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Newspaper Page TextSTw Atlanta Stowrnal VOLUME XX. - -■ ■■■ " ■■ -y-g-" - ' ■ ' "' 1 ■- ■-- ' GERMANY REJECTS RUSSIAN PROPOSAL U. S. Rallies to Garfield*s Support PUN FDR OCCUPIED MS INICCEPTIBLE 10 CENTRAL POWERS Does Not Show Compromising Attitude—Germany Declines to Withdraw Her Armies From Conquered Territory BERLIN. Jan. 17.—(Via London *—An official statement issued here today giv- I tng the reply by the central powers to the Russian proposals at Brest-Litovsk on Monday says the Russian proposals concerning the regions occupied by the >*entral powers diverse to such a degree from the views of the central powers that in their present form they are in- , acceptable. This refers to the Russian demand •hat German troops be evacuated from • 'ourland. Poland. Esthonia and Lithua nia while these sections were voting on their future government. The official statement says the Rus siam proposals do not snow a eotnpro- i misrng attitude and do not consider th» | opposite parties on a just basis. Never theless. it adds, the central powersJ are prepared to give a clearly formulated expression of their opinions and to try to.find a basis for a compromise. The assertion that the right of self determination is an attribute of nations and not of parts of nations is not our conception of self-determination, the of- : ficial statement declares. It must not . be assumed that the limits of occupa- > tion are a standard for fixing the boon- I daries of suh portions. The Austro-Germans, the statement declares, do not intend incorporating •he territories now occupied by them i;.to their respective countries. The central powers agreed, it is add-.-d. .hat a vote of the peoples on broad lines I . t sanctioned on the basis of citizen si. p. but it was declared that a refer ..dum appeared to be impracticable. The central posers think that a vote on a wide lasis taker) from the electors and supplemented by a representative- body would suffice. •' •-—■■r—; • -*- • Desiring to reach an understanding with Russia, the statement continues.. •he central powers made the foregoing, tar-reaching proposals, which represent the most extreme limits within which ’ tney still hope to reach a peaceful un- • derstanding Withdrawal of the Austrian and Ger man troops from the occupied territories while the war lasts is impossible, the’ statement says. 38 German Officers Are Killed in. Revolt ImjNDUN; Jan. 17.—A dispatch print-, cd today by the Ixmdon Express asserts i hat thirty-eight officers were recently killed in a mutiny among Genpan naval forces a, Kiel. The Geneva dispatch quotes the ad vices received there from Basel giving details concerning the mutiny. It is said to have been begun by submarine • rews and later to have spread to por tions of the crews of cruisers stationed • Some of the men who joined in the attack on the officers took part in the earlier mutiny at Kiel, the dispatch re ports. It adds: "Although the mutiny was local, it • shows that German naval men arc din satisfied. especially in Ihe submarine service, as.the number nf twats return ing to German ports is decreasing every month.” Raids and Artillery On Western Front NEW YORK. Jan. 17.—<Summary of European (Sables. i Military opera-, lions o’i the western front are 1 rnnfliwj to the Usual raids and artillery duels. East of »he Brents and on the lower Plate the .Italians have: •"epulsed Austro-German attempts to re- • .-apt arc the positions lost Monday. British merchant shipping losses! howed a marked- decrease from the' two previous weeks, submarine and , mines accounting for six vessels of more! than 1,40') tons and two of less than, • that tonnage the past week, as com pared with 21 ships, including 18 of more than 1.400 tons, in the reports of both January 9 and January 2. French losses increased from one in the pre vious week to six, including flee of 1 more than 1.400 tons, during the week ending January 12. U. S. Sailing Vessel Is Reported Sunk by U-Boat LONDON. Jan. 17.—The American sailing vessel Monitor has been sunk by a submarine near Fuerteventura. one of the Canary islands, a dispatch from Las Palmas to the Wireless Press reports. The crew was saved. The Monitor sailed from the African coast with a cargo of wood She was j a schooner of 137 tons, built in 1*491.; and owned in Gloucester. Mass. Successful Raid by British Is Reported I«ONDON. Jan. 17.—A successful raid by British troops last night in the re-1 gton north of St. Quentin was reported today by Field Marshal Haig in the noun ; statement issued by the war office. The 's artillery Is active in the , Ypres sector, it was stated. Ukrainian and Bolshevik Troops Fight in Odessa LONDON. Jan. 17.