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VOL. 4. NO. 39.
. ATHENS, 6An MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1915.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Forecast for Georgia: Unset
tled tonight and Tuesday; proba
bly showers and colder Tuesday in
the northwest portion.
DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. $5.00 PER YEAR.
French Are Still Making Progress
n didst
TIMf DECIDE 01
TIE ID
OF
Fighting in the Vicinity of Nou-
vron and Qucnnevieres Is Al
most Continuous — Artillery
Fighting Is Taking Place in
Champagne—F r e n c h Aero
plane Squadron Bombards
Metz Railroad Station—Con
centration of Bulgarian Army
Has Begun—Greece Certain to
Assist Entente Allies With
Her Arms.
(By Associated Press.)
London, October 4.—Bulgaria mus!
choose today for alliance with the
Germanic powers and Turkey or for
neutrality. There is a marked division
of opinion here ns to what Bulgaria
will do. Some well informed diplo
mats, despite Bulgaria’s apparent hos
pitality to Serbia, declare that Bulga
ria will not fight and that even if the
government should elect to do oo the
people would resist such a policy.
In the meantime Sofia denies that
the threatening conditions on which
Russia’s ultimatum is based on nega
tive action and want to satisfy the
allies, who demand that Bulgaria
openly break with the centra) powers.
If allied action is necessary when
Bulgaria decides this action will be
taken by thc N troops now ready to take
the field simultaneously with Greece.
The opinion is expressed here that
Kuch action would cause Rumania to
definitely decide her policy. The Brit
ish military writers claim to see great
danger in the situation for the Ger
manic powers. They argue that the
plans must have been made long ago.
Since the Germans conceived their
plans for a campaign against Serbia
Russia has brought tho German ad
vance almost to a standstill, and
claims to now hold the initiative along
most of the front.
The results of the great recruiting
rally Saturday are not known. It Is
expected that I^ord iKtchcner will get
the men needed.
Artillery Exchanges
Mark Fighting.
Paris, October 4.—The French con
tinued to make progress north of
Arras today, says an official state
ment. Almost continuous fighting
between trenches ws accompanied by
artillery exchanges in tho vicinity of
Nouvron and Qucnnevieres. There is
artillery fighting in Champagne. The
First Photograph of the Hesperian Sinking After She Was Torpedoed
CITY WATER SEEMS
TO BECOME IMPURE
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The Hesperian, an Allan Line steamship, was attacked by a German submarine, Saturday evening, September 4, 160 miles off Queenstown.
She carried 350 passengers and u crew of 300. Twenty-six of these went to death. The ship held three Americans, two of whom were saved. They
Specimens Taken. From Filter
ing Plant Are Very Cleat Blit
in |Some Places It Runs as
Muddy as Ever.
An analysis of a specimen of tjite
city water taken irom the filter ojio
day last week showed that there were
from twelve to eighteen bacilli to the
cubic inch. This is remarkably good
water, but note the fact that the spec
imen was taken from the filter. ,
After the water has gone through
the mains of Athens it becomes im
pure. The water at the waterworks
fa a3 pure and as cfeaf as a crystil,
but anyone who fills up a tub of wa
ter these days could hatdiy believe
the fact. The natural conclusion to
arrive at is that the water mains of
Athens need a thorough cleaning.
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UNSATISFACTORY IS
United States Will Insist That
Disavowal of Act Be Made and
That Gerftiary Assume the Re
sponsibility nnd Liability and
Make Full Reparation—Wash
ington’s Attitude Will Be
Made Known to Ambassador
Bernstorff,.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., October 4.—The
noto which the German ambassador
presented to Secretary Lansing Sat
urday regarding the Arabic is unsat
isfactory to tho United States be
cause of the failure' of Germany to
disavow the act
Negotiations, however, will be dis
continued throug hthe ambassador
with a view to having Germany disa-
wcrc employed in the crew.
Stop
Thief!
Somehow the phrase
comes to our minds when
we see a storekeeper at
tempting substitution.
The customer asks for a
standard article by name.
The dealer offers some
thing “just as good.”
The “just as good” is
trading on another’s good
name. It is doing a repu
table manufacturer an in
jury.
Modern storekeepers do
not tolerate this practice.
They prefer their own
honor and satisfied cus
tomers to unfair profits.
JUSTICE COURT ,
GRINDING GRIST
The justice’s court, Judge Cobb and
Crossley, respectively presiding was
granding away at the usual places for
holding court during the greater part
of the morning and much business was
transacted therein. .
