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VOLUME XX.
Americans, in Raid With French, Capture 22 Huns
HERTLINfi TO SPEAK
ON FOREIGN POLICY
BEFORE REICHSTAG
Chancellor Will Probably De
vote Main Attention to Rus
sia. but May Also Make Re
ply to President Wilson
toNDON. Feb. 35. —General Bruje
'iivit has been appointed successor to
Emitn Krylenko as commander-in-chief ;
of lite Kus*>;an armies, according to a I
Berlin d«a patch tor warded from Am
ettdun'b) the Central News agency.
Ge Brujevilob, according to the
message. has been proclaimed dicta.- !
tor and has ordered the Russian troops
to ,>gh» to the last. Erujevitch was;
tonnerij chief of staff to Ens gn Kry-'
lenxo.
Hertling Wil Address
Reichstag During Day
XEW YUMK IWU. _i. -.summary of •
European Cables.> —Count *on Hart-
Hag. the mperia: 'rfrman chancellor,
will add.ess the German reichstag to
day on foreign affairs, probably with
meat attention to the Russian situation
and the peace terms now offered by
- -iermaay. The chancellor has not yet
replied to the recent war aims state
ment of President Wiison-and Premier
l. ioyd George ar d if he speaks he may
’»,<■ this opportunity to state Germa
ny a case once more
Russia, as represented by the Bolshe
vik gote'nment. has agreed to the Ger
man peace terms for a second time
within a week. After the first agree
ment the Bolsheviki decided to fight, but
the military activity on their part ap
parently did not halt by one step the
• German invasion. Germany as a result
cf the Bolshevik attempt to wage war
ircreaseu her terms in the last peace
liimatum which virtually cuts off from
Russia domination all western territory
coded to Great Russia since the time of
Peter the Great.
Except in Livonia and Esthonia where
.mail detachments made slight restet
ar.ee, the Germans are proceeding un
hampered along the entire line from the
Gulf of Finland to the Ukraine. In the
north they are approaching Revel. the
naval base, and in the south Minsk is 45
m. behind the invading troops. The
Bolshevik commander. Ensign Kry
lenko, has asked the German staff If
Russia's acceptance of peace terma does
not revive the amadatice broken a weak
- ago by the German advance on Dvinak.
Stormy Session PreceeST
Acceptance of Terms
PETROGRAD. Sunday. Feb 24.—(8y
the Associated Press. I—Acceptance by
the Bolshevik government of the Ger
man peace terms followed a stormy ar
gumentative night meeting at the Smol
ny Institute. Leon Trotsky, the Bol
shevik foreign minister, did not attend,
but Premier Lenine urged acceptance cf
the terms and the Bolshevik delegates,
voting practically as a unit, swung the
fide with him. A Bolshevik party con
ference had previously voted 72 for peace
and 24 against, with twelve abstaining.
The Social Revolutionary m’ember*
fought against acceptance of the terms
and insisted upon the assembling im
mediately of a new constituent assem
bly to pass upon them in their final
form.
The Bolshevik newspaper Pravada
«ays the peace terms are unfortunate
out unavoidable. It says the struggle is
more imperia Fistic ’han domestic, and
ths.t the Russian proletariat is not re
sponsible for the harsh terms. The
Bourgeoise newspapers do not comment
on the situation.
381.000 Square Miles
Surrendered by Russia
IZi.YDOX. Feb. 35.—Russia's acceot
;.nce of Germany's peace terms changes
the face of Europe.
It cuts off from Russia 351.000 square
miles of territory. 50.000.000 population
' and shoves her back from the Baltic,
'.caving her helpless and impotent in
•Germany’s power. economically and
physically.
The morning press today has not yet
time to comprehend the full meaning
of the situation. The headlines con
tained such words as “Tragic." Dis
membered. ' “Humiliating" and "Impo
tent."
The Post says there is no other hy
•. pothesis “but treaehery."
