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MAIL US THE —I $1.00 f~ TODAY—NOW! IL M. DENHOLME KILLED BY AN INHANK NEGRO. DREADFUL DESTRUCTION IN ' ARTILLERY FIGHTS TODAY. Ghent, Oet. 1.—Town after Iowa la northern Beldam, maay of Ikaai ■tails* back sealeries, an Mat dHlnyed by Ibo Scree artillery daels ke- Iweoa German* aad Belgians. Fighting today, la progressing aloat a llaa alaly mile* leaf, reaeklag fraai Llorre to Kallaeo to Tonaoale* Aloat aaS la Iko direction of Wscrefkesb Oaly Iko krarlcat kind of artillery la la actlea aad the doatraetioa b dreadfiL ( THE JOURNAL —| $100 rn WHOLE YEAR ORGAN WARE COUNTY AID COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STH YEAR FOR DAILY JOURNAL. tTALY ON VERGE OF DECLARING WAR BECAUSE OF DESTRUCTION OF SHIPS IN THE ADRIATIC ■- ■*/ y p- , *£<£*£ Safeguard State Property by Extending Road to Sea Senator Sweat Discusses Danger Confronting Georgia and What Special Session Ought to Do Upon being Interviewed today rela- ger ratea and port charges and tlve to an extraordinary session of the which could never be bottled up.” legislature, Judge J. L. Sweat, of this "Furthermore,” he said, "not only city. Senator from the Fifth district, would the Immense income therefrom stated that In the event such a session maintain our public schools, but was called by Governor Slaton, It would be amply sufficient to support should protect the W. L A. Railroad all the public Institutions of the against being paralleled by the line State, thereby saving the people from proposed to he built from Cartersvllle j the burdens of taxation.” Self pres to Atlanta by the L. A N. R. R. Co. ervatlon would Justify the State In ab- He would have the legislature safe- solutely prohibiting the State's road guard the State’s interest for all time from being further paralleled and he by providing for the extension of the said be believed that it was unwise W. A A., from Atlanta to the sea,jin permitting this to be partly done-In which could. In his opinion, be speed- the past by the E. T. Va. & Oe„ and lly accomplished by acquiring the!Central of Georgia Railroad Compa- Southcrn line from Atlanta to Fort nies.' Valley, and the Atlantic, Waycross & Only a short session would. In his Northern Railroad, and building the'opinion, be required, for tho enact- gap between Fort Valley and Kings- ment of the necessary legislation In land, appioxlmately 175 miles, with a . portion of the State's able-bodied con victs. In addition to acquiring and devel oping the splendid deep water port "facilities at St. Marys, Judge Sweat .Mated that the line could also be ex- on to Jacksonville, a distance of only about 32 miles. “What a mag nificent trunk line,” he remarked, “the State would then own, extending from Chattanooga through Georgia and on to Jacksonville, enabling It forever to dictate freight and passen- thia connection, the expense of which would be Incomparable to the great loss to be saved to the State. More over he said that while In session, leg islation upon the cotton question could be enacted. Opportunity, stated, might also be afforded for the adoption of the Torrens Land Title system for the .relief of landowners In bettor enabling the use of Hand as se curity for loans.-uhSer the new cur rency laws and proposed rural cred its. A ten days' session, would, In his opinion, suffice tor all these purposes. Torreon Conference is Expected to Settle All Of Mexico’s Difficulties By wire to the Journal. Mexico City, Oct.'1.—Political dif ferences of Mexico, which hare kept the country in a state of revolution for a number of yean, practically demoralizing all buaineaa, are about to be adjusted. Developments today indicate that the conference between representatives of General CarrauiA . and General Villa at Torrdon will find a rapid and direct solution for the threatened uprising. ; Parties In close touch with the sit- station reported today all signs point to an agreement that will prevent an other revolution^ - From many states pledges of sup port for the decision agreed upon by the representatives of Carranza and Villa are being received. The feeling of anxiety, which swept through the country with General Villa’s warlike declaration, while not entirely gone. Is gradually subsiding. The only think looked for In the event of failure, which It is now be lieved Is only a remote possibility, is intervention by the United States. Ruins of Palace of Justice at Termojide Feeling Against Austria Reaches High Pitch Today—Government Will Be Forced to Take Action New Orleans, Oct. 1.