—A pitched battle I has occurred in the streets of Odessa j between Ukrainian and Bolshevik I troops, according to a dispatch received in Petroerad and forwarded by Reu ter's Limited The Ukrainians held the theater building and posted machine guns in nearby streets. The shootinc -«oon spread throughout the city. Th< chief of the Bolshevik troops was wounded mortally. A battleship and other warships in the roadstead opened Are on the town Accounts of the battle differ as to whether the Bolshevik! have taken the arsenal. Full Associated Press Service The Shattering of a Beautiful Faith —By Webster rHeeS"” tea® - FOR MURDER. ARSOfI, P F WABNBtiI Xk BURGLARY, ETC,ETC.,ETC. g ’fc. • FOR THE CAPTURE DEAD XOR ALIVE,OF THE INTTR- I s ■y national gold brick 2 r “J .Fh” SWINDLER AMD ALL- g _ j /X % AROur-ip criminal. Z REWARD* , S I ! • Al /i WM. HOHENZOLIERN Z RjR-fHe capture, ! / te<*dn<N 6 DEAPOR- alive, 1 ' Jl&Xl > &Y -7 OF THE ARCH LA ,W\ J j £ } I WM.HOHEHZiXJ.6RN < wL/0/ ' % WM. HOHENZOUWN ALIA J BItITHE BLOOD Z, {JOMMKJNICATE WITH ‘ . au. E v-ZZ t 1 1 WAHTPPBy ♦. • IM BBG-INniNS-T’c \ ' ' 5u SPECT That THE nice LOOKING-GENTLEMAN . WHO SOLP ME THIS BR) CK, ' IS'nT BXACTLy HONEST" XX/ XX’X'ifXey - / WRIGHT OVERWHELMINB WIKNEH fOII C018E55 Votes of Fourth District Give Democratic Nominee Handsome Vote Ct'Li MBUS. Ga.. Jan. 17.—Hon C. Wright was named In yesterday's election to succeed Judge W. C. Adam son in congress from the Fourth dlstric* by an overwhelming majority, and at the same, time the people of this dis trict gave an unqualified indorsement to President Wilson and the administra tion's war policies, in view of the fad that the opposition to the democratic nominee based his claims chiefly on a fight against the selective service act. Judge Wright's majority over hit opponent. .1. J. Holloway, of t’arroll county, v ill be over six thousand out of some seven thousand votes cast. Owing to wire communications being still in terrupted as a result of the recent storms, official returns arc not obtain able. Figures available from all sec tions of any size, however, with the exception of Talbot county, give Wright 4,320 and Holloway 634. Muscogee’s official vote was: Wright. 643; Holloway. 4; Chattahoochee; Wright, L 000; Holloway, nothing; Mer riwether: Wright. 800: Holloway, 25: Carroll: Wright, 1,250; Holloway, 450; Troup; right. 1.000: Holloway. 25; Coweta: Wright, 1.600; Holloway, S; Heard: Wright. 450; Holloway, 100; Harris Wright. 240; Holloway. 10; Marion. 238: Holloway. 12._ All the above arc estimates, the ep act figures being much delayed owing to wire troubles. Judge Wright has announced the appointment of W. Clif ford Tucker, of Columbus, as pri vate secretary, and the two will go to Washington Sunday, and the new con gressman is to take up his duties at once. 6 KILLED. 3 _ INJURED ON U. S. S. MICHIGAN Ship Was Caught in Heavy Gale at Sea—Seamen Are Victims WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. —tiix men | were killed and three injured tn the IU. S. S. Michigan when the ship was | caught in a heavy gale at sea. it was I officially announced today. The dead are: Osben Capers Belyeu. 'Can Frederick Marahrens, Clarence Eu gene Book, Frank John Prinz and Julian S. Bell, all seamen, and John Engellio Chico, a fireman. The .njured: Edward Thomas Mc- Donald. Sett leg broken; Gordon Solo mon Farmer, both arms broken; Virgil V. Biggers, thigh cut and head and an kle sprained. All the injured are sea men. The men were killed and injured by the falling of a cage mast, the first ac cident of its kind in the navy. Belyeu was from Chipley, Fla. M’ADOO SPEEDS UP RAILROADS TO AID IN SUPPLYING COAL ■■ ♦ Believed Garfield’s Order Will Enable Railroads to Restore Normal Conditions Before April 1 WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.—Director McAdoo prepared today to speed up the national railroad to aid the work of supplying the private consumer with coal—while Industries step aside for five days. Every acceleration of service was be ing planned to make Fuel Administrator Garfield's fuel orders effective. Railroad administration officials real ized the raulroads must play a larger part in the move to restore the fuel sit uation to normal by April 1. Coal must be kept moving continuous ly—while temporary relief from count less emergency orders from industrial plants, it was believed, will enable rail roads to seweep from their yards and terminals much congested freight. Clearing up of congestion has been much hampered by conflicting industrial orders requiring rush shipments. George’s Son Coming Here LIVERPOOL. Jan. 17.