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V ’ THE WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Friday; prob ably ehowers. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES -THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES VOL. 5. NO. 217, ATHENS, GA, THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 3, 1917, DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. $5.00 PER YEAH. AMERICA. GETTING TRUTH IBOUT THE EUROPEAN WAR ' * .t, A .T. . A ... A... ... A.... ... A... J.AJ. ...» ....... ... A .T. J.AJ. A A A AAA ^ t^t wprr Tigr- ^ urea, aa aoon a* they can arrangi the matter with our French and Ital ian altlei. . “I do not heeitate to aay in my newipaMra that the submarine men ace ia the area teat difficulty we have had eo far but to pretend that the war can hi won by ^he submarine ia P ”certtin!y there can be ii> com plaint of lack pf ftankneaa or of over- cenaorahip in the repprta that the United Preaa and the Aaaociated Press gather at the front. “In the early part of the wap, I was one of the censorship's aeverest ertiica. But I am convinced that the preeent dally reporta of the proftreaa of the British advance aa published here an«L In the United SUt*a are the frafleeai aUtementa by any of the beliiNniUv * GERMANS CONCEAL LOSSES. “The very fact that the Germane are concealing their huge lease* in men and our methodical capture # their underground forte in the bat tles around Arrau ehould convince Americana that our successes have been, eo great aa to cauae them to Mde" thlireollossal loaaea In d** H wounded, priaonera, guna and ol Figures on Submarine Losses Only Withheld Lord NoHHcliffo, In InLvlew With the United Press. Declares the United States Is Receiving Full and Complete Facts of Every News Feature of the British End of the European War Development—Admitted That Submarine Menace Is Strong est Card Germany Has Played—Again Voices Belief That Struggle Will Be a Long One—Entrance of United States Most Important Event In Conflict Since the Dark Days of August, 1914. >. . 1 • 4 Sensing a nation-wide doubt as to whether Britain haa been tell ing the full trntUPregarding the German submarine successes and f the campaign on the w& front, the United Press today put the ques- , tloa Squarely up to the best postal man In the British empire. Lord Xbrthcllffe, and inquired whether America is getting all the fads.- In addition to th* difficulty of Americans accepting unae- \ reservedly Britain’s claims of great interest in small nations and de mocracies, while the Irish question ia unsettled, was pointed out, end a request made for an authorative statement of England’s attitude. Aa an indication of the importance attached to the inuiiriea by 'the British foreign office, the resulting interview was cabled to the United Press today over the Brilah government’s own line, evidently ■t the suggestion of the foreign office. UNWED STATES GETTING Full and complete facts (By Ed la'Keen, United Press Staff Correspondent Copyright, 1817, by The United Press.) London, May 3.—America is get ting the full and complete facts of every news feature of the British end of the war-developments except the actual figures of the submarine losses—and may expect to receive them very aoon. The submarine menace it the strongest card Ger many haa played, but it will 'never win the war. * The foregoing i» on authority of ' the man whoae prophesies and state ment* on tho war have come to ca*-y more weight than those of any other figure in the allies countries—Lord Northcliffe. Northcliffe ir probably tbfi aquar- est facer of facu in England. He never dodges. Todays the United Press nut equarely up to him the MS.’'i.’“aSSS 1 S..« from belief that British officialdom . haa not been frank with America in its statement of submarine losses— and possibly haa not told the full truth regaining the alOea successes on the west front TONNAGE LOSS SERIOUS. “In Tegurato the loss of tonnage by submarfnee,” said lord NortW cflffe, “thare ia no doubt that tHv figures arqeserious. The government doee not prevent our newspapers from sayinr so, nor prevent Ameri can correspondents from saying so. The government wRl, I believe, very soon publish the full facts and flg- as thev can arrange • -tnl- Three More Countries Hover on* War's Brink ONESTEP NEARER INSANITY P.LEA MAY SAVE LIFE {TF C. E, •lira (ConUhued on page 2.) stir caused by ive been a nr at the univei get settled down in the examination for the officers tr, camp that thty can not get minds en their studies r- J pected that oH of those go will either be accepted 1^-. Will «■ down to their etuditt At once. Physicians Testify That Prison er Is Not Well Balanced and That He Frequently Displayed Evidences of Insanity—Should ♦lot Guilty Verdict Be Re turned Vawter Must Be Com mitted to Asylum Immedi ately. .. t j - y (By United Press.) ChriatiaHhurg, Va., May 3.