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VOL. XXVIII. No. 183.
THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 6, 1018.
18.08 PER ANNUM.
BALKAN AFFAIR
STILL REMAINS
IN STATU 0110
GREECE PERSISTS AIM) SO DO
ALLIES — RUSSIA ON BORDER
WITH TROOPS HAS NOT SENT
THEM INTO BULGARIA — SER
BIANS SAID TO HAVE BEEN
STILL FURTHER DRIVEN FROM
HOME—GRECIAN PEOPLE ABE
WARNED NOT TO VOTE, BY A
FORMER PREMIER _ ITALY
REMAINS FIRM IN THE ALLIED
PACT.
PROTEST FILED
BY AMBASSADOR
PAGE, AT LONDON, AGAINST THE
HOLDING OF AMERICAN SHIPS
BY THE BRITISH AUTHOR!.
TIES IN VARIOUS PLACES.
(By Asaoclated Prc-as.)
London. Dec. 6.—No solution has
yet been reached in Balkan affairs.
The Russian troopa, although long
poised for action near the Rouman
ian frontier, have not yet left their
own territory, while Roumanla's
policy is still wavering.
The Greek situation is undevel
oped. According to the latest Ath
ena reports, both the Entente Pow
ers and the Greek Government are
holding their ground, the Entente
reiterating Its demands, and Grets*
refusing to make concessions which
It deems Inconsistent with her sov
ereign rights.
An official communication has Just
been Issued at Athens, which says
that the Orc^k press does not repre
sent the riewa of the Hellenic gov
ernment. The Skouloudls govern
ment is still optimistic regarding a
successful settlement. The exact
ground for this optimism Is not giv
en, however. ^
Premier Skoulouais again confer
red yeeterday with King Constan
tine, who afterward -received the
French Minister to Greece, discuss
ing with him the whole situation.
Mmtary Questions Paramount.
Since moat of the questions now
pending, says Reuter’s Athena cor
respondent, are of a military na
ture, the Impression Is general that
their early solution depends whol
ly npon the Paris War Council's de
cision.
The convening of the war council
In Paris Saturday, together with the
fact of Italy’s adhesion to the pact
of London, agreeing not to conclude
a separate peace, and the arrival In
-Paris of Genera] Porro. second
command of the Italian army, are
regarded here as gratifying signs of
the ever Increasing solidarity of the
Allies.
Great Thing* Expected.
It Is hoped by the British that this
closer union will Boon bear fruit In
a more energetic Balkan campaign.
The Bulgarians announce a fur
ther pursuit of the 8erblan forces
through Albanian territory
The Serbian retreat I* reported to
have assumed the character of a
precipitate flight along the Bell-
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. B.—Ambassador
Walter Hinge Page, at London, to
day formally advised the State De
partment that he had filed a vigor
ous protest with the British Foreign
office sgainst the requisitioning
all vessels of the American Trans-
Atlantic Company, without even the
formality of prise court proceedings.
The Ambassador’s dispatch did not
contain the text of his protest, or
any information regarding the Brit
ish government's Intention.
It is assumed at the St He Depart
ment, however, that the steamship
Hocking, now a Halifax, and the
Genessee, now in port at St. Lucia,
British West Indies, were amodg the
vessels covered by the protest.
Mr. Page's Instructions were to in
quire Into'the British Intentions, and
to make a vigorous protest. If Great
Britain intended to requisition these
vessels.
AUSTRIANS PLAN
TO BEGIN ATTACK
ENCAMPED UN BESSARABIA, AND
FOUB MONITORS WILL SAIL
DOWN THE BLUE DANUBE TO
DO THE JOB—BOUMANIA CLOS-
ES ALL PORTS.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEGRO,
TO KEEP IN PRACTICE, HAS
FILED HIS PROTEST.
!Fi
(By Associated Press)
Washlngtn, Dec. 6.—Aaron
P. prloleau. who for the past
six years, has contested all elec
tions from the Charleston,
South Carolina district, today
formally filed a contest against
the seating of Richard C. Wha
ley, w ho was regularly elected
front that district.
Five other contests were filed
-In the house.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Dec. 6.—Four Austrian
monitors are prepared to leave Rust-
chuk, on the Danube In Bulgaria, to
bombard Rent. Bessarabia, where the
Austrian army is assembled, says
The Temps Bucharest correspondent.