—The Post says that Major Richard Lloyd George, son of the premier, will go to America with Earl Reading, high commissioner in the United States. The Truth About Bleeding Belgium The Greatest Story of the War, Written by One Who Knows Brand Whitlock t.’. S. minister to Belgium, has written a resries of articles on Hun atrocities in Belgium—The Murder of Edith Cavell—The Burning and Blasting—The Rap ine and Desolation —The Crown ing Brutality of all Brutalities— A Nation Literally Enslaved. Exclusively in the Semi-Weekly and Sunday Journal Beginning Feb. 19 ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1918. GEOOCII BREEDERS INB OimmEK CLOSE MEETING Joint Sessions Come to (Hose With Luncheon at State • College ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 17.—The sessions of the Georgia Dairy and Live Stock association, the Georgia Breeders’ asso 'iation and the Georgia State Horticul tural sotfiety came to a close Wednesday afternon. There was a luncheon served at the state college by the ladies of the city at 2 o’lock. The following officers were elected by the Georgia Live Stock and Dairy asso ciation: President, A H. Chamblee. Bar tow, Ga.; vice president Charles Harde man, of Commerce. Ga., treasurer, O. T. Goodwin, of the State College of Agri culture; secretary, M. P. Jarnigan, of the State college. The officers for the Breeders’ associa tion are as follows: President, H. A. Petty, Dawson, Ga.; vice president, John R. Fain, College of Agriculture; secre tary, L. E. Rast, College of Agriculture; executive committee, J. E. Hite, Sylves ter, Ga.; J. O. M. Smith. Ila, Ga.; J. A. Hooper, Cummings, Ga. The officers of the horticultural society will be elected , at the summer meeting. The Live Stock and Dairy association changed the time of their meeting from midwinter to the summer and the next convention is to be held at State College, Augusta, 1918. The Breeders’ assocla- i tion will also probably change their time'of meeting and meet here in An gust also. The discussions yesterday were on value and advantages of the shorthorn breed of cattle. The principal address j on this line was by George T. Stallings, ; the famous baseball manager, and rais er of live stock. J. E. Hite made a prac tial talk on hogs and he gave the farm ers some good advice. Two hundred and fifty county agents are still here and will be at the college until Satur day planning their campaign for food production. 100,000 School Ma’ams Will Help Registrants WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.—A hundred I thousand “school-ma’ams” will be sei- j ected by Provost Marshal General Crow der in his plan for compiling here a card | index of the qualifications of regis- ; trants. School teachers are now being hclect- 1 ed in all parts of the country to fill out the cards as soon as all the ques- , tionnaires are in the hands of the local boards. The iadext cards will be based strictly on the information contained (n the questionnaires, and will be the basis ■ for future drafts to fill the country’s j war needs, both in fighters and skilled j workmen. DR. GARFIELD TELLS SEiyATE COMMITTEE OBISIIECESSffI Fuel Situation and Railroad ' Congestion Made Drastic Step Imperative to Prevent Serious Developments WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—Dr. Garfield went before the committee shortly after 2 o'clock and told his reasons for issu ing the order. The fuel and railroad sit uation, he said, made the action impera tive. "The purpose of the order,” said Mr. Garfield, "is not to interefer hi the slightest with the unloading of coal al the mines. This is made clear in the amplification of the abstract.” A modification decided on this morn ing. Dr. Garfield said, put all consumers in the preferential list on an equal bas is with no preference shown to any one class. Dr. Garfield said that the plan was to permit certain war industries to oper ate despite the order. Shipbuilding, Administrator Garfield said, was one of the industries that it was vitally necessary to keep running, ff the industries which are to be ex empted were clasified in the order, he said, it would cause a storm of protest and embarrass the fuel administration. Dr. Garfield said Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels were preparing such a list. While Dr. Garfield was being examin ed by the senate coal committee, the senate agreed to postpone further de bate on the Hitchcock resolution until 4 o’clock. The order was made necessary, Dr. Garfield said, by transportation condi tions, which had made it imposisble to supply industries and at the same time .furnish homes.and public utilities. The necessity for moving