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VOL. .XXVIII. * No. 232.
THOMASVILLK. GEORGIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 4. 1010.
05.00 PER .ANNUM.
IN GREAT BftTFLE OF VERDUN
i' !■'IlM \ \S HAVE CEASED INFANTRY ATTACKS -IN SOMK 8EC-
< h,t rio\S BUT ARflLLKRY FIGHTING GOES ON FIERCELY — A
RENEWED EFFORT SLADE BE SLADE BY GERMANS AT OTHER
POINTS AIiONG THE RATTLE LINE — NO CHANGES NOTED.
HOWEVER DURING THE DAY IN THE WESTERN WAR ZONE.
HALT IN STRUGGLE AGAIN HOUSE WONT
ACT UNTIL
NEXT MONDAY
.Alter desperate battling on the
Dousumont plateau, in a renewal of
the German drive for Verdun, there
has come a second halting of the ti-
tantlc struggle.
Paris announces a cessation of the
German Infantry attacks, but says
the artillery lire Is still heavy. The
latter may Indicate a speedy renew
al of action northeast of the for
tress. where the French lines form
a salient.
The Douaumont sector Is pointed
out by French critics as the key to
the position and is essental to the
German purpose of takng the for
tress. hence the desperate nature of
the struggle.
The Importance of German activi
ties on other sectors is not overlook
ed, however. On both French
flanks there are indications of con
templated thrusts at vital points,
such as the northwest line, where
the heights of Le Mort-Homme have
been under heavy Are of the Ger
man guns for some days.
Confidence in the outcome of the
Verdun struggle is expressed by
Minister of War Galleny, according
to a Paris dispatch.
The French are declared to Pe
tals the advantage in the Douau
mont sector, despite the fact tnejr
were driven out of that village.
The German position in the town
of Douaumont is still dominated by
French artillery.
The probability is indicated that
the village will change hands fre
quently during the course of the
fighting, as the two forces appear to
bp so evenly, matched.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦a
♦ GERM AN LOSSES AT
♦ VERDUN FRIGHTFUL.
♦ (By Associated Pressl
♦ Paris, March 4.—It Is vlr-
♦ tually impossible to reach an
♦ exact conclusion as to the Oer- ♦
♦ man losses at Verdun. All evi-
♦ dence points to the fset that
♦ at certain places, the losses
♦ twere formidable.
A * German prisoner said his
♦ company was reduced from 200
♦ men and twenty-four officers to
♦ one officer and seventy men.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
Russians In
The Russian oedupaton of Bltlls,
in Turkish Armenia, a Petrograd
correspondent says, has, given the
Russians command of all the Lake
Van region.
Paris unofficially declares the
German claim of the sinking of two
auxiliary cruisers "off Havre,” Is
unfounded. The German wireless
statement, whloh made the claim,
did not specify when or where the
cruisers were sent down.
BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES.
(By Associated Press >
Paris, March 4.—Active bombard-
bardment continued last nlgbt along
the various sectors of the Vsrdun
front, says today’s official statement
Issued by the French War Office.
The bombardment, however, was
not followed by Infantry actions.
At Eparges, the French prevented
the Germans from occupying a cra
ter of a German jnine. The custom
ary artillery lire prevailed along the
remainder of the front.
GERMANS Cl,ATM CAPTURE
OF 11B MACHINE GUN.
THAT PRESIDENT WILSON HAD
RESIGNED OR WAS THINGING
SO DOING — SCATHING DE
NUNCIATION ISSUED BY SEC-
RKTAHY TUMULTY.
(t> Associated Press.)
Washington, Marcn v.—.-.roused
by the reports, published In certain
newspaper yesterday that President
Wilson was considering resigning,
because of the strained foreign sit
uation, the White House today Ik-
sued this formal statement:
•’When Secretary Tumulty's at
tention was called to the story ap
pearing In certain papers, to the ef
fect that President Wilson had ro-
Hgned, or was considering resign
ing, he said:
“ 'Any American newspaper that
wpuld publish a story of that kind.
In a situation like the onq which
now confronts the American gov
ernment, dishonors itself.’ ”
TO DELIVER A LECTURE AND
SOME PEOPLE DISCUSS ITS
EFFECT ON THE ARMED MER
CHANTMAN QUESTION NOW
BEFORE CONGRESS.
(By Associated Prm-s.)
