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EXTRA The Atlanta Georgian The Paper That Goes Home and Stays There Copyright, 1900. 0 flp’MTC PAY NO By The Georgian Co. GfilUlO MORE. | VOL. X1H. NO. 77. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1914. EXTRA c3b c$3 C$3 r$3 C$3 rSb C$3 C$3 C$3 C$3 Grand Praises Beavers’ War on Vice BATTLESHIP FIRING A TORPEDO The findings of the Fulton County Grand Jury, made public in present ments read before Judge Ben Hill, in the Criminal Court, Saturday at noon, include these ’mportant features: A complete exoneration of the po lice department of charges of graft. The declaration that vice does not exist in Atlanta to the extent as for merly, despite the great growth in population. The urging of greater co-operation and co-ordination among officials in .the handling of the vice problem. The charge that the City Council shares ijj the responsibility for the is suance of rooming house and hotel permits to notorious characters, and the suggestion that Council keep closer tab on these permits as grant ed by the Police Committee. The declaration that the police de partment, even with its limited means, has accomplished definite results In the war on vice. The suggestion that not only offi cials, but citizens, should lend their co-operation. A strong recommendation that the Solicitor General be placed on salary and that all criminal cases, both fel onies and misdemeanors, be handled by him, entailing the abolishment of the City Criminal Court. A recommendation for reforms In the county jail.^ A suggestion that the County Com missioners have spent too much money on the new courthouse. Greater Economy Urged. A recommendation for a system of greater economy in county affairs and the taking to task of County Commissioners for lack of co-ordina tion with heads of county depart ments, and for their slow'ness in bringing about necessary sanitary re forms in the county convict camps, as recommended by a former Grand Jury. Commendation of the present coun ty convict system as a big improve ment over the old system recently abolished. Commendation of the county pro bation system and juvenile court as doing a great and good work. At the conclusion of the reading of he presentments, Judge Hill thanked Foreman W. Woods White and mem bers of the Grand Jury for the thor ough investigation of the matters be fore them, characterizing the report as one of the best and most complete he had ever received. He particu larly approved that part of the re port commending the w’ork done by the police department in Its fight against vice. He said: “In the time I have been on this bench I have been a close observer of the work of the police department, and I wish to voice my hearty ap proval of your words of commenda tion. It is my honest opinion that there is no better police force, one more thoroughly imbued with a de sire for peace and for the enforce ment of law, than our Atlanta force. If any criticism can be made, it can not be based on the zealous and ear nest efforts of the department to en force the law, but on a lack of nar- mony among officials relating to the work being done by the police.” “The attention of the Grand Jury was directed to the reports of graft In the police department and of vice conditions in the city of Atlanta. In pursuit of these subjects, our inves tigation covered a wide field, and in cluded an examination of a large number of citizens, city officials, po lice officials and others. * “Our investigation revealed the fact Continued $n Page 3, Colw/nn 7, ID DEVI Work of reviving the Associated Charities was started w’ell toward success Saturday, when a citizens' committee on reorganization met in the Chamber of Commerce offices to consider means. The moving picture theaters of At lanta, eager to help in the re-estab lishment of the Associated Charities, made an offer, through The Georgian, to donate to the association the en tire proceeds of a Sunday's exhibition of Instructive films. The proposition included the offer of operators, musi cians and ushers to give their serv ices without cost, and the offer of managers to furnish free the films exhibited. The offer was referred to the steer ing committee, which later requested The Georgian to thank the moving picture managers and. theater em ployees for their willingness to help. Mr. Candler Presides. Asa G. Candler, serving as chair man of the meeting, injected a great deal of ginger and determination into the campaign to revive the associa tion. “In means hard work, gentlemen, and ranid Are,” he told the commit tee, with his characteristic crisp ener gy. “It means that we must cen tralize responsibility and get results