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/OL. XXIII. NO. 20.
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
COSTING 51.650.000
COMPLETED IN YEAR
obs Aggregating $10,500,-
000 Are Now in Progress
in State —Highway Sys
tem Has Been Started
Highway projects aggregating sl,-
10,000 have been completed within
le past twelve months, and projects
ggregating $10,500,000 are now in
•ogress, it was announced Saturday
jr the state highway department,
hich has begun on big scale the
nstruction of a state highway sys
m linking together every county
■at in Georgia.
It was stated by the department
ficials that practically all com
eted projects were built with a com
nation of federal, state and county
nds. and most of the pending proj
•ts are being similarly financed,
junties have found it very advan
geous to turn over the engineer
g, inspection and auditing details of
sir projects to the highway depart
ent. The whole of Georgia’s share
the federal highway fund is re-*
tired by law to be expended through
e department.
In the projects now in progress,
e state highway department has
iployed an army of 3,500 men; 1,200
ams; fifteen steam shovels; thirty
ree road rollers; 108 road scrapes
d other road machinery; seventy
ire concrete mixers; twelve rock
ushers, and five asphalt distribut
g machines.
Every section of the state is repre
nted in the projects which have
mpleted. The projects new in
ogress number 122, and not only
ery congressional district but more
an two-thirds of the counties are
ibraced in this list.
A list of complete projects, it is
lieved by the highway department,
11 be of interest to all citizens tak
g an interest in the highway de
lopment of the state, and is here
th given in brief form:
Completed Jobs
From Gainesville, north to the
impkin county line, a sand clay
ad twelve miles in length, scien
iically graded. This is a link in
s Gainesville-Blairsvillle route via
hlonega.
From Jefferson' towards Commerce,
o-thirds of the distance, a sand
■y road.
n three directions out of Wash
on, towards Athens, Elberton and
ico’n, a total of nine miles of
crete road. »
From Moreland to Greenville, in
L; wether county, sixteen miles
sand clay road.
From LaGrange, twelve miles north
•■ards Coweta county line, a
id clay road and three concrete
dges, constituting an important
in the Atlanta-West Point route.
|n Henry county, six miles of sand
|y road, constituting the Henry
linty link of the Atlanta-Macon
lite, which is also the middle route
I the Dixie highway.
fc’rom the Spalding county line go
k south to Griffin, eight and one-
■ f miles of concrete road, and from
l.ffin, south for a distance of two
les, a concrete road. Two more
les going south, will shortly be
Inpleted. This road will then bisect
I Id’ng county with a magnificent
■ crete link in the Atlanta-Macon
Ite.
■Another important link in the same
lite is nine miles of concrete road
the Bibb county line, at Lor
|:ie. intv the city of Macon.
Pn Bibb county, from Macon south
| a distance of two and one-half
les. a concrete road. This is in
I direction of Fort Valley and is
liartly completed link in the Ma
li-Americus and Atlanta-Americus
lie.
■reel and concrete bridge, one-half
la mile in length, across the Flynt
l?r in Macon county, connecting
Intezuma with Oglethorpe, and
| ming a most important link in
I Atlanta-Macon-Americus-Thomas
le route.
Prom Thomasville north to the
■ilochee river, three miles of bi
liinous macadam road, and also a
I crete bridge across this river
I ch is 90 per cent completed,
frrom Quitman, running north to
l-ds Moultrie, eight miles of con-
Ite road and five concrete bridges.
■ n Emanuel county, north and
I th of Swainsboro, the county seat,
I concrete bridges over streams
I I were troublesome and often im-
I able in wet weather, thus form
| an Important link in the main
■ nta-Macon-Savannah route.
■ orth of Valdosta on the Valdosca-
■ I link of the middle Dixie high
ly. an important concrete bridge,
■n’ Chatham county, for eight miles
■' of Savannah, running north,
■ht miles of concrete road, an-
■ :-r link in the Atlanta-Macon-Sa
■ijiah route.
