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MINES FI
ID
Street Car Strikers In Den
ver Raid Plant Of News
paper There.
STATE TROOPS ASKED
HARDWICK SILENT
ON CHALLENGE BY
AMERICAN LEGION
Private Who Belongs Legion
Broke Up Watson Meet- '
ing With Talk.
Discovery Of Murdered
Youths In Illinois Town
Leads To RioL
(By Aaeoclated Press.)
Denver, August 5.—Almost n score
were Injured, several seriously, anil
two cars badly damaged as a result
of attempts of street car strikers or
sympathizers to prevent operation or
cars hy strikebreakers here this nr
ternoon.
Shots wero (lrcd, wounding sovornl
The mob entered toe otrices of the
Denver Post, and begRn attempts to
wreck the presses and other equip
ment. It previously hnd broke almost
every window In the building.
More than ono thousand strikers!
nnd sympathizers who hnd marched
to tho city hall for a conference with
Mayor Bailey were parading down
town when tho rioting started.
Tho rioters overturned nnd wrecked
n street car nar the Cathedral of Im
maculate Conception. Strlko break
BUS PASSED BUT
SENATE WU Kill-;
House Vote Of 130 to 32 *
Awards To University -r
Branches Money Asked ♦
(Special to The Banner.)
Atlanta. August 5—So far as
could ho learned this afternoon. Mr.
Thomas W Hardwick, candidate for
governor, had not replied to the re !
quest of the Atlanta Post of American t
l.eglon that he agree to a division ofj
time when Mr. Hardwick delivers Ills |
campaign speech at tho auditorium!
In Atlanta Friday night. ; c . , , . . .
WJiother Mr. Hardwick agrees! or wtCWflrt vl Atkinson L.C<tds
not.lt Is learned today, the American
latglon will he heard from* in reply to,
fhe position Mr. Hardwick has taken;
in tho gubernatlonal race und the plat-1
form on which he is running.
Today there was comment on the;
Incident In Barncsvilln
JOHN A. MANGET TO 4
HEAD SHIPPERS COMPRESS £
Atlanta. - August'' B.—Ad ♦
nouneement w«s made this 4
morning that John A. Mangct 4
has been elected president of 4
the reorganized Shippers Com- 4
press Compatiy, cue of the Wll- 4
ilngham Interests. The reorga- 4
nlzod company’s executive com- 4
mittce is composed of A. P. -4
Coles, J. J. Williamson, Frank 4
Barrett, George Strickland and 4
D. T. Mangct. 4
/ 4
4;, 4 4 4 4- 4 4 4 4' 4 4 4
$78,000 FOR ATHENS SHIPPING BOARD
„ „ WASFLEECED IN
i SOUTH AMERICA
* (Special to The Banner.)
Atlanta. August 5—The heavy work
yesterday,, of the House was entered Into the
when Private Barrett, an ex-service j forenoon session today when Chair !
man broke up Uni Watson’s political, nun Carswell and the rules commit-
n#Dctlnj5 by refuting and branding the tec put up a series of special appro
aapcrttlonB he said Grover C. Ktmond-» prfatfons bills over which It was an-
son was putting upon this country in ticipated there would he a stiff fight
a speech Edmondson attempted to fie-, ifi some instances. That, howev
liver after Watson had completed.
Merchants Charged Ameri
can Ships Huge Prices
Because They Could.
MIGHT LOCATE HERE
I
Telephone Call Received
Yesterday From Sims
Motor Company.
MAN HERE TODAY
Chamber Of Commerce
Meets To Decide Finally
■ On Red Diamond
HAS BEEN STOPPED
wus largely obviated by the appro
priatlons committee having consoli
dated aevern! of the Individual bills,
rcwrltting them Into ono measuro so
that there would bo appropriated to
the University for Its branches an
agregate of $ 133,000, the bill design
ating tho direction of the varlou':
“T'the outset, however. It appeared S'f,"
that a wholesale slaughter would ge’ ,l,,ll:,ra through! practises which a-
Report Of American Repre
sentative Explains Means
Used In Fight.
(By Associated Press.)
Buenos AJrcjj, August 5—The
United Statca,'fViipnfng Board haw
been defrauded qf many thousands of
un^nr those hills when, upon consul
j oration of tho measuro to Increase
mount to' ’’systematic fleecing” of
Shipping Board V<»'9o]s in t|ie River
Platt trade, Bearding to reports
Xr,f.o.S.“,“J'Sr , ,Found.ti™ Company And* CSSS’£££
. K™* * Bid | *. SSStiAVtSS
On Two Projects.
entity Injned when hit In the bead
with r brick and n policeman was shot
nnd wounded In the mob's attack on
the street oar,
Late tonight troops woro reported
coming from Fort Logan.
