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®he Mlmifei JScniv Weekly Sminml
VOLUME XX.
British Regain, Bit by Bit, Ground They Lost at Cambrai
CONGRESS OPENS MOMENTOUS SESSION
GREAT TASKS. ALL
AIMED AT VICTORY.
ARE BEFORE BODY
Army and Navy Estimates for
War Work During Fiscal
Year of 1919 Shows In
crease of Nearly' 3 Billion
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.—The house
convened promptly at noon today for
the session of the 65 th—America's win- |
the-war congress
Ae Speaker Clark's gaval fell. Vice
President Marshal in the senate called
the upper house to order.
Prayers for victory were offered in
opening of both houses. In his prayer
openin* the senate, Reverend Forest J.
Prettyman. senate chaplain, said:
••We face the mightiest task ever con- .
frontin* any »eneration.
"We thank thee that we've taken our
place on thy side in behalf of the broth
erhood of nations and peace throu*hout
the world."
Speaker Clark's gavel fell on the dot
of noon with a large representation of
the house present. His appearance on
the rostrum was greeted with a spontiv
neous applause, the members- rising and
cheering. In his opening prayer the
house chaplain asked that "in this, the
darkest hour of human history, help us
a people, to appreciate the gravity of
the situation and unite us in bonds of
patriotism that we may throw all our
moral. Intellectual and physical force
into the conflict with grim determina
tion to win or perish.”
VY>r the first time in two sessions.
Senator Nathan Goff. West Virginia,
answered roll call. Illness prevented his
attendance the special session.
Attendance in the senate was unex
pectedly large. Sixty-seven of the 96
senators answered roll call. ,
Senator La Follette arose Immediately
after the formal organization of the sen
ate. formally to announce to the senate
the death of his polleague. Senator Paul
O. Hu sting, of Wisconsin, who was ac
cidentally shot while hunting.
"This is not the time to pay adequate
honor to the memory of Senator Hust
ing.” said La Follette. “At a later time i
I shall ask that a day be set aside to
pay honor to hhn.”
The senate at once adopted a resolu
tion of “profound rtegret" over Senator's
Hustings death and as a further mark
of respect, adjourned at 12:14 until
Tuesday.
Questions of financing the most costly
war in history, of meeting the rapidly
« hanging economic conditions at home,
and of giving adequate support to the
nations allied with this country in the
war on Germany, will keep congress in
session probably through next summer.
President Wilson will appear before
the senate and house .in joint session to
morrow to deliver his message The en
tire legislative program is awaiting his
direction. It Is not expected that the
president will ask for any declaration of
war on Germany's allies, but with the
statement of his recommendations of
necessary legislation to guarantee the
defeat of the Teutons, the legislative
wheels of the nation will again be set in
motion.
. Chairman Flood, of the house foreign
affairs committee, will call a meeting im- ■
mediately to take up problems which the
president suggests. Appropriation and I
revenue committees also will get under
way.
proposed Treaties
Leading senators expect Secretary
Lansing to send the upper branch of
congress proposed treaties covering;
“alien slackers" for confirmation. It 1s
reported agreements have been reached
with all allied countries. If the senate i
approves these —and there Is no opposi-1
tlon to the principle—proposed legisla
tion on the subject will be dropped.
Today's session In both house and sen
ate was brief.
The house of representatives, organ
ized at the special session was to adopt
a resolution inviting the president to'
deliver his annual message Adjourn
ment today follows these preliminaries.
Congressmen expect the prohibition
amendment to. pass the house by the
Christmas recess, after which the ses-1
sion is expected to proceed in earnest
A spirited fight over war tax is sched
uled Immediately.
The administration is reported to favor
raising war funds by floating additional
liberty loans rather than imposing more '
excess profits taxes. The Borah-John-,
«on forces, which last session injected
high profits taxes into the revenue bill,
will fight the proposal. They will re
:>ew their "wealth conscription demand ~
Webb Export Bill
The senate will begin work early on
he Webb export bill, permitting Ameri
can firms to form exports trusts and
-••mbinations. Illegal in domestic trade,
"his measure has the administration's
ntire influence behind it. la Follette
and Oronna will flght it as dangerous to
the welfare of American consumers.
