement follows:
“There was pronounced activity by
the artillery in the region of Braye-en-
Laonnois and in the sector of Craonne
An attack by the enemy on our small I
posts south of Chevreux was repulsed.
"In the Champagne east of Teton we
succeeded, without sustaining any loss
es. in a detailed action in the course of'
which our troops penetrated the enemy
line and brought Itack eleven prisoners
and a machine gun. Two German at
tacks in the same region were repulsod
after spirited fighting.
“There was active artillery fighting
on both banks of the AJeuse (Verdun>
front. German attempts north of Cour
iered wood and against our small posts
north of Vaux-les-Palameix met with a
complete check.”
Russians Quit Trenches
In Face of the Enemy
PETROGRAD. Aug. 30.—A large pro
portion of two Russian regiments in the
the Fokshani region on the Rumanian
front left their trenches and retired yes
terday. says today's war office state- j
ment. The dispersal of one of the regi
ments followed and measures have been
taken, it is stated, to restore the posi
tions affected in the battle now in prog
ress.
Full Associated Press Service
Li FOLLETTE DELOVS VOTE
ON REVENUE BILL
Application of Cloture Will
Probably Be Necessary to
Secure Vote Next Week
WASHINGTON. Aug, 30—Charging
attempt to gag wealth conscription ad
vocate, Senator La Follettee today pre
vented unanimous agreement by the sen
ate to fix a date for voting on the rev
enue bill.
“If debate on this bill is to be choked
off. let it be through application of the
gag rule lately waltten into the rules
of the senate, - ' said La Follette.
Senator Simmons, who late yesterday
introduced a cloture petition, today
sought the agreement, so as to make un
necessary the use of the cloture rule.
"It is preposterous,” said La Follette,
'to make such a request just after the
finance committee has introduced an
amendment to the war profits tax sec
tion of the bill, which totally changes
its aspect. I object strenuously to any
agreement for a vote until after the war
profits and Income tax sections have
been disposed of.”
La Follotte's stand, if persisted in,
makes practically certain application of
cloture on Friday. This would bring
a vote on the bill not later than next
Wednesday.
The fight of southern Democrats on
was profits was opened by Senator Un
derwood, of Alabama.
"I have no patience with the money
slacker.” he said. "The man who at
this hour hesitates to respond with his
dollars to his country’s need, the man
who wants special privileges and spe
cial exemptions, is entitled to no place
in this republic except one that will
bring on him the contempt and scorn
of the American people.
“It is equitable and just that a great
share of the burden of paying for the
war should fall on the great wealth
of the nation. Great wealth is prepared
to meet a reasonable strain. On the
other hand, with war-time costs pyra
miding with the price of his daily bread
going higher every hour, it is more and
more difficult for the plain citizen of
the United States to raise money to sup
port his family.
"Therefore, every dollar of consump
tion taxes you put into the bill falls
on a family already in distress.” ,
CHA RG ES IItREGI' LA Ki TIES.
Underwood compared taxes to be pai
by numerous compan.vs under the com
mittee plan to show "inequalities'' in
the bill.
corporations would be penal
ized half their earnings.” said Under
wood, “while the Pennsylvania railroad,
for instance, would pay but 3 per cent.
“For some reason unknown to me. tne
committee has evolved a plan unknown
in the financial world. They rejected
the plain and simple plans in use in
other countries. In those countries, busi
ness knows what it’s doing under the
war tax system. Nobody would know
here.
"The exemption plan of the commit
tee seems to be based upon the princi
ple of taking from the man that hath
not. even that which he hath.
“Why should we write on the statute
books a law exempting the great wealth
of the country from taxation, in lan
guage the American people can't under
stand.”
BOND BILL TO PASS.
The 311.500,000.000 war bond bill —the
most gigantic piece of financial legisla
tion rfver known—will pass the house
within a few days.
The bill was before the house today
with unanimous recommendation for
passage from the committee. Republi
can members announced themselves sat-'
isfied with the explanation by Secretary
McAdoo of provisions they did not un
derstand.