About that time tho mob s'nrtnd
’"arching toward the City Hall. Thcr
wero cries of wreck the hall.
ILLINIOI8 MOB THREATENS
TO DRIVE OUT FOREIGNER'
St. Louis, August 5.—A moh e,*t
mated at more than three thousand
Is In-control at West Frankfort J1I
'hrcatnnlng to drlvo out the »---’
popuatlon fnlowlng discovery yoster
da/.of tho bodies of Amlel Calcatera.
nineteen, and Tony llompel, eighteen,
who wrn murdered, aecordlng to a
l-lephone message tpnlght.
Forty have been injurd. four srrl
nnnly In tho rioting that preceded Hi
final overcoming of the police, It was
said.
BEAT PHOTOGRAPHER TO
DEATH IN ILLINOIS RIOT
farbondale Ills.. August 5—A pho-
toarapher who attempted lo take nlc
tores of the riot In West Frankfort
tonight wss beaten to death hy lit"
mob, acordlnc to a message received
at the mint’s Central office here fn-n
tti. company's telegraph station at
Vest Frankfort This wax' the. Aral
death reported In the outbreak here.
ASK TROOPS TO QUELL
MOB AT FRANKFORT.
Springfield. II.. Auguat 5.—Governor
l.owdcn received a rail for troops In
p message signed hy the mayor nnd
sheriff of West Frankfort. They said
the mob had broken beyond control
of officials,
House Passes Tech
$125,000 Emergency
Fund Appropriation
(Sperlsl to The Banner.) \
Atlanta, August 3.—The passage by
tho House of Uopjrosentatlvcs today
of Georgla-Tedb's request wr an
emergency appropriation of I135.WO
eow puts It up squarely to the State
Senate to savo the school from tils
aster on September 22. the openln
of tho fall term, sthted K. O. Mathe-
»on nresfdent of Tech, tonight.
"This monoy is not needed for ex
pansion. hut for life.” Dr. Matheson
relstcrated." Tho House was told that
unless Tech got this emergency ap
propriation, It would mean a disaster
to the srhnol, a disaster that would
cripple Industrial Georgia, and would
deny to hundreds of young men the
ehanco to make good In life In the"
ipofesalons. The House acted
ttromptly.
"What was true when Ihe bill Hr:
came before tho House, Is even mere
true today. We are still short twen
ty throe members of the faculty who
cannot bo replaced until we have the
money to pay them, and every day-’
delay makes the situation more criti
cal. I hope and believe the Senate
will also act promptly."
Two bids for tho paving of the Lex
ington and Danlelsvllln road projectn
aero opened at the public meeting ol
the Clarke Counay Hoard of commis
sioners yesterday hut tho commission
's postponed awarding tho contract
until after mature consideration, •
The Foundation Company of New
Ycrlt made an Indefinite bid on con
crete work that ope engineer said
"seemed to have been made to be
turned down." The discouraging tone
of the bid was expected', however, fol
lowing the statement hv engineers
nnd officials of the Foundation Com
neny at 'the Tuesday meeting of the
board.
i;iio cement situation Is such Hint
no time limit could be offered and the
cost could not be definitely named
The Foundation Company hid was on
I "cost plur.” basis and estimated th?
work to cost about $17,000 per mil
provided Ihe cement market did not
take a further upward trond. ns It
promises to do.
The Krels and Wardrcp Construe
th.n Company, of Knoxville, Tcnn
made a hid for bituminous macadam
navlng on the two projects. It esti
mated that tile work would cost
137.000 In $3r,,000 per mile. The two
projects are f,.ll miles long. 3.7 miles
on the Lexington project and 1.71
miles on Ihe Dnnlelsvllle project.
The bids specified the work wonli!
he completed In 130 flays.
Representing the Foundation Com
puny at the opening ot the bids H. .1
Jacobs, local superintendent, and L.
F. (llblln. district manager. Mr. A
J. Ward rep represented Ills concern.
District Fnglncer Goodwin for the
Federal State Highway Department
was present. County engineer Homer
Nicholson. Clerk of the Commission
Total [Wright. CommlssloniJs .1
Grlffeth.Vhalrman: J. M. Hodgson
and H. W. White and others.
