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SUBSCRIPTIONS IN ADVANCE Your subscription la payable In ad vance arid you will cave delays by complying with this rule. - SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION dr OFFICIAL ORCAI Of the City of Thooutvflb and the County of Thomas. VOL. X. No. 63. TH0MA8VILLE, GEORGIA. TUE80AY, 8EPTEMBER 18, 1822. $1X0 PER ANNUM SMYRNA BURNED BY TURKS AND ; MANY ATROCITIES COMMITTED ON FOREIGN CONSULS AND RESIDENTS City WillJBe Total Loss, it is Stated in' Preliminary Dis patches.—Britfsh Consul Was Killed.—American Col lege Girls Ta&en From Schools and Mistreated and Fire Used to Cover Serious Depredations^-Thousands Said * To Have Been Slain^-Britain Warns Kemalists, FORD HOPES TO JE ABLETOOPENPLAIVT Definite Assurances Are Not Given However, That Hun dred Thousand Men Idle To day Will Get jobs Back in The Immediate Future. Smyrna, Sept. .16.—A fire whlcfr started In the. Armenian' quarter of] 'Smyrna early yesterday' afternoon! hod spread this moraine to 1 the Turk-J tsh - sections and "’as making rapid 'headway,-- The entire European sec tions are In ashes and countless thous ands are homeless. Fourteen natural ized Americans are mtssldg hut all of the American born have been account, ed for. ' The American consulate was locat ed In the burnod area. Consul Gener al George Horton and his staff left as the flames swept toward the build ing, taking with them the official cod es and funds, and most ot the Import ant records and documents. From one to two thousand' Chris tians have been massacred In the city by the Turks before the Are swept the Armenian and other areas, It. Is charged. Smyrna, Sept. 18.—Smyrna, which the Turks have called the eye of Asia, Is a vast sepulchre of ashes. Only the shattered walls of 28,000 homes and the charred bodies of count less victims remain to tell the story of death and destruction unexampled in modern history. The ruins are-still smouldering like a volcano Vhlch has spent Its fury. No effort has been made by the -Turks to remove the dead and dying. The streets-are full ot the bodies of those who sought to escape, tor the most payt women and children. Every building in the Armenian quarter'Em. been burned, with the , dead lying about. The bay, which 1 covers an area of fifty acres, still car ries on Its surface the poor remnants ot ‘those who were massacred ' or ■ought to escape the ruthlesaneaa of the Are. One water froht holds thou sands of survivors who fear death at the hands of soldiery; there are no boats to take (hem off. One ship; captain declined to take any ot the wretched survlvori, but lu contrast to his Indifference, Captain Walters, of the American steamer Wlnono, rescued 1,800 and took them to Piraeus. American aallora of the destroyer Litchfield snatched 460 or, phaned boys fro® the pier And carried thbm safely tg Constantinople. .The lack tars slept on the Iron decks or un der torpedo tubes while the youngs ters occupied their bunks. In all the acta of gallantry by the Americana at Smyrna thera was-none more Inspir ing than this. \ While the organa were being load- ad on the Litchfield, H. C. Jacqnlth, director of Near East relief, who came here recently from Constantinople, di verted the attention of the Turkish guards, giving them cigarette* and London, Sept. 16.—Twenty-five thousand Christian women have been conveyed to.thejnterlor and distributed Among Turkish sol diers shys a dispatch to the Times from a Smyrna newspaper. 2,000 LIVE8 LOST, 2500 BUILDING3 DESTROYED IN 8MYRNA FIRE Constantinople, Sept. 16.—Upward of'two thousand persons perished In the fire At Smyrna, 2500 buildings were destroyed and all American prop erty wiped out. The catastrophe la ot much greater proportion, according to advices than file conflagration nt Salonlkl, which caused a hundred mil lion dollars' damage. , SMYRNA TRAGEDY GROW8 . WITH EAiBH NEW REPORT /London, .Sept. 16.—Dispatches from Constantinople And Athena, and other Information centers, only tend to mag nify the ta\«j of the tragedy ot Smyrna. A greater portion of the city la In ruins, laid waste by conflagration and the flames had reached the water front where the auays are crowded With fear-crazed Christian refugees who fled to the city to escape tho Turks. Many of the people have thrown themselves in the water rather than risk being burned alive or facing Kemal Pasha's soldiery/, drunk with victory. • BRITISH OFFICES REPORTED MURDERED AT SMYRNA EN BUCK HORROR OVEI ONBIG GIVES WAY TO PLANS FCOUNTRYiFOR NEWSETTLEMENT Seaboard Men Are at Work) England'Has Ordered More And Others To Number of j Warships* to the Mediterran- . Fifty Thousand Are Already ean and Asks Nations Close Working.—Many Big Roads By to Assist in Protection of Refuse to Join Settlement. J Constantinople^ Detroit, Mich., Sept. 18.—An Indus- Washington, D. C.. Sept. 18.—Re-| London, Sept. 18.