Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, September 27, 1914, Four Stars Atlanta, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texteoy e e~ ? g% | The Weather b f;,,; IS Atlanta and vicinity: ‘% §wo% | Fair Sunday and prob. ‘ ably Monday. % VOL. 11. NO. 95. ALLIES FORCED BACK 10 MILES AND LOSE A ‘KEYSTONE’ FORT The Need That Uncle Sam Should Be Able to Defend Himself Is Dis cussed by the Former President in First of a Series of Articles. “TREATIES ARE NO GOOD UNLESS BACKED BY FORCE” This is the first of a series of articles by Colonel Roosevelt on the les sons for the American people in the great European war. By THEODORE ROOSEVELT. N this country we are both shocked and stunned by the awful I cataclysm which has engulfed civilized Europe. By only a few men was the possibility of such a widespread and hideous disaster even admitted. Most persons, even after it occurred, felt as if it was unbelievable. They felt that in what it pleased en thusiasts to speak of as ‘‘this age of enlightenment’’ it was im possible that primal passion, working hand in hand with the most modern scientific organizations, should loose upon the world these forces of dread destruction. - In the last week in July the men and women of the populous civilized countries of Europe were leading their usual ordered lives, busy and yet soft, lives carried on with comfort and luxury, with appliances for ease and pleasure such as never before were known, lives led in a routine which to most people seemed part of the natural order of things, something which could not be dis turbed by shocks such as the world knew of old. A fortnight later hell yawned under the feet of these hardworking or pleasure seeking men and women, and woe smote them as it smote the peo ples we read of in the Old Testament or in the histories of the Middle Ages. Through the rents in our smiling surface of civil ization the volcanie fires beneath gleamed red in the gloom. WAR LIKENED TO TITANIC DISASTER. What occurred in Europe is on a giant scale like the disaster to the Titanic. One moment the great ship was speeding across the ocean, equipped with every device for comfort, safety and Juxury. The men in her stokehold and steerage were more com fortable than the most luxurious travelers of 'a century ago. The people in her first-class eabins enjoyed every luxury that a luxu rious ecity life could demand and were screened not only from ‘danger but from the least discomfort or annoyance. Suddenly, in one awful and shattering moment Death smote the floating host, so busy with work and play. They were in that moment shot back through immeasurable ages. At one stroke they were hurled from a life of effortless ease back into elemental disaster; to disaster in which baseness showed naked and heroism burned like a flame of light. In the face of a calamity so world-wide as the present war, it behooves us all to keep our heads clear and to read aright the lessons taught us; for we ourselves may suffer dreadful penalties if we read these lessons wrong. The temptation always is only to half-learn such a lesson, for a half truth is always simple, Whereas the whole truth is very, very difficult. Unfortunately a half truth, if applied, may turn out to be the most dangerous type of false hood. “EXISTING TREATIES NO PROTECTION.” ~ Now, our business here in :America in the face of this cata clysm is twofold. In the first place it is imperative that we shall take the steps necessary in order, by our own strength and wis dom, to safeguard ourselves against disaster as has occurred in Europe. Events have shown that peace treaties, arbitration treaties, neutrality treaties, Hague treaties and the like as at pres ent existing offer not even the smallest protection against such dis asters. The prime duty of the moment is therefore to keep Uncle Sam in such a position that by his own stout heart and ready hand he can defend the vital honor and vital interest of the American people. But this is not our only duty, even although it is the only duty we can immediately perform. The horror of what has occurred in Europe, and which has drawn into the maelstrom of war large partg of Asia, Africa, Australasia and even America, is altogether too great to permit us to rest supine without endeavoring to prevent its repetition. We are not to be excused if we do not make a reso lute and intelligent effort to devise some scheme which will mini mize the chance for a recurrence of such horror in the future and g Continued on Page 6, Column 1. l - - HEARSTS - ' ‘““* o PR S P 3 .; B ' — == .. <SRRI LON Bk RY: fir/ AMERICAN eRAR AT S AT R7y A owat. ms, 'l'h‘o rgian O«n:ny Hotel Clerks Gasp as Wife Signs Register “Mrs, E. A, Moore and Husband” Sig nature Causes Flurry Among Attaches at Piedmont. The register at the Piedmont Hotel received its baptism in the principles of suffragism Saturday night. Clerks gasped when a man and a woman came into the hotel, and she inscrib ed this on the register: : “Mrs. E. M. Moore and husband, Macon, Ga.” Mr. Moore is about six feet tall and the top of Mrs. Moore’s head hardly reaches his shoulder. Duke of Manchester . Sued by N. Y. Florist NEW YORK, Sept.’ 26.