—Two plans, designed to meet the economic condl-1 _____ lion, in the cotton lndu.try arising ■ Wuhln(t0B , D . c .. Qct. l.-Rcpre- frppi tho closing of the European mar- Ucntat|ye Huf{hc , recolvcd a 1( , ttcr ket by the continental war, were be ; from . Ocorglan ycBter day which ata' fore the Southern Cotton Convention th>t town a „ mall oH The proposals were: I mill, a branch of a large corporation. Complete cessation of cotton plant- the cotlon , ecd oulpul of ..a , ... '.lx or seven gins. Reduction of the acreage planted to j To obtala thl> conlrol . thc corr „. cotton next yaar.fr-approximately “ ipo „ de „ t «... u,e mill pay. the gin cent as compared with thla year'a h..i in. screage. The first plan proposed that the legislatures of the various cotton growing states of the 8outh.be called into special session to enact laws making the proposal effective. It was presented by the Mississippi delega tion and was made the majority re port of the resolutions committee. Shreveport, La., Oct. 1.—Robert M. Denholme, business manager of The Shreveport Times, was shot and killed while In hi* office last night by a ne gro, Albert Hectar, who Is believed to have been insane. Tho negro was shot and killed by policemen who followed him into tho offices with the Intention bf arresting him. 1 Before visiting Thc Times office the negro, armed with a revolver, held up the clerks in a hardware store while munagor. a bonua and pula rival ln- |he lecured anothor rovolYor and am . dependent buyer, on It. payroll in I munlt)on . At the new.paper office be order to aecure their co-operation. he|d , he clerk , at ^y.^lth the revolv- Egrly in the »ca»on the writer aay»., or , whlle be demanded that a ramb- the mill contract, with aome of tho ||B lto temeot he bad prepared be ACTUAL BORING OF ^ELL IN SEARCH OF OIL IS STARTED and it is hoped that between 2.600 and and 3,000 feet of oil for which a com pany la seeking will be discovered. A depth of 2,600 feet here is what is needed to make the Ware county we*, equal in depth oil wella of Texas. As already stated, the geological formation through this immediate aection la identical to that of the Texas and Tampico oil fields. The oil hundred feet, after which the company «wlll perfect their organiia- encountered will make the dtfU- tion aa soon as the charter, for which a little slower. The contract tor application baa been made In Ware the well calls tor a depth of 1.000 feet, superior court, la granted. The search for oil in Ware county is' now on. After much preliminary work, most ly in erecting necessary machinery and bnllding a derrick that is 112 feet high, boring for oil baa started at Fre da!, six miles south of Waycroaa, on the Waycross * Southern. Rapid progress will be made until the well reaches a depth of two or TEN ALARMS WITH LOSS OF ONLY $J,7J5 IN SEPT. According to thc report of Chief E. earned heavy loas wen chocked be- c Hall of the fire department, Set!- tore damage waa done. Property tember won • bony month for the fire- worth thonannde of dollnre waa en- nten -aa compared to record, of pro- dangered. ceding months of tho year. Ten I with the approach of the winter alarms were turned In, the fires of the aeasoo, Chief Hall urges every one to mouth causing an estimated lota of be extremely careful with fire. The 31,715. Of thla amount 31,700 waa caua- majority of fire. In tho winter are ed’by one fire. caused by Huso, which the chief enys The report of the number of lire* should be thoroughly denned without does not tell Just what the firemen*delay. In leaving fire. In open flre- > been called upon to do, however, places, Chief Hall says people start I Ot the blase, that might have.fire, that are costly aod could easily The second proposal, providing for acreage