Information to this effect has also
been received here from other sour
ces.
The Roumanian government has
decided to close to all foreign navi
gation on that part of the Danube
which runs through Roumania.
GDLDRUDO PROKi 11M
Drlnl river, towards Scutari. Monte
negro.
Farther north, tntr Austrians re
port the Montengrlns fighting
their frontier have been repulsed,
after offering violent resistance.
On the other battle fronts, only
sporadic artillery duels and small
engagements, of a minor character
are reported.
SERBIAN' TROOPS, FALLING
BACK FROM MONAHTIR, WILL
FIGHT UNDER THE FRENCH.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Dec. 6.—The Havas Athens
correspondent wires, under date of
Sunday that, according to news
reaching the Greek capital from
Salonika, the Serbian troops, who
hare been rotirlng from the Mace
donian fortress of Monasttr, arrived
at Glevgeli, yesterday. They will
fight under order of General Serrall,
In conjunction with the French
troops. ,
A band of Turkish and Bulgarian
Irregulars are reported to be station
ed between Monastlr and Kavadar
where they tire seeking to harass
the French nt Kavndar.
Supreme Court So Declares, and the
State-Wide lam WU1 Soon be
Effective in the Great Wes
tern Commonwealth.
(By Associated Press.)
Denver. Col., Dec. 6.—The State
Supqreme Court, in a unanimous
opinion handed down today, upheld
the authority of Colorado to enact
and enforce state-wide prohibition.
The court also held that cities
governed under a special charter
were without authority to continue
tae traffic In intoxicating liquors af
ter January first, when the recently
enacted state-wide prohibition law
becomes effective.
Russian Youths,
Class of 1917,
Called by Czar
TELLS 0. S. OF
WERE RIDICULED
RESOLUTION OFFERED TO INTI
MATE THEY WEREN’T WANT-
ED — ONE SPEAKER SAID NOT
TO PAY ANY ATTENTION TO
THOSE WHO ARE OF NO PAR
TICULAR IMPORTANCE."
(By Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 6.—As a result of a
MILITARY ATTACHES WILL BE
SENT KOMI-: AND THE OTHERS
BROUGHT BACK i BY UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT, SAYS HU
—POSITION SURPRISING.
VKNI/.KMM APPEALS TO
COUNTRYMEN TO SUPPORT,
HIS FACTION IX GREECE.
(I!-- Associated Press.)
Paris, Dec. 6.—The former Gre
cian Premier, M. Venlxelos, on be
half of the Liberal party. Issued a
manifesto on November 23rd, advis
ing the people not to vote at the
forthcoming election.
Copies’ of the Venlxelos manifesto
reached here by mall today.
(By Associated press.)
Petrogiiid, Dec. 8.—An Im
perial Ukase has just been Is
sued by Emperor Nicholas, or
dering the enrollment of the
i-lass of 1817 In 1810.
conoN corns
IN NEW ORLEANS
Leading Financiers From Every
Soutliern State, Attend Impor
tant Meeting There Todny.
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TOILET ARTICLES
AND
PERFUMES
Our Stock of LaValliere Perfumes
and Toilet Requisities is Complete
andjlncludes such a Line of Goods
we Could not enumerate all of
them here.
TOILET WATEBS. EXTRACTS. SOAPS.
TALCUM POWDER. FACE CREAM. SHAVING
CREAM. FACE POWDER. ROUGE.
AND IN FACT ANYTHING THAT IS TO BE FOUND IN
A FIRST CLASS LINE OF TOILET REQUISITES
Mash - Milton
Drug Co.
105 TWO PHONES-—106
(By Associated Press.)
New Orleans, Dee. 6.—The Cotton
States Bankers’ Conference opens
here today, and continues through
tomorrow.
The manifold problems connected
with the planting, storing, market
ing and financing of the South's cot
ton crop, are among the vital sub
jects scheduled to come up for dis
cussion at the opening session.
The organization of a permanent
association of Southern bankers, and
the formation or plans for a gen
eral warehouse campaign and co-op
eration among financial interests,
farmers and merchants of the South
will also be undertaken.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 6.—Count Von
Bernstorff today presented to the
State Department a brief communi
cation asking for its reasons for the
recent request for the withdrawal of
Captain Boy-Ed and Captain Von Pa-
pen. Naval and Military attaches, re
spectively, at the German Embassy
here.