No attempt wall be made to push the
bill, but its passage is expected by next
Tuesday.
Another measure considered vital to
war success—the soldier insurance bill—
also was reported to the house today.
The committee reduced the amount for
which a man may insure himself from
SIO,OOO to a $5,000 maximum. Widows
who draw benefits under the support of
families provisions of the bill also lose
their rights immediately on remarriage,
instead of two years afterward.
THREEMEN KILLED
AS ELECTRIC CAR
CRASHES INTO AUTO
Overton Howardj Prominent
Lawyer; Thos, P. Howard,
Bank Examiner, and Their
Nephew Meet Death
RICHMOND. Va., Aug. 30.—Thomas
P. Howard, chief bank examiner for the
Fifth federal reserve district; his broth
er. Overton Howard, a prominent law
yer, of Richmond, and their nephew,
Richard Bagb}', aged sixteen, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Bagby, of Hanover coun
ty. were instantly killed at 7:35 o'clock
this morning at Langford’s Crossing. 100
yards this side of Ashland, when a
northbound Richmond and Chesapeake
Bay electric car struck the automobile
In which they were riding. The auto
mobile was completely demolished by
the contact. The electric car is said
to have been running at a very rapid
rate. The Howards and Bagby were re
turning to Richmond from a fishing
trip in Hanover.
Apparently Bagby had been driving
the car. 4
Seven Men Are Killed
At Railroad Crossing
ABERDEEN. Md., Aug. 30.—Seven
men were killed and two others were
seriously injured at a Pennsylvania rail
road crossing near here today. The dead
men were tomato pickers riding to work
in a wagon which was run down by the
train.
Savannah Boy Victim
Os Unusual Accident
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Aug 30.—Opie Reed
Thompson, a ten-year-old boy, was run
down by an automobile driven by his
cousin. Raymond Groover, of Claxton,
here today.
The lad ran to meet the car in which
Mr. Hoover rode and got under the
wheels. He is believe dto be fatally
WILSON IS GSEETED
IS HEW LEADER OF
' THE ENTENTE GAUSE
President’s Reply to Pope's
Proposal for Peace Wins
New Fame for Him in Capi
tals of Europe
LONDON. Aug. 80.—England was
again moved to admiration of America
and of President Wilson today after
reading the president's note to Pope Ben
edict. More than one newspaper hailed
the American executive as the new lead
er of the allied cause.
“At the end of three years of un
speakable strain and anxiety,” declared
the Morning Post, "it is an inestima
ble service to the allies to find such
leadership as this —strong, clear-sight
ed. inflexible —inspiring new courage
and faith, shaming the faint-hearted and
silencing the perverse and disaffected."
The Chronicle pointed out that Presi
dent Wilson had reminded the world
that America was unfettered by alli
ances in "subjecting the Paris resolu
tion or the allies to unqualified condem
nation.” (This was the resolution band
ing the allies to commercial reprisals
against Germany after the war.)
“The resounding proclamation whfish
comes front the White House of the
reality of right and the reality ot wrong
and of the impossibility ot reconciling
them or shading them into one another
by. good natured words,” the Chronicle
added, “might well have issued front
the Vatican, the ancient repository of
Christian verities.”
“It is the answer of a practical states
man to the peace dreaming Vatican, and
It may be to other courts as well,” the
Times summarized, adding that the note
is couched in the same terms in which
all other statesmen of allied powers
“must reply to the peace proposals.”
"The text of President Wilson's reply
to the pope's peace overtures is not
before us as we write, but everybody
in the United States has already read
it by yesterday noon, and summaries
end comments from American newspa
pers leave Mis in no doubt about its
character,” says the Manchester Guard-
Lan. After declaring that the position
of the president is clear and logical,
the newspaper gives several extracts
from Premier Lloyd George's speech at
Glasgow last June, which it says are
nuch the same in spirit as Mr. Wil
■ i.'s message to the pope, continuing:
"President Wilson’s comes very
war to the formula 'no peace with the
Hohenzoilerns,’ but it would be unfair
not to recognize the very narrow and
deep gulf that separates him from that
formula. The way in which he prefers
to put his policy is that no peace can
be durable without the guarantee of
the German people. Guarantees given
by the German government, holding the
views that it does, cannot be durable.
