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VOLUME XX
MONDAY'S ORDERS EXHAUST CITY COAL SUPPLY
1,600,000 Germans Released for West Front by Russia
M'ADDO COMMENCES
GENERAL FREIGHT
MOVINGJAMPAIGN
Authorities, Undaunted by
Congested Terminals and
Recent Severe Storms, Un
dertake Clean-Up Movement
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.—The nation
al railway, aided by business organiza
tions. all over the land, began today an
assault on piled up freight.
With opening of “freight moving
week" unusual efforts were made to
clear congestion at terminals. The ab
normal pressure of recent weeks was en
hanced by the tied up traffic of the mid
west. but through the east considerable
relief is anticipated.
Snow plows are working on the west
ern lines to open away for the most im
portant traffic, but it will be several
days before normal conditions are re
stored.
Meantime steps t altar the coal
t-ansportauon problem of the east are
anticipated from the fuel administra
tion. As forecast the least essential
industries will probably be barred from
getting coal shipments, in order to sup
ply other more pressing needs. This is
expected to result in periods of closed
theaters and other places of amusement
as well as manufacturing plants not
vital to the war.
In clearing up congestion resulting
from the storm, McAdoo is getting val
iant aid from his assistant directors, to
whom he wired “I should like you to
use er« possible means to overcome
the situation and restore railroad serv
ice at the earliest possible moment.”
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OF COIL BEALEHS’ PROFITS
Secretary Lane Will Testify
on Voluntary Price
Agreement .
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.— Congress re
sumed prooing today—directing its mi
croscopic investigation particularly oo
the elusive coal dealer.
I'aced by an otherwise dull week —
none of the war measures except suf
rage being ready action —bouse and
-enate sought to expose what, if any.
was the profit made by coal dealers un
ocr the voluntary price agreement made
w«th the government.
Byway of further exploration, com
mittees will continue to investigate the
:ailroad situation, seek to determine su
sar profits and costs under government
vuutrol and air charges of profiteering in
this branch of government operation, as
..ell as on the cantonment construction
v ork of the war department.
The senate will bring its first anti
government ownership fight to a close
vmorrow. when it votes on the bill
placing the news print paper manufac
turing business under federal trade
. control.
Francis &. Peabody. Chicago coal op
etator and head of the coal production
ommittee of the national defense coun
cil. and Franklin K. Lane. secretary of
the interior, who engineered the original
oiuntary coal price arrangement, were
ailed today to tell how it affected
prices.
The price was approximately >1 more
a ton than that fixed subsequently. Sec
retaries Baker and Daniels immediately
balked at the price and refused to be
bound by it. claiming‘that it was too
high. The price was .maintained, how
ever. tn the coal trade until the govern
ment took a hand.
Several witnesses last week told the
ommittee that under this “Peabody
price” western operators, particularly
those In the Illinois field, reaped big
profits.
The committee also has invited Gov
ernor Goodrich, of Indiana, and gover
nor Harding, of lowa, to appear if they
feel they can throw any light on the coal
situation.
The probers later this week plan to
go further into the alleged relationship
between dock companies of the north
west and Pennsylvania coal producers.
I»ock companies now absolutely control
■ lie coal supply in that section, the com
mittee has been told.
The calling of Secretary Lane makes
the fourth cabinet member to be sum
n-oned by senate Investigators. Secre
tary Baker has just completed his testi
mony before the military committee.
Secretary McAdoo will appear this week
before the interstate commerce commit
tee and Secretary Daniels testified some
time ago before the naval committee.
Rev. Thos. H. Gibson,
Prominent Methodist,
Dies at Sanitarium
Rev. Thomas H. Gibson, seventy-four
years old formerly a member of the
North Georgia Methodist conference,
and a prominent member of the Deca
tur Methodist church, died early Mon
day morning at a private sanitarium.