—The horror over trial army of upwards of 100,000 per-- sumption of negotiations between | the tragedy of Smyrna la losing some song toda^ entered a period of ldle-1 Southern Railway officials and the edge of tho public attention, due to ness and the mammoth Ford plants' chairman of the shop crafts toward the situation at Constantinople and were deserted except for caretakers.) termination of the strike conditions,: tho Dardanelles. England la taking This was the first working day .. t IE IT MINE AND SEARCH FOR 47 ENTOMBED MINERS IS UNDER WAY May Be Several Days Befdre Men or Their Bodies Are Found, Declare Engineers. — Rescue Crews Equipped '.With First Aid Outfits.—Argonaut Mine Rescue Crew ( Wins $5,000 Reward For Being First to Break Through No Recoveries Expected for 24 Hours. since the complete suspension of op erations due to the coal situation, and as many ot the Idle workers are cast ing about for a job to tide them over, Ford renewed bis efforts to solve the fuel problem. His ta/>k waa to obtain fuel at what be coniidered a reason able price. To accept coal at the prices quoted for It, he previously had declared would be a ‘‘submission to the profl- toers." No statement had been made today by the manufacturer as to the proba ble duration or the suspension of work at his plants, but EdBOl Ford, presi dent ot the company, voiced the hope that a way out of the fuel difficulty might aoon be found. were declared by union lender&^todny steps to repel an Invasion of neutral to be unlikely until certain fundamon.l territory along the Straits and has tal differences, relating to conditions called Jugo-Slavla, Rumania and her on several of the system’s short lines own Dominions to come to.her aid. • France favors moral persuasion rather than force In maintaining the International character of the Straits, and two Important shops could satis factorily be adjusted. SEABOARD. SHOPMEN AT RALEIGH RETURN TO J0B8 Raleigh, N. C-, Sept. 18.—All of the Seaboard shopmen who went on strike on July 1, wont back to their old jobs when the whistle blew at the ' shops hore today, In accordance with the agreement reached at Baltimore Sat urday. The men who were put work during the strike were trans ferred to Jacksonville and Norfolk. FORD H0PE8 TO 800N RE8UME OPERATIONS Detroit, Mich., Sept. 18.—Officials of the Ford Motor Company are hope- AMERICU8 STRIKERS RETURN I TO THE SEABOARD SHOPS Amerjcus, Ga., Sept. 18.—The etrlk Ing shopmen returned to their jobs In the Seaboard Air Line shops here to- ful that the nnr future will bring de* 4ay- The new employes were sent away before the entrance of the old men pnd the force Is now practically the same aa before the strike order was Issued. London, Sept 16.—An American de stroyer which has arrived at Plraeux, Greece reports that the Turks enter ed the British consulate at Smyrna undlnurderad the official who was as-; velopments In the coal crisis that will permit a resumption of operations by the huge Industry, which closed down Saturday, Edzel B. Ford, president of ttie company said last night. The ba sis ofthls hope, however,' Mr. Ford did not divulge. Nothing would be left 'undone, It was said, to find a way ot obtaining at what was considered a fair price, sufficient fuel'to reopen the plants. It was polhtod out that the mere deliv ery ot a large quantity of coal would aemhllng the archives, .ay. a Reuter not warrant a reopening but that continuing supply, at satisfactory pric es, was necessary, owing to the mag- nltude of the Industry and the neces- dlspatch from Athens. Postmaster Nvilklnson, also 1b reported to have been murdered as well as other Eng lishmen. Consul General Harry Lamb Is believed to have escaped on a war ship. Among the Turkish outrages, waa the carrying off or many girls, pupils ot the American Girls’ College, it la alleged. The Greeks believe the fires were set by the Turks to conceal traces of their alleged mlsdeedi. A considerable share ot the proper ty loss from fire, the total of which la estimated t>y the Greeks at one bil lion franca, which la about $76,000,000 at the exchange rate, will tall upon American firms. talking to them In their native tongue. These guards are under strictest or ders not to permit the escape ot atfSr of the Greek or Armenian refugees, on several occMlons have shot to death fugitives endeavoring to reach outly ing vessels by swimming. Are Yob Going To Paint This Summer? Now Is The Time We can furnish you anything in the Paint Line yoiuna'y need WE SELL > • *> “Sherwin-Williams Paints* The Prices Are Right. HASH-IHILT0N DRUG CO. "A Good JRUce to Trade. 1 .Phones 105 end 106 stty of co-ordinating the work of all departments on a schedule not suscep tible to Interruptions. The reported plan of. the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of a day to day co-operative distribution of fuel. bad.not been presented to Ford officials last night, nor had the CENTRAL OF GEORGIA HA8 details of the plan been laid before the local Chamber of Commerce. MORE BRITI8H SHIPS 8ENT TO MEDITERRANEAN TODAY Constantinople, Sept. 18.