“Mr.. Wilson has no desire to dictate
to the German people their form of
government, but as a good American
he has faith in the honesty and sin
cerity of the democracy. He is not con
cerned to Insist that Germany must
have forms of government like our own,
but only to assert the principle that
in dealing with an autocracy like that
of Germany we must in self-defense
exact more severe guarantees man if
we were dealing, not with a clique
whose political vices have been made
notorious by the war, but with a free
people who in the mass are never dis
honorable, never cynical, never treach
erous.**
The only note of difference with the
president’s doctrine was sounded in the
Northcliffe newspapers. They agreed
with every other feature of the reply
except President Wilson's "acquittal of
he German people front any responsibil
ity for the war.”
The Northcliffe editorials pointed out
this was "incompatible” with the fact
that the German people accepted the war
enthusiastically and have given their
support to it throughout, their repre
sentatives continually voting supplies,
and the press exulting “in the worst
atrocities.”
Radical Change in German
Government Is Imperative
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—America’s
refusal to participate in a post bellum
trade war, as outlined in the president’s
reply to the pope's peace note, is con
tingent upon radical change in the Ger
man government, it was said at the state
department tdday.
The United States will join in a trade
war after the war only if the allies fall
to force a change in the German govern
ment.
Such change, however, insuring the
democratic nations that the people of
the central powers are in actual con
trol of the government, would cause
this country to oppose a trade war. But
any change made, Secretary Lansing
intimated, will tfe “carefully scruti
nized” by this and other allied govern
ments.
While the diplomats here to
day felt some post bellum trade alli
ance would be needed for self-protec
tion after the war, they agreed with
President Wilson that aggressive trade
wars will, be impractical and impossi
ble.
There will be a lingering suspicion
of intrigue in German business deal
ings, but diplomats agree that Ger
many ca nre-establlsh her lines. If au
tocracy is eliminated.
These authorities insisted that the
Krupps and their “doctored news serv
ices” in China, South America and else
where must be sidetracked if trade wars
are to be avoided. Some insisted that
trade alliances are inevitable if Germany
continues to stretch out her commer
cial tentacles as an aid to German,
world power.
Peace this winter or next spring as
a result of President Wilson’s reply to
the pope or else at east two more years
of war—that is the prospect ahead.
Military men and diplomats construct
ed that outlook today the peace situa
tion. In so far as the United States
is concerned it is going ahead with war
preparations. It will not waver until
the German people have stripped the
kaiser of his present autocratic pow
ers.
Military men believe that there is a
chance of peace in the president’s note.
They point out that Germany is show
ing evidences of “cracking under the
strain.” and they believe that the liber
als will force a reconstruction of the
German government. This must be bona
fide, state department authorities said
today, or it will be futile.
it will be up to Germany's leaders to
decide whether to fight on or accept
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KEEP STOCK OFF WK
ADVICE FflOM RAILROAD
A. B. & A. Issues Appeal to
Stock Growers of South
for Co-operation
Declaring that the livestock killed
on railroads during the course of a
year would be sufficient to feed 70,000
persons for the same period, Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic Railway
company has issude a statement to the
live stock growers urging that they
exercise great care in keeping their cat
tle. hogs and sheep off railarod treks.
The statement points out that the A.
B. & A. pays out during every twelve
months around $20,000 for stock killed
on its line. ,As the raising of live
stock is on the increase in the southeast
and prices higher the railroads has taken
this means of trying to decrease the
loss from stock killed by railroads.
The statement follows: •*
i "Crops will soon be laid by, and
shortly the harvest season wil be at
hand. We trust the yield will be large
and the prices obtained by the growers
of farm products good.