ships, he said, was so great that drastic measures were compulsory. The list of exempted industries. Dr. Garfield said, would include those imme diately necessary in the conduct of the war. Aside from shipping and air planes, he said, he did not know what the list would contain. Hitchcock's He solution Senator Hitchcock. Democrat, today introduced a resolution in the senate to suspend the fuel order for five days. Senator Gallinger, Republican leader, also introduced a resolution proposing that the coal orders be suspended until after an investigation of their neces sity. Senator Hitchcock introduced his res olution aJter conferring wtih other Democratic leaders in the senate who have apprehensions of the wisdom and effect .of the order. The resolution by Senator Gallinger was prepared after conference with other Republican leaders who were de termined to prevent if possible, having the coal orders go into effect. News of the agitation evidently got to the ears of the administration lead ers, because Fuel Administrator Gar field hurried to the capital. Senator Hitchcocks resolution read: "Resolved, that the fuel commission er of the United States be, and he fS hereby requested to delay for rive days the order suspending the operation of industrial plants in portions of the United States in order that protests may be heard, investigation made and information presented.” Senator Hitchcock declared that the coal order was an example of the co ordination and "reform in our govern ment ... is now running wild." A joint resolution to prevent enforce ment of the fuel order was introduced in the house by Representative Smith, of New York. The resolution declares that “it is the sense of congress that the order of the fuel administrator is unnecessary and that an efficient move ment of cars and ships and full opera tion of coal mines will obviate the need of shutting down of the industrial ma chinery of the country and meet the need of the present situation.” "I do not presume to say the fuel administrator has made a mistake." said Senator Hitchcock. “All I ask is that sufficient time be given before the order goes into effect to permit the coun try to be heard. The thing he did has been called a national calamity. The fuel administration may be confronted with a serious situation in trying to get coal for the ships we must send across the seas or in maintaining the railroads, but before taking action I think at least five days should be given.” Senator Hitchcock was interrupted by Senator Vardaman, a member of the subcommittee investigating the coal sit uation, who said the commJttee had a mass of evidence it would report very soon and if a postponement effected the senate would have the benefit of that “I regard this order as a calamity.” declared Senator Vardaman. Argument for Reform "The situation,” continued Senator Hitchcock, “is an argument for reform in our government. I predict that be fore much time elapses we will be com pelled to lodge somewhere absolute power for co-ordination of branches of our government that are now running wild. The various officials and branches of the government are not working in harmony or co-ordinating. It Is impos sible for the president with his mani fold duties and enormous tasks to have all the direction. What we need is a war cabinet, betow the president and above the cabinet. If we had had such a war cabinet this coal order nevet would have been issued. "This thing has come like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky. It means the closing of thousands of establish nients when we-are striving to keep uj> (Continued on Page 8, Column 6.) / * | Summary of Garfield’s New Fuel Order WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—Summanz- I ed, the provisions of the fuel conserva tion order follows. ”1. Until further order of the United States fuel administrator, all persons selling fuel in whatever ca pacity shall give preference to or ders for necessary requirements: “(a) Os railroads. “(b) Os domestic consumers, hos pitals, charitable institutions and army and navy cantonments; “(c) Os public utilities, telephones and telegraph plants; "(d) Os ships and vessels for bunker purposes; "(e) Os the United States for strictly government purposes, not including orders from or for facto ries or plants working on contracts for the United States; "(f) Os municipal, county or state governments for necessary public uses; “(g) Os manufacturers of perish able food or of food for necessary immediate consumption. “The order further provides that on January 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, 1918, no fuel shall be delivered to any person, firm, association of corporation for any uses or require ments included in the foregoing list until the requirements Included in the list shall have been first deliv ered. "On the following days, namely, January 18, 19. 