ourselves." The meeting of 35 prominent busi ness men proceeded to follow his sug gestion, naming a steering committee of seven, who will enlist 100 promi nent citizens for a statement to the public in behalf of i.he association, and will name a number of subcom mittees for active work in interesting the public. The steering committee is com posed of Mr. Candler, J. M. B. Hox- sey, R. L. Foreman. W. G. Cooper, I. E. Allen, Fred J. Paxon, Wilmer L. Moore and Joseph C. Logan, secre tary. It began immediately upon ad journment of the general committee to prepare a statement to the publ^2 concerning the Associated Charities, and to organize working committees. Prominent Citizens Present. Present at the meeting of the gen eral committee were Chairman Can dler, J. M. B. Hoxsey, R. L. Foreman, Joseph C. Logan, Wilmer L. Moore. Mell R. Wilkinson, H. G. Hastings, David Woodward, II. A. Maier, L. J. Daniel. J. C. Greenfield, M. Rich, J. R. Gray, V. H. Kriegshaber, L. H. Beck, E. C. Kontz, W. O. Foote, F. J. Paxon, Lindsey Hopkins, Cator Wool- ford, John Temple Graves, J. K. Orr, Ivan E. Allen and Sam D. Jones. J. M. B. Hoxsey was elected vice chairman of the reorganization com mittee, that Mr. Candler, who was characterized as “the busiest man in Atlanta," might be relieved of some of the duties of directing the cam paign. Mr. Hoxsey, outlining a tentative plan, said the Associated Charities must be organized on a basis of sub stantial and permanent subscriptions. “The difficulty has been the effort to raise a particular sum at a par ticular time," he said. "Charity and Its distribution has been spasmodic, j What is needed for an intelligent, studious, effective organization like* the Associated Charities is perma nent support, such as that derived from sustaining memberships, each paying a definite sum.” Mass Meeting Suggested. Mr. Hoxsey said a public mass meeting in the Grand Theater was considered, and also the plan of re questing newspapers to publish cou- SSi NAVAL BASE: GZA KES BACK mm Connie Mack Asks Waivers on Bender, Plank and Coombs PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 31.—The Athletics’ three famous twirlers, Coombs, Bender and Plank, who have kept Connie Mack’s team in the fore ground through many a strenuous campaign, are going to be released. Mack has asked for waivers on the trio. He issued the following state ment this morning: “While I had no Intention of re taining Bender, Plank and Coombs for the season of 1915, I would not have asked for waivers on the play ers at this time but for the fact that one of the three had told me that he was dickering with the Federal League. He told me had been offered big money and did not suppose that we wanted to meet the offer. “I suggested to this player that perhaps some of tne other clubs in the league would meet the demand. I want it strictly understood that I am for the American League in victory or defeat. “When a waiver is asked on a play er it is supposed to be treated in coir- fidence by club owners and club man agers. but this much could not be ex pected from Jennings, who devotes six months of his time to baseball and the other six month? doing his vaude ville act. He should worry as long as Frank Navin can give him a great team to manage next spring.” Girl With Smallpox Flees on Street Car CHICAGO, Oct. 31.—The police of two States are looking for Mary Zenzka, a 12-year^old girl, who es caped from South Chicago last night on an interurban car bound for Whiting. Ind. The little girl, xvho lives with her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Kosiski, has the smallpox, health officers have reported. Continued on Pago Z, Column 3. $6 DIVIDEND VOTED. NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—The South ern Pipe Line Company to-day de clared a dividend of *6, payable De cember 1, on stock of record Novem ber 1, Judge Keeps Fancy Bulldog While He Rules on Board Bill Russell, a $100 black bulldog with a pedigree that reaches from hither to thither, was a prisoner in Judge J. B. Ridley’s division of the Municipal Court Saturday, and will be retained in the custody of the court until Monday morning, w'hen the court will decide who owns him. Russell Is claimed by Andrew Gust, but Gus Newsom, of the Newsom Auto Com pany, is fighting his claim, alleging that if Gust owns the dog, then Gust owes him a few dollars board bill. The dog was arrested by Deputy Marshal Dan Goodlin on Newsom’s farm late Friday afternoon, on a pos sessory warrant sw’orn out by Gust in the Municipal Court. Goodlin brought the dog to town in an auto mobile and turned him over to Dep uty L. L. Johnson, who cares for all property seized by the court, and Johnson kept him In his woodshed all night. Saturday Johnson brought the dog into court and turned him over to Deputy J. L. Green, who tied the prisoner to the leg of Judge Ridley’s chair. The case was scheduled to come up Saturday, but was postponed until Monday. Deputy Green will take care of the prisoner until the question of ownership has been de cided. 