It will probably he next week bo
fore tho county commissioners de
cide whether or not to noept either
bid or to advertise for new bids.
light to kill the bill. Thane Instill!- . .
j tlons ate -receiving $15,4)00 a year A ". , , , . .
each, and this monaure sought to _ «•*"• "^'ontPan ed by
make their annual maintenance Lnd f a ' ,l,, ' n " r Engineers L. C. Farwell.
|2^ooo .arrived hero a month ago to take
ssrsjss
AHCHS NOT GET
of tb : !T» 10 Associated I’ress correspondent,
of t'-i. j chandlers, repairmen and other.?
connected* with the shipping industry
j seemed to ho in a general agreement
montary movement made
Stewnrt to prevent passago
measure, loading members
house viewing that state of tho gam
hs a test of* whether or not vim othu. . , . 4 . _
bills would rget through or fall. I to ™ u ct lho Shipping Board vessels
a. $ ek km $ » , to the limit.
Tho house passed the Mil in/ace of . T h««- p av wh* »»
the light, and proccmied iuimediatcl;. .. Th , } gapping Hoard is rich/thcy
to__con.lderatlo n iv _of H’,?. 1“^* ’ 0T said. Wc will get what we can.’ Ac
cordingly the Board was charged for
brunches of the University which h
been consolidated as follows: Nortl
Georgia Agricultural Colegu $5 000f
College of Agriculture at Athens $20.
000 and ?3,000 for wafer works plant
University of Georgia i25.0"i>: SMI-
Georgia Normal $5,000; State Norms
♦30,000; Georgia Normal and Indus
trial $2n.non and |5.ono for repair..
Bowden Normal $20,000. ,
The ethergenry request from’Goer
gin Tech, for additional mnlnleuan"
of $125,000 was not Included In 111!
consolidated blit hat reina’ncd a a-
■rate measure to ho voted on iilom
Tho plea for tho passage of that In
boon a particularly strong ono, at
cats panted by the statement that t !i
Institution can not possibly go or
with'Its fall work unless the money Is
appropriated. Tile hill was paased.
TJtc blanket bill for the University
branches passed on a vote of 130 t»-
72. after a statement made hy Rep
resenlative Stewart that tie has In
formation from tho senate that lb-
bill will Im killed when II mache-
that branch. Tho Tech malntennnd>
hill was taken up and. following a
brief statement by Chairman Carro’
that. If the legislature does not entne
to the resell", the Institution actually
might as well not.opon Its doors th’
rati. The hill was passed and tie
house reopssed until 3 p. m.
things not rccolvod, and bverchar~"d
for things received until It became so
obvious that I was ordered to this
port to take charge. In receiving my
orders I was lold that while the Board
appreciated the fact that expenses of
all serin were high In Buenos Aires
and Montevideo, still, it felt that the re. . ... . .
. . . ., fnw company will mako money hand
must bo something wrong when theirj y
Two autnmobllo concerns are seek
i ing location In Athens It developed
| yesterday when President J. W. Jar-
, rcll, Jr„ of the local Chamber of Com
merco received a long dlstanco tele-
'.phone call from Mr. Simms, of the
I Simms Motor Company, requesting n-
Intorvlow today. A representative of
tho company will bo In Athens today
and mav bo allowed to outline hi*
proposition at the meeting of tho
Chamber of Commerce today
which Anal decision will be reached
on itho question of whether Athens
will or will not take up tho Red Dia
mond Motors, Inc., project.
The meeting of tho Chnmbor of
Commerce today to conoldor tho
proposition of whether Athons will or
will not got the $3,000,000 automobile
manufacturing plnnt planned by the
Red Diamond Motors company Is con
sidered by members of the board Of
directors to be tho moat Important
ever held since the Chahbcr was first
formed.
As Mr. C. D. Fmnlgan, chairman ol
the special committee which Invhstl
catnd tho plant proposition said, the
securing of the Red Diamond plant
would completely revolutionize tho
life of Athons and change Its charac
ter from that of an educational cen
ter and agriculturally. Interested bu:.l
ness center, to an Industrial city,
Tho proposition of an mitohmoblb;
plant to build at least tan autumn
biles, possibly fifty, with an Income
to the city of $3 500 on each. Is a
stupendous thing for tho business ol
Ihe city. $25,000 to $125.00(1 per dnv
or $8,000,000 to $104)00,000 more In
tmdo each year would mean an onor
tnotts Increase to the wealth of overv
business and.’ combrclally Interested
dtlzen of the city. And. as Mr. Am
old. one of tho stoek holders declared,
if the Red Diamond Motor Is what II
Is said to be, and tho. United States
patent Ik thought to affirm that it is,
TO GEORGIA HOUSE
Was Heard Ten Minutes
When Escorted In By
\ Confederate Vets,
(8peclal to The Banner.)
