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THE WEATHER Probably local showers and thun- deretorma tonight and Tuesday; cooler Tuggday. THE ONE PAPER IN HOST HOMES -THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES COTTON;: 20 y z Cents; VOL. 5. NO. 214. ATHENS, GA, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 30,1917. DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. $5.00 PER YEAR. U. S. MILITARY UNITS MAY BE ON WAY TO EUROPE IN FEW DAYS X X X X X * X n |j X X X X X X egjgjl Conscription Biil Is Thrown Into Doubtful State by Tangle ni I® mm six ® £™|® n. s. armed hut KBS Win "®'“ MB I Allies Want American Troops in Batches of Several Hundred to Go Immediately to Europe Aboard Every Ship That Sails. Allies Want Mobilized Nation al Guard Units That Were at the Mexican Border Because They Feel These Men Were Equipped For Service Within Sound of Big Guns. (By George Martin, United Presa| Stair Correspondent) Washington, D. C., April 3(te- It willjbe only a matter of a few days before United States mili tia units now mobilized in this country are on their way to the European front, and less than six works before they, are em battled with the Germans—if the allies' urgent appeal to the gov ernment today meets the ap proval of the administration. It became known today that the alUep wanL Anwrkan troope Jn batches of several handled to go at once to, Europe on board every ship that sails. This will obviate necessity for the concentration of enormous masses of men in one place and the crippling of food and munitions ships to carry them. The allies want mobilizcd*national guard units which were at the bor der because they feel these men were equipped by theif border work to go at once to the western front and train within sound of the big guns, so they will be tempered for battle in not less than live weeks. AMERICANS WILL FIGHT UNDER THEIR OWN COLORS These American troops, the allies have assured this government, will not be fused with French, English, Russian, Indian or othft troops, but will light as Americah units—under their own colors. The allies recommendations today were intended to wean this country atgay from the idea that before American troops go abroad they must be trained here for months. • They pointed to the failure of the one and one-half years’ training-sys tem of Canada. Canadian troops troops after this long course, went to Europe in large units and while considered ready to light, had to go through the live weeks intensive training within sound of the guns just the same. The allies’ idea is to take small American units and specialize them, Sis must be done in this year. The specialized couse under the guns is vitally necessary, the allies point out, because they can develop bomb squads, sappers; snipers, trench ex perts and highly specialized groups from each unit in a few weeks. The failure of the Canad ans after their year and a half training came in the 4 . . • ii nnt n hnmhpr. fact that there was not a bomber sapper or sniper or other expert among them. They had been drilled . to open, or partially covered mass battle tactics. These American units would be sandwiched in on the Dght- ■ing front between seasoned lighting groups and would be gradually ab sorbed into the front toe of attack,. WOULD HAVE MPHESSING ’ MORAL EFFECT ON GERMANS “Not only would this help our lighting strength," said a Wgh al > commissioner today,. “but it would have a most depressing moral effect among the Germans on the enure The importance of this allied dec laration gathered credence from to day’s activities among American ad % - ministration officials. Secretary of War Baker, the man who would-have charge of dispateh- since ,000 sur- 1.000 AMERICAN SURGEONS * BE FIRST SENT TO FRANCE Washington, D. C., April 30.—The Ing" American ‘SUtes^n^thTTmicb front *5 t'he white'how jStte^E America “cam. in" will b. 1,00 ni arrived. . . f* 01 " - The present attitude of the ad min istration, secretary Baker *»m. was to postpone the actual dispatch of troops to the front until the conscrip tion bill actually becomes Uw. The visit of Vivian! and JoiTreto ■ the United States senate was post- Believed That in Sudden Death of Indianapolis Architect Plot to Kill Chief Executive, Theo dore Roosevelt, William H. Taft and Senator Taggart Was Disclosed—Memoranda Said Wilson, Roosevelt and Others Were “Picked” For Death. (By United,Press.) Trenton, N. J., Apr! 30—Assassi nation plots against President Wil- »on, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Toft and Senator “Tom” Taggart, of Indiana, are believed to have been re vealed today through* the death of Charles G. Mueller^ an Indianapolis architect, who dropped dead of heart disease last night in a hotel lobby here. , Coroner Bray and United States Marshal Snowden found in Mueller's