■n Whitfield county, an important
■’crete bridge across Swamp creek,
■ ch has been in the habit of going
la rampage every once in a while
|i washing awav the wooden bridge.
■ s forms a link between Dalton and
■aous northwest Georgia points.
■ n Gilmer county, one mile of ob
it lesson road out of Ellijay built
■ ■bituminous macadam, and forming
■ link in the Atlanta-Blue Ridge
■kh’ of the above listed road proj
|-. are located at strategic points
|«re a limited amount of road con
| etion has had the effect of link
| up existing good roaos and open
ly long routes for inter-city and in-
■ county travel. .
|'s stated above the state highway
l-artment has under construction
■ nresent time a total of 1-2 proj
1? aggregating $10,500,000. Some
>-hese projects are in an advanced
■’e of construction. In addition
■ these, the department has let con
ins for projects aggregating sl.-
on which construction will
| launched in a short time.
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| each locality who will show ana
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“THE ONLY THING THAT COUNTS” STARTS NEXT THURSDAY
MINISTERS'REPDRTS
OCCUPY LAST DAY OF
M. E. CONFERENCE
Bishop Warren A. Candler
Will Read Appointments
for 1921 at Conclusion of
Monday Session
Individual reports from the vari
ous pastors occupied practically all
of Monday morning's session of the
North Georgia conference in prog
ress at Wesley Memorial church.
Monday was the final day of the
1920 conference, and many matters
of importance were to be acted upon
before final adjournment. It is ex
pected that appointments will be
read late Monday afternoon.
Despite a drizzle of rain an unusu
ally large crowd of visitors was in
the gallery when Bishop Warren A.
Candler called the morning session
t oorder. Immediately after the con
ference convened announcement was
made by Bishop Candler of the death
of the little daughter of Rev. Dr.
Walter Anthony, pastor of St. Mark's
church. Prayer for.the bereaved pas
tor and his wife was offered by
Rev. W. H. LaPrade, after which a
resolution of sympathy was read
by Dr. J. H. Eakes, presiding elder
of the North Atlanta district,, and
was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote.
A short session of the legal con
ference was held during the morn
ing, Rev. M. S. Williams, presiding.
Reports were read by Dr. J. W. Quil
lian, treasurer, and by Rev. W. H.
Cooper, treasurer of the special re
lief fund, both of which revealed
finances to be in excellent condi
tion. Officers of fne legal confer
ence elected for the ensuing yar,
are:
M. S. Williams, president; R. F.
Eakes, vice president; J. W. Quil
lian, secretary and treasurer.
Pastoral Koll Call
Bishop Candler then commenced
the roll call of the pastors, the Rome
district being taken up first by spe
cial request of Rev. J. R. King, pre
siding elder. Rev. Mr. King, who
has served the conference for forty
years, sixteen of which he has been |
as presiding elder, requested that
he be referred to the conference
committee on superannuation. The
conference unanimously voted to
grant his request.
Considerable discussion on the
floor of the conference was precipi
tated with the announcement that
S. J. Mashburn, who was assigned
to~lhe Union Point church of the
Athens district, had given up the
work and joined the Baptist church
without notifying the conference, or
securing a release from his charge
from the conference. After consid
erable discussion, a motion that he
be dropped from the rolls of the
conference, and his character not
passed inasmuch as the conference
had heard he had joined another
church, was unanimously adopted.
Several members of the conference
declared that they had positive in
formation tnat he had joined the
Baptist church and had under con
sideration at the present time two
calls from churches of this denomi
nation.
Churches in Good Condition
Individual reports given by the
pastors revealed that the churches
throughout the conference were in
unusually good condition. Practical
ly every minister reported many new
members on profession of faith, as
well as on certificate, while very few
removals were reported. The finan
cial condition of the various churches
also was shown to be very good.