—William Angus Drogo Montauk, Duke of Man chester and husband of the former Helen Zimmerman of Cincinnati, failed to return to New York to-qay «nd in consequence a notice was post ed on the dodr of his apartments in the dristocratic Ritz-Carlton Hotei, aprrising all whdom it might concern that the titled Englishman was being sued for a balance of s§47B due Thom as F. Galvin, a Fifth avenue flo rist. A story that the duke had gone tc Canada to raise a regiment to fight the Germans was declared by the at torneys bringing the suit tc be “ali bosh.” : Y M . g No Special Election ) ick’ " For Hardwick’s Seat : A successor to Thomas W. Hardwick ‘as Congressman from the Tenth 'Dis ‘trict will be chosén by the voters at ‘the regular State and Federal elections November 3. This date was fixed by Governor Slaton in a proclamation is sued Friday, and does away with the necessity of a special election. ~ Judge Carl Vinson, of Milledgevilie, has been nominated to fill Mr, Hard wick’'s unexpired term, and will be elected without opposition. Mr. Hard wick's resignation is effective October 4, and he will qualify for the United ‘States Senate on November 3, the day his successor is elected. Man Struck by Auto . . Is Seriously Hurt . David Golden, of No. 38 Tifton street, was seriously injured late Saturday night when he was run down by an automobile at Marietta street and North avenue. His right' leg was broken twice above the knee. The*® machine was driven by R. E. Suggs, of No. 311 Luckie street, a chauffeur employed by Clifford 8. Doby, of No. 559 West Peachtree street, Golden was trying to cross the street when he was struck by the fender of the car and hurled 10 feet. He was taken to Grady Hospital, and Suggs was ar rested. Later he was released and given a copy of charges. Congress Warned To 3 . . Rest On Legislation | | . - WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—A warn il'ng that commercial and financial conditions in the United States are f n disturbed that they can not well ‘stand the uncertaipties of further 3legisl<ation is contained in a tele ;g'ram from George M. Reynolds, pres ;ldent of the Continental and Com ‘mercial National Bank of Chicago, read in the Senate to-day. The telegram was addressed to Vice President Marshall, and he personally laid it before the Senate. Similar telegrams were sent to other mem bers of the Senate. | s e Indianapolis Gives T.R.G ‘ . R, Great Welcome INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 26,—One of the largest political demonstrations that the Hoosier State has ever seen, took place here to-night when thous ands of Bull Moose followerg parad ed in honor of the visit of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. The procession was twenty blocks long, Nearly ev ery county in the State was repre sented, The hall was crowded when the C'olonel spoke in behalf of Albert J. Beveridge, Progressive candidate for the United States Senate J *4Kk%k ATLANTA, GA.. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1914. Coming Month, However, Will Be " Hot and Dry for the Most Part. Venus, “King of Stars,” Is To Be at “Her” Brightest Oct. 23. Fair September hath yet a few days to run, but that period, with refer ence to the October forecast of Pro fessor A. L. Snider, of Griffin, is compartively slight—even infinitesi mal. The professor can lay down for you the weather for next year. He will tell you so himself. So why should a few days, more or less, con fuse him when it comes to the cli matological complexities of the ap proaching October? They do not confuse him. They merely ald the professor to get a better perspective on the weather prospective, as it were —a sort of running start before leap ing into the autumnal lap“of the fair Southern October. We get this from the professor. then, as the October prediction, with a light discussion of Venus, poeticaily cast, and a more profound considera tion of the probiem of human life on the planet Mars. First comes the October weather. e “Good, Clear Weather.” ~ “QOctober will come in fair and cool,” predicts Professor Snider. “it will be a dry and warm month, how ever. There will be a few showers, of course, but the general outlook is for