Mr. Gibson is survived by his wife:
one daughter. Mrs. J. R. Brook, of
Agricola. Ga: one son, Bayne Gibson,
and one sister. Mrs Charles J. Goodrich,
of Augusta. Ga
The funeral, which will be in charge
of H. M.*Patterson A Son, will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from
■ the Decatur Methodist church. Rev. J.
M. Tumlin. pastor of the church, will
officiate at the funeral services. He
will be asisted by Dr. W. S. Glynn and
Dr. J. J. Patton. Interment will be in
Decatur cemetery.
Full Associated Press Service
PHnnmAPHR OF HAVOC WROUGHT BY THE TORNADO WHICH STRUCK MACON and its soldier suburb, Camp Wheeler, Friday afternoon, and resulted in the death of
two SEZS X.ZX of'KU at centra, City park, which the gale hit w,th terrtlicJorea “Von^- w£n
Private Marvin Harris was crushed to death. Below, some of the wind-lashed and rain-soaked tents of the national guardsmen as they looked Saturday moniin*. btair rnoios oj win
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STEAMER TEXAN
WITH BIG CARGO
SINKING AT SEA
United States Vessel Loaded
With Nitrates Believed to
Have Been Rammed Amid
ship—S. Oi S. Cail Flashed
AW ATLANTIC PORT. Jan. 14.
Agents of the American Steamship Tex
as, a vessel of 14,00 v tons, today re
ceived advices from naval authorities
that she was sinking at sea. The loca
tion of the ship was not given.
The naval authorities did not state
the cause of the Texan’s distress, but
reports reaching shipping circles here
from other sources were that the ves
sel had been rammed amidshap in col
lision with another ship.
It was said a steamer which had pick
ed up the Texan’s S. O. d. calls was
hurrying to her assistance and that the
crew of 43 had taken to the boats.
The Texan left here recently with a
cargo of nitrates bound for a French
port, agents of the vessel stated.
In the absence of definite word re
garding the accident, shipping men ex
pressed the opinion that the Texan may
have encountered an iceberg. Efforts
were made by government radio stations
to communicate with ships with which
the Texan might have been in collision.
The fact that the Texan apparently was
sinking soon after being rammed, with
out word as to assistance by another
vessel in saving the crew, made the ac
cident puzzling, naval authorities said.
Indirect information reaching the na
vy department said the Texan had been
in collision with another ship which had
gone to the rescue of the Texan’s crew.
So far as is known, no lives were lost
in the collision. An official report on
the accident is expected at the navy
department.
Messages reaching here from another
port said that a steamer arriving there
today reported that at 4 a. m. she picked
up an “S. O. S.” from the Texan, report
ing that she had been etruck amidships
and was sinking. The last message from
the Texan said. “Good-bye—no more.”
The messages did not give the loca
tion of the ship, nor did they say how
she was damaged. There were 43 men
aboard. The Texan’s wireless operator
reported that the starboard boats had
been lowered, that the aft boat was lost,
and that an attempt was being mkde to
lower the forward boat. Oil from the
ship’s hold was poured on the starboard
side in an effort to make sea conditions
better for launching the lifeboats
The ship which brought word of the
Texan’s plight reported that she had en
deavored to get in touch with the latter
direct, but had not been able to do so.
The vessel picked up a message to or
from the steamer Willamette saying:
“Go to assistance of Texan.” •
A government radio station picked up
a message later from the steamer Wil- i
liamette sent to an unidentified sh’p.
saying: “Will you escort me back to
i y
The answer was not intelligible.
Naval authorities who got the message
said they were unable to determine
whether the Williamette had been in
collision with the Texan or had been
damaged by the same agency that sent
the Texan to the bottom. Nothing more
had been heard from the Texan at noon.
Fragmentary wireless messages sug
gest that the damaged steamers be
longed to a fleet passing north. That
none of the messages indicated what
had struck them aroused some concern
as to the actual cause of their trou
ble.