Speculation as to where the 1921
conference will be held was rife
throughout the morning sessrion. In
dications were that it would come
up for final action some time during
the afternoon, but conference mem
bers were undecided whether Atlanta
or Augusta would be chosen. It is
said that the majority of the mem
bers are in favor of continuing to
come to Atlanta on account of dis
tance saved in traveling, hotel ac
commodations and the ease with
which the conference can be handled.
Augusta, however, is making a deter
mined fight to secure the conference.
Much interest centered in the ap
pointment of the various charges,
which, it is expected, will be read
just prior to adjournment Monday
night. It was said that the appoint
ments were far from being completed
Monday morning, and that they most
likely would not be completed until
just before they are scheduled to
be presented Monday night.
Condemned to Die on
Gallows, Kelloy Enjoys
• “Arithm-a-Letta”
Facing an early death on the gal
lows for murder. Jack L. Kelloy, of
Atlanta, convicted slayer of Leßoy
Trexler, an Atlanta taxica driver,
writes from his cell in the jail at
Griffin that he is “enioving im
mensely” the Arithm-a-Letta ’ fea
ture published in recent issues of
The Journal.
While his lawyers are fighting to
secure a new trial, the condemned
man declares he is having a "won
derful time” in telling his fortune
on “Arithma-Letta.”
“It’s great sport.” he wrote The
Journal Friday, “and it's my princi
pal pastime.”
Here is his
“As you have printed several ar
ticles about me and my case, which
was tried here in September, I know
you will remember me. I am writ
ing to tell you how I enjoy asking
the •Arithm-ji-Letta’ questions. 1
get The Journal every day, and since
I got a copv that had ‘Arithm-a-
Letta’ in it, I seem to enjoy myself
much more.
“About the only thing I have is
time, so I find it great sport, for I
never tire of finding answers to my
questions. I want to thank you for
printing it, as it has been much
company and very entertaining to
me.”
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SUBSCRIBE $60,000
TO EXPORT BANK
The directors of the Lowry Na
tional bank, Monday afternoon, will,
it is believed, vote to subscribe for
$60,000 of the capital stock of the
projected Federal International Bank
ing company, recently organized at
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Will Not Exhume
Body of First Wife
Os Dr. F. E. Elmer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 15.-
According to Dr. Ralph N. Greene,
state health officer, Jacksonville
authorities will take no steps to
ward exhuming the body of the
first wife of Dr. F. E. Elmer, phys
ician, whose present wife was for
merly Mrs. F. D. Shepard, widow of
the Fort Valley fruit grower, the
cause of whose death is being in
vestigated by Georgia courts. Re
quest for an investigation of the
cause of the death of the first wife
of Dr. Elmer was said to have come
from Pennsylvania. The first Mrs.
Elmer died in 1916. Her death is
said to have resulted from ulcer of
the stomach.
Taxicab Driver Shot
To Death by Passenger
In Crowded City Streets
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Nov. 15.—tn
the midst of a traffic jam, with hun
dreds looking on, Dewey Morgan,
jitney driver, was shot to death to
day on Kansas City’s busiest corner,
V. P. Miller, a passenger, was arrest
ed, and according to the police ad
mitted the shooting. Morgan was
shot five times in the back as he
attempted to guide his car close to
a traffic policeman yelling for help.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1920
Panic in Theater
Causes Death of Six
And Injures Twelve
NEW YORK, Nov. 15. —A paper
clogged furnace flue, which caused
smoke to fill the Catherine theater, a
motion picture house in the East
Side Italian quarter, raised a cry of
"fire” late yesterday and, in the en
suing panic, six tots, between the
ages of two and ten years, were
trampled to death. Twelve others
were seriously injured.
The little theater was crowded to
capacity. Children filled most of
the 30(‘ seats, for the here of tne
picture was an Italian lad who rose
from humble surroundings, like their
riches, to fame. The youngsters
were absorbed in the progress of the
screen hero. Pietro, who was pro
tecting his father from thieves, when
smoke began to seep through the
cracks of the theater floor.,
“My God! It’s a fire!”