pocket a note book in which was memoranda stating that Wilson, Roosevelt and others were “picked” for death. A loaded revolver was discovered in Mueller’s hip pocket. Two double- barreled guns in cases were found in his trunk. The assassination mem- eranda was written in pencil. It had no -details of how the nmrdtnr#tW to be committed or who was to make the attacks. Officials first stated they believed Mueller must have been insane. Search of his effects resulted in discovery of numerous books and architects blue prints. It was declared bj^ officials that no drawings of public buildings or other important structures which might have been designed for de struction were fetind. A paper found in the trunk re ferrejl to Frederick Mueler, an In« dinnapois druggist, who is bcievod to be the deaiHenan’s son. JACKSON COUNTY RESPONDS TO APPEAL OF PRESIDENT Steamer Vacuum Sunk Satur day by Submarine—Lieuten ant in Command of Gun Crew and Nine of His Men Among The Missing—Captain of the Vessel and Some of the Crew Still Unaccounted For—May Be America’s First Losses in War. - • (By United Press.) London, April 30.' — America may have lost her firat fighting force in the wnr with Germany in the torpedoing of the Amer ican armed ateamer Vacuum Sat urday. The lieutenant in command of the gun crew and nina of hia men were among the missing reported today. Three naval gunners were among those saved. Those rescued included the chief mate and seventeen men in all. The captain of the Vacuum and some of the crew are still uiuiteount- The members of the Chamber of Commerce and the men from the State College of Agriculture, who made the trip through Jackson coun ty yesterday for the purpose of tell ing the farmers the present food situation und telling them just which is the best way of meeting it, report ed today that the meetings were the best that have been held along these lines since the campaign was launch ed three weeks ago. The party covered the coupty pretty well und think thatrthe farm ers will follow otlt the plans of the Chamber 01 Commerce and raise more foodstuffs this year than ever before. Both the colored and white farmers expressed themselves os fav oring the raising of more food und stated that they .would plant more thin they had planted in the* pact several years. The matter of raising livestock xa also spoken of and the farmers urged to have their children raise pigs while they were raising the foodstuffs and their wivea raising the chickens.. It was suggested that each .of Die children on the farm be given a pig and when he or she had carted the ptg to buy it from them »t the market price. ed for. The survivors were attended to by tha shipwrecked mariners society to-' day. FOOD PROBLEM m Ml Congress and Administrative Departments Turn Attention to Insuring Allies and People Food at Fair Prices During the War—Legislation Protect ing Nations Entire Food Pro duction industry Introduced, in House and Senate. (By United* I’reaa.) Washington, D. C., April 31). Congress and administrative de partments today turned .to the problem of insuring its allies and its people food at fair prices du ring the war. Administration legislation pro tecting the hation’s entire food duction industry under direct 1 control of Secretary of Agricul- ' tore Houston was introduced in the house und senate. . The senate agricultural committee Unleae.the Awwrieanhavaf Benton- K nod at the same time for the time ing for the same reason it is be lieved. . . , -. “Now that the urgent, immedi ate need of American fighting men at tne front has been threshed out and is now thoroughly understood by the American congreas," said Die com missioner, “I am sure it will desire to hear a complete statement of the jbaae by Viviani and Joffre.” The plan wtp propoaed to the council of national general medical board and immeqJi ately adopted. . f # The plan waa themult o! confer fine between American and French and allied representatives here. ant and ‘his gun crew, now missing art latar rescued, they will be Ameri cas first fighting force to loae their Uvea in American War with Germany. The naval lieutenant will be the first officer killed. J. I. Epouliici, a*Yoat- swaiSs mate, United Stater navy, is •till missing from the Axtec torpedo ing, and he may be the first of Amer ica’s fighting men to die. The Vacuum is an oil tanker, prop erty of the Vacuum Oil company, of New York. The Vacuum ia steamer, prop- carried two guns, forward and* oft, in charge of n naval gun crew. The Vacuum had a crew of 34. She has been carrying oil to Europe since 1914. LIEUTENANT THOMAS, U. S. N„ COMMANDER OF GUN CREW New York, April 30.