reduction, was presented and supported by th eTcxaa delegation. It for organizations in each school the school trustees to call tolled delegations to coun- itfons, which would appoint littees to ^obtain signatures to 60 per cent acreage reduction pledges. The convention passed resolutions urging Southerners to insist that cot ton be used instead of Jnto tor twine and bagging; and then adjourned. larger farmers for their* output of seed at a stipulated price, thus fixing the market value of the seed, and af- iterward pays those farmers a bonus 'of from one to three cente a bushel "nenholme"luatantly. Policemen By Wire to Thc Journal. Home, Gel 1.—Frank admission waa officially aude here today to Ike effect Hint Italy doe* not expect Anstrta lo furnlah n satisfactory explana tion of mine planting in the Adriatic that re*nlted In dlaaiter to neatral chipping. Public feeling I* again*! Anatrln and I* reaching n high pitch today, IVhlle Italy ka* determined to remain neutral, the loam* sustained by Italian *hlp* In the Adriatic are ol aueh a nature that II i* no longer be lieved Italy can remain out ef the war. Sentiment la entirely In favor of Italy Joining the nlllea without further delay and punlahtug Anatrln tor plnrlng mine* where neutral altipa would be the sufferers. H la reported today that within the pnat twenty-four hour* two more Italian achoouer* and n Roumanian ablp have been blown np. Sixty enllora tire reported killed. Dlptomta who are In direct touch with the government offleee feel that If war la now averted It will be only by n miracle* The nallnne are de manding prompt action by the government and It I, becoming mere appar ent every hoar today that the gorernment li going to do lometblng. Over a half million of the Italian army are in the field and ready to go Into battle an n moment’, notice. NUMEROUS ATTACKS IN GREAT BATTLE IN FRANCK. ItortlDi Oct. 1.—Attack, and counter attacks, without decisive re,nil, mark the progress In the great battle In France. German, today reamed, the bom bn rd ment ol Antwerp, which they espeet to tall shortly. It I, apparent the allies are receiving heavy relnloreementa In France. The Germnn* are advancing steadily la Ra»tan Poland, despite the heavy resistance offered. This Information wan contained In nn official announce* ment made at noon today. ALLIES CONTINUE THEIR ■ y ;" VIGOROUS OFFENSIVE MOVEMENTS.' Paris, OcL L—Allies today continued their vlgorone offenslte mors, menta on both Itanks ol Ike (Jerman army. Freach troops are relieving aome ol Iho nlllea who hare been nnder fire slnee the engagements started September 12. Tkosgk the German, are nuking reanter attacks eitrema exhaustion I, shown by their tack of vigor which characterised their earlier fighilng. General Von Kink’, retirement from his position bolwoen Oise and Alsne river, continues, although full details ef Me retirement are net given In the official bulletins. HOSTILE FORCES ARE REPULSED NEAR ALBERT. Berlin, (Via Amsterdam), OeL L—Hostile ferecs advancing to the north and south of Albert (a French town eighteen mites northeast of Amens) hare been reprised. The general allaatlea Is unchanged today. RUSSIANS CONTINUE TO WIN OVER GERMAN INVADERS Petrognd, OeL L—Official aaaenaeemeat this afternoon saysi Con tinued ,accesses of Russian attacks on German Invaders In Hnsstan Poland are received from Ike front today. Large rrinfsrrtments are reported com- lag from Ike west to aid Ike Germans. A Germnn fleet appeared ol Wlndaa office. The negro opened fire, killing today bat was prevented from landtag troops by Ike fire from Rnsitaa torts. published. After trying to pacify the negro Mr. Donholme moved toward his prlvste TURKEY ABROGATES TREATIES TODAY. Washington, Oct. 1:—So tar at Washington official, know, Turkey to day will carry into effect Its announc ed Intention to abrogate Its capitula tions granting extra territorial rights to foreigners. Secretary Bryan eald tha Porte had received in friendly eplrlt the notification that the United States would reeenre the right of fu ture dlscuielon of Turkey’s action, but hid not'Indicated any postponement of the operation of the decree. Of