Washngtoh, March 4.—William
j Jennings Bryan came here today to
(By Assoc'ated Press.; ' fulfill a lecture engagement to-
Berlin, March 4.—The French ef- night,
fort re-take Ft. Douaumont was re-1 Administration leaders speculated
pulsed, saya the War Office, in an. widely whether his coming had
official statement Issued here today: anything to do .with the delay in the
The booty taken by the Germans vote on the srmffl ship Issue, in the
since February 22nd has been in- House, and the decision of the
creased to 115 guns, and 61 machine leaders to postpone action until
g: ns. Tuesday, at least.
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woodwork and furniture, more
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You can change the old oak drawer Into n
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ON THE ARMED MERCHANTMEN
QUESTION' — MATTER POST
PONED AFTER A CONFERENCE
AND A ‘‘GENTLEMAN'S AGREE
MENT” MADE.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, March 4.—The House
leaden have decided not to bring
the armed ship question up for
vote until Monday. At an early
conference today, the leaders deckl
ed not tn Insist on a vote today.
The Rules committee will meet
this afternoon and frame a rule to
'abb the McLemore resolution warn
ing Americans off ’armed ships
the European belligerents, and this
rule will be brought in as the first
business on Monday.
The Administration forces plan
then to dispose of it by a substan-
tlal majority.
The Foreign Affairs committee
has already agreed on the resolu
tion and the Administration forces
plan that the action In the House
’’hall leave no doubt of the fact
that Congress Is solidly behind the
President in his. present stand.
Would Give Wilson Free Hand.
The plan of action to table the
McLemore resolution includes a de-
Inratlon that the President shall
handle all diplomatic affairs with
out congressional Interference.
The Administration leaders are
confident they have votes enough to
make their victory complete and
undisputed.
The leaders explained that a
postponement was agreed upon be
cause of the absence of members on
week-end trips. Many members left
yesterday under the Impression, it
was said, that the House session
today, which began at ten o’clock
was to end at noon, and that It
would consider only claim bill*- .
Majority Leader Kltdhln, soon af
ternoon today, began notifying the
members that they would aot be
needed to rote until Tuesday at the
-artiest.
The Conference leaders adjourn-
d without inking formal action, ex
cept to hold a Rules committee
meeting at two o’clock.
A gentlemsr’r erroemeirt" iwas
l- not to vote on the armed ship
question befora Tuesday.
BENCH EXPLOSION IS COSILY
Thirty or More Axw Dead ;and Many
Injured in Ammunition Explos
ion Near Paris Today.
HE
FOUR DEEP
ON THE BATTLEFIELD AS THEY
WERE MOWED DOWN BY THE
FRENCH MACHINE GUNS —
many climbed over dead
BODIES.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, March 4.—A machine gun
operator, wiring his family from
the Verdun battlefield, on February
27th, says; - •
“German dead He in heaps
about us. It has been thus for
several days. At times we are
obliged to move our machine
guns back twenty or thirty
yards, as the German men
were piled so high as to inter
fere with our -fire. We shot
them down as they Jumped over
their comrades' bodies.
"We are now resting, but are
always ready to begin again to
sbav the Germans that the
Frenoh soldiers are their mas
ters."
SENATE ACT
WELL flECIEVEO
IN ENGLAND
COLD WEATHER TODAY IS RE
PORTED FROM ALL SECTIONS
—STORM OFF' H ATT KRAS AND
MASSACHUSETTS SEVERE.'
(By Associated Pres.-.)
Washington, March 4.—Freezing
temperatures prevail along the At
lantic coast as far South as north
ern Florida today, bat the Weather
Bureau foreoast promised that the
weather would moderate tonight
and Sunday in that section. -
The storm, which .was centered
yesterday over North Carolina,, mov
ed northeast rapidly today. Increas
ing In Its Intensity, and is centered
over the New England states today.
Gales are reported as far south
Jacksonville, and the wind reg
istered a velocity of fifty-six miles
per hoar off 'Hatteraqjiuring hut
night.
(By Associated Pres,.
Paris, March 4.—Twenty persons
were Instantly killed and many oth
ers hurt by an explosion near Dou
bt Couronne, a fort at Couraeuve,
near St. Denis, a Paris suburb.
Part of the ramparts east of the
fort were blowi up. the cause of
CERMANSCLAIAA
TWO VICTORIES
VICTORY FOB THE PRESIDENT
MEETS WITH APPROVAL OF
THE ENGLISH, SAY REPORTS
FROM THERE THIS MORNING.
(By Associated Press.)
London, March 4.—Few things,
Short of an actual military victory,
could have given the British press
greater satsfactlon than President
Wilson’s victory in the Senate yes
terday.
The Manchester Guardian remarks
editorially that "Germany, having
failed to convince the United States,
apparently will, in future. Ignore
the sentiment in that country.”