The administration's conservation pro
gram. after a ten year's tieup due to
.rreconciliable differences between Pin
chot forces and private capital, seems
likely to go ihroug'n in full. Water pow
er. coal lands and oil wells are affected.
Secretary lane and President Wil
adn have worked out a compromise plan
which proposes to lease the lands and
water power sites for a fifty year period,
with clauses limiting prices which the
lesee can set on his product to the con
sumer.
Government aid to the railroads, either
by leans or by building freight cars, will
.-ome at once before the session;
Afto.OOO a propel at lon will be asked, it '«
expected Government ownership of
railroads will be argued, but no test
vote is anticipated.
Further inquiry into Senator La Fol
lette's conduct will begin December 11
with testimony by ex-Socretary of State
Bryan. If he repeats his denial of La-
Foilette's statement that Bryan warn
ed President Wilson the Lusitania was
illegally carrying munitions. La Fol
lette will subject Brjan to a grilling
cross-exam: nation.
Full Associated Press Service
AMERICANS CALLED
ON TO PUT CHURCH
BEHIND THEIR ARMY
Campaign on to Raise $400,-
000 to Buy Testaments for
Soldiers; Quarter Means Bi
ble for a Fighting Man'
TODAY’S TESTAMENT GIVERS
E G- Willingham, Atlanta 226.00
St Claire Couzens, Atlanta 2,00
F. 8- E 2.00
Dr. A. R. Holderby, Bast Point 1.00
Miss Lena Holderby, East Point 1.00
Miss Essie Holderby, East Point 1.00
Dr. John H. Powell. Atlanta 1.00
H. C. McEwan. Atlanta 1.00
Mrs. L A. Carter. Atlanta .. 1.00
C. D. Gibbs. Atlanta 1.00
Mrs. D. Gllfillan, Atlanta 4.00
Mrs. C. H. McDonald, Lithonia,
Georgia 1-00
CL I. Braham Atlanta , .. 1.00
Mrs. Tommy. Atlanta 1.00
Mrs. C. A. Martin, Atlanta 76
Mrs. J. C. Loggins, Lavonia, Ga. 60
Mrs W. 3. Haley, Lavonia, Ga. .50
Leonard Peacock 50
A Friend 25
Previously acknowledged .... 292.87
Total to date 8336.37
V
Good Americans the nation over
Monday were called upon by the Amer
ican Bible Society to "put the church be
hind Pershing!" to give our boys at the
front strength of spirit as well as
strength of arms, to equip each one of
them with the Book of all Books to
send him into battle with high courage
and dauntless bravery.
This is American Bible week. Before
it is over, it is hoped that a fund of
$400,000 will have been raised, where
with enough Testaments can be pur
chased to give every soldier who sails
for France one to carry in his pack.
The Journal has been asked by the
American Bible Society to foster the
fund in Atlanta and Georgia. Sub
scriptions sent to this paper will be
used exclusively to buy Testaments for
boys in southern training camps, for
boys in Georgia training camps first of
all.
For every quarter sent to The Jour
nal, one of the compact, khaki-bound
Testaments can be bought; for every
dollar, four; for every five dollars,
twenty; for every ten dollars, forty.
Make your money go a long ways by
sending a substantial check. The more
money you give, the more soldiers you
have provided with Testaments. Give
at least a quarter, anyway.
The fund has the hearty endorse
ment of President Wilson and other
American statesmen and leaders. It has
received the approval of Mayor Asa G.
Candler, Billy Sunday, and others who
have subscribed. 'Among the contribu
tors Monday was Dr. A. R. Holderby,
pastor of the East Point Presbyterian
church, who brought a dollar for him
self, a dollar for his daughter and a
dollar for his sister.
Dr. Holderby, who« is a Confederate
veteran, was one of the first subscrib
ers to The Journal’s Tobacco Fund. He
believes that both funds mean much
to the fighting men of Dixie.