Children Began to Cry
This shout came from an elderly
woman who, gathered a little one un
der her arm and ran for the near
est exit. Immediately loud ws-ils
arose, children began to cry. They
jumped from their seats, jammed
the aisle and fought for passage. The
lights flickered out.
Youthful cries attracted many res
idents of the Italian neighborhood.
Camille Bruillo, who sells bananas
from a push cart on the Bowery,
rushed to the scene. He darted into
the theater and attempted to stop the
panic. Failing, he saved those he
could. Camilli carried more than fif
teen into safety, then collapsed, over
come by smoke.
Someone sounded a fire alarm.
Many were carried from the theater,
overcome by smoke. They were soon
revived.
Firemen carried the dead to near
by drug stores. The injured were
sent to hospitals.
Father Fatally Shot
By His Son During
Family Quarrel
GRIFFIN, Ga., Nov. 15.—Mr.
Jesse Ison, of the Line Creek dis
trict of Spalding county, was fatal
ly shot by one of nis sons at the
home Saturday night. A Griffin phy
sic‘:m was summoned immediately
after the shooting, and Mr. Ison was
rushed to a hospital heie. where he
died on the operating table.
The trouble is said to have started
when the son interfered in a family
quarrel between his father and his
mother, the son taking the mother’s
part. Mr. Ison, witnesses say, knock
ed his son down and kicked him,
breaking his nose. The boy then
drew a pistol from his pocket, it is
said, and, still lying on the floor,
shot his father, the bullet entering
the abdomen.
The funeral took place this after
noon from the County Line church.
Mr. Ison was well known adn liked
all over the county, and his death
has caused great regret.
America Intends to
Have Greatest Navy in
World, Says Daniels
NORFOLK, Va„ Nov. 15.—Amer
ica’s program is to make her navy
the greatest that ever has been float
ed by any nation in any times, Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels declared
today in an address to Portsmouth
Rotarians.
“And Hampton Roads is destined
to be the greatest naval base in the
world,” he said.
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Dummy Cows Used
As Liquor Tanks,
Raiding Officers Say
MACON, Ga., Nov. 13. —One of the
most unique and perhaps the largest
whisky smuggling outfits ever cap
tured in Georgia was found Friday
by prohibition officers five miles be
low Savannah on the Savannah river,
according to the officers from Macon
taking in the raid, who returned
here Saturday.
Two dummy cows containing
whisky were found on the dairy farm
owned by Jim Strickland, who was
arrested and placed under a SI,OOO
bond.
The officers report, they say, the
cows were connected by a pipe line
with a 500-gallon tank sunk in the
river. Boats were used in hauling
whisky to the tank and the hydrau
lic pressure forced the whisky into
the cows. The officers say the cows
were so like the ones in Strickland’s
herd that it was very difficult to
distinguish the ones giving whisky
from the ones giving milk.
Officers taking part in the raid
from Macon were E. G. English, E.
F. Newberry, F. L. Layfield and E. C.
Pierce.
Chicago Mystified
By Brqtal Murder
Os Two Actresses
CHICAGO, Nov. 15. —A baffling
mystery confronted police here today
in the finding of the bodies of tw;o
young and pretty women, dead from
an unknown cause. They were found
early yesterday by police in Grant
park on the lake front. Both had
been bruised and had cuts on the
face and hands as though from be
ing dragged over the ground. There
were no other marks. Police were
unable to determine whether they
had been poisoned or whether they
had been drugged, . thrown from an
automobile and left to die from ex
posure.
The two women were identified as
eastern actresses, Mary Rhodes, of
Altoona, Pa., and Lillian Thompson,
of Boston.
Two men, Robert McCarthy, of
Boston, and James Meeks, of Salt
Lake City, made the identification.
Both are electricians with a theatri
cal company here and were living at
the same hotel as the dead women.