“After the harvest the owners of
stock in the No Fence Law counties
will turn their cattle, hogs, mules and
horses out. Owners In counties that
have the Fence law, it may be. will not
be as careful in watching it after the
harvest as during the crop season.
“We beg that you do all you can to
keep the stock off the railroad tracks,
and thus prevent its getting killed. An
engineer will not strike stock if he can
help it. There is danger of turning
his engine over and hurting or killing
himself.
“This company is paying every twelve
months for stock killed around $20,000,
and for the twelve months ended June
30, 1917, we paid $30.90 per mile of
track, as against $23.00 for the year
ended June 30, 1916. This does not mean
that engineers are less careful, but
that more stock is being raised and
prices are higher. We hope the in
crease is not due to owners of stock
being less careful in keeping their stock
off the track.
“There are about 250.000 miles of rail
road track in the United States. It is
estimated that the stock killed by the
railroads is worth about $7,500,000.00.
Allowing one pound of beef per day
at the average retail market price, the
stock killed in the United States on rail
road tracks would supply meat for
about 70.000 people for a year.
“Will you not kindly do your part
towards reducing this enormous loss.
If the total loss could be cut In half,
it ought to reduce the price of meat
to the consumer several cents per
pound.
”We will be glad to have you write
us your views, and any suggestions you
can offer that help to reduce this great
loss will be appreciated.”
AFTER 4 YEARS JESUP
MAN IS CAPTURED
JESUP. Ga.. Aug. 30.—Sheriff L. W.
Kogers has returned from Macon, where
he went to get Ellis Roberson, who is
accused of assault and battery with
criminal intent, in this county in 1913.
He had enlisted in the army and was
stationed at Camp Harris, near Macon.
SOUTHERN SHIPPERS
WIN FIGHT FOR
HANDLING EXPORTS
Government Adopts Plan Sug
gested for Relieving Conges
tion by Diverting Movements
of Foodstuffs to Gulf Ports
Southern shippers, bankers and other
business men wno held a conference in
Atlanta several weeks ago and organ
ized the Southern Forts Efficiency com
mission, the purpose of which was to
divert export trade’from eastern ports
to southeastern and gulf ports, won
their first victory Thursday when the
anouncement was made in Washington
that the government authorities have
adopted the plan of the commission.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington stated in part:
"Diversion to Gulf and South At
lantic ports of virtually all move
ments of foodstuffs destined for
export to is planned as a
government measure to relieve con
gestion of railroads and ports in
the east. New Orleans, Savannah,
Charleston and Port Arthur are the
ports which will be made the chief
loading points.”
This anouncement was hailed with
universal satisfaction throughout the
southeast, where for weeks members of
the Southern Ports Efficiency commis
sion have been working quietly, but well
to attain this very end.
Mell R. Wilkinson, of Atlanta, is
chairman of the executive committee
which the commission appointed to take
the matter up with congressmen, sena
tors and governors of southern states,
with heads of eastern railroads, the big
shippers of the country and the author
ities at Washington.
Besides writing letters to all of these,
the commission recently sent a com
mittee to Washington to urge the di
version of tdade to the southeast,'
pointing out that southeastern ports I
have all the facilities and but little!
of the disadvantages due to the present!
congestion in eastern ports.
MR. WILKINSON PLEASED.
“We are delighted at the action of|
the government.” said Mr. Wilkinson j
Thursday. “It is the first step in the
right direction. 1 have received many
telegrams today congratulating the
commission on its success. Now we are
going to try and get the government to
do more aJid to include in its chief
loading points Jacksonville, Brunswick,
Mobile and other southern ports. 1 am
sure that the south will begin the feel
the effect of the new plan very soon.
For one thing, it is going to bring
so much traffic to the south that the
shortage of freight cars will be re
lieved immensely. When they unload at
southern ports, they can be utilized for
shipping loads inland, which will mean
more and more cars for southern ship-;
pers who now are complaining about the
shortage.”
WHAT DISPATCH SAYS.