—The tire British Atlantic fleet is being' sent to reinforce the Mediterranean squad ron for the protection ot Constanti nople and the Dardanelles Straits. BRITAIN DETERMINED IN THE FREEDOM OF DARDANELLES London, Sept. 18.—The Britllh gov ernment despite outcries appearing In the French and Italian presa against further military action, showed signs today ot altering her avowed policy of defending the freedom of the Dardanelles against theJTurklih Nationalists. ( BRITISH MUNITIONS PLANT8 ORDERED ON FULL TIME Paris, Sept. 18—The British gov ernment baa ordered all of the small arms and ammunition factories In the United Kingdom to work twenty-four hours, full capacity In preparation for Turkish eventualities, according to newa reaching private sources here tdday. MANY ROAD8 8TILL BALK; OTHER ROAD8 ACCEPT PLAN Chicago, Ill., Sept 18.—With numer ous railroads, both In the Eastern and Western groups continuing to Ignore | tho Baltimore settlement plan, other AMERICANS RESCUED MANY l-onds, Including a few of the big sys-j THOUSANDS IN SMYRNA tem, today restored jobs under t* Constantlnopl? 8ept ; , 8 _ Amer . fT*' j™' 6 ° * i? P fi 3. of the ,cani ’ arrlYin B here from Smyrna gave eighty days ago. Estimates of the .. . , Af . .. / m ... . . . . ■ graphic descriptions of the scenes number of strikers token back today, ... varied. Some piece the number as high as 60,000. Bert Jewell hastened to New York yesterday when the plan struck snag In the Eastern opposition, n tably that of the New York Central. Jackson, Cal., Sept. 18.—Rescue crews driving from the Kennedy mine Into the neighboring woVklnga to re- lease th * men entombed there for three weeks settled down today Into wbat was believed the (Inal struggle. A connection between the mines was established at an early hour. Tense watchers stood chilled In the morning twilight, fearing, and yet hop- ing for a first word from the squads These were not relatives ot the en tombed men but mine officials, Red Cross workers and newspapermen. So man^ times have the wives, par ents and children of the Imprisoned miners heard that a cut through was expected, and failed, that most' oil them were at home when It was actu ally achieved this morning. cuers were ordered to make a thor ough search of the 4,300 foot level. May Be 8everal Dayi Before Men Are Found. Eaglneers at the mouth of the mine said that at least twenty-four hour# would be required before the first body or a rescued miner could bo brought to the surface. Several days may be required for exploration work before any of the bodies of the men are found, it was said. ANOTHER DELAY IN REACHING MINERS WAS EXPERIENCED Jackson, Cal., Sept. 18.—Hopes for breaking Into the Argonaut mine yea: terday to discover whether forty-sev en miners Imprisoned there by a tiro just three weeks ago are still alive were dashed by a discovery of an error In surveying which Indicated three feet of rock barrier remained to be cut through. It Is believed the Argon aut cannot be reached before today or tomorrow. Saturday night It seemed certain that some time yesterday the reseda crew which had been drilling Its way from tho 3,600-foot level of the adjoln- rrom tho Kennedy Into the Arognnaut ( lag Kennedy mine would make an en- Indlcates that there Is no cave In, say trance Into the 4,200-foot level of the officials, and crews of mon wore hold- Argonaut. ing the rentllaltng doora In order that j in tddltlon to the announcement by the draft would not rekindle the fire w. E. Downs, surveyor and under ground engineer of the Kennedy, that 29.7 feet’remained to be drilled, tha Argonaut Rescue Crew Break* Thru And Wine $5,000 Reward. Formal announcement was made that tire crew first to break through the mine walls, Were all members of the Argonaut miners, and that they had won tho $5,000 bonus offered by officials. a Tho great force of the draft blowing In the Argonaut. i Search for Entombed Men. The first task of the teams waa to rescue the living. The second was to ascertain the location of the dead and the third to .restore proper vontl- SUFFICIENT FORCE8 NOW wtlnessed in that city during the re cent fire and attendant disorders, when hundreds of Christians were imassacred by Turkish troops who then deliberately set fire to tho city cover up their crimes. American sail ors from the destroyer Litchfield res cued thousands ot refugees while the fire was In progress. - Macon, Ga., Sept. 18.