—Captain, S. Harris, residing at LeMpston, N. Y., was in command of the ateamer Vacuum when ahe was sunk and Lieu tenant Thomas, U. S. N., cammandcr the American navy gun crew aboard her, according to information obtained here today. The Vacuum Oil company admitted receiving cabled advices mf the loss of the vessel, but withheld details. At the offices of the Vacuum Oil company it was stated the Vacuum waa a regular cargo boat, not an oil tanker as first reported. She had delivered a cargo taken on at New York to Liverpoor and wai returninng home in ballast, i The cablegram received by the oil company and cabled advices to the United Press, indicated that a total of sixteen men, including Captain Harris and the American gun crew, were probably lost The Vacuum's crew numbered thirty-four men and eighteen ware reported landed in the reports, from London. Fifteen mem- ibers of the crew were Americans. With the gunners and the lieutenant in command the Americans aboard num- ber twenty-five. g The Vacuum was formerly Known as tha Baymon. ONLY THREE AMERICAN NAVAL GUNNERS SAVED New York, April 30.—Only three of the American naval gunners on board tha oil tanker Vacuum, sunk by a sub marine, are listed as saved in a ca blegram received) at the oil *con»- panv’a office heer today. The message follows: , “Vacuum torpedoed 28th 140 miles west of Barra. No. 1 life boat with captain and others, drowned. No. 2, with chief officer and following *avad; “Simpson and Williams, engineers; Linegrin, carpenter; Lotes, quarter master; Witsan, Giaaos, oilers) Fardt, stoker, Byl, Singros, Vimega- pham, stamen; Dia and Andrews, •tewarda: Hatton, wireless; William Oreil and Nichols Hiison and Leaker, naval.” WASHINGTON HAS RECEIVED NO .OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION Washington, , D. C., April 30.— Neither the navy or state depart ment* had any official. word of tha ft BRIIISH CONTINUE STEADY GAINS ON WEST FRONT fore it recommend* that the senal igive Secretary of 'Agriculture Hous ton what he wants in the way of food conservation legislation, In the meantime the federal trade commission unlimbered its batteries here today and fired the first volley of “hard fact shrapnel” against the high cost of livinfe Zeppelin. Food experts appointed by the gov ernors of every state, met in an all day conference with the commission ers on tho first day of the $250,000 nationwide food probe. Each representative told of the methods employed by his state in in creasing production, meeting prob lems of distribution and tracing food speculation to its source. * This interchange of . information is one of the primary ideas behind the conference. Its importance was shown when Joseph W. Aslop, dele gate from Connecitcutt, told of ef forts in that state to import cattle to utilize thousands of acres of wast ed pasturage. F. J. Heney, of California, suggest ed that these cattle be brought from the for western prairies where, he said, in times of drought large num bers perished needlessly, SENIOR CUSS AT GEORGIA MAT !E GRADUATED ID iVERI SD08T WHILE While it haa not.been officially an nounced, it is understood that the seniors of the University of Georgia will leave during the present week for Atlanta to attend the reserve of ficers training corps will bis graduat ed earlier and given their diplomas This will include all of those men in the senior class who are up in their work nt the present time. \ It ia expected that there will be n large majority of the members of thin class to attend the reserve offi cers training period and. moat of them expect to be able to successfully stand the examination at the end of that Dme. Those who will leave are not confined to the aenior class of the University of Georgia, but there are a number of the undergraduate men who will also try. to make tho examination. There is every reason to believe that the Uniyeraitv of Georgia will be one of the‘best represented colleges in the states at the training camps and it ia assured that moat of the men who attend the training tamp and take the examinations will be successful. torpedoing of the Vacuum up to early afternoon. While the navy refused to give out the names of the gun craw, it ia un derstood. that the Lieutenant Thomas mentioned ia .Lieutenant C.- C. Thomas. (The Colonel Offers to Raise Four Divisions Instead of One to Be Rushed to the Firing Line . in France—Said That People i Hud Been Misled Into Oppos ing Harding Amendment by I False Statements. (By United Frees.) New York, April 30.