The usual constable Rales took place
at tho courthouse door and attracted
the usual crowd of bidders who jol
lied both Constable Cook and Woods
on the character of the articles being
offered for sale and received in good
humor tho sharp thrusts of repartee
hurled hack by those old veterans who
have offered to the highest bidder
every conceivable article from a hair
pin to a steam saw-mill capable of
being seized under a justice’s court
fi fa.
LOUSE FROM COPS
When the police failed to handcuff
Ed Escoc this afternoon as they were
transferring him from the calaboose
to a buggy, in which lie was to be
hauled to the stockade, they made a
mistake which was a disadvantage to
the cops but an advantage to Ed.
Quick as a uash ho jerked loose from
the hands of the officer and sprinted
outofthe yard, around the city hall
and began dodging in and out among
the houses on Hancock avenue.
Escoe is an apparently young white
boy of Athens and he was sentenced
this morning to pay a fine of $5 or
serve ten days. The last word from
headquarters is that When Ed was
last seen he was going around the
corner of Lumpkin and Warsaw
streots with Officers Wright, McCall
and Short after him.
IGlNIiii TO
BE SETTLED TODAY
The Clarke county commissioners I
ill hold their regular semi-monthly |
meeting tomorrow morning at tho
court house. The meeting .is very
important as business of interest to
the county and city will be trans-
acted. ^
COTTON GINNING
REPORT ISSUED
(By Associated Press).
Washington, D. C., October 4.—Cot
ton ginned prior to September 25
amounted to 2,900,007 and includes
32,263 round bales and 19,094 sea in
land. Ginnings for Alabama were
309,070; for Georgia, 715,927.
French aeroplane squudron bom
barded the Metz railroad station.
Bulgarian Army
Being Concentrated.
Paris, October 4.—The concentre
tion of the Bulgarian army has be
gun, says a Havas Atliens dispatch
of yesterday's date. The correspond
ent says the information is authori
tative. The total Bulgarian effectives
engaged is 350,000.
French Troops
Landed at Saloniki.
Athens, October 4.—All doubt of
the entrance of Greece in the war on
the side of the entente allies is dis
posed of. The official government
organ nays there has been a landing
of French troops at Salonika for the
purpose of assisting Greece.
Allies to Send
Bulgaria Joint Note.
Rome, October 4.—The belief pre
vails in Italian official circles, says
The Tribune, that the allies wifi soon
present a joint note to Bulgaria de
manding an explanation of her atti
tude.
British Success Due
to Sutitfisll Attack.
London. October 4.—A German of-*
ficial statement says the recent Brit
ish success In the Lens region wife
due to a surprise and gas attack.
The place of the Georgia-Virginia
game which is to be played on Octo
ber 23 will be settled within the next’ ,
twenty-four hours. Professor S. V
Sanford, of the University of GeoY-
gia, last night got into communica
tion with the Virginia official of ath
letics and he xhouid get an answer
sometlfr.2 Jtday.
The report that the game was defi
nitely settled for Aiianta ubout a
week ago was without foundation as
Or. Sanford has not heard from the
Vftginia representatives and he has
hbt given his consent to the changing
of the game from Athens to Atlanta.
Searched For Man
Who Wasn’t There
The police arc puzzled over a tele
phone call which they received this
morning at about noon. Someone
called up the chief and told him to
send a couple of men out to the city
waterworks. A convict had escaped,
and gone into the woods near the big
plant
Two officers hurried out to try to
catch Mr, Escaped Convict but they
searched the woods in vain for him.
Nobody around there seemed to know
anything about it. The state officials
have not sent word to the chief that
convict has escaped so they arc
naturally up in tho air. They don f t
know whether somebody has played
a joke On the two cops or not.
PLUCKS HER HENS TO
MAK THEM LAY MORE
Gentryville, Mo., October 4.—Mr*.
.Sarah Crowder, an old resident ot
this vicinity, is Introducing a new
wrinkle as an egg producer. She
picks her hens to make them lay.
Last summer she plucked the feath
ers from seventy-five hens and says
she got results in an Increase of eggs.
She aaya tho hens squawk terribly
during the picking^proddss and that
the loss of feathers makes it incon
venient for them to get on Hier oost
and hard for them to stay when they
get on. Also that when they fly down
they hit the ground like a bride. Sh.
considers the experiment has pal*
and advises others to try it.