—The Central: „ . __ iiftcnniTft ditd Mr. Ford said he- could not discuss^ 0 1 Georgia Railway today withdrew ad- KILLED BY inUflljiJI IU Bl IE mal. MYSTERY OF DOUBLE the plan without giving It careful study, but Indicated It would be.con sldered by his advisers. That part of the proposal relating to equalized distribution and the sta bilization of prices was In line with the poslton- taken by Henry Ford and It was believed the manufacturer might look upon It with favor. The fuel commltteee ot the Chant her of Commerce, which Included Har vey Campbell. Secretary of the com merce body; Henry Shearer, general manager of the Michigan, Control Railroad and Charles 8. Mott, of the General Motors Corporation, la to meet today with heads ot many local manufacturing concerns, to review the fuel situation. Tho co-operative pro posal of the Chamber of Commerce o. the United States may be presented at that meeting. Aside from Mr. Ford, no other defin ite manufacturer la considering Im mediate curtailment ot operation* The matter of getting coal. It is said, not such a big problem as the dlfficul-j ty experienced In obtaining the proper have found coal prices higher than grades. Much of the fuel coming >o they believe conditions warrant, hut Detroit has been of an Interior gradn prefer to pay these prices rather than which acme manufacturers found ul interrupt the operations of their moat useless. Some of the manu’nc- plants, the output of which Is booked turers, according to Mr. Campbell, far In the future. Savannah, Ga., Sept. TS.—Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Johnson have decided to vertlpeffients for men. President Win-| Jrtlnlton> s c „ 8ept . lg.-lnfecUon burn says the forces are nearly nor- ;rom , mogqu i to bite on the lip re- suiting In blood poisoning caused the death here last nlidit of Mrs. Mary Workman. Three*chlldren and her husband survive. MURDER STILL UNSOLVED savannah qouple find | NAME FOR THEIR 21ST SON New Brunswick, N. J, Sept. 18.—, The question of where the Rev. Ed ward" S.’ Hall Episcopal rector and nam8 Ae , r t „ enty . (lm aon . Herbert hi. choir leader Mrs. Jame. MlUv The born thra( - were slain, shared equally In Interest . ' with that ol by whom they were J weo “ a *°" slain, as tha authorities in the two counties today, the third day of the Inquiry Into the mysterious double murder. ' x I Detectives working on the case are not convinced that the Rector and Mrs. Mills met thelq death beneath the apple tree under which they were] found, and Mrs. Hall la expected to be questioned again today. slowness with which the powder gas cleared away after blasting constituted a delay to the work. On the 3,900-foot level eleven feet was cleared Saturday and Saturday latlon In the mine. Each company 1 night, leaving fifty-slit feet to go. of rescuers carries full equipment for J Even after breaking Into the Argon- resuscitation, together with spirits of aut It may be found, that some of the ammonia for revival ot heart action, lower levels of that mine have caved and stretchers. | In, It . was pointed out yesterday. If The first search ot the Argonaut this should be the ease, rescue crews wus to bo on the 4,200 foot level, and would have to bora their way through falling to find the men there, the res- 1 new barricades. STORM WARNINGS OFF CAPE HENRY DISPLAYED Washington, D. Si, Sept. 18.—Advis ory northeast storm warnings were displayed at 10 a. m„ today from Capo Henry to Brunswick. The disturb ance wns of moderato Intensity ap parently developing off the northeast Florida coast, the Weather Bureau announced. BONUS BILL VETO WILL BE SUSTAINED IN SENATE Washington, D. C., Sept 18.—Suffi cient votes In the Senate to snstain TWO EXPLOSIONS IN PENN COAL MINES Pittsburgh. Pa., Sept. 18.—Two coal mines In the WUklnsburg section hero were damaged by a bomJO explosion today. The mouth and tunnels of one •wore wrecked In tho first explosion. A few minutes later a bomb was set off In the Dream City Mins. Both at these mines have been operated on the open shop basis for six months. the Presidential veto of the bonus, was to disapprove the measure. declared to bo assured today, after a canvas of 4he Senate by advfaeri of the President who gave the Informa tion Saturday that ho was determined WORRY KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN WORK SAY* CENTENARIAN Loe Angeles, Cal., Sept. 18.—Cor nelius Cole, former Congressman and United States Senator from California, who at hia home yes terday, celebrated the one hun dredtb anniversary ot bis birth told the multitude ot friends nt a reception thaL ‘‘worry kilts more people than bludgeons, bu!-. lota or disease." <9* Our Line of Felt Hats for Men and Young Men v ' IS MOST COMPLETE THIS FALL You will do well to see them before you buy. The quality is high and the price is low;. Lined and unlined Stetson, Connett & Marshall $4.00 to $7.50 Smitti°Harley Shoe Co. Tuesday Specials Our Entire Stock oi Cretonnes and Art Draperies REDUCED 2Q5 For One Day Only T—7 — Children’s Fancy Top Sox 50c Values Tuesday 35c 40C " " mm..2, 30C 35c ” ..-25c The Shop of Quality. On tfie Corner Tha Home of Hart Sehaffntr and Marx Clothes.