"A soldier who carries a Bible in his
pocket believes in it,” writes Dr. John
H. Powell, of Atlanta, sending a check
for sl. “He reads it, and he should
have—and usually does have —good
luck. Read your Bible, keep your gun
clean and loaded, obey your superior of
ficers. I am told, are the foundation of
the making of a good soldier.”
The biggest contribution received by
The Journal Monday was from. E. G.
Willingham, of Aripeka, Fla. Mr. Will
ingham's letter, accompanying his check,
was written on Thanksgiving day. It
is as follows:
"Editor The Journal.
"Dear Sir: Some 296 years ago
on one November day, our Pilgrim
Fathers met on that bleak New
England shore to give thanks to
God for His blessings. As a Chris
tian nation, we have continued and
practiced the custom. As a jour
nal, you have in various instances,
benefited our people in leading them
to acts of kindness and benevo
lence, as well as various other
thoughts which are beneficial to us
as a people and a nation.
"But nothing has impressed me
more than your thought of placing
the Bible in the hands of our sol
dier boys. It will strengthen those
who are in Christ and will persuade
the many out of Christ to take for
their companion one who will make
the trials of war easier for him.
"Upon this day of Thanksgiving
I enclose you a check for $26. which
will furnish 100 of our boys with
God's Bible, with the prayer that
every Bible furnished them, may
redown to the honor and glory of
God. Lour old citizen,
"E. G. WILLINGHAM."
Execution Approved
By War Department
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.—The execu
tion of Private Frank Cadue, of the in
fantry. for the assault and murder of a
7-year-old French girl, in France on
November 5, has been approved.
Cadue was hanged, after sentence by a
military court martial, instead of being
shot, as had previously been said. The
record of the trial says he confessed
to the crime and pleaded that being un
der the influence of liquor he did not
know what he was doing.
!>, reviewing the case, the war de
partment considers that military law has
been complied with In every respect.
<'adue's was the first case of its kind
to occur tn the American army abroad.
Jack De Saulles With Mother
NEW YORK. Dec. B.—Little Jack
De Saulles is today with his mother.
Mrs. Bianca De Saulles, following her
acquittal of the charge of murdering
her divorced’ husband.
Relatives of the slain man agreed not
to oppose the mother's claim to her
boy.
ILL RECORDS BROKEN
IN BIG WAR BUDGET
ISKEDIHOim
■Thirteen and a Half Billion
Dollar Estimate Furnished
by Secretary McAdoo for
Fiscal Year
WASHINGTON, Dec. B.—Estimates of
more than $13,500,000,000 —the greatest
( in the nation’s bistory—for the conduct
' of the government and prosecution of
I the war during the fiscal year 1919, were
1 submitted to congress today by the
treasury department
In round figures more than $11,000,-
000,000 is for the war alone. Only part
will be realized from taxation; the re
mainder will come from Liberty bonds.
Deducting an item of $163,000,000. in
tended as an annual appropriation to
ward a sinking fund for the discharge of
the old public debt, and some $330,000,000
I which will be turned back to the treas
ury from postal revenues, the estimated
sum for which congress actually is ex
pected to appropriate is $13,018,725,595.
No previous estimate ever has exceeded
two billions.
Here follows a general statement of
the estimates by general headings:
Legislative, $8,026,326. •
Executive. $65,329,369.
Judicial, $1,396,190.
Agriculture, $26,458,561.
Foreign intercourse, $6,685,072.
Military (army), $6,615,936,554.
Navy, $1,014,077,603.
Indian, $12,265,210.
Pensions $157,060,000.
Panama canal, $23,171,624.
Public works (practically all fortifi
cations), $3,604,918,055.
Postal service, $331,818,346.
Miscellaneous, $1,026,208,317.
Permanent annual appropriations,
$711,166,825.
Total (cents omitted here and above),
$13,504,367,940.
Deduct sinking fund and postal return,
$485,632,345.
Total. $13,018,725,595.