- ’ She is disarmed and helpless." eays
the Chronicle
Bolsheviki Forces
Have Taken Rostoff
PETROGRAD. Feb. 35—Bolshevik
forces have occupied Rostoff. it was an
nounced today. Street fighting continues
Hostoff is an important city in the
territory of the Don Cossacks, located
on the Don river, a short distance from
the northeasternmost arm of the Sea of
Azov. •
U. S. Embassy to Leave
When the Others Do
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.—Amba-tsador
r-'ra- is reported today that arrange
• . - i--d been made on February 23
for the American embassy to leave Pet
rograd with the allied diplomats when
:.ney departed.
Embassies Had Planned
To Leave on February 23
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.—American
Minister Morris, at Stockholm, today
orwarded advices gathered from allied
diplomats in Petrograd that all the em
nassles tnere had made arrangements
to leave on February 23 if it became
necessary.
Towns Are Captured
By Germans in Russia
BERLIN. Feb. 25.—<Via London.)—
' lerman troops have occupied Pernau. a
Russian seaport in Livonia. 99 miles
northeast of Riga, and Dorpat, 157 miles
northeast of Riga, the German war of
fice announced today.
In the German advance to Dorpat 3.-
'•00 Russians were taken prisoner. This
dying detachment traveled 130 miles in
5 1-2 days.
The advance guard of General von
'.lnsingen's troops, in the south, have
•eached Zhitomir, eighty-five miles west
of Kiev.
Full Associated Press Service
HOOVER WILL PUT
REGIONAL AGENT
OF TRANSIT HERE
Transportation of Food to Be
Facilitated by Offices in At
lanta and New York to Sup
plement Chicago
BT RALPH SMITH
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 25.—With
a view of facilitating the movement of
food supplies from interior points to
the seaboard for shipmedt to the allied
armies, the federal food and railroad
administrator plans the establishment
of regional transportation agencies in
Atlanta and New York to supplement
the agency already existing at Chicago.
Announcement of this program was
made last night by Herbert Hoover, the
food administrator.
C. K Spence, vice president of the
Burlington railroad, has been named
head of the transportation division of
the 'food administration and will
nounee in a few days the appointment
of the agents at Atlanta and New York.
It is believed that the establishment of
regional food transportation agencies
at Atlanta and New York will harmon
ixe and make more effective the co-op
eration of the railroad and food admin
istrations which recently have appeared
to be at loggerheads over the movement
of supplies for the allied armies
Mr. Hoover's announcement respect
ing food transportation agencies follows
in part:
The food administration wfll in the
next two or three days complete Its
organization for the purpose of keeping
the director general of railroads com
pletely informed of the car necessities,
not only of the allied governments, but
for the domestic movement of foodstuffs
as well. The food administration di
rectly purchases only a minor propor
tion of the foodstuffs for the allied gov
ernments.
•The bulk of this foodstuff Is pur
chased directly by the allied agencies
with the assistance of the food admin
istration. The arrangements of trans
portation rests In the allied agencies
and their complaints as to car shortages
and delayed movements have hitherto
been addressed directly to railway points
and the food administration has been
generally informed.
The food administration has now di
rected the allied agencies to furnish it
dally with their requirements in order
that they may be transmitted to the
railroad administration in Washington.
‘The most serious problem is the
ear needs, due to delayed movement of
last year’s crops, and of livestock from
■ tl>a primary country points -to the in
terior terminals, the mills and the man
ufacturing centers, where they can be
purchased for export and domestic sup
ply. The presentation of these needs to
the railroad administration is being met
by the appointment of regional trans
portation agents for the food adminis
tration, already established in Chicago
and proposed at New York and Atlanta.
Their agencies will secure and furnish
information as to car necessities for
the primary movement of foodstuffs to
the regional railway administration, g
"Shippers of foodstuffs should apply
in the first instanct to the local rail
way officials for cars, and upon failure
to secure necessary transportation they
should for grain and grain products apply
to the food administration zone man
agers; while shippers of live stock and
perishables In the same difficulties
should apply for the present directly to
the food administration in Washington.
‘These applications far cars* will be
put before the various regional director
ates and will be daily reported to the
railroad administration in Washington.
"The food administration is confident
that in view of the director of rail
roads’ assurcance as to supply of cars
if brought to his attention losses of
foodstuffs through decay and possible
shortage in distribution or to the allies
will thus be averted."