The plan of the government for di
verting the trade to the southeast, is
explained by the dispatch from Wash
ington as follows:
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“The plan will be worked out by the
shipping board in co-operation with
shippers, ship owners and port authori
ties. The shipping board will appoint
soon a general traffic director, who will
be put in charge of the program. It
was said tonight the place probably
would go to Benjamin L. Winchell, of
Chicago, now traffic director of the
Union Pacific railroad.
“The shipping board hopes to have the
plan working by winter, before snow
an' 1 bad weather have made transconti
nental freight traffic still harder to
PEICE OFFER TO RUSSIA
NOW ADMITTED IN BERLIN
Technical Denial of One News
paper Is Exposed by
Another One,
COPENHAGEN. Aug. 39.—The state
ment that an offer of a separate peace
was made to Russia recently by the
German government Is published in the
Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts of eßr
lin. It is brought out by the assertion
of Premier Kerensky, of Russia, in his
speech at the Moscow conference, that
Russia “a little time ago" replied indig
nantly to a proposal to conclude a
separate peace and that a few days
ago "we witnessed another attempt,
equally base, directed against our al
lies.”
In this connection the semi-official
Norddeutsche Allgemein Zeitung is
again detected by the German press in
an attempt to throw dust in the eyes
of the world and the German public
by ostensibly denying Premier Keren
sky’s account of the overtures to Rus
sia and its allies, which is characteriz
ed as in reality being no denial at all.
The Tageblatt, the Vorwaerts and the
Vossische Zeitung call attention to a
trick of the semi-official organ in deny
ing overtures were made by Chancellor
von Bethman-Hollweg, whereas M. Ker
ensky did not mention the former chan
cellor, specifying that the proposal to
Russia’s allies was made a few days
ago—that is, since the retirement of
Dr. Von Bethman-Hollweg.
The Vorwaerts adds that such an offer
was actually made to Russia'although
not by Dr. Von« Bethmann-Hollweg. It
says the organ of Chancellor Michaelis
would be right in claiming that Ger
many had done what it could to open a
path to peace by adoption of the reich
stag’s peace resolutions if Dr. Michaelis
had acted from the standpoint of the
resolution without conditions, wabbling
and reservations. Unfortunately he has
not done this, the Vorwaerts asserts,
btu has permitted the oponents of the
resolution to claim him for their own.
The latest achievement of the Nord
deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung in verbal
manioulation is similar to the “denial’’
of the authenticity of Tmeperor Wil
liam’s communication to President Wil
son at the outbreak of the war. recently
made public byformer Amebassador
Gerard. It probably will lead to renew
ed criticism in the reichstag.
move. Officials who have given the
subject declare the proposal will
add 25 to 30 pfer cent to the efficiency of
American railway systems and will do
away with 6he present congestion of
freight in northeastern ports.
“The chief advantage claimed for the
arrangement suggested is that export
food, largely a western and middle west
ern product, will get a shorter haul, and
that munition and other manufactured
products turned out largely in the east,
will not be delayed in shipment while
awaiting their tuYn with raw products.
“Under the traffic director the ship
ping board will name three shipping
directors, one for transatlantic trade,
another for South American trade and a
third for the Pacific. These men will
be chosen on the recommendation of the
traffic director himself, and no names
at present are under consideration, it
was said tonight.
"In all the important ports it. is
planned to appoint voluntary terminal
committees to assist the traffic director
in expediting the loading and sailing of
vessels. These committees will be
chosen soon and will »be called to Wash
ington for consultation with the chip
ping board as to the facilities at their
several ports.”
NUMBER 95.