/ Signal Sernoe
For the signal service, which in
cludes the great army for the air, sl,-
138,240,315 is estimated. This sum in
cludes the $640,000,000 previously ap
propriated. A billion dollars is asked
for pay and miscellaneous expenses of
the army; more than two billion dol
lars for the quartermaster corps; $167,-
000,000 for hospitals and medicines;
$136 000,000 for the equipment of en
gineer troops, and $892,000,000 for the
expenses of their operations in the field.
Ammunition is estimated to cost $390,-
000,000. For machine guns more than
$237,000,000 is asked. For armored mo
tor cars more than $75,000,000 is esti
mated. Other items are: For the ex
tension of the military academy. $4,-
000,000; horses for cavalry, etc., $28,000.-
000; barracks and quarters. $26,000,000;
construction and repair of hospitals,
$25,000,000; manufacture of arms, $50,-
000,000; small arms target practice,
$75,000,000; civilian military training
camps, $6,000,000; rifle ranges for the
instruction of civilians, $1,700,000;
equipment of home guard organizations,
$4,500,000; supplies for reserve officers’
training camps and ordnance stores for
the same. $5,000,000; ordnance equip
ment for military schools and colleges,
$1,138,000. For gathering information,
the general staff asks $2,000,000.
Navy Department
The navy’s total of more than $1,000,-
000,000 is distributed thus:.
Pay for officers and men. $426,000,000;
aviation. $94,000,000; improving and
equipping navy yards for construction
of ships, $4,000,000; pay, provisions and
clothing for the marine corps, $61,000,-
000; recruiting transportation and out
fitting recruits, $16,000,000; arming and
equipping naval militia, $1,600,000; or
ganizing naval reserve force. $200,000,-
000; schools ar/1 camps of instruction
for naval reserve recruits, $2,600,000;
ordnance strictly In the bureau of ord
nance. $26,600,000; new batteries of guns
for ships. $38,000,000: ammunition for
ships alone, $32,000,000: torpedoes and
torpedo appliances, $1,000,000; exten
sion of the naval gun factory at Wash
ington. $2,500,000; reserve supplies of
ordnance. $33,000,000; for a new naval
proving ground. $1,000,000; for experi
ments. $385,000; maintenance of yards
and docks and contingent expenses,
$12,000,000; for medicine and surgery,
$6,500,000; care of hospital patients
alone, $4,000,000; provisions for blue
jackets, $64,000,000; transportation
charges on same, $4,000,000; for main
tenance in the bureau of supplies and
accounts, including fuel for the navy
and transportation of the same. $60,-
000,000; construction and repair of
ships.’ $60,000,000; engineering which in
cludes the motive power, $50,000,000.
The estimates for all other depart
ments reflect generally the increased
costs of everything.
State Departinent Estimate
The state department revives Its pro
posal for an under secretary of state at
a salary of $7,500. For additional
clerks the department asks ($120,000.
To meet the Increased cost of living
. for consular and diplomatic officers, the
I department asks SBOO,OOO. The total
sum placed under the head of foreign
i intercourse exceeds $6,500,000.
In the treasury department the growth
of the war risk Insurance bureau, which
now includes insurance for the lives
of soldiers, sailors and merchant crews,
calls for $4,000,000. The federal farm
loan bureau presents $337,000. For the
maintenance of forces abroad for the
auditing of accounts for the army and
navy, SBOO 000 is asked.
The internal revenue bureau shows a
large increase in expense so rthe col
lection of the many war taxes. Ex
penses of ordinary collection are placed
at $3,000,000; collection of Income tax
is placed at $3,700,000, and for collec
tion of the special war taxes, $9,000.-
000 is estimated.
In the war department the ordinary
(Continued on Page T, Column 2.)
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1917.
' “PUT THE CHURCH BEHIND PERSHING”
'Hurry \
with
SUbSCRI PT< ON .
To the Testament fund’! ■ \
IT'S A LONG,. LONG LINE
WE WANT TO . C.
SUPFLV ! .j.