Blackshear Man Killed
When Auto Turns Turtle
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
BLACKSHEAR. Ga.. Jan. 14.—Wai
’ lace Easterling, age twenty-one, was in
! srantly killed near here last night by the
i overturning of his automobile on the
| Blackshear-Waycross highway. Mark
1 Jordan, who was with him, was badly
I bruised. Young Easterling is the son of
| Hamp Easterling, a prosperous farmer
| living eight miles from this place. His
neck was broken.
WHEELER SOLDIERS
“REBUILD” THEIR
WIND-SWEPT CITY
No Suffering Expected to Come
as Result of Tornado's Vis
it-Guardsmen Commended
for Behavibf During Storm
BY WARD MOREHOUSE.
MACON, Ga., Jan. 12.—Camp Wheeler
Saturday night again settled down to
the routine of army camp life, after i
fully recovering during the day from 1
the effects of the unofficial and unex- ■
pec ted tornado of Friday afternoon that j
plowed through the entire reservation, !
mowing down tents, telegraph polesand |
stable sheds at will.
Relatives and friends over the entire
state of the young national guardsmen ■
now encamped at the Macon cantonment
may rest assured that no suffering will
oome as a result of the severe storm, ,
and that when taps rang out over the
camp Saturday night all men in camp
were comfortably in their cots, with
tents again erect, bedding dry and ail
necessary precautions taken to safe
guard the health of the soldiers.
After cleaning up the debris left in {
the wake of the twisting tornado, the
soldiers of the command were given the
usual Saturday afternoon leave, and all
during the afternoon automobiles, with
uniformed men hanging to their sides '
like seaweed to a beach, came into the
city from the military reservation.
In discussing the storm, officers at di
vision headquarters stated Saturday aft
ernoon that the Georgia national guards
men. as well as the other national guard
units and selectmen at the camp, were
to be complimented for the manner in
which they performed their duty during
the time a young flood was sweeping
over the cantonment and the terrific
gale was tearing tents up by the roots.
Soldiers Bbbnild City.
Early Saturday morning the soldiers
began “rebuilding” their city, and in a i
few hours signs of the tornado’s vis- i
,t were few indeed.
Every precaution was taken to see
that the patients In the base hospital
were well cared for, and the only dam
age that the hospital suffered was the
loss of shingles from its roof.
During the afternoon the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph company
again got its toll lines in working or
red and roads between the camp and the
city of Macon were speedily repaired.
The worst damage, in fact, that re
sulted from the storm was done in the
city of Macon, it being estimated that
vhe loss of property at the. Central City
park would reach nearly $40,000.
One unforgettable feature of the 1
storm at Camp Wheeler was the be
havior of the sentries during the time
the tornado was playing pranks on all
sides and threatening to olow the camp
and all its soldiers off the map. De
spite the rain, the wind, lightning flash
es and severe cold, sentries on duty
walked their posts during the entire ;
time the storm was raging, and at times ■
some of them found it was impossible |
to stand on their feet. One officer in |
the One Hundred and Twenty-second
infantry stated Saturday afternoon that
he came out of his shack, was picked .
up by the gale like a toy soldier, and
hurled twenty feet against the side of
another tent.
The hardest blow, according to the of
neers. occurred about 7 o’clock and 1
lasted for some time.
The board appointed to investigate i
the death of Marvis S. Harris, the young
soldier from Newnan who was killed
when struck by the flying timber of a
stable shed, came to the decision that
the guardsman met his death through
an accident, which was unavoidable.
Burt Clarke, well-known young At
i lantian, in the supply company of the
One Hundred and Twenty-second infan
try, and one of Harris’ best friends, de
clared that the Newnan boy was a
splendid soldier and one of the most
i popular young men in the entire regi
ment. His comrades greatly deplored
his death.
Arangments were made Saturday
for the funeral of Mr. Harris and John
Tooley, the Macon taxicab operator,
who was killed at the camp when he
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SENATOR BMDY. OF WO,
VICTIM OF HEid NSEISE
Stricken a Week Ago, Western
Representative Dies Sun
day Night
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Senator
James H. Brady, of Idaho, died at his
home here tonight from heart disease.
