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TH0MA8VILM, GKOHUIA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1014.
•1AM FEB ANNUM.
General Allied Advance
Expected Soon in France
AUSTRIA URGED ^BOATS ASKEO TURK BATTLE GERMANS CAN
TIME IS IUPK, BIX THE PROG
RESS WIIjL BK ALMOST INCH
BY INCH, SAY THK EXPERTS
OF WAR — OTHER INCIDENTS
OK THE DAY’S WAR HISTORY.'
H. S.
(By Associated Press. i
Ixmdoii, Dec. 14.—The Brst ser-1
tout blow Inflicted on tie Turkish ,
**7* MnTt^udVehi-THAT ANY ACTION TENDING
pedolng of the battleship Standeh , A RETURN OF FIRE
by a British submarine—aaa the .
only striking occurrence chronicled ■
today, either on land or sea.
Little or no change has been re
ported on the Western battle front.
The French official statement this i
arternoon. reports
parative quiet in
only hrtillery exchanges of rela
tlvely minor importance elsewhere.
In the Meuse, the German batter-
WILL UF LOOKED UPON AH
HOSTILE ACT—TROOPS AGAIN
WARNED.
TO PLAN FORi POO TOE CANAL
APPROPRIATIONS | PEACE NOW
AOE CUT DOWN
COLLIERS MESSING THINGS IP
ON THE ISTHMl’B AND NKC-
THALITY IS BEING VIOLATED
SAY OFFICIALS.
(POLISH REPRESENTATIVE IN
VIENNA CRGES EVERY DELE
GATE TO >IAKE AN EFFORT
IS SUNK FICOT F00
MANY YEARS
ENGLISH Sl'BMAitl.VE WENT INTO
DARDANELLES IN DARING
WAY AND GOT AX Ol-D HAT- ,
TLKNHIP.
(My Assoda'ed Press.)
London, ner. 14.—The Officii
ECONOMY THK WATCHWORD IN
THE GO\KKXMKXT ATTEMPTi
TO GET EXPENSES TO LEVEL >
OF IXCOMte.
f By Associated Prfbs.)
Washington, Dec. 14.—Colonel
TO HAVE %1’STKI-\ Sl'E KOll Gedfge W. GoethaU. governor of (he j,\ ewa Uureau today announc.-d tha'
PEVCK WITHOl'T GERMANY. Panama Canal zona, loday relterat-jthe Turkish battleship Messudleli
_____ 'ed his request, filed with the Navy J had been torpedoed h) a British
(By Associated press.) Department. Saturday evening, that (submarine boat.
Lemberg. Galicia. Dec. 14.—M. two torpedo boat destroyers ne sent) The Messudleh was reported badly
Morunovltrh, a well-known member to Panama waters, to prevent a vio-1 damaged in the Greek war of 191-
St VS HA RON VOX HER GOLTZ
CLAIMS TIL4T THK MORALE
OF GERMAN TROOPS ANII
THEIR STI'RDINKSH WILL WIN
THK IIIG WA It FOR THK KAI-
SER.
iof tile Polish delagatlon to the Aua- .iation ot neutrality, through tlie ;she carried
Illy Associated Press.! jtrlan Parliament,' has caused to be misuse of wireless rode*, nnd tli?! n ien. She was nn old boat.
Washington, Dec. 14.4—Economy published In theiPoltsh newspapers loading of supplies by this belllgnr- | )pen ), u || t | n 1x74.
as the watchword of the Approprla- of Lemberc. a request to all Poles en ts' vessels. ' Snhmarlne It.11 |»,| the \\
Nothin”: Given Out Yet. j Tlie offlcla , Htal onient *»>■«.:
Secretary of War Garrison h.is ; •• Yesterday, the submarine
lined to say which of the belli*- | n ,.f, arKe uf ijQMtenant romu
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 14. —General
state of com- Carranza, through Consul Canada. I tions committee, in its preparation I In the Court and -Diplomatic go\crn-
Flaniers, .ind al y eru (• ruZt today formally advised!of the Legislative, Executive and ment circles, at Vienna, to exert ail
the State Department that the use! Judicial Appropriation bills, the first their influence toward obtaining an
of any force by the United States (of the big supply measures, which s Immediate conclusion of « separate orei|tB alv violating the United j |"|" 0 ,i> r0 rk of the Royal Nav
troops at Naco. Arizona, in an effort j was reported to the House today, peace agreement between Austria 8Ut.es neutrality. It in known, how-I ^ ^ Dardenelles
lee. which .lave been stationed there, keoj) Mexican bullets from Ameri- The committee lopped off nearly nnd Russia, without reference to 'ever, that the Asstrallan collier Mai H ' f< n **
are said to be moving to the north. can go jj •• w -||g i, e considered an j two million dollars from the original Germany.