It was stated authoritatively, tho
not in today's communication, that
Ambaaador Bernstorff would, under
no consideration aak the United
States to get safe conduct for these
attaches.
The German government was rep
resented as considering It wholly In
cumbent upon the United States to
return these attaches In safety to
German territory, and also to bring
their successors here.
request in the House of Commons
this afternoon by 31r Edwin Corn
wall, a Liberal member, that an inti
mation by sent to both Henry Ford
and William J. Bryan that their pro
posed peace mission to this coun
try would be "irritating as well as
unwelcome," Lord Robert Cecil, the
parliamentary Under Secretary for
Foreign Affairs replied that as the
passports of the peace mission mem
bers were issued only to neutral
countries, the contingency contem
plated could not arise.
A rapid bombardment of ques
tions Invited the Under Secretary to
convey to the mission an intimation
that they are not wanted lute at an>
time.
Lord Rooert replica that he
thought it would be very undignified
for this country to "send any inti
mation to a lot of ladles and gentle
men who, whatever their merits,
may be, are of no particular Impor
tance."
The discussion closed In a roar of
laughter when Will Crooks, the not
ed La bo rite, asked:
If they have the right of asylum
here, can we certify them to be in
sane?"
SUFFRAGISTS IN
IN CONGRESS
BOMBARD WYOMING REPREHEX-
TATIVK WITH MONSTER PETI
TION, HALF OF WHICH MYS
TERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED.
(Tlv Associated ; ress.)
Washington, Dec. G.—Woman Suf
frage workers today again took their
fighting to t.ie National Capitol.
The Susan B. Anthony amend
ment, which has been introduced and
defeated in every Congress for many
years, was introduced again today by
Representative .Mondell, of Wyom
ing.
i picturesque demonstration by
leading suffragists from many states
took place today, including a parade
to the capitol preceded by the intro
duction of a mammoth petition for
equal suffrage, which Mrs. Sarah
Bardfleld, of Oregon, and Miss Fran
cis .lollfe. it California planned to
present to Representative Mondell,
but which became lost at the last
oment. Another petition, contain
ing several thousand names, from
non-suffrage states, was presented
the Wyoming Congressman, however.
RE-ASSEMBLED
SHOUT CEREMONIES MARKED
THE OPENING — OH AMP CLARK
AND SENATOR CLARK WERE
RE-ELECTED IN THE HOUSE
VXD SENATE — 36 DEMOCRATS
AND *p REPUBLICANS IN SEN
ATE. AND 1M» DEMOCRATS, 107
REPUBLICANS, ft PROGRES
SIVES, ONE SOCIALIST AND ONE
IN DEI ENDENT MAKE CP THE
personnel or fioi si:.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS ITS
STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Dec. 6.—Prominent
lr. l,ee Moody of Bessemer,
spending the day in the city
business.
Other (Question* Interesting
Should it develop, from the State
Department answer that other inci
dents than the Archibald and Ham’
burg-American trial were considered
in asking for the withdrawal. Ger
many will contest the withdrawals.
Should the State Department reply
that these two incidents alone were
responsible, tlieir withdrawal u
take place without further parley,
Before Bar Public Opinion.
The Embassy was represented as
considering that both it and the at
Caches now stand before the bar of
public opinion, and that the atten
tion of the whole world Is centered
upon the final outcome of the con
troversy.
Tlie understanding in certain cir
cles here is that the Embassy will
deny that either of its attaches were
connected with anything under at
tack other than the Archibald inci
dent and the testimony given
cently before the New York Federal
court.
This acition is considered by the
American officials as contrary to all
precedents of diplomatic precedurc.
While the conferences are in prog
ress. the two attaches under fire will
remain within the United States.
Both of them are lier© today.
Ambassador Bernstorff’s action
came as a distinct stirnrise to gov
ernment officials here.
BERLIN NEWSPAPERS
KNOW NOTHING OF BEFALL
OF MILITARY ATTACHES
(By Associated press.)
Berlin, Dec. 6.—The Berlin news
papers have so far received no in-
Teutons Beaten
All That Will
Satisfy Allies
FRENCH WAR OFFICE OFFICIAL
DECLARES BELGIUM, SERBIA,
AND ALSACE - LORAINE
MUST BE FREED, OR HIS
MUST BE FREED, OH
WAIl WILL GO ON.