The article then continues:
“Germany has now definitely
assumed a line that she is with
in her rights and means to
abide hy the consequences. If
American citizens lose their
lives she will make no apolo
gy or promise of amendment”
The Guardian says that it cannot
imagine Americana will accept "such
reversions to absolute barbarism,”
and it. therefore, regards the Sen
ate’s decision as having the great
est significance.
' PRIMARY FIXED FOR
TOE SIXTEENTH DAY Of
AT COUNTY MASS MEETING HELD AT THE COURT HOUSE TODAY
—J. E. C31AIGM1LE8 ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECU
TIVE COMMITTEE—J.- FONDRSN MITCHELL ENDORSED FO«.
SOLICITOR GENERAL.
RUSSIANS ARE
At-a Democratic Mass Msetlng.
held at the Court House this morn
ing. at twelve o’clock, the Execu
tive committee of the Democratic
party for t Taomas county was for
mally selected.
Mr. J. E. Crsigmlles was selected
as Chairman, there being two nomi
nations, that of the present Chair
man, Mr. S. W. Davis, and Mr.
Cralgmiies. After a ballot, Mr.
Craigmlles was declared selected.
|The members of the committee se-
OF LAKE VAN COUNTRY AFTER ilected are as follows:
TO MURDER OF A SHIRTWAIST
EMPLOYEE, AND SAID HE DID
IT AT INTANCK OF THE UNION
OFFICIALS.
(By A"oclaiort Press.)
New York. March 4.—William
Sherwood, who was arrested for the
shooting of Bennie Weinstein, a
guard employed hy I. Kaplan &
Sons, shirt waist manufacturers, has
confessed, the police say, that he
was employed by the Shirtwaist
Makers’ Union to do the shooting.
The Union members of that or
ganisation are now out on a strike.
BRAZILIAN STEAAAEIIINGOLIISION
Off United Const Today, Bat Sailed
on Without Any Materia]
Damage Being Dime.
SEVERE BATTLES WITH TURK8
—DOMINATE ENTIRE COUNI.
TRY.
(By Associated Press.)
London, March 4.—Two Turkish
divisions, re-lnforced by the troops
which fled from Erxerum, have been
opposing th9 Russians along the
line through Mush. Bltlls and Van.
according to Reuter's Petrograd
correspondent.
However, with the occupation of
Bltlls, ho points out, the entire Van
region passed under Russian con
trol.
The Russian success also separa-
rates .the two Turkish forces oper
ating in the Muah and take Urumi-
ah regions. With the loss of Bit-
Its, the Turkish re-lnforcements,
coming from Mesopofamia .will be
compelled to travel by round-about
routes to reach the third Turkish
army.
OVER CRUISER 4»FV COAST OF
FRANCK — SUBMARINE .GOT Ripe. a Brazilllnn steamer which left
IX GOOD WORK ACCORDING TO I here yesterday for ’South American
BERLIN REPORT. | ports, collided .with another vessel
j about sixty miles sntitti of here this
(By Associated Press.) 'morning.
Berlin. March 4.—(By Wireless. An hour after he had asked for
to Sayvllle, L. I.)—The sinking ofjheln, the Sor Ripe's wireless operator
iun Yii-re u i»»i uv. two (French auxiliary cruisers and;said neither vessel -was badly dam-
whlc'i has not been ’ ascertained It on( ’ British patrol boat by German aged, and that the Serglpe was con-
!s known, however, that a large;submarine*. Is officially announced ( finingJhRTOk
quantity of explosives -were stored ‘ -
J. E. Cralgmiies. Chairman.
3. w. Davis, Secretary.
S. L. Heald, Thomasvllle district.
Lawson Hardy, Barwlck.
D. M. Adams. Pavo.
J. F. Singletary, Ochloeknee.
J. W. Wilson, Merrillville.
J. R. Hnmbleton, Meigs.
J. T. Kelly, Coolidge.
C. F. Rehberg, Ellabelle.
Ad Way, Ways. ,
J. W. Horn, Metcalfe. '
R. W. Adams, Boston.
Mr. Beverly, of the Thomasvllle
district, Mr. White of the Coolidge
district, end Mr. Parrsmore, of the
Boston district were not nominated.
It being dnderstood that they iwould
icfuse to serve and desired other
men selected.
Primary Tuesday, May 16th.
Mr. H. J. MacIntyre moved that
the county primary be fixed on the
sixteenth of May. Mr. Moore ob
jected In view of the great expanse
which it would entail upon the can
didates for the Legislature at the
State primary if that was done. The
'motion was carried, however, and
the primary for county offices set
for that day.