In the VVoevre district, the French aet 0 f hostilities, however well-dis-| estimates, as submitted by the heads;
captured a trench, and repulsed n le oovernment may be.” of various governmental depart-
tw J o counter attacks. General Carranza says General I ments. cutting the salary allowances
French Advance In Alsace. Hill has controlled his fire, but Gen- (all along the line, thus bringing the
The recent French advance in Al- era j p arranza j a sending fresh in-1 appropriations to less than forty
sace has brought the French line to 8 t ruc tions to his Sonora commander [million dqjlars.
a point north of Altkirch and about avo jd firing that would endan
ten miles to the east of the fron- Rer j )er gons across the bonier.
Rosso-German Rattle Still llage.s.
FRENCH STEAMER OVERDUE
The Russians and Germans con-
tlpue to light u seemingly endless (ny Aasodatad Pres,.;
battle for control of t.ie western jj ew York, Dec. 14.—The passen-
portion of Poland. ger steluner Florida, which is al-
Both the English and French, ready slx dayg
over-due, has not
nwespapers Bay the time is drawing j )een j, ear( j' from since she left Havre
near for the Allies' much discussed |, agt nlonth> aC( . ord | ns to „ 81)6 rlal
Franca
cable message to the line .ierc to-
Some unofficial re-i^ ay from JtR F renc j, agents.
move is about to • „ , . . _ _ .. ,
The local omclals believe, how
ever that she has been delayed by
storm, and that nothing has hap
pened to the ship.
general advance through
and Belgium,
ports say thin
be undertaken—if It has not already
begun. The progress of such an un
dertaking necessarily would be inch
by Inch, and even the most optimis
tic British observer concedes that
It would he spring before any appre
ciable progress could be made.
Bold Marine Exploit.
Lieutenant Commander Holbrok’s
feat in diving urider five rows of
powerful and dangerous mines
measure, for taking an agricultural
census.
The bill also contains the usual
provision, reducing the Congress
men’s mileage allowance from twen
ty cents to five cents a mile.
81TTLESHIP5
SUPPLIED WITH SHELLS!
(By Associated i'resa.)
Washington, Dec. 14.— secretary
the Dardanelles and torpedoing the of the Navy Daniels told the House
Turkish battleship, is described here Naval Affairs Committee today t.iat
as perhaps the “war’s boldest ms* every dreadnaught In the active
rtne exploit.” jH ne wa8 supplied with an ndequate
reserve supply of ammunition that
reserve supply of ammunition, equal
Berlin Says It’s An “Off” Day. to t », a t any na fj on>
ny Associated I'ress.) 1 Representative aarener continued
Berlin. Dec. 14.—The official
W t t canal officials.
*■ l \ This ship, as well as several oth-
schools of .2 zt.
I The total shows an Increase of, —4— * ; an( ) this alleged violation of the
more than one million dollars over ( Atlanta, Dec. 14.—Atlanta school canal zones’ shlpnlng regulations
|lnst year's measure, but a special t , lr( . leg ar0 a n . lg0 g over t ho sense- has been the basis of strong re|>re
appropriation of more than two mil- t | on invo ) v | n g \| rl Ethel Leslie sentatlons to the British minister
lion dollar, Is Includcd ln .year’s pr|vate c|erki and [ secretary to the at Panama.
superintendent of city schools, air l;
”the most efficient woman in At
lanta. *• as she ii widely known.
Some time ago. .Mrs. Leslie filed
a divorce suit av.ainst L. M. Leslie.
who conducts a barber shop, and K. A. Norton Fleeted Mayor, Gro
since that time has been living at a I ^ ^ rr k and Burney Mnr.'ha!
fashionable hotel. Now Leslio I Mif Veiling Cnmpalgn.
comes forward with an answer, in |
which .he says his wife becuine .so
pleased at her ascent in the social •
scale recently that she became dis-1
gustfed at being a barber’s wife. He i
also goes into minute details regard
ing Mrs. Leslie's friendship for a lo- (
cal ex-banker and her unexplained i
absence from the city at various:
0,,en times. He charges that, on one:
market for all stocks on the door ol . ca((ion went l0 Chicago with-;
out notice to .him, came ba*k with i
a quantity of expensive raiment. !