—Mrs. Vawter. took the stand in the Blacks burg court this afternoon to ban her iptimacies with the msn her husband shot to death. An effort had been made to clear the courtroom even of newspaper men, but it failed. No women spectators were present. Mrs. Vawter, in white shirtwaist, blue skirt, ungloved, her wedding band showing plainlyrYoaght to re- tain her compoeure ns the took the stand. I Christiansburg, Va., Majs 3.—Fol lowing damaging admissions of au thorship of certain letters to Stock- ton Heth, Jr., counsel’ for Charles E. Vpwter, on trial for -Hcth’a murder, today amended his plea to that of in- sanity. Confronted by evidence in Vaw- tor’s letters offering Heth his wife virtually in exchange for a financial consideration, ‘the defense suddenly changed its plans. Several physicians were called. They testified in their opinon the prisoner was not well balanced and often showed signs of insanity.- -It is evident that the defense now bfiti its hope of proving that long addicted to the drink habit, Vawters mind was affected and at the time of the tragedy he was mentally unbal anced. Shortly before * adjournment of court until 2 p. m. the defnae an nounced that Mrs. Vawter was ready to testify. Attorney Jordan asked the court to dear the room. Whether Judge Moffett will gnat the request will not be decided until court reconvenes. • . • During the recess, opposing attor neys confined. .As n reenlt the ru mor spread that when the afternoon session opened the commonwealth would agree to Instructions to tht Jury to>-bring In e verdlct of, “not /» thie*verdfet is jrotuM^od, Jodie Moffett must immediately commit ffawter tian aaylum for thb crim inal InaHC " DR. COPELAND DECLINES TO ACCEPT fclSttOPRIC PrUa.) „ te-^Dr. R. 8. Copeland, roetbr of Triiiity church, 'Now Orleans, h*s declined to become Episcopal bishop of Atlmto, to which position the Macon dlocMian council -iected hita while he wit ill in Now Atiantof elected m Orleans. “LIBERTY GOI FLOWING “ 3ELY (By United Preaa.) Washington, D. C~ May 3.—Am- orican gold began to flow Into govern- Loan" announced lart night by the treasury. Norway and ’China May Be Shortly Added to Germany’s List of Antagonl^s—British Deal Another Hatf Blow to Teutons Over a Wide Front Both North and South of the Scarpe River — Prussians Counter-Attacking Fiercely at . Gavrelle and Loos. % Brasil has drawn one step near er to war with Germany and ia one of three countries hovering - „ on the brink of the maelstrom • which has convulsed two-thirds of the world. Norway, and Chin* also may shortly be added to Germany's ever-lengthening list of enemies. J Dr. Lauro MuUcr, Brasilian foreign niater, tendered his resignation on the eve of the day set for the Brasil ian congrors to determine whether to declare war. At the same time Pres ident Bras, learning that Germany had detained the Brasilian minister, ordered the Gerinan minister stopped enri-oute to Uruguay.' 'Muller was persistently attacked as n pro-Ger man. Tha possibility of No^vay joining the allies is based on the havoc the Gorman submarines wrought on Nor wegian shipping, which aroused great bitterness. All reports from China agree that tha war advocates’are in the Majority. , WITH .GREAT FORCE BRITISH DOTE HA8 BEEN' RESUMED , (By United Press.) London, May 3.