20, 21 and 22, 1918, and also on each and every Monday beginning January 28. 1918, and con tinuing up to and including March 25, 1918, no manufacturing plant shall burn fuel or use power de rived from fuel for any purpose ex cept: "(a) Such plants as from their nature must be continuously oper ated seven days each weak, to avoid serious injury to the plant itself or contents. "(b) Manufacturers of perishable food "(c) Manufacturers of food not perishable and not in Immediate de mand who may burn fuel to such an extent as is authorized by the fuel ’ administrator of the state in which such plant is located or by his rep resentative authorized therefor, upon application by the United States food administrator. “(d) Printers or publishers of r daily newspapers may burn fuel as s usual excepting on every Monday ■ i from January 21 to March 25, 1918, , inclusive, on which days they may I; burn fuel to such extent as is nec l I essary to issue such editions as such ■ • papers customarily issue on impor i tant national, legal holidays and • ! where such papers do not issue any ' j editions on a holiday they are per- • i mitted to issue one edition on the I ; said Monday. Stores and Theaters "(e) Printing establishments i which may burn fuel on January 18. 19, 20 and 22 to such extent as is : i necessary to issue current numbers of magazines and other publications : I periodically issued. "On each Monday, beginning Jan- ■ uary 21, 1918, and continuing up to and including Monday, March 25, J 1918, no fuel shall be burned (ex ’ ■ cept to such extent as is essen- • ; tial to prevent injury to property i | from freezing) for the purposes of ’! supplying heat for: . j ' “(a) Any busines sor professional i i offices, except offices used by the I I United States, state, county or mun icipal governnibnts. transportation . companies or which are occupied by banks or trust companies or by phy sicians or dentists. "(b) Wholesale or retail stores, or any other stores, business houses or buildings whatever, except that for the purpose of selling food only, for which purpose stores may maintain necessary heat until 12 o'clock noon; and for the purpose of selling drugs and medical supplies only, stores may maintain necessary heat throughout the day and evening. “(c) Theaters, moving picture houses, bowling alleys, billiard rooms, private or public dance halls, or any other place of amuse ment: “On the above specified Mondays no fuel shall be burned for the pur pose of heating rooms or buildings in which liquor is sold on those days. "No fuel shall be burned on any of the foregoing specified Mondays for the purpose of supplying power for the movement of surface, ele vated, subway or suburban ears or trains in excess of the amount used on Sundays previous thereto. "The order provides that nothing tn this order shall be held to forbid the burning of fuel to heat rooms or such portions of buildings as are used in conection with the produc tion or distribution of fuel. "The state fuel administrators are authorized by the order to issue or ders on special applications for re lief, where necessary, to prevent in jury to health or destruction of or injury to property by fire or freez ing. “The order is effective in all of the territory of the United States east of the Mississippi river, including the whole of the states of Louisiana and Minnesota.” Ex-Czar Again Reported Escaped From Tobolsk LONDON. Jan. 17.—Nicholas Roman | off. the former emperor, and his family ■ have escaped from their prison near Tobolsk, it is reported in Petrograd, ac- I cording to a Reuter dispatch form the i Russian capital. The report, ths dis patch adds, lacks confirmation. NUMBER 33 EARLY FEARS FOR ® MSffISL CRISIS PROVE UNFOUNDED .Nation Begins Adjusting Af fairs to Comply With Edict J Closing Manufacturing ] Plants for 5 Days BT BAXPH SMITH WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—The stonß of protest provoked by the fuel admiiw Istration’s “workless day” order al ready has begun to subside. There are multiplying evidences that commerce \ and industry east of the Misslssipipl will join whole heartedly in co-opois— tion with the government in the ene forcement of Dr. Garfield’s order. There is every reason to believe, from the character of telegrams deluging the fuel administration, today, that th« bulk of protests and criticism proceeds from a misconception of the order aud lack of apreciation of the exigencies of the