ficials here believe the abrogation of the capitulations will not affect Amer ican schools and other missionary activities throughout Turkey. But In the fntnre Americans must hare their causes heard In Turkish courts in stead of In American consular courts. Close watch will be kept over the manner In which Turkey exercises tbe new full sovereignity over her dominations. Tbe cruller Tennessee, now’ et Fal mouth, England, is under orders to proceed to Brindisi, Italy, not far from Turkish waters. The cruiser North Carolina la on a station near Turkish waters, making her base at Alexandria, Egypt. above the contract price. Mr. -Hughes will turn thle letter over to the Department of Juatlce along with the othar charges he has filed there. Yesterday Mr. Hughes, Senator Smith and Rsprssenutlre Laver called on the Attorney General who again assured them that tha de partment Is Investigating cotton eee-i prices thoroughly. men wouldn't take their at of their pockets long enough to shake bands with tbe pres ident of tbe United States. TURK SAILORS MUTINY AT SEA. New York, Oct. 1.—A trio of mutiny on tha high seal by Turks who had heard that Turkey bad declarsd war on Great Britain waa told Tombs court today by Captain Slew- art of the British tramp steamer Isle ot Mull, which arrived bare yesterday. The vessel left South American porta three weeks ago. At. Barbados Turks In tbe crew received news tbet their-country was warring on Eng land and after the ship got-nnder way refuted to work, according to Captain Stewart. One night tbe muter frui trated an attempt to murder himself ml hit family and setae tha ablp, he said. Ha locked hta wife and chil dren In the cabin and made for Char leston, S. C. Thera the Immigration nuthorltles would not let him land tbe belligerents, Capt. Stewart fun ded. so he placed the ringleaders In chains nnder guard of a Charleston police detective, who accompanied the ■hip to this port As tbe mutiny alleged wu not com mitted within the three-mile neutral ity limit, thru Turks arraigned today were ordered kept In n court prison until tha case should be brought to the attention of the British consul general hare. Tbe penalty If convict ed under the British navel taw to . death, according to Captain Stewart. Becker, today ——of mnrder In tbe China la busy building uroptanen In hia and expects to have a thousand by Backer that tbe end of 1313. j which she who reached the scene et this moment shot and killed Hectar. Mr. Denholme wu formerly em ployed In New Orleans end Savannah, and previously wu connected with newspapers In Tennessee and Missou- FOE OF EUGENICS. Werneravllle, Pa., Oct. 1.—All lov ers eugcnlcally Inclined, who wleh to adhere faithfully to the teachings ot their cult, must abolish kissing from their courtships. Despite Us harmless appearance, klssinx is a treacherous practice, it la averred, l-lke common towels and public drinking cupsi It spreads dls- eue. Since sanitary courtship, according lo the eugenic* code are necessary preliminaries lo modern, scientific marriages, tbe gentlo practice of os culation must be sacrificed. This bit of Information came in a paper read by Dr. William F. Snow, general sec retary of tbe American Social Hy giene Association, it the 51st annual convention of the State Homeopathic Medical Society at Galen Hall. One autbority said eugenic lover, could be protected with little square* of tissue paper, which could be im pended over tbs month. Another doc tor suggested a revival of tbe old practice of throwing kisses with the hands. KILLED Akron. 25, confessed Constant Pounding of Siege Guns Brings Fall Of Antwerp Near at Ham Fort* are being pounded to piece# by tbe German guna and it la feared tbe Belgians bare guttered aerere louses In men. Tbe Germans today demanded tho surrender of Antwerp but tbe demand met prompt refusal by King Albert London. Oct 1—Owing to tho dead* ly work done up to date by the pon derous German siege guns that start ed bombarding the fortifications of Antwerp Tuesday ft la reported day through official sources that I fall of the city la imminent Assaults of Fresher Troops Aiding Allies In Pushing German! WAR. figures