The executive committee waa cm-.
powered to appoint four delegates
. a v ir "iternates to the State con
vention. at Macon, from among
National Convention from among
!the avowed friends of President
! Woodrow Wilson, ih the event no
EVER IN- (candidates were announced against
TRODUCKD IN T1..1E OF PEACE .^m.
PRESENTED TO SENATE. j j. y, Mltcaell Endorsed.
' j Hon. J. Fondren Mitchell was for-
(By Associated Press.) jmally endorsed unanimously by the
Washington, March 4.—The 3en-imnss meeting for the position of
ate army bill, proposing an in- Solicitor Geneial of the Southern
crease the peace strength of the circuit. It being understood that he
regular army to 178,000 men, was!’- v ould be a candidate. for that poii-
lntroduced today by Chairman j tlon at the time of the State pri-
Chamberlain, of the Military Affairs jmary.
committee. I The following resolution was of-
It is the most thorough measure, j fered by Mr. W. I. MacIntyre, and
looking to military preparedness; passed unanimously:
over presented to Congress during I "Resolved by the Democrats of
peace times, and Is tile first of the Thomas County that Mr. S. W. Da-
"Utional -defense bills advocated by via be extended expressions of grati-
Prcsident Wilson to be completed ture from Thomas County Demo*
and introduced. —*- for faithful past services as
This bill also raised the militia Chairman of the Democratic Exe-
to 117.000 men. federalizing It, ere- cutlve Committee of Thomas Coun-
In this position. A fire followed,
and there were further explosions.
Later, details of the explosion
received at The Temps said thirty
nersons were killed, and one hun
dred and fifty others wounded.
The accidental dropping of a case
of grenades canoed the explosion.
by the Admiralty.
it anounces also the Paris report
or the sinking of the transport La
Province "which . carried eighteen
hundred -men. of whom only six
hundred and ninety-six were ires-
cued."
FRENCH htf:amf:r also
SUNK.
(By Associated Press.)
La Rochelle. France, March t—
The French steamer Lakme.
ates a federal volunteer army, slml
!ar to the continental army plan, and
provides an adequate reserve sys
tem for regulars and guardsmen.
Under a short enlistment plan, it
also creates a reserve of doctors,
engineers, mechanics and officers of
the reserve corps.
Wireless conditions are bod, and]
the name of the vessel the Ssrglpei Miss Fannie Lou Kelly, of Och-
rolllded with could not he dedph- Mock nee, was shopping in Thomas-
ered. fvltle Saturday.
A British auxiliary cruiser, sup
posedly the Caronla. was the first to'
answer the Serglpe’* call, and It
stood by until It reported all
well.
Mr. w. M. Carter, a well-known
••ltizoq of thp Ochloeknee section,
attended to business in Thomas-
1 lie Saturday.
ty
"Resolved further, That Mr. Davis
would have been re-elected chair
man for the ensuing two years, but
for his announced disinclination to,
serve.
“Resolved, further. That the
members of the Committee, as welt
as the Chairman have served the
party and the people faithfully dur
ing the past two years and the
Democrats of Thomas County here-
liv cxnrcss their appreciation of said
service.”
Mr. 3. W. Davis acted as Chair
man and Mr. J. E. Craigmlles Sec
retary of the meeting.
BARGES WRECKED OFF
THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST
(By Associated Press )
Scituste. Mass.. March 4.—The
Dunkirk, which sailed from here. barges Kohinoor and Ashland were
<nst Tuesday, was sunk the same day | wrecked several mRes off this port
in the "Bay of Biscay, near Llle-Dux-:<iurlng the heavy storm of last
I You. , It if believed she struck a night.
(By Associated Prass.)
Stockholm, "Sweden. March 4.—
"he Foreign Office today informs
he Associated press, that a warn
ing against Swedish citizens embei*-
’rg on armed merchantmen, has Jnxt
been Issued.
mne. Six members of'the crew
twenty-two perished.
ITALIAN 'STEAMER SUNK
HY HOSTILE SUBMARINE.
(By Associated Press.)
Leghorn, Italy, March 4.—The
Italian steamer Giava has been
sunk by a submarine. The steamer
left here February 29th. There
were no Americans aboard.
members of the crew of the
Kohinoor were lost. Five men. who
were aboard the Ashland, were
■washed ashore safely on the deck
house this morning.
These barges broke loose from
the tug Swatara. which was hound
for Philadelphia.
E. Dlson. of Coolidge was
among the prominent visitors spend
ing the dav in Thomasvllle.
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