—After two days of inaction the British drive,.waa re newed in powerful force again today, and in a new direction. Field Marshal Hair reportad today. “There w»» heavy fighting nil along tha front, from the Hindenburg line south of tho Sendee river to the Ache- ville-Viiqy rood, he said. , “We are progressing and have al ready captured a number -df strong hostile positions.” Tile JStiRMh commnnder-inAhief’s report Indicates, an offensive extend ing over affront of at least twervp miles. It is that distance from the road between Vimy nod Acheville on the north, to the Senses river. He has been almost continuously fighting sfound Vimy, but the direction of the throat by, the Britiah offensive has heretofore been exerted in a neaster- ly direction, toward Douai. Haigt re port today indicate a sudden switch to tbs northern push, out of Villerval, Oppy ohd Arleux, These towns lie approximately seven and a half miles north of Monchy le Preux, whfre the atrength of the-British Vive waa for merly moat powerfully exerted. It wee against further advances here alao that Hindenburg threw great forces^/ fk, reserves. FIGHTING IS RESUMED ON WHOLE FRENCH FRONT , (By United Press.) Paris, May 3—Reaumptoin of fight ing along widely scattered 'points slongthe whole French front was re ported in today’s official statement Tha report shawed French troops in action nt such widely distant points aa south of St Quentin, around Bhaims, at Verdun, and 8t Mihiel. “In the Chemin des Dames region here was great activity in artillery- g and patrol encounters,’’ the state- ent said. “Id the Champagne Gar in attacks were repuleed - in the oodp west of . Monte Cdrnillet and lent, our forces capturing’218 pris- 1 oners—the entire garrison of a block- , louse. , "Around Verdun the French pene trated German trenchei in ihfe Avan- court Wood, oh* tha rlghroank of tha Meuse. • “There whs petrel fighting and can- lonading at# several points on the rent, especially in the St. Mihiel sec- * . ■ HINDENBURG DESPERATELY THROWS IN FRESH UNITS (By William Philip Simms, United States Staff Correspondent.) With the British Armies in thei Field, May Sr—la tai mSkaeasubset preceding dawn today the British again dealt a blow at the Germans over a wide front botlfinorth and south of the Scarpe river. At the mo ment of cabling, the impremion here s that the. battle ia going salafac- ’-rily for the British. Prisoners are ginning to arrive and German guns ive been taken. , Heavy fighting continues. Since the fighting began on the 9th, American "Vessel on Which First — :American Naval Officer Was Killed , naval lieutenant and nine gunners went to their death when the American oil tanker Vacuum wan sunk 140 miles’west of Barra. Ireland. These are the first American naval or military men to lore then thirteen enemy'diviafons have been exhausted on this front alone—end yet Hindenburg is desper ately throwing in fresh units with pit-' iless orders to hold or die. To the north of Greenland hill and towards Fresnoy, Cherisy and Bulte- court reports to headquarters indicate the Britiah hava gained ground. At Gavrelle and Loos the Prnaaiana are counter-ntaeking fiercely. The enemy is in a particular frenzy over their, possession of these points because such a hold hampers the work of destruction of Lens. That dastrnc- by day and by ilso fear for Douai ‘ n» of the itourg line which has already been partly turned nt Arraa. The attack began this morning un der an indigo sky. ' The moan half set, but during a brief period between the hurricane barrage fire and the at tack itself, the stars lit up the battle field with a bluish light BERLIN TELLS OF NEW ATTACK BY BRITISH Berlin (Via Loridon) May 3.—Brit ish troops began a new attack “on a wide , front early this morning,” to day’s official statement asserted. The continuous, artiilerying of the ist fow days on both banks of tha ivor Scarpt was followed early this morning by heavy drum fire. After yards new English attacks dbm- mence#on a wide front.” • FOOD BEING DESTROYED. Washington, D. C., May 3.—Charg ing that cold storage concerns in the United States are actually destroy ing food in their plants and on tin county aa waif aa to the farmers. The lose their lives in the war. The act which caused their deatt waa the second blow wtrack' in the war, end it was struck »by the Germans, who have said they Mould not. declare wer on the United Btstes.