Atlanta, Ga August 5—It was
a touching little scene which was en
acted In the House of Representatives
today when William Mac Lee, of Nor
folk, Va. was escorted into the hall by
a number of old Confederate veterans
and by tinnnious consent gvntej 10
minutes of the time of the assembly
William Mac Lee, who la a preach
er, was the war-time cook for General
Robert E, Leo and went through the
entire war with the Confederate hero
general. He 4s a negro of the oto
school, typically antebullum and, be
sides Drenching In Virginia prldas
himself on the fact that he h»> stuck
to the politics as well as the religion
of his old master—he always votes
the Democratic ticket.
Probably tho proudest Mttachc or
the House to see the old cook wav
"Ten Cent Bill" Yopp, tho Georgia
negro wro so attracted attention by
hlH regular Christmas pilgrimages to
tbo Old Soldiers' Home that the
Ocorgla Legislature finally, took up
and perpetuated tho work* of love
which “Ten Cents Bill” had Inaugu
rated, that of a yulctldo tolie..«to tho
veterans of the Home.
British Squadron Ordered To
Baltic To Reimpose
Russ Blockade.
GERMAN? AID RUSS
Germans And Bavarians
Will Not Allow Passage
Of Aid To Poles.
Joint Committee, To Present
Plan To Board Of Edu
cation For Action.
Ion In tho post offices, he said wore
tho reasons.
When tho war department put on
Its "at roet” distribution of food last
year considerable delay was exper-
loneed In getting the good) to the post
offices In all sections and tho rail
road conditions are much worse now
than at that time. Captain Rucker
xprossed doubt that war department
officials would do anything to In
crease railroad congestion, as a na
tionwide movement to distribute .
good* stored at various depot centers 1 ,
n ... Ifnnr n Rnvlnff if
would do.
over fist for Its stockholders. ^
However the plant cannot be n j
cured hy any but a vigorous demon
stration of approval of tho prospect
and support of II. The big business
men, with money tn Invest and lb"
most to gain by Its sucess. should at
tend tho meeting today. Chamber ol
vessels paid such prices, for Instance,
as $4 a pound for butter.
’•It seems that the practice was,
when a Shipping Hoard vessel appear
cd In the roads and signalled Its de
sire to enter, for Ihpse who hnd hope,
of selling Ihe vessels supplies to pre
pare for a plucking of tho gold: n; Commerce officials declare,
goose. The result was that when the I Captain Renbronk nnd Mr. Hyland
vessel cleared bills were presented toj Ihe representatives of the Red Din
’.ho steamship agents, and promptly mornt Company who have been ImAtii
paid, since it wan Shipping Hoard) ens and addressed three meetings of tho points' of view of mothers
money, for every conceivesble Item I the Chamber of Commerce and dlsaoss „ n( | ehtldren^*-
At
ground Committee
from four local organizations yoster
day, plans were formulated to main
tain playground work permanently In
Athons under the hoard of education
'A committee of six, representing
five local organizations, was named
by Chairman C. E. Martin of the Cltl
zons Playground AommlUce to wait
upon the board of education at its
next meeting and to urge upon them
the need of maintaining the work
fiore.
The corrnnlttee Is Mrs. A. S. Parker
cf tho Woman’s Club, Mr. H. Ahlt Nix
ol tho Chamber of Commerce anti
Hotnry Club; C. «E. Martin, of Ihe
Citizens Committee, and Klwanir
Club. Judge J. J. Strickland, of the
Chamber of Commerce. Judge Fred
J. Orr. of the Rotary Club, Mr. Max
Michael, of the ned Cross und Kiwan
Is Club.
The playground work Conducted In
Athens, Tuckston nnd Wlnlorvllle
under tho direction of Miss Mary
Paul Wallace of the Red Cross, ha,
been considered s splendid success
(By Associated Frost.)
London, August 6.—The Russian
Soviet’s reply to Great Britain’s call
for A halt of the Bolshevik advance
In Poland Is a .refusal, acordlng lo
the Londofi Times, which says ihe
ground Is taken that the armies would
not obey the order to halt and will
only ho content when they reach War-
ray. which has been promised them
for loot.