Half of Crew of Ship
Wrecked on Superior
Is Taken From Vessel
SUPERIOR. Wis., Nov. 15.—-Half
the crew of thirty-three of the Beck
er Line steel freighter, Francis J.
Widear, has been taken off the ves
sel. which is wrecked on Pancake
Shoals just outside of Whitefish Bay.
Lake Superior, according to word re
ceived early today by Superior
agents of the line. This message,
said the remainder of the crew
would be taken off in the course of
the day.
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WILSON ISSUES
PROCLAMATION
ON THANKSGIVING
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—Presi
dent Wilson issued his Thanksgiving
proclamation last night, saying that
“In plenty, security and peace, our
virtuous and self-reliant people face
the future,” .and setting aside Thurs
day, November 25. for the usual ob
servances. The text follows:
The season approaches when it
behooves us to turn from the dis
tractions and preoccupations of
our daily life, that we may con
j template the mercies which have
been couchsafed to us, and ren
der heartfelt and unfeigned
thanks unto God for His mani
fold goodness.
This is an old observance of
the American people, deeply im
beded in our thought and habit.
The burdens and the stresses of
life have their own insistence.
We have abundant cause for
thanksgiving. The lesions of
the war are rapidly healing. The
great army of freedom, which
America sent to the defense of
liberty, returning to the grate
ful embrace of the nation, has
resumed the useful pursuits of
peace, as simply and as prompt
ly as it rushed to arms in obe
dience to the country’s call. The
equal justice of our laws has
received steady vindication in
the support of a law-abiding peo
ple against various and sinister
attacks, which have reflected
only the baser agitations of
war, now happily passing.
In plenty, security and peace,
our virtuous and self-reliant
people face the future, its du
ties and its opportunities. May
we have vision to discern our du
ties, the strength, both of hand
and resolve, to discharge them;
and the goodness of heart to
realize that the truest opportuni
ties are those of service.
In a spirit, then, of devotion
and stewarship, we should give
thanks in our hearts, and dedi
cate ourselves to the service of
God’s merciful and loving pur
poses to His children.
Wherefore I, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States,
do hereby designate Thursday,
the 25th day of November, next,
as a day of thanksgiving and
prayer, and I call upon my coun
trymen to cease from their ordi
nary tasks and vocations upon
than day, giving it up to the
remembrance of God and His
blessings, and their dutiful and
grateful acknowledgement.
Venizelos Claims
Victory Over Ex-King
In Greek Election
ATHENS, Nov. 15. —Premier Veni
zelos announces that his party has
obtained a majority in the elections
throughout Greece.
On the outcome of the elections
held Saturday was expected to hinge
the question of whether former King
Constantine shall come back to the
throne again or remain in exile in
Switzerland.
Demetrios Gounaris, former pre
mier and leader of the opposition,
who was the opponent of Premier
Venizelos in the balloting, was the
candidate of the elements desiring
the return of Constantine. M. Ven
izelos, on the other hand, is unal
terably opposed to the return of the
fallen monarch.
0. S. NOT PRESENT
AT FIRST MEET OF
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
Applause Follows Mention of
Wilson's Name as Nations
Gather for Geneva Con
ference
GENEVA, Nov. 15.—The League of
Nations assembly met here today.
Amid ranging of bells, more than 100
delegates went into session In the
league’s new home at 11 o’clock.
Prolonged applause greeted first
mention of the United States at the
opening session.
“Washington is the home of lib
erty and the United States cannot
long remain out of the league,”
Premier Motta, of Switzerland, de
clared in his address of welcome.
More than 100 delegates and the
crowd of spectators filled the great
“hall of reformation” with hand
clapping and cheers.
President 'Wilson and King Al
bert drew a hearty tribute of ap
plause when their names were men
tioned.
Hymans Presides
M. Motta addressed a message of
good will to President Wilson and
the walls rang with approbation.