- The first CUH MUMf FARMERS Will MEET MONDAY IT WIIUHVIlll a « At e meetng Pf the Clarke County Farmer# dub, held in the ' court house yesterday afternoon, a^jnona- ter agricultural rally'was planned for Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock to be held in the school auditorium at Wintervllle. The meeting was one of (he most enthusiastic ever held by the farmers in this section of the state, and it is expected that most of the farmers of tnAounty will attend the meeting .at Wintervllle. , * Arrangements for the Wintervllle meeting are about completed and it (e thought that the program will be one of the besj that has evdr been arranged for a like meeting in any other section of the south. The •peakers for the meeting on Monday will be Dr. Andrew M. Soule, presi dent of the $tate College o( Agricul ture; Mr. C- D. Flanigan, Mr. J. W. Firor, Mr., J. T. Tittard, Mr. Noell, Dr. MoHa'ttan, Miaa Oliver aid Coun ty Agent Woodruff, ~ m Many matters of the utmost im portance to the farmers end business men of this action of the state were discussed and it ia expected that the meeting oh Uoniey will be of great blow -was the sinking of a German •ubmarine by Liautenant Bruce .R- War*American naftl commander on board th|yAtlantic trai^port stfcm- ahip Mongolia. „ REGULAR SALARIES i FOR MEN TRAINING FOR OFFICER JOBS The regular waekly meeting of the board of directors of tha Chamber of Commerce will be held in the rooms of that organisation 1 tomorrow after noon at 4 o’clock, and due to tha fact thqt there are t number of moat im portant'matters to ho brought up for Jficussion and consideration if is ex pected that there will'be a full at tendance of the board. TRAFFIC CASES ARE NOW FEATURING IN RECORDER’S MATINEE « ■ ■ ■ . There were several traffic cases up fqr trie) in recordsf’seourt this morn-' hjg. Most of the cases tried were for Weeding, but there were some up tor having bright lights. The police ere determined that they Will atop the iuwkuii w people of the city from breaking the supposed to bo traffieordlnances and they are keep ing nMharp lookout for all offenders. Chin Benssee haamotiflad his men that thei are to make cases against and HI qf the persons .in the city 'I 1 THEN III The Willard Abrahams Torpe doed Off Irish Coast—Ameri can Sailing Vessel Margaret Set on Fire by Submarine. Thirty-Three Survivors Land ed From the” Rockingham. American Oil Tanker Sun Tor ’s pedoed and Sunk-in the Medi terranean—Rockinghajn Fa talities — firl tislQ .Transport Sank. (By United Press.) Washington, D. C., May 3.—The torpedoing of the American sailing vessel Willard Abrahams, off the Iriah coast, and the rescue of her brew*of six were reported officially ts the state department today. Other .state department message! said that the American sailing ves- tel Margaret had been set on lire by a submarine April 27, but made nv mention of Uvea- lost, while a third cablegram reported the landing ot thirty-three survivors of the torpe doed ihfp -Rockingham, formerly tho Nebraakon. X ■way ' AMERICAN OIL TANKER SUNK INMEDiTEKKANEAN Philadelphia, Pa., May 3—The Am erican oil tanker Sun was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean soa, according to ndvices received hero today by the Sun Oil company own ers from its London agency. The crew is reported as saved. The tanker Sun, though an Amer ican vessel, * wss chartered to the British government last summer, along with a number of other vessels owned by the company for the pur pose of facilitating tending oil to the alliey. According to the local offices It was ipposed to be plying-between Eng land and the Gallipoli peninsula. It was commanded by Captain Carey and n crew of forty men, all believed to be British. “We redouble -tour (Worts 'to glv* ifflti o break the traffic iawa in any j the allies all the facilities for im- V and Judge Price wUI give them I porting wtrolaUm, The loss of our substantial sentences when thej are *hip will *p«ft us to redoubled ft- brought before him. Some of the fqrU,” was the statement from the men who'have,been fined.for bright lights jtated that *hcy had lights which would not shine more than twanty feet with the dindhara tn and not more than 100 feat with .the meeting on Monday win oe or great “'“t; ‘"“.Tv,;, benefit to the business men of tms Jiera off. They state that thsy & in order to keep up pi r Stone, of Missouri, today suggest#? that ithe government com mandeer theap plants during the war, or piac^them under Supervision. meeting will be attended by a large number of tne merchants and busi ness itten ef Athens, as well as other towns and cities in this part of the state. ATHENS HERALD The circulation of The Athens Daily Herald for the mouth ofhfcirch, 1917, was as follows: April 1...... (Sun.) April 16 3,483 * April 2 4,925 April 17........4,099 April 3.. i.... .3,861 April 18 .3,480 April 4... 