Despite the ex-
mely difficult current, his bout
tlnn, which recently left Balboa | dIvefl ul)(|er flve row , of mlnP(( an(l
I without clearance patters, has been ; , orpP( | 0( . d „ 1P Mnl8udlcd , WH8
;under the close observation of the; nt th( , t)mB Kulird | n „ a flald
; mines,
j “Although sh« was hotly pursued
( By Associated Press, t
i tin. De<*. 14.—Field Mars.ial
crew of six nurnlre I Baron Von Der Goltz. who Is now en
nvin: route to Constantinople, said in an
Interview, at Soflla, Bulgaria;
>i«k. “Germany does not underestimate
the fighting quaUties of her o.»po
U-ll nents in this war. We realize tin?
and‘*r both the French and Kn lhh sol-
„ n ter- fight with utter contempt foi
death, but we 'ire gradually winning
ground, and we are also more tho:
oughly convinced than ever tnat the
enemy’s resistance will be broken.
“Germany is fully prepared t*
wage this war for years. The side
whi< a is able to stand the most, and
by the enemy’s gunfire and torpedo ^ aH discipline, is bound to
boats, our submarine returned safe- w * n m, t t * ,# ‘ en< *-
Iv niter being submerged, c
occasion for nine hours
"When last seen, the Me
was sinking by her stern.”
“The marked enthusiasm »n<*
veil-known morale of the German
toldlers assures us ultimately of a
•omflete victory over our foes."
bos™ MS MM PBimHJiPOST OFFICE
BILL R»'( II FILLING OFF
N.Y. STOCK EXCHANGE
Board of Directors of That InHtitu
tion Decided on Tills Court at
Close of Today’s Market.
(By As^iiclated press.)
New York, Dec. 14.—An
Boston was the s« ene of a very j
interesting primary for municipal | AMOI NTS TO $Jttfl ( 000,000, AND
officers held yesterday, and t ie re
sult was in doubt until the luot bal- j
lot had been counted. The rontest j
for Mayor resulted in the election j
of Mr. B. A. Norton, and Mr. Bur-j
ney w as elected Marshal by only two j
votes over Mr. Harrell. Mr. Groov-1
CONTAINS PltOVlHION FOR IN-
CRH ASKS IN SALARY OF R.tlD
WAY MAIL CLRRKS, AND LKT-
TRIt CARRIKRH.
VI ANTITY I SKD NOT As ORKAT
AS LAST YKAR, AND HX 1*0RTS
ARK MUCH LK88—CONDITIONS.
IIOWKVKR, ARKN’T AS R\|> AS
KXFfcX’TKD.
(By Associated Press.* |
Washington. Dec. 14.—The post-
bill.
of the New York 8tock Exclian*
be created tomorrow.
This nction was decided upon this an< j displeased because
The only restriction will rft fused to take he* to dine at a bo-
afternoon,
be in the minimum pricer.
eommuntaction. Issued here today,
says:
“There is norning of importance
to report from any battlefield today.
RUSSIAN CLAIM BKC1DKD
ADVA NT AG K OVKR (JKRMANS.
(Rv A^oclate-I Press.)
Petrograd, Dec. 14.—Reports re-
his movement for an investigation , |»„ n t4» Arenas Rei*ort« iiennnn IUmI
of the national defense, by writing J | n |*«rt With No Datnuge
letters to the Chairmen of the Xa- J * So Far Sustutned.
val and Military committee?, urgin ?
that they examine the army and
navy officers.
ed In piercing the German tront
beyond Clechanow and Przasnysz.
It is said here that the Russians
ceived here from the front state will now be able to protect the en-
that the operations of the Russian tire front running to the Nazurian
forces, north of Warsaw, has result- Lakes, in East Prussia.
(I3y Associated Press.)
Berlin, Dec. 14.---Dispatches re
| reived here today from Punta Arenas porters have
j declare that the German cruiser 8 ^ e practically runs the city school *.
I Dresden has arrived here uninjured. makes an excellent salary, and
tel in a dress, cut In a mode he con
sidered a littlo beyond good taste.
He also charges (hat In the Shrine
convention week, she was a fre
quent visitor with other men at lo
cal clubs and came home with evi
dences of having drunk not wisely
hut too well.
Mrs. Leslie is :• handsome woman j
with a business 1 rain and unusual y
executive ability. Newspaper re- K.
said for months that; ^
cr was elected Clerk and Treasurer j office appropriation bill, carrying)
over Mr. ^mith. The five ^baermen approximately $32r>.000.00o. was i
are .1. II. McIntosh. K I.. Brads.iaw. j virtually completed and ready for | ton
K C. Jones. Dr. 1.. K. Morion and .submission to the House today. ami
j .1 Pairaniore. i The question of acquisition of the j V p
The total vote in the city was as j telegraph and telephone systems of'.Ncn
follows: |the country, which |r strongly
Mayor. _ jnmmendcd by Postmaster Gen
B. A- Norton (Burleson, would be left for furl
— I inquiry, under the terms of tod
I bill.
non
T
four
Alderman.
(First Five Elected.)