WIRELESS TELECRIPH
ORDERED DESTROYED
Outfit on Roof of Photograph
Gallery Condemned by
Government
AMERICUS. Ga.. Feb. 25.—A wireless
telegraph outfit discovered upon the
roof of George P. McKinstry’s photo
graphic studio herq, has just been de
stroyed by order of the department of
justice, and the incident has created
considerable discussion upon the
streets. Harry Dittman, traveling rep
resentative of a Savannah paper con
cern, first reported the presence of th?
wireless outfit to local authorities, ane
Postmaster D. F. Davenport then began
an investigation which confirmed Ditt
man’s statement, and the federal au
thorities were notified. Charles P. Rey
nolds, an agent of the department* of
justice sent in connection with th<
case, went upon the roof of McKin
stry's establishment, and declared tlv
outfit capable of working. McKinstry
was thereupon ordered to dismantle am.
destroy’ the antennae. He states tin
outfit was erected upon ihc roof by hi. 4
son, John McKinstry, a lad of twelve
years, without his knowledge, and i.<
forma! charge was made against
cither. McKinstry came io Amerlcu
several years ago from Columbia, S.
C„ and has since conducted a pho
tographic studio in this city. He bears
a good reputation, and has many
friends, all of whom believe him a
loyal American.
Elder John F. Almand
Dies at Conyers, Ga.
.
CONYERS. Ga., Feb. 25.—Elder John
F. Almand, who died at his home here
last night will be held Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. He is survived by
bis widow, five sons and three daugh
ters; one brother, former Representa
tive W. V. Almand, and one sister. Mrs.
Georgia Williams. Ms. Almand was a
Primitive Baptist minister and one of
the county’s most prominent citizens
PBD-EERMJNIIS. CAPTAIN
SENTENCED IB 25 YEARS
iCourtmartial Follows Henkes’
Protest Against Being Sent
Against the Germans
NEW YORK. Feb. 25.—Captain David
A. Henkes. Sixteenth infantry, U. S. A.,
has been sentenced to dismissal from
the service and confinement at hard
labor for twenty-five years by a general
court-martial held at Governor’s Island.
Captain Henkes, who was stationed at
San Antonio, Tex., last May, wrote to
the secretary of war urging him to ac
cept his resignation, which he had
already submitted, and giving reasons
which, he declared, wotfld no longer al
low him to serve as an officer of the
American army.
"My; active service as a commission
ed officer must sooner or later take me
to Europe, and there bring me in con
flict with my relatives and friends, al
though for the time being my legal
enemies," Captain Henkes wrote. “My
father came from. Germany. My’ moth
er was born here shortly after the ar
rival of her parents. We have many
other relatives and friends there.
“1 cannot force myself to the con
viction that I am capable of making
war on my kindred upon their soil in
a manner that would become my duty
and station. I earnestly request that
I may not be required to undergo this
ordeal. I seriously doubt my ability
to withstand it. and would avoid, in
the interest of my country, family and
friends, what at least appears the
probable consequences.”
Sent to France, He Bosigned
Captain Henkes suggested as an al
ternative that he be given service in
some other field, although he ex
pressed the belief that the best course
would be the immediate acceptance of
his resignation
Captain Henkes, soon after he had
submitted his resignation, was ordered
to France with the American expedi
tionary forces, and from his quarters
there, June 29, 1917, wrote to the ad
jutant- general in Washington calling
attention to the fact that he had re
signed. and declaring that his battal
ion commander, the department quar
termaster and the commanding officer
of the southern department had ap
proved his action. In this letter he
repeated the reasons given to the sec
retary of war for desiring to quit the
service.
Again, on October 10, while still on
duty in France, Captain Henkes wrote
another letter to the adjutant general,
in which he urged acceptance of his
resignation, and said he did not find
occasion to add to or alter the views he
had already expressed. ‘The facts are
unalterable," he declared.
isojultramiLLEii
IN WRECK ON SOUTHERN
Train Runs Into Open Switch
Near Columbia, South
Carolina
COLUMBIA. S. C., Feb. 25.—Passen
ger train No. 42, on the Southern rail
road from Spartanburg and passenger
train No. 17 from Columbia to Green
i ille, collided head-on at Frosts, four
miles from. Columbia, at 2:45 this aft
ernoon, killing between- fifteen and
twenty persons and injuring many
more.