He suffered an acute attack a week ago
yesterday, while on his way to Wash
ington from ladho, and had been in a
critical state since.
The senator’s wife and several rela
tives were p* his beside. His two sons,
S. E. Brady, of Chandler, Okla, and J.
Robb Brady, of Kansas, were on a train
from the west, trying to reach Wash
ington in time to see their father alive.
The train, due today, had not arrived at
a late hour tonight.
Senator Brady was bom in Pennsyl
vania fifty-six years, ago, but moved
to Kansas when a boy and was educated
in public schools and the Leavenworth
Normal college. He taught school for
three years and later engaged in news
paper work. He moved to Idaho in 1895
and soon became prominent in repuiican
politics. He was made chairman of the
republican state committee In 1904 and
was elected governor in 1908. After his
term expired he was elected to the se
nate by the state ligeslatnre and re
elected by the people in 1914 for seven
years. Senator Brady was a member of
the military and agriculture committees,
and was vitally interested in conserva
tion in the west. He took a special in
terest during the last session in war
legislation and was a frequent speaker
during the debates on the food and war
revenue bills.
Quakers Lift War Ban
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—Quakerdom,
for the first time in its existence, has
abandoned the practice of excommuni
cation of members from the sect who
participate in war, according to W. W.
Comfort, president of Haverford college,
today. Many Quakers are serving as
ambulance drivers and in reconstruc
tion units, he said.
came rn touch with a live wire which
he was trying to lift from the road.
Soarching for a Hat
One of the most important duties
that confronted the men of the old
Fifth Georgia regiment Saturday was
the finding of the hat of Chaplain A. J.
Smith, which aws lost in the storm.
Officers and men alike searched assid
uously for the brand-new head piece of
the regiment’s chaplain, but at a late
hour Saturday their efforts had proven
fruitless.
General Hayden, commander of the
Thirty-first division, did not let a lit
tle tornado interfere with his dally
pleasure—a cold, cold bath. It is whis
pered at Camp Wheeler that the general
indulges in his icy shower every morn
ing during summer and winter, and
that if the wind had blown away his
bath house he would have sought the
nearest lake.
MILLION IN FOOD
IS DESTROYED BY
FIRE AT CAPITAL
Great Quartermaster’s Building
Destroyed, Other Buildings
Damaged and Supplies Lost.
Origin of Blaze Unknown
WASHINGTON, Jan 14.—A quantity
of army supplies, including $1,000,000
worth of food, was destroyed, the quar
termaster warehouses ruined and sev
eral other buildings damaged by a fire
today at the Washington ••barracks oc
cupied by engineer troops. A large part
of the city's fire apparatus was called
upon to fight the flames, which were
given impetus by the explosion of a
quantity of gasoline.
After a hard fight of an hour and a
half the fire was extinguished. An ord
nance building containing a quantity
of small arms ammunition was endan
gered, but soldiers removed what was
stored there. The origin of the fire has
not been disclosed by officials at the
post.
A limited quantity of dothing and
shoes was destroyed.
The buildings are located on the
United States arsenal grounds along the
river front at 4 1-2 street, southwest
Buildings on the ground include the
United States army war college, far re
moved from the other structures, and
barracks and officers’ quarters occupied
by men of the engineer corps.
As the fire gained headway a fourth
alarm called fire apparatus from more
distant points.
The office buildings of the quarter
master department and the warehouse
were the first to catch. In the ware
house, which occupied about a city
block, was stored a quantity of gasoline.
This soon exploded and intensified
and spread the blaze. The fire v burned
fiercely and the remen had difficulty in
keeping it from spreading to nearby
buildings. In the warehouse was stor
ed clothing, shoes and other supplies
for the army.
After almost an hour’s fight the fire
men were gaining headway against the
flames, but it appeared that the ware
house would be entirely consumed. Sol
diers stationed at the barracks hastily
removed ammunition stored in the ord
nance building nearby, and assisted the
firemen In fighting the flames.
Police sent to aid were barred from
the grounds by soldiers and no one
other than tiremen and army officers was
permitted to go within the enclosure.