The premier courteously referred to
the fact that Geneva had been
chosen over Brussels as the per
manent seat of the league and linked
it with a tribute to King Albert. The
mention of the name brought re
newed applause.
M. Motta declared the world hoped
for economic reconstruction to grow
out of the assembly’s debates. He
suggested the breaking up of monop
olies on raw materials as a neces
sary step.
M. Hymans presided over the open
ing session. He called the gather
ing to order by reading President
Wilson's convocation. He declared
that the league, starting with forty
two members, was certain <of its
future. He declared it would be
most effective as the agent for a
new era of international co-opera
tion and harmony.
Representing forty-two states and
over half the world’s population, the
delegates gathered in their spacious
hall for the first formalities of the
session. ,
The city was enthusiastic. Flags
of almost every nation were dis
played. The Liberian flag made its
first appearance here and was mis
taken frequently for that of the
United States colors.
M. Paul Hymans, Belgian premier,
opened the session by reading Presi
dent Wilson’s convocation.
Premier Motta, of Switzerland, re
plied, welcoming the delegates and
commenting on the hopes animating
the League of Nations.
The credentials committee was ap
pointed thereafter and with a few
brief formalities the first session ad
journed.
FREEZE LIKELY
AFTER DRIZZLE;
STORM WARNING
The first disagreeable weather At
lanta has had in more than a month
descended on the city Sunday night
in a slight drop,in temperature, ac
companied by a depressing drizzle
that made it seem a lot colder than
it really was.
It was “pneumonia weather” Mon
day morning, and, according to the
prediction from the United States
weather bureau, the drizzle and the
damp will continue through Monday
night, with a prospect of clearer by
Tuesday afternoon and freezing Wed
nesday night.
The lowest Sunday night was 38
degrees, quite a change from the
balmy conditions Atlanta has been
enjoying all through Otcober and so
far in November, yet so cold as
the damp wind made it feel to those
who pulled down the windows and
snuggled under the covers when it
was ‘‘time to get up” Monday morn
ing.
Weather Director C. V. von Herr
man expects the mercury to drop
to freezing some time Wednesday
night, but he does not believe the
snow predicted for middle Atlantic
states will reach this far south. In
fact, “ I don’t see any ‘rip-snorter"
on the way,” he declared. “Atlanta
won't have any bitter winter weath
er, in my opinion, until after Christ
mas.”
Little Brown Jug
Found in Belfry
Breaks Up School
ANNISTON, Ala., Nov. 15.—Scan
dal Monday wrecked discipline in the
Hobson City school.
When Littlejohn, negro teacher,
went to his duties this morning, he
found a dozen pickanninies disport
ing themselves in a manner hither
to unknown to them. Unable to re
store order, he sought cause for the
exotic and uncontrollable exhilira
tion of his pupils. ,
When finally the teacher cor
ralled his charges, the pungent aroma
of mountain dew assailed his nos
trils.
“How come? Whayju get it?” he
asked, large-eyed. And he learned
how a pickaninny explorer of the
spirit-haunted school belfry came
upon the “little brown jug” that was
big enough to contain five gallons.
Thrusting Satan behind him, the
teacher called the police to take
charge of the remaining liquor.
Those of his pupils who were able
to folio wa given course were sent
home. Retribution under the rod
was exacted of the others.
SCENTS5 CENTS A COPY.
$1.50 A YBAU.
WRANGEL. CRUSHED
BY BEDS, FLEES TO
FRENCHJWARSHIP
Crimean Peninsular Scene 01
Wild and Bloody Debacle,
Capture 150.-
000 to 200,000 Prisoners ‘
PARIS. Nov. 15.—Sebastopol has
fallen, the Russian Bolshevikl hav
ing occupied the city last night, ac
cording to unofficial information re
ceived by the French foreign office.
The Bolsheviki are reported to be
masters of the whole German penin
sula.