10,000 Lives Lost
In Amoy Earthquake
AMOY. China, Feb. 25.—Nearly 10,000
persons lost their lives as a result of
the recent earthquake in the Amoy hin
terland, according to the latest reports
from Swaizw.
Read the Second Installment of “The Truth
About Belgium” in This Issue
By BRAND WHITLOCK
I *
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ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1918.
KAISER WILHELM TD
RESTORE ROMANOFFS
TO RUSSIAN THRONE
Petrograd Dispatch to the
: London Post Says That Cen
tral Powers Will Re-Estab
l lish Monarchy
LONDON. Feb. 25.—Germany plans to
restore the monarchy in Russia, accord
ing to a telegram dated Friday in Pe
trograd. to the Morning Post. It says
the Grand Duke of Hesse has been ap
pointed the commander in the Riga sec
tion of the German front.
"His sister,” the dispatch adds, "the
former Empress Alexandra, as the guar
dian of her son, the former Tsarvitch.
is the favorite German candidate for
the throne. . . The former emperor will
not accept the throne from German
hands. The Bolsheviki have provided .1
form of government which the Russians
alone understand —pure despotism. They
have paved the way for the return of
the monarchy.”
Position Hopeless, Lenine
Says, Explaining Move
PETROGRAD, Feb. 24.—‘Their knees
are on our chec,t and our position is
hopeless,” declarer/ Nikolai Lenine. the
Bolshevik premier, ip the course of his
long speech to the central executive
committee of thd All-Russian council
of workmen’s and soldiers’ delegates
in which he insistently urged the ac
ceptance of the Austro-German peace
conditions, however oppressive and un
fortunate ’they might appear.
‘This peace must be accepted as a
respite.” he continued, “enabling us to
prepare a decisive resistance to the
bourgeoise and The pro
letariat of the wljole world will come
to our aid.”
Leon Trotsky, Bolshevik foreign min
ister, will not go to Brest-Litovsk to
sign the new peace terms, nor will any
of the other members of the Russian
delegation, which conducted the earlier
negotiations go there, with the excep
tion of M. Karakhan, secretary of the
former delegation. The workmen's and
soldiers’ delegates today chose for the
new delegation M. Zinovieff, president
of the Petrograd council of workmen’s
and soldiers’ delegates; M. Aleyxieff,
acting commissioner of agriculture, and
M. Sokolkekoff. This delegation, ac
companied by naval and military repre
sentatives, will leave tonight for Brest-
Litovsk.
M. Karakhan. who was secretary of
the Russian delegation at Brest-Li
tovsk, explained to the Associated Press
today that the Bolshevik government
considers most ambiguous the part of
the German terms concerning the de
mobilization of the Russian army.
A literal translation of “up to newly
formed battalions,” M. Karakhan said,
may either exempt of include the new
“Red army.”
“This is disputable,” he added. “I
think of .course tnat they meant the
I Red army also must be demobilized,
! but on this we will not. yield without
i discussion. We think we are entitled
to an army on at least a peace foot
ing. That would be sufficient to ac
complish our internal purposes.”
M. Karakhan declared that Russia’s
position toward the allies now un
doubtedly would be that of a neutral,
adding; •
"We will not support Germany. The
only support it will get will be indirect
from the resumption of commercial re
lations.”
Farm Loan Operative
WAYCROSS, Ga.. Feb. 25.—The Hines
' ville Federal Farm Loan association,
with George P. Henry, president, has
i received its charter and is now ready
■ to get down to business.
Cadet Aviator Killed
DAT,LAS, Tex., Feb. 25.—R. E. Stall,
j Detroit, Mich., flying cadet at Love
| field, near here, was killed at noon to
| day when his machine fell 100 feet.