Major A. P. Gardner,
Former Congressman,
Is Dying at Wheeler
MACON, Ga., Jan. 14. —Major A. P.
Gardner, former congressman from Mas
sachusetts. who resigned when war was
declared to enter the ranks, is in a dy
ing condition at Camp Wheeler .today
from pneumonia.
When war was declared Major Gard
ner immediately resigned his seat in
Congress and entered the army. He was
made a colonel, but six weeks ago was
given the rank of major at his own re
quest
FARMERS MO LIVESTOCK
MEN 111 3-DAY SESSION
Instructive Programs Have
Been Arranged for Each
Day of Gathering
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
ATHENS. Ga., Jan. 14. —The annual
convention of the Georgia Seed Breed
er’s asosciation. the Georgia Livestock
and Dairy asosciation and the Georgia
Horticultural society will meet in this
city for a two days’ session, beginning
this afternoon at the state college of
agriculture. It is expected that far
mers and live stock men from all sec
tions of the state will be present. The
general program for Monday and Tues
day follows:
Monday, January 14, 3.00 p. m-
A_ S. Chamblee, president Georgia
Dairy and Livestock asosciation. presid
ing.
Invocation—Dr. James W. Lynch.
Adrress of Welcome —Mayor Andrew
Erwin.
Response—Captain C. W. Parlier.
A food conservation program for
Georgia—Dr. Andrew M. Soule.
A message from the Federal Food
Administration at Washington—
(Speaker to be announced later.)
Monday Evening, 8 p. m.
Chancellor David C. Barrow, pre
siding.
The Percheron horse and the war—
moving picYbres.
How the Federal Farm Txian Bank
Can Help the Farmer —Howard C. Ar
nold, secretary of Federal Farm Loan
bank, Columbia, S. C.
Tuesday, January 5, 3.C0 p. m
R. C. Berkmans, president state hor
ticultural society, presiding.
Solving of the 801 l Weevil Problem in
Mississippi—Dr. H. B. Brown.
The Peanut Industry as a Business
Enterprise—Fred W. Burrus.
Muscadine Grape Investigation of
the United States Department of Agri
culture —Dr. Charles Dearing.
Tuesday Evening, 8 p an.
E. W. Childs, president of Breeders’
association, presiding.
The Shorthorn Winners at the Inter
national —moving pictures.
Swine Management—J. E. Hite.
The Work of the State Bureau of
Markets —L. B. Jackson, Atlanta, Ga.
The Market News Service—C. W.
Chewning, United States bureau of
markets.
A lunch will be given visitors Tues
day at 2 p. m- Parade of view herds
of Shorts and Herefords will follow
lunch.
Burleson Puts Mail
Delay on Railroads
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—(Placing
the blame for mail delivery on the rail
roads. Postmaster General Burleson to
da.y fired back at his critics and denied
that economy has beefi practised to the
detriment of the postal service.
“Mail trans failed to make scheduled
conections 86,712 times during the
month of November,” Burleson said.
One of the important trains carrying
mail from New York, Philadelphia and
NUMBER 32
SUHUN PARLEYS
ARE AGAIN HALTED,
MAY HOTSAW
Armistice on Eastern Front Is
Extended Until February
but Final Breach Is Expect-- J
ed in Petrograd
LONDON, Jan. IC—The Russian
withdrawal from the war relieves j
600,000 Germans for use on the west— 4
ern front, according to Brigadier Gen er- fl
al Str A. C. Geddas, minister of nation- ■
al service, in a “man power” statement M
to the house of commons this
Between 420,000 and 450,000
must be raised at once in this country,, I
Sir Auckland told the house of com- ■
mens today. ■
The minister sadd this was the abso- I
lute minimum, and that it might be'nec- fl
essary during the year to take more men fl
from civil life for the army. fl
Hun-Slav Parleys 1
Again Are Deferred 1
NiSW YORK, Jan. 14.—(Summary of I
.European Cables.>—Russo-dTerman ne
gotlations at Brest Litovsk apparently H
again have been broken off temporarily ®
and the possibility of a final breach is
not unlooked for in Petrograd. The '
armistice on the eastern front has been
extended until February 18, while it ia
expected the conferences will be resum
ed at Warsaw.