. i
.113
bill
incre
pay for
carriers, and
NEW CHILD LABOR LAW
.101
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*SKIN
Of all the many delightful applications
for Rough Skin, for smoothing and heal
ing chapped lips and rough cheeks, the
one | we always recommend to our cus
tomers, is
Nyal’s Almond Cream
When winter weather has roughened
your skin it will heal and soften it so
quickly that it will surprise you.
It clears, freshens and beautifies
the complexions.
Peacock-Mash
Drug Co.
Agents,
S. it W. PainU-.«nd_-Nunnally‘» Fine Candies.
OFF ATLANTIC COAST«
Adams
Yarbrough
’. I.ceV ... .
. Milligan. Sr
X McRae
Folsom
A. Taylor
Marshal.
is generally considered the most \\\ \\\ Burney
efficient business woman in Atlanta .George M. Harrell
___ Clerk and Treasurer
~ H. L- Groover
BRITISH STEAMER ASHORE n F 3 ' nU ^,
j Atlanta, Dec. 14.—Georgia’s new
ichild labor law goes into effect on
New Year’s day «nd preparations
are ben,<< made by tlie State Depart- Crew of th© Iona Rescued by Life
I ment of Commerce and Labor to en- Savers, Rut Steamer Itaolf Still
j force it. It will take out of the cot-j on Dangerous Ground.
[ton mills and fat-lories a number of; _
(Children who now are permitted to! Norfolk, Va., Dec. 14.—The Brit-
| work. i|sh steamer Iona went ashore last f|j y Associated Press.* j
Under tiie new law. children of' night near Hatteras Inlet. The! Berlin, Dec. 14.— 1 The recent action j
dependent fathers are not allowed! ahip’s crow was rescued, but the ship! of Karl Llobkneoat, the only Social- I
I to qualify under the clause govern- is still in a bad plight. * 1st member voting against the ne\
ling orphans dependent on their own, German war credit in the RelcYstau
I labor and children whose mothers permitted to w ork In any fucior.. j is being strongly disapproved in th
jnre widows and dependent upon or place of amusement unless the\ ! party circles.
| them. are orphans or children of depen The Executive Committee of the
No child, under fourteen, will be dent widows. Socialist party Is today consld
J. II. McIntosh
F. L. Bradshaw
F. ('. Jones
Dr L. E. Morton 8b jerese of one hundred dollars in the
J. j. Parramore s7 jpn.v of post-office and railway mail
T. F. Leek Jh clerks, and letter carriers, until the
maximum
reached.
salary, allowed by law. is
vital ste
in \ie
of this
(By Associated Press.',
Yashington. Dec. It. The cot-
4 oiimuiied during November
unted to 4 20.663 bales, exclu->-
of linters. a-afnst 4- r »6,35f> las'
ember, the Census Bureau an-
aced today.
cotton consumution for the
nnths ending November 30.
7 1.378 against 1,843.061 last
I'olwu on hand November JOth:
In manufacturing establishments.
I6<*.76f» against 1.426.638 las.
year.
In independent warehouses. .V-
008.37 1 against 3.262.7 1 14 las* year.
Export.760.P29 against 1.7ft’.-
r;,!i la«t year, and f»«r tne four
months of 1014 the exports were
1,405.049 against 4.2J«.630 during
year
breucli of discipline.
Dr. Liebkneoht was the only mem- 1 same period In 1013.
her of the Reichstag not to vote for Active cotton spindie3 30.441.31
the war credit. against 30.949.337 a year ag°
SOCIALISTS CONDEMN
LONE GERMAN VOTER
Merry Christmas
When in Town Call and See
Our Beautiful Line Holiday
Goods At Prices to Suit
The Times.
Red Cross Drug Co.
THe Leading Pharmacists
Thomasville, Ga.
“What shall I give him for
Christmas?”
The following Suggestions
may help you decide:
A suit of clothes:
A fine suit at $25; others at $15 to $55 made by
Hart Schaffner & Marx’ There is no more
useful present.
Fancy waistcoats:
This season offers new .and -trikmg fashions in
rich colorings and patterns as low as $2.00 and
up to $7.00.
Neckwear:
Four-in-hands in diagonal stripes and fancy fig
ures, bat wing scarfs, all in stunning new patterns
at 25 c. to $1.00.
Shirts, Night Shirts,
Pajamas.
You can get some fine things in these neccessities.
Silk Shirts, Flannel Shirts, Dress Shirts, Negligee
Shirts from 50c to $5.00, Night Shirts and Pa
jamas from $1 to $3.50.
What Mize? In most cases we have a record
of our customers sizes. This may prove a help
to you.
LOUIS STEYERMANS,
THF. SHOP OF QUALITY
ON THE CORNER.