General Wrangel, members of his
staff, and M. Martel, French; high
commissioner at Sebastopol, were
taken on board the French warship,
■Waldeck Rousseau, and are expected
to arrive in- Constantinople late to-
The foreign office’s information re
garding Sebastopol came through the
usual unofficial diplomatic channels.
Official confirmation of the news is
not expected by the foreign office
until M. Martel reaches Constanti
nople. It was conceded, however,
that the whole of the Crimean Isth
mus must be given up as lost by the
Wrangel forces.
The Waldeck Rousseau and th”
other French and the American and
British ships at Sebastopol did not
leave that port until the Bolsheviki
were within the walls of the city.
These ships, according to the foreign
office advices, were loaded to capa
city with refugees and the remnants
of General Wrangel’s troops. Many
refugees, however, were left behind
and these, it was probably
numbered 100,000. z
The fate of these refugees is caus
ing great anxiety, as the American
relief organization also has left the
Crimea. The majority of the refugees
have been dependent upon the Ameri
can relief workers for their sust''
nance, and the hope was expresse
that means might be devised b •
which that organization would co*
tinue its work.
French officials were loath to con
cede that General Wrangel w’oul ’
cease to be a factor in the Russian
situation, and they voiced the hppe
that he might reorganize the rem
nants of his army in Constantinople.
They did not appear at all optimis
tic, however, over the outlook, and
it seemed to be their real belief that
General Wrangel had failed, as did
Generals Denikine. Yudenitch and
Admiral Kolchak.
Because of the Crimean develop
ments and the junction effected re
cently by the Turkish nationalists
and Bolsheviki, and the occupation
pf Batum, the position of the soviet
regime in the Black Sea territory was
pointed to as stronger than it ever
had been.
The reports indicated that only a
few members of General Wrangel’s
staff had managed to escape. The
staff as a whole, it was said, had
been virtually wiped out, its mem
bers either being killed or taken
prisoner.
Propaganda behind General Wran
gel’s lines had much to do with the
collapse on the front, according to
information reaching official circles
here.
The Bolsheviki, it is declared,
spread reports that General Wrangel
was a reactionary and that his suc
cess would mean the return of the
Czardom and absolute monarchy, and
distributed pahmphlets and booklets
to reinforce these statements.
On the other hand, it is reported
that the extremely conservaive party
of the Russians considered General
Wrangel too liberal and advanced in
his views, and, information reaching
the foreign office alleges that this
element plotted his downfall,
night or tomorrow.
NEWS FROM PARIS
CONFIRMS DEFEAT
PARIS, Nov. 15. —(United Press.)
The foreign office estimatea today
that the Bolshevik troops had cap
tured between 150,000 and 200,000
Wrangel troops in their drive on the
Cri’Tiep..
Foreign office advices said the Bol
shevik losses in killed and wounded
were enormous.
One report to the office said Sebas
topol had been entered and that Gen
eral Wrangel still, was in his head
quarters there. This was not veri
fied.
Congregation Fights
When Minister Leaves
Poorly Heated Church
BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 15.—De
cision of the Rev. A. B. Book not to
give communion services yesterday
because of lack of heat brought a
large part of the congregation of
the congregation of the First Chris
tian church to police court here to
day either as witnesses or princi
pals on charges of disturbing the
peace placed against the minister
and several of his congregation. Po
lice were called to the church to
restore order.
According to the police version
the dispute began with the attempt
of Rev. Mr. Book to remove the
communion vessels from the church.
Blows were exchanged, it was said,
but each side claimed the other
struck first.
Decision to remove the commun
ion vessels brought factional dif
ferences in the church to a head, it
was said.
Capt. John Steele, of
Rome, Killed in Polo
Game at Ft. Oglethorpe
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Nov. 15.
Captain John Newton Steele, of the
Sixth United States cavalry, was
thrown from his horse and instantly
killed late Sunday afternoon at Fort
Oglethorpe, while playing polo. His
horse ran into another player. Cap
tain Steele's home was at Rome, Ga.