much gocdd, clear weather.” So far, good enough. But the sci entist who put Griffin, Ga., on the map has a more serious comment to make of the approaching month: “The last week of October will bring us to a combination of astro nomical disturbances. which will cause unsettled weather with rain, followed by much ceolder weather. Frost may be looked for on October 25.” Let us note the date—October 25. The professor now is telling us some thing vital, for does not the first frost carry with it premonitions of ripen ing persimmons and possums? And, oh, the beatific combination of sweet potatoes and simmering marsuplal or rodent or whatever it is, to say noth ing of 'simmon beer. Here the professor breaks ~ff rather abruptly in his weather predictions and with merely a hint to note well the accuracy of his forecast he sticks his heels in the Pegasian slats and proceeds to climb like a monoplane. Venus Apostrophized. “The planet Venus is now a very brilliant star,” states the bard of Griffin, by way of preliminary. “Look over in the western sky after night fall and see her. She is a beauty to behold. Venus will be at her bright est October 23. She is the fairest among ten thousand and one alto gether lovely, therefore—— “Shine on, O Star, in Heaven so s Dright Softly falls thy silvery light, As from Heaven thou lookest afar— King of the stars I know you are!” Whereby it would appear that among her other attributes this fa vored planet, besides being also a star, has a duality of gender, being both a queen and a king in the same¢ hand. Following is the professor's serious essay of the month, entitled: . “No Human Life on Mars.” Through a telescope, Mars looks to bé what Dr. Cook found at the North Pole—a vast frozen sea of snow and ice. Mars seems to be one vast frozen plane. 1 beiieve the so-called canal i a great river, runnming from pole to pole. There are no mountains on Mars, so I will draw the curtain un til some man llke Dr. Cook can find a way to Be.t to them. levan’s Comet. This majestic specter now is visi ble to the naked eye, with the tah pointing toward the southwest. The best time to see it is 3 o'clock in the morning. . ‘ ( :ENERAL VON KLUK, who commands the right wing of the Kaiser’s army, which Berlin announces has foreed the Allies to fall back ten miles. : A s A . . R R N R R " LR % ~,w“<ﬁ-‘~2"",s‘ A : RS S e :AR e X AL e . SRR 3 O s { R i e :':""‘Ss;:/?f’:it'%-’"",«"'*‘;"'v £ A B TH‘ g e $3 Sy SRR e R fro i g S SR ERenl e e SR R o R s B B 5 k R :-:-.‘."v-%‘-" s S " K ee e i bvo ) " Fia S 3 =. - « s : 4 i i & E % ¥ - 3 4 Ry -M:";‘, ‘__._,_._,._‘\\- Fri : g RO e o B W e g e P e e R YT b e SRR s O g Ritanai R . 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For this cotton the Bass Dry Goods Com pany will pay in merchandise from their store at the regular cash prices. Thne store’s stock includes dry goods, furniture and wearing apparel for women and children. This store is popularly known by and enjoys a large palronage from the farmers for many miles surround ing the city, and through its move o purchase 500 bales is doing its share in this movement to uphold the price of cotton. The Bass Company, in taking over this cotton, does so wiih the understanding that it will hold it from the market for a period of twelve months, or until such time as the price of cotton goes to 10 cents a pound in the open market. . Crown Prince and Kaiser in Quarrel Special Cabl!e to The American., * COPENHAGEN, Sept. 28.—Emper or William is reported to have en gaged in a violent quarrel with the Crown Prince but no details are ob tainable here as to the cause, It is'thought, however, that the Em reror is deeply grieved over the pro gress of the campaign in France, which ‘he considers a disgraceful fiasco. Gladstone’s Grandson . Asks Office in Army Special Cable to The American, LONDON, Sept. 26.—W. Gladstone, member of parliament for Kilmare nock, Burchs Square, of Hawasden, grandson of the late W, I Gladstone, kas applied for a commission in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, : E . . 1 Dead, 7 Injured in . ~ Automobile Wreck 'Motor Car Crashes Into Buggy Near Athens Causing Machine to . Turn Turtle. v ATHENS, Sept. 26.—Sam Harrison is dead and T. J. Payton, E. Small wood, J. A, Austin, L. E. Wall, J. H. ’Fuller, all of Winder, and Harrison Bray, Jim Mobley and a negro from ‘ near Athens are injured-as a result of an automobile accident near the ‘vlty limits on the Winder-to-Athens ‘road, when a seven-passenger car, ‘with a party of seven from Winder, coming to Athens, crashed linto a ‘horse and buggy near the Normal ‘Sehool, causing the auto to turn tur tle, smashing the buggy and Kkilling the horse. All were rushed to the local hospi tal, where Harrison soon died. A ne gro and E. Hughitt, the driver and owner of the car, were not injured. The others either had limbs broken or were badly bruised. The car was wrecked. . Sir John French ~ Shopping In Paris Special Cable to The American, PARIS, Sept. 26.