STATE BESTS IN MEANS
CASE; DEFENSE SURPRISED
Effort Is Made to Show De
fendant Played Game
of Duplicity
CONCORD, N. C., Dec. 3.—At 11:34
a. m. today the state rested its
case in the trial of Gaston -B. Means
for the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King,
who was killed near here last August
29. This unexpected move by the state
took the defense oy complete surprise,
apparently not a new witness for the
state had been examined' during the
morning, which had been consumed for
the most part by the reading to the jury
of documents which had been presented
in court Thursday.
Reading to the jury numerous letters,
telegrams and other papers supposing
to have been written by Gaston B.
Means last summer to his wife and to
his brother, Afton Means, the state
sought today to prove that Means play
ed a game of duplicity with Mrs. King
during the last few months of her life,
taking various precautions to “keep her
in the dark” concerning his movements
and other documents read to the jury by
John T. Dooling, of New York, appear
ing for the state, related to various
business transactions, one document was
placed in evidence to show that Mrs.
Julie P. Means, wife of the defendant,
had given him power of attorney for
her.
Deposit slips,were presented to show
numerous deposits made by him to his
wife’s account in the Lincoln Trust
company. The action of the state
brought the biggest surprise of the
trial. The defense was not ready to
begin presentation of its evidence. It
was "floored’* for the moment, in par
lance of spectators.
The first witness called by the de
fense was Jim Simpson, of the under
taking establishment here which pre
pared Mrs. King’s body for burial.
L. A. Weddington, the undertaker who
prepared the body of Mrs. King for bu
rial and Jim Simpson, his assistant,
were called by the defense and testified
that they found a black smoke-like
mark diagonally across the back of her
left hand, running from a point near
the knuckle joint of the forefinger.
W. G. Means, Concord lawyer and
father of the defendant, went on the
stand this afternoon and told of circum
stances just before and after the killing
of Mrs. King and swore that Mrs. King
suggested that the party take "the rifle
and the little pistol” on. the fatal target
practice party which went to Blackwelder
Springs on the evening of August 29.
Colonel Means testified that Mrs. King
was enthusiastic for several days prior
to the tragedy over the progress she
was making in marksmanship with her
pistol. He told of taking a wide brim
lady’s hat, one slipper and a handbag
front the automobile in which the party
came back from the spring with the
body of Mrs. King on the following Sat
urday he told his daughter, Miss
Means, sister of the defendant
U. S. ENGINEERS, IN
THICK OF FIGHTING,
USE GUNS ON HUNS
Hide in Shell Holes Around
Cambrai Until They Could
Get Rifles, Then Joined the
• English Fighting Ranks
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Dec. 3.—Americans did
their bit to aid Byng's Tommies In
pushing back around Cambrai Germany’s
most formidable assault since Verdun.
They weren’t enlisted to flght. They
were engineers and doctors. The en
gineers got caught In the maelstrom of
struggling lines and some were cut off
by the Germans Then a good many
of them rolled up their sleeves and
went into the fight. They borrowed rifles
and fought like bearcats shoulder to
shoulder with the British.
The American doctors stuck to their
job of helping the wounded under fire.
Whether these Americans suffered
casualties had not been established in
headquarters reports up to today. The
whole British army, however, y was ring
ing with praise of their first-class
fighting ability.
Ever since the beginning of
thrust, the American army engineers
have been building and operating strate
gic railways close up to the German
lines.
Most of them got their first baptism
of fire in Crown Prince Rupprecht’s
counter surprise, blow. They liked it
and went into the fighting with enthusi
asm.
Like many of the British gunners, the
American engineers saw the Germans
“close up” before they realized what
was happening.
One lanky Tennesseean got a day
full of thrills.
"I was standing beside my engine,”
he said today, “when shrapnel began
raining all around me. I didn’t have any
tin heljnet, so I grabbed a petrol tank.
I figured that was better than noth
ing.