Nikolai Lenine. the Bolshevik! pre
mier is again back in Petrograd and ia
reported to be taking a more important
part in the negotiations. There is some
dissatisfaction in Petrograd with the
way in which Foreign Minister Trotsky
Was conducted negotiations. Trotsky’s
campaign of propaganda among the
German soldiers is said to be growing
in effect and the German military au- ,
thorities are doing all in their power
to check it. i ’
The basin on the Don river has
cleared cf Cossack troops by BolshlHH
vik soldiers, acording to an official
nouncement. The Bo I she vik i are also
said to have taken Kkatlneroelav,
stronghold of Ukraindt
Rusian sailors in Sebastopol are
ported to have killed and lynched
than 62 of their officers, including
admirals The town of Killia has
looted by Russian soldiers, who set
to buildings after robbing houses
shops, causing the pouiauon to flee
David R. Francis, the American
bassador to Russia, in a neK
message to the Russian people
them ;hat a separate peace with
many would rob them of the results
their revolution. President
message Is greeted with divided
lon by the leading Bolshvik ne
Ambassador Francis says the
is the best greeting he can give
sia from America.
Russian Editors Divided
On President’s Message
PETROGRAD. Jan. 14.—Bolshevik!
newspapers regard President Wilson’s
message with mixed feelings, but on
the whole the verdict is favorable.
“It is unquestionably a very impor
tant political event.” declared the Daily
Naroda today. “Russian democracy must
regard the program outlined with the
greatest attention, in view of the decla- I
rations against Russia’s territorial divi
sion and against a peace at onr ex
pense. Even more than Lloyd George’s
speech, it shows the evolution of opin
ion of rulers since the allies’ replies to
the pope.”
The Pravda criticised the message,
but held that “America now shows her
friendship and her readiness to co-op- ■
crate in a general peace battle.” I
The editorial attacked the president’s I
speech for giving evidence “that the ■
American bourse not only recognizes the ■
power of the Bolsheviki, but has an- fl
nounced its severance with them.” ■
Comment of the Novayazhisk was dis- I
tinctly unfavorable. fl
“It is unsatisfactory in many points,” B
the editorial asserted. “It has an lm« "
perialistic character. It cynically pro
claims the right of self-determination of
foreign peoples, but not of those under
allied rule.”
Bolsheviki Are Strong,
British Envoy Declares
LONDON, Jan. 14.—Sir George W.
Buchanan, British ambassador to Rus
sia, in an interview at Stockholm with
a correspondent of the Daily News says
the situation is so uncertain nobody can
know one day what will happen the next,
but the Bolsheviki are in such a strong
position no other party at present >3
able to turn them out. He said the Bol
rl.evik: will be the ruling power as long B
as they are able to keep their promises H
to the people. I
Asked whether the entent allies were fl
likely to recognize the Boishevikl. Sir fl
George replied that they could not be /
recognized as representative of whole f
Russia, their supporters being only in
the north. South Russia, he said, was
going its own way. The Bolsheviki had
summoned the constituent essembly, but
the real rulers of the country would be’
councils of workmen's and soldiers dele
gates.
Sir George declared that Foreign Min
ister Trotzky was working wholeheart
edly for peace and at the same time
fighting the Germans with their own
weapons. His propaganda in the Ger
man army certainly had had a certain
amount of success, although the Ger
mans denied it.
Whatever happened, Sir George said,
he was convinced Russia’s role as an ac
tive participant in the war was ended.
Washington to points west failed 70
cent of the time during the last four ■
months to make conections; and the B
principal mail train bttween New B
York and Chicago tailed 71 times in its B
southwest conections during three fl
months and 57 times in northwest eon- ■
nections.” 1