3,360 April 19 6,487 April 6 8,460- April 20...:..,.8,488 April 6 4,144 April 21 8,616 April 7. 8,600 April 22...... (Sun.) April 8 (Sun.) April 23.. .3,536 April 9..V 3,429 April 24 3,673 April 10? 3,664 April 25 3,560 April 11..: §498 April 26.. 8,671 April 12 8,446 April 27 3,668 April. 18....... .3,444 April 28. 2)670 April 14:.......8,470 April 29...... (Sun.) ’.April 16...... (Sun.) April 80f.......8,743 • • *.( -dj -. i Total circulation for April, 1917. ..90,874 Daily average circulation for April, 1917 3,635 Daily average circulation for March, 1917 3,616 • . « . *. The Athens Dilily Herald has a circulation in * Athens approximately twice as large as that of« dny other Athens newspaper. Advertisers-and* 'agencies are invited to test the accuracy of these figures in comparison with toe-claims of any other Athens newspaper. Mf be finaff for not having an; that they will be fined i: them on. The state law call* for ajlfht to show not leas than 100 feet and while the people do not. wanb glaring lights, there are a number it people being fined tor having lights which show only- 100 feet This statement wes made by onp of the men' who was ar raigned on the charge several day* ago and la right In some instances. PROGRAM ANNOUNCED . FOR MASS MEETING ’ The program for the meeting to be held at ■■■msn ■ ... the SjfSagogue on Hancock avenue Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. It ia expected that there will be a record crowd on hand when the meeting i ia called to order end arrangements ihavq been completed to take can of all of those Who may ftttnde The maps meeting it being held for tha purpose of railing funds for the Jewish relief in the war xons and it le thought that the people of Ath ena will re*pdnd to the call and con tribute their ehare to woithv cause. Addresses will b^marfe by some of the most prominent and distinguish ed men .of Athens, it well as Dr. Marks, of Atlanta, who wilt deliver the final address of the evening, meeting promises to be on* ol __ most interesting tVer held in Athcha and it is urged,that all of the people interested, attend. '.A-HE PROGRAM. . The .program^ aa arranged for the Anthem. “The Star Spangled Ban ner’’—Choir and Audience. Player—Dr. J. W. Lynch. Adame--Judge jgndrow J.nfobb. Address—Hon. WTF. Dorsey. Solo—Miss Rnby Jankower. Address—Dr. S. R. Belk. ^Anthem, “America“-Choir A Addm'eLpr. pjvid Mark, of At- Hymn. "Almighty King’^-jChoir and Audience. **. Benediction—Dr. E. L> Hill.. 0 . company when informed of the * The Sun was / built at New Castle, Delaware, in 1909. and was 412 feet long and GO feet beam. It had a gross tonnage of G.GOO ahd oil carry ing capacity of 8,600 tons. AT LEAST TWO KILLED WHEN THE ROCKINGHAM WAS SUNK • New York, May 3.—At least two men were killed' when a submarine torpedoed and shelled the American steamship Rockingham, according to a qtelc, received here today by the Garland Steamship Corporation from Cqptain Edwards, commanding tho •el. His cable read: • •• V • Rockingham torpedoed; two men killed; one boat missing with thir teen men not yet landed.’’ Further details have been called for. The two men ppobabiy'were killed by ahellfirte, as cable dis patches to the United Press yester day states the ship was shelled be fore she went to thebottom. TRANSPORT ARCllDIAN SUNK; 278 LIVES LOST London, May 3.—The transport Arcadian was sunk in -the Mediter- * j-ancan April IS, with a loss of 279 lives, according to an admiralty statement today. The Arcadian was hit by a torpedo from a teutonic U-boat and sank In five minutes, according to official statements. Most of the list was drowned. and up The I*ner, a vesse lof 8,91 of the from Belfast. The Arcadian referred ia probably the former Royal qail steam packet tons, registered MR.S.H. DUNBAR REPORTED BETTER The many friends of Mr. Stiles H. Dunbar will regret to learn that ‘ continues quite ijl at his home on C lege avenue. '.Mr. Dunbar was tM suddenly ill on Mondav while at I work and was compelled to be moved to his home. He was I the hofpjtal Wednesday at where an X-ray was taken. He was taken back to hi% College avenue, where he wi. ed as doing pretty well this « It his probable that he will be to sit up within the next week < days if there it no change | worse in his condition.