"Well, suh, those Prussians kept
a-comlng. I hustled back and dived
into a shell hole. Pretty soon I looked
up and the Boches were all around
me. They went to work and blew up
the railway tracks—but they left the
engine. I sneaked from, shell hole
to shell hole until I finally found some
Tommies. Then I grabbed a rifle.”
The Tennesseean didn’t tell the rest
of the story, but some of those who
saw him in action throughout the day
brought it back joyfully to headquar
ters today. The southerner enjoyed him
self immensely and he must have caused
a lot of pain over among the Boches.
When he and his fighting brothers
of the British finally rescued the Ten
nesseean’s beloved engine, the Tommies
said the American was as tickled as if
he’d done all the rescuing himself.
A St. Louis engineer soldier looked
up from his work suddenly to see the
Germans coming over a hill straight
ARTILLERY DANEE READY
IT BLACK JM MOUNTAIN
320 Field Artillery Will Begin
Practice With Three-Inch
Shrapnel
ATLANTA JOURNAL BUREAU,
Camp Gordon, Dec. 3.—Actual firing on
the artillery range at Black Jack moun
tain is expected to begin not later than
Monday.
All necessary tents and ammunition
for artillery practice have been received
and the guns will be turned loose the
day after a shipment of stoves for
the tents is received.
The ammunition consists of three
inch shrapnel and high explosive shells,
all of which is ready. The second bat
talion of the Three Hundred and Twen
tieth field artillery will christen the
range. Other battalions will follow in
rotation, each spending ten days at the
range.
Complete classification of all select
men at Camp Gordon began this morn
ing under the direction of Captain K.
L. Boyd, personnel officer for Camp
Gordon, Who is assisted by Kendall
Weisiger, personnel superintendent of
the department of the southeast.
The object of the classification is to
find out the line of work for which each
camp will come under the classification.
Thirty reserve officers have arrived from.
Alabama to assist in this work.
At 3:20 o’clock Sunday morning Cos
sack Post No. 1 stopped, at the corner
of Candler road and Jackson avenue, a
car containing Private John Rand, of
the war prison guard at Fort McPherson,
and a civilian, C. W. Stripling.
Both were arrested on the charge of
being drunk and disorderly inside the
camp zone. The soldier was sent back
to Fort McPherson and the civilian
was turned over to the sheriff of De-
Kalb county.
27 Hurt on Train
CORRY. Pa., Dec. 3.—Many passengers
on Pennsylvania express No. 32. east
bound from Pittsburg to New York, were
injured today when the express side
swiped a freight train near here.
Early reports said that 27 were hurt,
seriously.
toward his engine. He ran 200 yards
and flopped into a shell hole. From
there he watched the enemy dynamite
the track and attempt to smash the
engine by artillery fire. Their shells fell
on either side of the locomotive—but
luckily missed it The St. Louisian
worked his way to the British lines,
found himself a rifle, grabbed some am
munition and went to it hot and heavy.
At least three New Yorkers of the
same engineer detachment had an identi
cal series of experiences.
The American doctors were mostly
at base hospitals close by the firing
line. They were under Are, but stuck
to their jobs.
NUMBER 20.
WIPE OUT MD OF
ADVANCE OF EMI
TOWARDSOUTHWEST
Russian Deputation, With Of
fer of Armistice, Has Ar
rived—Germans Claim 6,000.
Prisoners at Cambrai
PETROGRAD, Dec. 3.—Election re
turns for tl>j constituent assembly,
received from the provinces today, show
the Maximalists (Bolshevik!) in tha
minority, it was announced.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—(Summary of
European Capitals.)—General Byng is
regaining bit by bit the ground won by
the Germans at so heavy cost last Fri
day in the Cambrai battle, now charac
terized as the heaviest attack ever de
livered on the British by the German
armies, except in the case of the first
battle of Ypres.
The front on the northerly side of ths.
Cambrai salient having remained vlt«
tually Intact under the German impact,
it is in the region to the southwest of
Cambrai that the British have been cen
tering then- efforts in the rectification
process. Last night they pressed their
way eastward to the village of VllleprJ
Gulslaln, wiping out much of
man gain in the sector ipost *
penetrated by the drive. They alrf*j>®
good their hold on the villag
Vasquerle on this front, haviffk
a series of attacks.