situation. Sober second on which President Wilson relies so strongly for support, is expected to re move much of the misunderstanding. The realization by the people that imperative necessity, and imperative necessity, alone, was responsible for the order, is counted to silence much of the criticism.” The people have not to this day realized the fuel situation east of the Mississippi, nor have they rear- v ized the paralysis of the transportation facilities in this great territory. Each community has regarded the fuel prob lem as a local question, and each lias felt that it was being discriminated ■ against in the distribution of coal. The fact of the matter is no one tion has suffered more nor less another. As has been pointed out these dispatches. Jacksonville has. ered with New York, Atlanta has euf fered with Chicago. The City of Wash- ■ ington, regarded properly as the coun-* ■ try’s chief war shop, is now in the ■ throes of a fuel famine. The local fuel B administrator several days ago sus- ■ pehded. on his own account, the use of H coal by the few industrial plants in the city not engaged in war work. The situation throughout the terfi tory east of the Mississippi has become so grave thax ordinary remedial efforts! failed to meet the exigencies, It Garfield's “workless day” order adopted as the only efficacious of meeting the crisis. Officials of the fuel do not seriously question the effect of the order on the country, they argue that there was no al'tertUM tive. The unprecedented cold weather; with accompanying snowstorms, brought t the crisis. The course was decided upon only after the fullest investigation, Trusted agents of the fuel administra tion canvassed the fuel situation in all sections of the territory included in , the order, and their reports convinced Dr. Garfield both as to the necessity and wisdom of the action. Appproved by President In these circumstances. It is believed i there is small ikelihood of any import ant modification in the order, though its actual operation with respect to in dustries. instead of becoming effective tomorow, may be deferred for a few! • days. President Wilson himself and Director General McAdoo of railroads .were fully conversant wtih the contemplated course of Dr. Garfield, and his order is under stood to meet with their approval. Tba statement given out by Dr. Garfield, apparently is involved and but a thoughtful study of tis provisions sis ealuculated to clarify misconception,l <i and carry its own ir.terpretationa The first section of the order provid ing for five workless days, beginning January 18 and extending through Jan uary 22, applies wholly to industrial plants, and does not affect commercial houses, as some perosns eroneously be lieve. It is important and significant especially to Atlanta, that many of ths local industries are operated by elec tricity, furnished by the Georgia Rail way and Power company, which gener ates its current from water power and not coal. This means therefore that none of these establishments will ba affected by the order, except in so far as they rely upon the use of coal for heating purposes. Atlanta Little Affected Their motive power will not be de nied them by the order, but none will be permitted to burn coal to generate heat for the comfort of their employes on the days indicated. Many of the smaller Industrial plants, offices and stores In Atlanta arc sup plied with heat by the power company, and it appears from the order that none f of them will be denied heat either on the five workless days or subsequent workless Mondays. Since public utili ties are among the industries given pref erence in the order. Indeed, public util ities appear as the third exception to the general order relating to workless z days, only the railroads, domestic con sumers. charitable institutions, army and navv cantonments are placed ahead of public utilities. Although the fuel administration today was not prepares to give a ruling as to fuelless Mondays with especial reference to the office buildings in Atlanta, that accommodate banks, physicians and dentists tn ad dition to scores of commercial offices, it seems probable that none of the big buildings in Atlanta will be seriously In terfered with. Obviously, it will require practically as much coal to fire the fur naces in the big office structures that house banks, whether or not the heat is supplied only to the banks or to all the tenants of the buildings. Banking houses and the offices of phy sicians and dentists are among those ex cepted in fuelless Mondays. Practically (Continued on Fa<e 8, CoL 3.)

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, January 18, 1918, Image 1