>GOOK TO BE TRIED FIRST
IN BLACKMSII CASE
Solicitor General Announces
Plan to Try Two De
fendants Separately
It became known Monday through the
office of Solicitor General John A. Boy
-1 kin that w’hen Mrs. Henry H. Hirsch
I and J. W. Cook are arraigned before
Judge Ben H. Hill in the Fulton su
perior court on Wednesday morning, on
the charge of attempted blackmail on
‘ Mayor Asa G. Candler, Cook will be
; placed on trial first.
With the evidence in both cases
j practically the same, it is understood,
; the state will exercise its privilege to
sever and will elect to try Cook first.
In view of the fact that both defend
ants were indicted jointly, a severance
could be taken by either side.
Mrs. Hirsch, it is further understood,
will be one of the first witnesses put
on the stand by the defense to testify
in Cook’s behalf. It is announced that
a large number of subpoenas were
: served Saturday and Monday, and that
among the witnesses summoned to tes
tify in the case are many officials and
employes at the city hall.
Solicitor General Boykin stated Mon
day that in his opinion any attempt
by the defense to dismiss Cookes case
through a demurrer would prove un
' availing. He pointed out that Cook
was indicted not as an accessory, but
; as a principal in thb case, and declared
’ that any other construction of the facts
; in the evidence would lie in the hands
of the jury. It has been intimated that
I the defense might file a demurrer for
I Cook, setting up that he cannot be
j charged with being an accessory be
; cause under the law there can be no
j accessory to a misdemeanor.
Henry H. Hirsch returned to Atlanta
I Sunday and spent several hours with
his wife at her quarers in the women’s
hospital ward at the tower. He had
! been absent from the city on a business
I trip.
Attorney John R. Cooper, of Macon,
i associated with the firm of James &
j Bedgood for the defense, was expected
1 to arrive in Atlanta on Monday after
| noon and remain until after the trial.
Deputy Sheriff Gordon Hardy, who
will be in charge of the courtroom dur
ing the trial of the blackmail cases,
stated Monday that two extra depu
ties would be on duty, one at the two
main entrances to the courtroom, in
order to fully control the situation and
prevent any congestion of spectators.
There will be no reserved seats, al
though scores of requests have been
made. All who can find seats will be
allowed to remain in the courtroom, but
no one will be allowed to stand near
the doors or in the aisles.
INJUREnRITISH OFFICER
IS TAKEN TO WASHINCTON
Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey
Slated for Commission
as Lieutenant
camp’WHEELER, MACON. Ga., Feb.
25.—1 n honor of the British officer, who
was seriously injured there a week ago,
the machine gun range on artillery hill
has been named "Barber Range.” Lieu
tenant Frederick Barber, after passing
uninjured through three years of war
in the trenches of northern France, was
struck in both eyes by fragments of a
shell, when a machine gun he was trying
to fix was discharged.
For a time it was feared he would
lose both eyes. Later it was stated
one would be saved and he would have
part vision in the other. He was taken
to Washington yesterday, where he will
■be treated by specialists. A British
non-commissioned officer and a physi
i elan from the Camp Wheeler base hos
’ pital accompanied him.
PERSHING FORCES
OFFICERS TO CARE
FOR THEIR MEN
Commander’s Iron Discipline
Assures Welfare of Soldiers
in Ranks Correspondent
Describes General’s Methods
llie First of a Series of Six Articles About
the Commander of Our Forces in France.
BY C. C. LYON
With General Fershing'z Army
l Copyright, 1918, by tne Newspaper Enterprise
Association. >
, WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Feb. 25.—General John J.
Pershing is commander-in-chief of all
the American forces in France.
His military word is law. Not since
the Civil war days of Grant has such
unlimited power been placed in the
hands of any one leader.
What sort of man is this General
Pershing? What of his military meth
ods? How does he treat his officers
and men? Is he going to make good
or is he going to fall down on his big
job over here?
Undoubtedly, there must be. in Amer
ica, an intense interest in the man
who is to lead into battle some two
millions of the pick of our manhood.
I came to France with the first con
tingent of American troops last June
and I nave been with them ever since.
I’m beginning to feel that I know the
real conditions in our army over here.
From American parents I’ve had at
least a dozen letters that have dealt
with General Pershing. One from a
widowed mother that came only the
other day is typical.