WILSON'S NOTE IS
INDORSED HF PRESS
DE ■LyOHNW
Even the German Language
Newspapers Are Not Unfa
vorable in Their Comment on
Answer to Pope
THE PURPOSE '
‘ OF THE WAR
•
(From the president’s rtply to Pope
Benedict.) ,
"The object of this war is to de
liver the free peoples of the world
from the menace and the actual pow
er of a vast military establishment,
controlled by an irresponsible gov
ernment, which, having secretly
planned to dominate the world, pro
ceeded to carry the plan out without
regard either to the sacred obliga
tions of treaty or the long-establish
ed practices and long-cherished
principles of International action and
honor; which chose its own time for
the war; delivered its blow fiercely
and suddenly; stopped at no barrier,*
either .of law or of mercy; swept a
whole continent within the tide of
blood—not the blood of soldiers only,
but the blood of innocent women and
children also, and of the helpless
poor; and now stands balked, but
not defeated, the enemy of four-fifths
of the world.”
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.—Editorial writ
ers throughout the country comment on
President Wilson’s reply to the pope to
day dwell especially on the declaration
that America and the allies cannot ac
cept the word of an autocracy whose
record Is one of broken treaties and
promises.
“A new emancipation proclaim
t’on—emancipation for the German
people themselves, if they will ac
cept it. no Jess than for the peo
ples that are already crushed or
menaced by ruthless military pow
er.” declared the New York World.
The New Y'ork Herald said: "The
president has answered from the
great heart of the A9merican people.
It is as an answer to the pope and,
as well, to all advocates of a Prus
sian peace—in this country or any
other.”
New Yok Times: “The president
offers peace to the German people,
but none to men who would accept
' the offer with a lie in their mouths.”
New York Sun: “The next ‘scrap
of paper’ must be indorsed.”
Washington Post: “The United
States through President Wilson
notifies Germany that the war will
go on until evidence is given to the
world, by defeat or inner reform,
that Germany is no longer a maniac,
but a peaceable neighbor.”
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: “The
only reply that intelligence, justice
and patriotism, as well as mercy,
couid make at this time.”
Boston Post: “The president
shows in his most crystalline and
effective fashion how futile any
peace would be backed only by the
Punic faith of the Hohenzoilerns.”
Pittsburg Gazette-Times:! “The
anouncement opens the door to
peace surely, but the next move
must come from the German peo
ple.”
Providence Journal: “In spirit
and language the moral elevation of
the reply is not to be challenged.”
Springfield (Mass.) Republican: .
"Perhaps the deepest significance of
the note lies in its apepal to the
peoples of the central empires to
assert themselves.”
■Events in Germany seem to in
dcate that powers are at work
which may bring peace nearer than
we now know.” declared the New
York German Herold. “We should
be the last to say that Germany
could not stand a considerable
share of democracy.”
The New Yorker Staats Zeitung’s
main comment was reproduction of
the president’s words declaring
America “cannot take the word of
the present rulers of Germany.”
The Louisville Anzelger said:
"The reichstag has already given
unmistakable signs of its will in
that direction (namely, democrati
zation). Being insufficiently in
formed about the present trend of
public opinion in Germany, in the
face of the new evolutions in Rus
sia, it is hard to say what effect
Wilson’s words will have upon the
German people."
Quarrel Over Shovel
Between Brothers May
End in Murder Charge '
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
DALTON, Ga., Aug. 30.—Harve Cald- *
well, a farmer, is being held in jail
here on a charge of assault with in Tent
to murder, which may be changed to a
charge of murder, as the condition of
his brother John, whom he is charged
with cutting seriously about the neck,
back and sides, is critical.
The two brothers, tenants on the Mar
tin farm near Phelps, had a quarrel over
a small shovel. . John stated to officers
that his brother attacked him when ha
was unarmed, and the officers state that
eyewitnesses tell the same story. Harve
insists that his brother was cutting at
him with a scythe.
John's wounds are of a serious na»»
ture. He was stabbed in the back, th*
knife being brought forward, cutting a »
gash about sixteen inches in length.
His throat was badly cut and he also
was stabbed in the abdomen.
Spend Christmas Money
On Wounded, is Urged
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—Officials
of the national committee of patriotic
and defense societies, in a statement
issued today, urged that the vast sums
of American money ordinarily devoted
to the purchase of Christmas gifts, be
used this year to relieve the sick and
wounded soldiers in France, to rehabili
tate devasted French villages, and to
support war orphans and cripples.