CITY COURT TRIES
A FEWJAIL CASES
judge West Cleans Jail of All
Its Visitors—A Very Amus,
ing Session Was Held.
City court held a short session this
morning for the purpose of disposTtig
of jail cases with the'following re
sult:
Frank Wright, charged with lar
ceny from the house, cnterhtg the
store of the Misses Cook on Broad
street and allowing certain articles
of merchandise to unaccountably be
come secreted In his pockets, to as he
put it, without his knowledge or con
sent, was unable to account for be
ing locked up in the store after work
ing hours and found slipping there
from with tolen goods in his posses
sion.
Tho court concluded that the said
Frank on account of being found in
such an embarrassing position would
have to contribute to the county
twenty-five dollars and cost, all
amounting to about $75 or in lieu
thereof bask in the smiles of Cap
tain Long, on the county chaingang
for the full term of eight fhonths.
George Winfrey, recently from the
scorching plains of Oklahoma ami
destined for the blue mountains of
North'Caiolna, thinking it mroe
pleasant :/d agreeable to his taste to
ride a Pullman without paying the
usual fare than to count the cross
tics of the S. A. L. railroad, was
given the option of paying $30 into
the county till or spending three
months out on the county roads.
Wather Oglesby, charged bv the
great state of Georgia with having
misrepresented his financial worth in
connection with a cow trade, not hav
ing his witnesses present to prove
that he was a man of financial stand
ing nnd worth in tho community, *«*.-
given an opportunity to round up h»>
witnesses for a hearing at somfc fu
ture date as was also one Charley
Edwards, charged with having taken
on a little too much "nic beer" and
appropriating to himself one of the
public roads of the county and along
which he is accused of having made
the air lurid with language unfit for
use in a church or Sunday sclnol
PLAN FAST BATTLE
CRUISERS FDR NAVY
(By Associated Tress).
Washington, D. C., October 4.—Pres
ident Wilson, Secretary Daniels and
Chairman Padgett, of the houso naval
committee, at a conference today do
cidcd that tho naval program of the
coming session of congress will ih-
cludc the addition of fast nattlo cruis
er:; to the American flebt. The navy
ha.* none now.
DEDICATED TODAY
On the afternoon of September 241 vow tho act and assume the respon
(By Associated Press).
Boise, Idaho, October 4.—Specials
over the government railroad carried
thousands to Arrow Rock to attend
the dedication of the great dam built
to store the flood waters of the Boise
river. The dam is 340% feet higfl ,„ ion a|so that ' th( , trouWo || e , („
the hoard of health held a iih eting and
parsed the followimr resolutions which
we print again to call tho attention
of the public to the fact ,‘hat the
ivatec should still boiled until a notice
has been given out by the board of
health that it is all right:
"The recent rains on the water
shed of the river 1 have produced un
usual turbidity, and the operation of
the filters for tho past ft)w days has
been unsatisfactory to this board. The
bacterial rcsulta are auch as to call
for caution, and boiling the drinking
Water would be wise until further no
tice from this board. Steps are being
taken to remedy the trouble and it
is confidently expected, that a day hr
two will *how satisfactory condition*.’’
It is not tho purpose of this paper
to bring down criticism on the head bf
any city official, but the public should
have some report on the water. Ten
days ago tho public was advised not
to drink the water unless it whs
boiled. Will the people of Athehs
havo to keep on boiling the city water
for the rest of their days in order to
feel snfo when they drink It?
Captain Barnett, city engineer, whs
ked this morning about the condi
tion of the water and he said that the
board of health would give out the itv
formation. He also stated tha the
analysis at this afternoon would prob
ably show that the water was dll
right, but that it was best to wait until
he board of health gave out a positive
statement in regard to the water.
Mayor Dorsey is vitally Interested
In Athena’ water problem. It Is his
PRELIMINARY MEET
OF COUNCIL TONIGHT
Tonight at the city hall will be
held the preliminary committee meet
ing of the mayor and city council.
There are several important matters
on the calendar which will come up
M discussion tonight. Tho regular
meeting will be held on Wednesday
night.