“My only boy is a private in the
ranks under General Pershing," she
wrote. “I worry about iny son day
and night because he is so young—he’s
only eighteen—and I know so little
about General Pershing.
“Is the general good to my boy and
the thousands of other boys whose
lives and comforts are ix his care? Is
he the type of general who will not
risk their lives unless objects of real
I military importance are to be attain
ed?”
For the benefit of this mother and
all other Americans who are interested,
I'm going to draw, as best 1 can, a
picture of the real Pershing.
Possibly my picture won’t satisfy the
general himself or some of his most
ardent admirers, but above everything
else. I'm going to strive after the
truth.
Six months ago, I must confess, I
wasn’t very enthusiastic about General
Pershing. I thought he was too stern
—that his discipline was tinged with
too much iron.
Another correspondent and myself,
one day, had followed the general on
an inspection tour of a certain di
vision.
Absolutely nothing escaped the gen
eral a searching eyes; and every time
he discovered a shortcoming he de
manded, right on the spot, to know
the “why” of it.
i Scores of officers that day sweat
blood as a result of the general’s
thoroughness
For example, in one place he found
| the living quarters of some enlisted
men very dirty.
/ He called for their officer.
The latter came and saluted. His
leather boots were polished until you
could see your reflection in them. His
ciothes-were pressed in exactly the right
places. He'd even jiolished his finger
nails for the general's visit.
In language that was exceedingly
forceful, General Pershing called the at-
I tention of this officer to the dirty bil
' lets and to the unkempt appearance of
the men.
‘‘You must get it into your head at
the very start," the general concluded,
"that this is no picnic we've come over
here to attend. You’ve got to see tiiat
the living quarters of your men are kept
as clean and sanitary as your own. Get
on the Job. Quit thinking about your
self and think of the men under you
and of the work you have ahead.”
After a whole day with the general,
my fellow correspondent said to me;
‘‘lf the general keeps up this sort jf
thing everybody will come to hate him.
I'm heartsick for the popr fellows he
has ’bawled out’ today.”
That was six months ago. But the
other day this same correspondent said:
“Did you ever in your life see such i
quick improvement in an army? I tell 1
you this man Pershing is a corker! He
certainly knows his business. ' All the
fellows who came over here expecting
to have a lark and to swank around in ;
society are getting the ‘gate.’ If I were
he I wouldn’t be so lenient with them!" [
"Yes,” I observed, “and if my boy was
old enough to be a soldier you can bet
your last dollar I’d want him under j
a man like Pershing. I'd know then
that if he didn’t have good food and |
serviceable clothing and just treatment |
from his officers there’d be hell to pay!
"I'll admit that General Pershing ■
wouldn’t be likely to appear suddenly
along the road, pat him on the back ,
in fatherly fashion and ask him if he
felt cold without an overcoat or with
als toes sticking out of his shoes. No.
tiie general would be too busy back at •
general headquarters with the officers j
•esponsibic for the overcoat and shoe ‘
. hortage. He's a deadly, competent
g uy.”
So I myself have changed my mind
bout General Pershing. I'm firmly con
vinced that mushy sentimentality has i
no place in a big army.
What the men want is fair treatment,
'-.aod food and equipment, exact justice
and a riddance of all incompetent offi
cers.
All this General Pershing is giving
.hem.
Shoots and Kills, Then
Turns Pistol on Himself \
CHARLOTTE. N. C„ Feb. 25.—W. L.
Bush, a tea merchant, shot and killed
Mack Wilkinson, a furniture salesman,
here this morning, and then turning the
revovlver to his own head, blew out
his brains. The men were alone in the
rear of the tea store and the direct
caise o' the tragedy Is unknown. Wil
kinson was shot in the back of the head
and was dead when men near the stora.
hearing the shooting, went in to Inves
tigate. Bush lived for an hour. Bush
was married.
NUMBER 44.
PRISONERS INCLUDE
TWO OFFICERS: NO
ILLIEOJSIIIIITIES: ■
Machine Gun Also Falls Into
Hands of Party; Germans;
Suffer Heavily During Sharp*
Fight
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN)
FRANCE, Sunday, Feb. 24. —(By Asso-<
elated Press.) —An American patrol ini
the Chemin des Dames sector, in con- 1
junction with a French patrol early yes
terday penetrated a few hundred yard*
into the German lines and captured twt><
German officers, twenty men and one*
machine gun.