—Colonel Roosevelt today'offered to raise not one but four army divisions to be rushed to the firing line in France. “Some well-meaning people have been misled into opposing tho Hord ing amendment by false statements to the effect that 1 was being used to antagonize the selective draft bill. The selective draft bill has now passed both houses and it it no longer possible to sincerely give this ui n reason for opposing the amendment dr some proposal' embodying ita sub stance. ’ a. . This amendment has been wisrfy and patriotically adopted, in the sen ate and those who votod for It were anticipating our of their own wisdom the urgent request made by Joffre. Remember the amendment proposes the use of. men who would tic exempt ■ tl„- draft proposition mud iff war department.” MR. J. M. PURDUM HAS RESIGNED POSITION AT STATE COLLEGE The many friends of Mr. J. M. Pur. dum, who has been editor at the State College of Agriculture for the pat several months, will be interested to learn that he has resigned at the State College and that he.has accept ed a position in the federal depart ment of farms at Washington, D. C. Mr. Purdum leaves for his new duties on Tuesday. " He will be placed on investigation work when he leaves Washington and expect to work in the state of Califor nia for several months, from which state he will travel through many other western and middle western states on thii work for the federal de partment. Mr. Purdum has been an exception ally good man since he has been with the State College of Agriculture and his record haa been one of the best that has been made nt that institu tion. He has the best wishes of hii many friends in the college and city of Athens, Mr. Purdum'a place will be filled by Mr. H. T. Maddox, of Fort Valley, who graduated from the State Col- lege of Agriculture in tig class of 1916 and'who has been working on agricultural development for the put two years. Mr. Maddox is well known ip Athens where he has hundreds of friends. Due to the fact that his present work will not permit him to leave at the present time he will not take up his duties at ihe State College of Agriculture before June 1. He will arrive in Athens in time to start on his new work at that time, however, and it is not expected that the mem bers of the State College of Agricul ture faculty could have made a better selection. INFRACTIONS OF GEORGIA LAW MAKE ROADS LIABLE (By United Preu.) Washington, D .C., April 30.—The supreme court this afternoon held that railroads failing to comply with the Georgia gaiety appliance-aet can be made liable for damages when em ployes are injured by defective appli- uq,es used in violation of the net, MORE SEISMIC SHOCKS (By United Press.) Rome, Italy, April 30.—Freeh earthquakes were reported at Mon- terchi today, the same’district laid waste by earth tremors last week. The king headed a subscription list for sufferers with a 310,000 contri bution. ■ TO ISSUE COAL CARDS fBy United Press.) Paris, April, 30.—Coal cards will shortly If! inaugurated in Paris, on official statement said today. Mr. A. D. Jones, of Auguste, is in the city for a few days. - North of Ypres Successful Raid Is Conducted—Position of. Haig’s Troops Between Monchy le Preux Improved. Fighting in Rounded Sector in Front of Gavrelle, Roeux, Monchy and Guemappe in Ap' parent Clinch Today. (By United Press.) London, April 30.—As an Indication that the British offensive is not tsk- Appointment of General Petain as chief of staff of the armA with su preme control over the republic’s fighting forces everywhere was re garded today as foreshadowing an era of offensive in ail the theaters of war where French soldiers are fight ing. Petain is known as an advocate of constant attack. Some of the reason’s for Petein’a selection ms directing head of the army were expected to be revealed soon in the chamber of deputies wheff the ministry will make formal reply to questions regarding the recent of fensive waged by General ivelle. TEUTON ATTACKS REPULSED ON MACEDONIAN FRONT London, April 30.—Repulse of Teu tonic attacks on tho Lake Dorian- Varadcgar front (Macedonian front) waa announced in an official state- ing ail the strength of the British army in the Arne to SL vuentln front, Field Marshal Haig staged a strong mid north of Yprea (oday. “At night, north of Yprea, a suc cessful raid was carried out,” the British commander-in-chief reported. “Eighteen prisoners and a machine gun were captured." Ypres is nearly fifty miles north of the Arras sector, where the British push was still powerfully exerted against the remnants of the northern most end of the Wotan Line. “Between Monchy le Preux in a small operation we toek few prisoner! and improved our position,” Haig re ported of the fighting in thii lection. ..The fighting in the rounded sector in front of Gavrelle, Roeux, Monchy and Guemappe was apparently it) a “cinch” today. The armies on both sides more or ees deadocked. BRITISH HAVE BROKEN 1 BACK OF GERMAN ATTACK London, April 80.