—Field Marshal Sir J&n French the British command er-in-chief, paid a flying - visit to Paris to-day. While the main pur pose was undoubtedly in connection ‘with the military affairs, the oppor tunity was taken by the aide who ac icomp:mivd Sir<John to lay in a sup ply of groceries. An English woman who happened to be in the shop acted as interpreter. Among the supplies were 24 bottles of whiskey, four bottles of rum, tea, coffee and canned goods. ''he bill to taled $56. Urges Nobel Peace Fund Go for Peace Special Cable to The American. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 26—Profes sor Aal, of Christiana University, proposes that the Nobel prize money for the best work during each year in the cause of peace in physics, sci ence etc,, be consolidated in a fund o organize an linternational agita tion for universal peace, SR Atlanta Edition of The American Consists of the Following Sections: I—Late News. s—Edltorial, City Life. 2—Late News. 6—Magazine. 3~-Wants, Sports, Autos, 7-—-Comics. 4—Soclety. . ’ Price Five Cents—Pay No More s Important Stronghold Is Taken by Kaiser’s Men in Desperate Fighting Before Verdun—lnvaders Remain Across Meuse Despite Hot Attacks. PARIS STRIPPED OF GUNS TO MEET INVADERS' FIRE Fierce Bombardment by Both Sides Continues---Bayonets Used With Deadly Effect by Contestants in _ Terrific Trench-to-Trench Charges. Special Cable to The Sunday American, ~ BERLIN (Via London), Sept. 26—The Germans have taken Fort Camp de Romains, guarding Bt. Mihiel, to the south of Ver dun, and the German flag now flies from the citadel. This impor tant capture was made after the Germans had successfully crossed the Meuse, their advance on the western bank being furiously con tested, according to the official statement to the War Office to-day. On the German right, according to the general staff, General von Kluk’s extreme right wing is again in contact with the Allies in a series of engagements which have not yet reached a definite conclusion, although the German offensive has resulted in the Al lies being forced back a distance of ten miles along the Oise River. Reinforcements brought up by the Allies, according to the statement, were of no avail, the Imperial troops holding the advan tage they had gained. The position of the Germans is superior, and heavy losses have been inflicted upon the Allies. SEE FALL OF VERDUN STRONGHOLD. . The German guns continue their bombardment of the French fortified positions of Verdun and the seven forts along the Meuse toward Toul, with every indication that these works will be reached despite the strenuous efforts of the enemy to bring up sufficient re gerves to check the German advance. ' . The general situation in France remains favorable to the Ger mans, according to the general staff, and the French defense is slow ly breaking down before the steady attacks of the Imperial army. No decisive result has yet been reached. The casualties list made public to-day bring the total up to nearly 75,000 in killed, wounded and missing since the outbreak of the war. * These totals are in no way up to date. Many of the regi ments have been forced to make complete change of officers becanse of the heavy losses suffered and the valiant leadership of the com missioned rank. ° Great Battle Undecided, ® & * Say Allies; Claim Gains Special Cable to The Sunday American. PARIS, Sept. 26, 11 p. m.—The following official statement was issued to-nmight: ; “‘The enemy has attacked along the whole front. He has been repulsed everywhere. : “‘On our left wing we are making progress. ““On the heights of the Meuse the situation is not changing. ““In Woevre we continue to gain ground.”’ The entire German army opened an attack, which apparently was preconcerted, along the whole length of the front from the Oise to the Meuse to-day, but everywhere the effort to break down the French offensive was repulsed and enormous losses were suffered by both sides. GENERAL VON KLUK LOSES GROUND. Appreciable progress was made by the Allies operating against the beleaguered right wing army under (eneral von Kluk, and in the Woevre region further French gains were reported. On the heights of the Meuse, however, according to the official bulletin issued at midnight by the War Office, the situation for the French right was not at all improved. | Fighting never before seen in any war marked the struggle PRICE FIVE CENTS.