There was some sharp fighting and a
number of the enemy were killed andj
wounded. There were no American cas-t |
ualties. The Franco-American patroL' I
was under command of a French officer..
The French war office communication.
Saturday reported that north of the Al-'
lette river which parallels the Chemin*
des Dames. French troops had pene-<
trated the German lines as far as th* )
neighborhood of Chevrlgny. They were,
reported to have returned with mate
rial and twenty-five prisoners, includ-<
ing two officers.
The presence of American units along;
the famous Chemin des Dames was dis-i
closed in an Associated Press dispatch,
last Friday. In a patrol fight the pre
vious day American soldiers killed one
German and captured another. One
American was wounded slightly.
American Guns Stop
Bombardment by Huns
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Feb 24 (Delayed.)— The !
news of the Franco-American raid quick
ly spread along the American front and
developed a keen competitive spirit
among the men. The Boche artillery
got the range of a village late Satur- 1
day afternoon and shelled it vigorously
The streets were full of officers and
men. With the arrival of the first shell
they vanished into dugouts and
One officer Jound he had arrived on 3
the exposed side of a ditch. When a V
shell exploded near him he scurried
into a house and signalled the Ameri
can guns.
Yankee artillery began pounding the
Germans, who soon ceased to fire. Tele
phone communications between tha
trenches and the rearmost positions
were suspended for a time today and/'l
only couriers used, in an effort to get
messages back as quickly as possible
under .he most difficult conditions.
Men from rest camps at all pointe '
were rushed to the front in motor i
trucks where they were mobilized to
repel a general attack. The attack
was earned on in the most approved
| manner. Brisk artil.ery engagements
continue, the American gunners holding I
their own despite superior enemy 9b- \j
.servation facilities. Two days’ rain has
lesulted in knee-deep mud along the
entire front.
British Troops Repulse
Hostile Raiding Party •
LONDON. Feb. 25.—A hostile raiding
I party was repulsed with some enemy
| losses east of Armentieres early today,
i Field Marshal Haig reported.
; Enemy artillery shewed sonic activi
'ty in the Messines sector and southwest '1
I of Cambrai.
Belgian Guns Check
Attacks by Germans
PARIS. Feb. 24. —The Belgian p’- J
ficial statement, issued tonight, reads’,.
“Four German attempts duiing the
night of February 22-23 t 6 approach
our advanced posts at various points |
l on the front were checked by our bar- j
I rage fire, machine guns and grenades.
Artillery activity on both sides was 3
general along the front, most intense ■
tn the region of Dlxmude, where we .
, effectually silenced several ba t -
teries by our destructive fire Our avjr
aters have carried out a number Os
flights and engaged in several aerial
combats.”
French Capture 16
Prisoners in Raid
PARIS, Feb. 25.—1 n a raid north of
the Ailette river last night the French
took .sixteen prisoners, the war of
fice announces. They also captured a
machine gun.
“Victory” Bread Now
A U. S.’War Ration
Beginning Monday all wheat flour -i
production, under order of the United
States food administration went on a
maximum $0 per cent wheat control.
"Victory" bread is now a war ration,
and every public eating place, every ]
bakery and every householder must
make breads containing not less than
20 per cent whea t substitutes. The time
limit in which he full force and effect
of the "Victory” bread order should be- ,
come operative was fixed on February
24, falling on Sunday,
Slayer of Two Officers
Himself Shot to Death
WILLACOOCHEE. Ga., Feb. 25.-»
News was received by telephone (Yom
Live Oak. Fla., that Ed Dansey, the
negro desperado who killed Deputy Mc-
Craw, of this place, last Sunday and
who also killed another deputy at Ar
cher, Fla., Thursday w'niie attempting
to arrest him, was shot to death by
officers at Live Oak, at 8 o'clock last
night after escaping at Archer.
The body has not been positively
dentified, but it tits the description
persons from this place who knew him
have gone to Live Oak to identify the
body.