POLISH ARMIES GLIMPSE •
VICTORY OVER BOL8HEVIKI
Warsaw, August 5.—Th* Hoishe-tk •
offensive against the Poles along the
Bug river and confluence of tho Uur-
zee. lies been stopped. The J’ollsh.
counter offensive. North and South, It
developing xuccssfully'.
Tho. Polish army Is coneontrated’--
between Narow and Bug rivers, haa
driven the enemy back to tbo edgo of
•’ o Province of Grodno,.
Notwithstanding the pressure ot
Rolshevlk forces which have crossed
the Narew opposite lomza, In the.
Vclhynla the polish positions on tho
nppor Styr,' on Stochcd and In the
Prlpet Maiwbos. are holding well.
The. Rolshevlkl continue advancin'*
along, the Prussian frontier but only
a rtriHf force -of them 'figs Veen re
ported on that sector. ,
ALLIED TROOPS BE DENIRD ,
PASAOE THROUGH GERMANY '
Berlin. August 6.—The German gd7-
ernment has determined lo prevent
nil moans the Entente from send-
meeting of the Joint Plat, »” mo,in " Entente from seif
mtmlttee of representative? L"* "*«egh Oerma-v lo b-
Poland, Fnrolgn Minister Simons to
day told the Reichstag. He Inllmat-
ed that If necessity arose, Germany
will light to prevent, nuch "violation’’
of German territory.
BAVARIANS WILL BLOCK ALL
AID TO POLEB THEY >!AN.
T.nndon, August fl—The Bavarian
traffic council hns decided to I sane
*i proclamation to Postal Tolsgraphlc
employes calling on thnm to prnvont
conycyance of Entente troops or anus
and nmunltlnn by all mnar^F rtn
paralysing If nncoasary. the\whote of
tlio Bnravlan transport system, says
a wireless, from Berlin.
and a full attendance of members an
directors is urged.
at prices based on nothing except
deulre to obtain easy money.
Condition Has Been Removed.
”Our arrival put a quirk a^d ef
fective 3top to all tills. Wo now have
all Shipping Hoard vessels calling at
tills port, report directly to us, we
alone having the right to author!’"'
purchases of supplies or expenditures
(or repairs. All repairs at present
mupt be made according to specif!
otlcns arfd under bond. Every bill
must have my Hignature before It will
bo paid, and tho result of this hi^
been a saving of as much as 50 per
cent on tho result
cent on ninny Items. Conditions for I
m«rly were so bad that I have even
heard that In some cases food was I
thrown over board In order to create i *
shortage so that purciiases could I Proposed At Meeting Yester
During the first four weeks of the! ! Here City Limit
supervision provided by the new arq; ' Extension Report
rangement It was officially estimated |
that n saving for the Shipping Board
, and children.
-he matter before committees, can not q-j,,, attendance has grown constant
l>o exrerted to stav here permanentIv 11 ,|| Mjss Wallace haa found dlffl
awaiting definite answer on tho quoe -/ uUy handling the largo uombrrof
1 *!?• ,, children with tho limited apparatus
r. e meeting o f **• ~ •’"'her of Com | ,
made" la ot'’ ^ ovV,” ’ k*’ Thte"" f t or!! ' ' At T “ ck » ton VV' *' jrk ''“ ! ' T lR ' , ' 1( n " r
! successful that Mr. Fletcher Tuck has
♦ purchased materials for tho childrrn
to make the toys, whose construction
Is one of the diversions provided by
Miss Wallace in playground work. A
, number of simple toys made by thf
! children wero on exhibition yesterday
! afternoon In the Red Cross roomr
I when the Joint Playground Commit
toe met.
Mothers who have been visitors at
ttho play periods are, enthusiastic for
.their continuance here Miss Wallace’s
'time in Clarke county Is limited to
one month and she haa llttlo over a
| week left before she will he stationed
elsewhere and to gain host results. It
| Is the wish of those Interested that
another director bo brought hore_ to
w
Captain J. H. Rucker Hears
Nothing Of Project;
Would Be Difficult.
,u,u «». , .. . n,!,., The Kiwanls Club held Its first Aug’. 1 * ,e *l n '^ w ’ ,on 'Milks Wallace lcaves.'lii
With the Athens post offlco’s Jump! ‘nlu .1^','!! meeting at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday ( order that there may be no break In
and the usual enthuslam and interest > Hie worlt.
to million dollar-a-yoar concern, u thefKowrnment. of $50.01)4 for food alone
report!) for t’) w last fiscal year showed Bml for repairs wan made
it to ho, the staff Is being taxed to a i’ 0 ***! 1 of campaign at least
rapacity to handle the usual routine one arrest is oxijectod^ when a certain
work and would find It difficult to ship arrives In Kew Yrrk,
tako on tho added burden of disposing! There are 23 Ifties under the Ship
of a great quantity of government I P* n, r Board which have vesuris cal’-
goods. Th4 parcels post, through Ing at ports In this Jurisdiction.