To the north a portion of a posffSß
on the high ground southwest of Bour
lon village which had been temporarily
relinquished by the British has been re
occupied by them as the result of an
other of, last night’s operations.
Berlin now claims the capture of 6,000
British within the last few days, to
gether with 100 guns.
Russian Deputation on
Armistice Has Arrived
BERLIN, Dec. 3.—A Russian
tlon. the official statement says, has ar
rived at the command of Prince Leopold
of Bavaria with the object of arranging
a general armistice.
Germans Claim Capture
of 6,000 Prisoners
BERLIN, Dec. 3.—(Via London.)—
Since Friday the Germans have can
fared 6,000 British prisoners in the Cbm
brai region, the German general staff
announced today. The guns taken num
bered 100. ,
Heavy Firing Reported
Along Italian Front
ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTHERN ITALY, Sunday, Dec. 2.
(By the Associated Press.) —Heavy fir
ing has occurred on the northern line
in the last twenty-four hours. In differ
ent sectors around Monte Pertlca, be
tween the Brenta and Ptave rivers, and
on Meletta range, running west of the
Brenta. Each of the opposing forces
hold part of these positions.
The general condition along the en
tire Italian front has improved di»*
tinctly in the last week. The defensive
positions on the northern line are now
considered as secure as those along the
Piave. This, with the gathering strength
of the Italian and allied forces, has
lieved the gravity of the situation.
Northeastern Italy is now inclosed
within a powerful barrier on the north
and east, which is considered sufficient
to hold the enemy.
In the mountains to the north the
Italians are along the southerly slopes
and the enemy on the northern slopes
with the dividing summits held alter
nately by one side or she other as tha
action develops. This brought on a fierce
struggle today around Monte Pertlca sos
possession of one of its chief elevations
called Hill 1549, held by the enemy,
Italian forces executed a supri«,e move*
ment early in the day and drove the
enemy from this positldn, but it wag
exposed Immediately to a heavy concen
tration of the entire artillery firs
from the surrounding elevations.
The Italians fell back before this
fire, then rallied and took the hill, but
once more were forced back before ths
murderous concentration of that firing
The struggle went on continuously u{
and down the slopes and the hill
changed hands five times before thr
enemy re-established the position, whes
he was driven 'early in the day.
At Meletta the situation was reversed,
Enemy forces which attempted to tak<
the Italian position were driven back
Venice Believed Safe,
Rome Reports Monday
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Venice is
believed saved and the Austro-German
advance at the Adriatic end of the
Piave r|ver line has been halted, acr
cording to Rome cables today.
“Marsh trenches" constructed by
specially trained Italian troops through
the marshy terrain have checked the
invaders. Batteries on monitors and
other units of the Italian navy, sup
ported by hydroplanes and motor boata
also figured in the rescue of the city,
of the Doges.
ALABAMA DOCTOR
CONQUERS PELLAGRA
Great excitement prevails among the medical
fraternity of the south, over the reputed dis
covery of a cure for Pellagra by the famous
scientist. Dr. W. J. McCrary, 101 Park Bg.,
Carbon Hill, Ala.
Several prominent physicians state that Dr.
McCrarv’s discovery has succeeded in curing;
scores of cases which were considered hopeless.
Since announcing bls discovery, the doctor has
been literally swamped with requests for in
formation. and in order to quickly spread the
glad tidings to sufferers of this dreaded dis
ease a few public-spirited citizens of Carton
Hill hare arranged to assist Dr. McCrarg' in
publishing an illustrated 50 page book, which
not only explains the cause of Pellagra, but
also tells how it may be quickly overcome byv
anyone in the privacy of their own home. Wuilffl
the supply lasts, this book will be sent in ptalnl
sealed wrapper without cost to any reader ofl
this paper, who w’ritas Dr. McCrary.—(Advt.) fl