HAND-PAINTED PIGEON
IS MILADY’S NEW FRILL
New York, Octobor 4.—Hand paint
ed pigeons to be carried on milady’i
wrist, ankle watches to be worn over
the new fanev high top boot, silhou
ette gowns shorter, wider and thin
ner than ever, the joffre opera wrap
and a high hat worn bluntly on the
«ide of the head are just a few of the
“latest war fasihons" from Paris
that arrived with a shipload of Am
erican fashion experts nd buyers
aboard the steamer Espagne of the
French line.
and is suid to be the highest in the
wotld. It stores enough to irrigate
234,000 acres,
PRESIDENT WILL SEE
WORLD SERIES GAME
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., October 4.—
President Wilson will go to Philadel
phia Saturday to seo the second
game of the world’s series.
COTTON CONDITION
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., October 4.—The
cotton condition on September 26 was
60.8 and indicates a yield of 168
pounds per acre. The total is 10,950,-
000 bales. The condition in Georgia
61 and in Alabama 67.
WAR LOAN A SUCCESS
(By Associated Press).
New York, October 4.—Morgan &
Conipany today announced that no
subscriptions to tho Anglo-French
war loan syndicate will be received
after 10 o’clock tomoyow. This is
taken to indicate that the loan is a
success.
CONDUCTOR LOSES TRAIN,
OR WAS IT VICE VERSA?
Grandview, Wash., October 4.—The
state fair special on the Northern
Pacific railway, running between here
and North Yakima, was two hours
late because the conductor missed the
train at Grainger, twenty miles die
tant. His absence was discovered at
Sunnyside. It was necessary to arouse
the depot agent at Sunnyside, who
had retired for the night, and get the
wire busy In an effort to locate the
conductor. When located at Grainger
the train was backed to that point.
Ho declined to confide to the passen
gers how he came to wits the train.
14,000 BALKS.
Americua, Ga., October 4—Fourteen
thousand bales of wagon cotton rep
resent receipts at Americua ware
houses covering August and Septem
ber, which is slightly in excess of
receipts to this date last season. How
ever, of receipts this season 3,000
bales were old cotton held on planta
tions and brought out by the recent
advance in priced. The crop locally is
three-fourths gathered and very gen
erally sold.
the city water mains. At sotnc places
now the water runs clear and pure,
but at ofhora it is muddy. Something
should be done so that the water Would
lie uniformly clear and pure over the
whole city. ,
COURT OF ORDINARY
IN MONTHLY SESSION
The court or ordinary was called
at 10 o’clock with Judge R. C. Orr,
presiding.
In the matter of Belle Stovall, appli
cation for a twelve months support,
the commissioners having made their
return and no objections being filed
thereto an order was passed confirm
ing the same and admitting it to rec
ord.
Freeman Brooks was granted an or.
dcr authorizing him as the adminis
trator of Georgia Brooks, deceased, to
soli the lands of the estate of said
deceased as provided by law.
Letters of administration was grant
ed to Harold T. Tuck on the estate of
Mrs. Sarah E. Tuck, late of Clarko
county deceased.
Tho application of Cornelias Drake,
far letters of administration on the
estate of F- B. Drako, considered and
order passed granting letters
prayed for.
P. G. Davis, having been selei
by Miss Winnie Perkins, a minor]
fourteen years of age,
proper person for her |
no reason appearing Ur jmy . jry
'' yowers
.ins. ,
an tomor-
cransacting
_ Jkme before it.
reC-rdT
On Friday, September 26,
I lost an aligator handbag
between Redstone and Oco
nee Heights. If stolen, I will
pay $25 for apprehension of
guilty party: if Idst, $5 for
return to Herald Office.
S. P. CLARK.
(Adv.)
sibility and make full reparation.
President Wilson and Secretary Lan
sing conferred last night. The olti-
eiais refused to make any comment,
but it became known that Ambassa
dor BcrnstorflP Will be requested to
come here and leatn Washington’s
attitadc.
MOTION FOR NEW
TRIAL AT MOULTRIE
The place for the hearing of tho
motion for it now trial in the Griffin
trial has been changed to Moultrie,
Ga. Judge W. E. Thomas will pas.s on
the motion sometime today. Jndpn
Cobb and Solicitor Gamble, represent
ing the stale in the ease, and Jml.-ri*
Holden ami Colonel Tom Shackelford,
representing the defendant, went over
to Moultrie to act ah attorneys in #
tho case. *
GIVE A MINSTREL
The Athens Woman's Club will en
tertain the general public next Thurs
day night at the Colonial theater with
a colored minstrel.
Most of tho local talent has been
secured for this show, and they prom
ise to pull some rich jokes on the
prominent meh of the city. A street
inradc has been planned for Thurs
day aft'cTfioon.
an order was
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