* Competitive Favoritism A Cause.
war, manifested. A large attendarre c]ub B , , , mooU t0 glI , ran
was on hand and in anditlon to the
usual routine of business a report was
heard from Chts. K. Martin on the an
nual eonvention held In June in Port
land. Oreg:q.
tee tho raising of $500 for the benefit
of tho children’s play jnround move
ment.
It was suggested that a tag day he
sponsored by tho club and It is verjr
President Blanton Portion occupied probably that this suggestion will be
YTherc are an average of 22 vessels the chslr after an absence of several carried out at an early date, j
Reports that the War Department
contemplated an early distribution which thj goods would be handled, is
tlTof^"'canned'gnoda on "hand^ln’army »ald° Captain Rucker!. 1 * It* would'hodlf- on hand al all times. The average meetings while attending the Demo- Its members are D. H. Mct/lll, Wal
! , i v * ftp not s were discounted ye»-| flcull to maintain any degree of effl- cost for maintaining these Is from 1 crntlc convention In San F ranclsco. | 0r jj, Hodgson. E. E. Lumkln, E. B.
JJ, ’ hv fontain J. H. Rucker,) clency In tho post office work with a!$1,500 to $2,00° each per day. Before Jude Green made a report on the pr.v .Mell ami Joel Wler.
Athens postmaster. j heavy added burden. the war an American vessel on the gress of the city limit* extension bill. The singing of the club has been
Captain Rucker stated that he had If tho war department dogs decide [River Plates was a curiosity,
Deceived no notice of any plan and to make the reported distribution of
do.’bted seriously whether it could
be carried out at this time If attempt
ed. Railroad congestion and congest-
food through the country at cost,
Captain Rucher aafd be would rclplo
get Athens full share ot It.
of the city limits extension bill
th" light before the Houne commltte placed In the hands of Walter Hodg-
Slnce the Shipping Board had no and Its passage by the lower branch son and Audley Morton and the meet
offices of its i wn to take charge of It t 5'crt< rd."». tug* hereafter will be enlivened by
vessels In ports throughout t$ie world" A commltte was appointed to plan » 0 me of the famous Klwanls Interna
(Continued on teat page). ,and carry out the resolutions made by-tional aongs. ,
BRITISH TO REIMPOSE THE
* BLOCKADE AGAINST RUSSIA
I/indon. August (.—The Herald, the
Lahorlte organ, says today that thy
British North Sea squadron has been
ordered to the Baltic sfea and Instruc
tions Issued tn rolmposo tbo blockade
^gainst Russia,
RUMANIA TO FIGHT, RUSS
’ Iamdon, Apugust 6.—The Ruma
nians sro concentrating troops on the
Russn-Rumanlan border, says a wire
less from Moscow,
NEW RAILROAD LINES OPENED
DESPITE BOLSHEVIK ADVANCE
Warsaw, August 6—The first new
railroad line bnllt hy Poland since
the armistice was formally opened
for traffic recently, the line saving
kllomctnrs between Warsaw and
Poznan, the two largest cities in the
new republic.
Completion' of this Rne connects •
more Intimately the people of Cong
ress Poland with the residents cf the
Poznan district, for generations • dn-
dcr German Tulc, who bad been kept
artificially apart by tho Russian pol
icy followed In Poland of restricting
rallroid construction.
Tho new railroad. Is to form part ot
ho future great International trans-
-nnttmal rail route from Vladivostok
ihroiqth Warsaw, Berlin Brussels and
Paris.
Second Of Sermons On
“Love” Baptist Sunday
Dr. W. L. Pickard, of Chattanooga.
Tcnn. will preach for Ihe congrega
tion of tho First Baptist church on
next Sunday at both the mnrnlng-and
oven Ing aervlqps. Those wbo heard
Dr. Pickard's aplendld 'sermons on
last Sunday will got mis* the oppor
tunity of hearing him again.
At the evening hour he will deliver
the *»cend of hi* serf** of sermons
on - ’’LOVE." His subject will ba
■THE FATHER HEART.’ The pub- .
lie is cordially Invited to all services
wljich are being betd at the T. M. (I
A. auditorium at tbo corner ot Han
cock Are. and Pa|aski St. .
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