—The British ad vance on the Scarpe was cresting an intense battle today. Yesterday’s re ports of the capture of German posi tions around Oppey, showed that the British have now broken the Ger man's back. Nearly every dispatch from the front today mentioned the extraordi nary number of freah troops which the Germans were interposing and the violence of their counter-attacks. The slopes and ridges of the Scarpe valley offer unusually excellene hid ing places for German machine gun crews and the German positions along the dominating heights are strategi cally situate)| for pouring fire down on the advancing British. B«t dsspits these disadvantages, Field Marshal Haig’s troops were still throating for ward particularly out of Oppy, and Arleax. Front dispatches today spoke of new German long range cannon now brought up and put into action against the British drive. The intensity of tha German fire has likewise increased, although as yet it doesn’t anywhere near approach violence of the British deluge of steel. SENATE IS FORCED TO AGAIN VOTE ON MEASURE r aces Possibility of Further Pro longed Debate on Bill Before It Passes—Democratic Lead ers Determined to Make Vig orous Effort to Secure'Action Today—Express Themselves as Confident of Success—Sen ator LhFoUette la Stumbling Block. (By Boberi J. Bender, United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, D. G, April 30.— •Roles of tongwsp hare precipi tated a tangle that again throws the conscription biil into a doubt ful state. Forced to vote again on the measure through one of the most unusual parliamentary situations in the history of con gress the senate faces the poa. sibility of further prolonged de bate on the bill before it passes. Democratic leaders, however, will make a determined effurt to get action today and say they are confident of success. Sena tor LaPollette ia the stumbling block. He ia ready, immediately the bill comes up, to introduce his amendment calling for a ref erendum on conscription. It will take an hour to read his amend ment and lie may devote hours more to clibcusbion of It. WOULD STOP DISTRIBUTION OF GRAIN TO DISTILLERS Senator Gronna also has an amendment providing the stopping of grain distribution to breweries and distilleries: another subject which may take hpurs. In other words the bill today is in the same position it eras a week ago, subject to the intro duction of nil amendments which have been introduced and discussed for hours during the last week. Senator Chamberlain, however, wlio is in charge of the bill in the senate, Is confident that many amendments previously introduced will not be re introduced because the Vote went against them before and that when ever amendment! are offered will bo disposed of with inch dispatch that a vote will be secured late tonight. . On the other hand, there are Kama who think with the oratorical pet cocks again opened the senate may devote several days or more to dis- lion. There is possibility a senate till will be sent to the houae for ac- tion because a rule could be aeoired there limiting debate and secure the dispatch of the bill to conference within a few days. This would spoil LaFollette's schema to -precipitate a discussion of his amendment. 4THENS BOY ENTERS ENGINEERING CORPS INCREASED OFFENSIVE IS PLANNED BY FRENCH Paris, April 301-Even more ener getic prosecution of the war than General Nivelle’s great offensive is planned by France, ment from Salonika today. “Epemy heavily bombarded posi tions gained by us Saturday night." the statement said, “and an attack in strength was beaten off with heavy losses to the attackers.” VIOLENT ARTILLERY ACTIONS REPORTED .. Paris, April 30.—Forecasting pos sibly a resumption of General Ni velle’s concerted offensive, the war of fice statement today detailed “violent artillery actions” south of St. Quen- Yin. around Trovonne. Craonne and the regions of Hurtehise. The statement reported failure of What will prove of epedai interest to the many friends of Mr. Thomas J. Eppes, formerly of this city, now of Auguste, is the fact that Ire haa been successful in passing gn examination for the engineering porps in the United States army. Mr. Eppes waa a graduate of the Athens High school and has been at work for the Georgia and Florida railroad at Augusta for tho past eight or ten months in the engineering department His family reside in this city. TURKS LOSE MANY MEN (By United Press.) London, April 80.—In two clays TurkiilT forces of the- Eighteenth Corps lost about 4.0C0 men in Meso potamia, according to an official statement issued today. Genera! Maude reported tKe Eigh teenth corps now entrenehed'on the Tigris river, about fifteen miles to the north of Samarra. Mr. B. J. Snydrf, ,pf Dahlonega, i$ registered ftt the Georgian today. Mr. B, J. Reynolds-, of Savannah, Is in the city today on business. German attacks in the Hurtehise sec tor by the French curtain of fire. The war office announced that Ger man air raids on TYunktfV. and Bolfort had failed to inflict any casualties. Chalons and Kpernay were also bombarded i>y German airmen, with several civilian victims reported.