I By Associated Press.)
Paris, France, Dec. (I.—France
will not make peace until Alsace
and Lorraine are won, Belgium,
and Serbia restored, and “Ger
man imi>eriallNm and Ibnissian
militarism are put beyond the
possibility of resurrection,” M.
Albert Thomas, the French Un
der Secretary of War, said, in an
address made yesterday.
This declaration has attract
ed wide-spread attention thru-
out the country, as it is one of
tlie first statements, coming
from a responsible cabinet offi
cial, concerning tlie govern
ment’s attitude regarding |>enre.
women suffragists here are trying to
clear up the mysterious loss of a
part of the monster petition which
traveled across the continent
presentation to a committee of Con
gress. demanding the passage of a
Federal Suffrage amendment.
Twenty six sheets, of the forty
three, containing more than one
hundred thousand signatures, are
missing today.
The petition was brought as far
as Wilmington by Mrs. Field and
Miss Joltiffein in an automobile.
From Wilmington it was expressed
to Washington.
mill ATTORNEY RESIGNS
Tennessean, Under Indictment
Shooting at Another, leaves
and Makes For Home.
(By Associated Press.)
Honolulu. Dec. 6.—Jeff McCarn.
United States District Attorney for
the district of Hawaii, has resigned Kram
of national defense and revenue,
(By .Associated Press.)
Washington. Dec. 6.—Congress re
assembled at noon today for w.iat
promises to be the most important
and historic session held in a gen
eration.
The opening proceeding} in both
the House and Senate were brief,
and were confined entirely to the
matter of organization and the for
mal introduction of some minor bills
and resolutions.
According to the usual custom,
both houses soon adjourned and
sent a committee to formally notll?
the President that Congress waa III
session.
The real work begins tomorrow;
when President Wilson delivers his
annual address to a Joint session, as
sembled in the Hall of the House.
Speaker Champ Clark was re-elect
ed to the position he has held since
the dethronement of Speaker Cannon
some years ago, while Senator Clark,
of Arkansas, was re-elected Presi
dent Protenrporc of the Senate.
DEMOCRATS HAVE WORKING
MAJORITY OF ONLY TWENTY
FOUR IN HOUSE THIS TERM
has
his post, and the resignation
been accepted, it became known to
il ay.
Ir. McCarn has announce.] that
he will return to his Tennessee
home. He was indicted some time
ago on a charge of attempting to
shoot Claudius McBride, a local at
torney, In the corridor of the Hono
lulu court house. He was later
placed on trial, but was not con
victed of the charge.
(Bv Associates
Washington, Dec. 6.—Congress fs
in session again, after a nine months
recess. Both houses re-assembled
today, marking the beginning of the
Sixty-fourth Congress.
Much important business faces
the members. Since the gavel last
fell in the two houses, many momen
tous questions have arisen. Over
shadowing all others are those
caused by the European war, but
they do not compose the entire pr*>-
In addition to the questions
which fall naturally under the gen
eral head of preparedness, the mer
chant marine and rural credits legis
lation promises to command much
attention.
Many investigations, centering
mainly about war problems are to b<?
inaugurated, and an interesting
fight will ensue in the Senate over a
(Continued on Page 6.)
formation that the recall of Boy-Ed
and Von Papen, the German mili
tary and naval attaches at Washing
ton, has been asked for by Secretary
of State Lansing, of the United
States government.
Bernstorff Denies Mexican Rumor.
(By Associated Press !
Washington, Dec. 6.—The German
Ambassador, Count Von Bernstorff,
today mad© an emphatic denial that
Germany or any of Germany’s of
flrJal agents had been concerned In
the recent attempts to set up
counter revolution in Mexico.
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Warm lined Auto Gloves, Gray and Tan.
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Gauntletts. White kid for full dress.
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Phone 33 • 116 So. Broad.
Blankets
We carry the biggest
stock of dependable
blankets in the city.
All grades from the
medium priced cotton
to the finest of all pure
wool kind.
Any Size—All Qualities
Baby Blankets
Crib Blankets
Auto Blankets
Bath-robe Blankets
(with cords to match)
P. S. Just in—Little Boys Over
coats, 2 1-2 to 5 years, red and
blue at $3.50.
Louis Steyerman’s
The Shop of Quality On The Corner.
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