15,000 Parcel Post Packages Auctioned Fifteen thousand unclaimed parcel post packages were sold at auction by the Postoffice Department in the empty showrooms In * the Healey Building, on Broad street, • Saturday. The place was jammed with bargain hunters. The packages were all opened be fore the bidding began, and the arti cles in them ranged from a “thief catcher” to an embroidered center- piece. Some of the packages went for 10 cents, and others brought $10 and more. Turkey Has 700,000 Trained Soldiers According to the latest published statistics, Turkey has a standing army of 400,000 men, with 300,000 ( reserves, giving the Sultan a to tal war strength of 700.000 trained men. ' Untrained, but available for war duty, Turkey has 2,000.000 more men. Hindu Troops BlowUp German Ammunition: Knives Silence Guard Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS. Oct. 31.—The Indian troops that are fighting with the Allies have struck terror Into the hearts of the Germans by their daring: and cunning. The following account was given here of the blowing up of a German ammu nition park by Gurkhas, thus causing some of the German coast batteries to move to the rear. All the efforts of the Allies' artil lery against the German guns had proved unavailing. At night a de tachment of Indians embarked upon a gunboat, which landed them at the mouth of the Yser. After a long march through the darkness. following guides, the Indians reached the am munition park of the German batter ies, which were seven miles behind the battle front. There were six sentinels on guard. Six Indians moved stealthily forward, each with a knife two feet long clasp ed in his hand. The sentries were seized simultaneously and slain. The Indians then set off the store of mu nitions and fled hack to tile gunboat, reaching it in safety at dawn. 2 Men Are Killed in Alabama Mine Blast President Indorses Moose for Congress, Then Calls It Error WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—A cu rious political mix-up came to light at the White House to-day when President Wilson withdrew' a tele gram of indorsement which had been sent by mistake to John C. Vaughn, the Progressive candidate for Con gress in the Second Illinois District. The error was made by a White House clerk, and it created a few moments of high political tension when officials realized that the Pres ident had been placed on record as indorsing a Progressive candidate and repudiating the regularly nominated Democratic candidate. A telegram was sent without delay to Mr. Vaughn, requesting him to make no use of the indorsement. The tele gram. which was. sent through Pri vate Secretary Tumulty, follows: “If you have received a telegram from the President expressing inter est In your candidacy, please make no use of it, as it was erroneously ad dressed to you. The President has indorsed the Democratic candidate. “J. P. TUMULTY." LONDON, Oct. 31.—Turkish warships are bombard ing the big Russian naval station at Sebastopol, in the Black Sea, according to a Rome dispatch to The Star. The dispatch also says that Russian warships have at tacked I urkish ships in the Black Sea. A mine-laying ship which destroyed and sunk a collier, was captured. FLUSHING, HOLLAND, Oct. 31.—British warships are again bombarding the Germans along the Belgian coast, after a lull or two days. They have driver away the Ger man submarines and destroyers that have been creeping along the coast, and are now pouring a rain of shells upon the German positions. LONDON, Oct. 31.—A dispatch from Berlin via Copenhagen to The Daily Mail says the German general staff has decided that ' the German army in Poland must fall back to the Silesian frontier and remain there until Calais has been taken, when several corps | will be transferred from France to the eastern frontier. By FRANKLIN P. MERRICK. ; Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Oct. 31.—Despite the heavy losses they have suffered, the Germans, having rested, are taking a sharp offensive along the battle front from the coast to Arras, according to an official state ment issued here this afternoon. The Allies have lost some ground south of Ypres, but have advanced to the east of Ypres. The offi cial communique follows: Yesterday was marked by a general offensive on the part of | the Germans along the entire front from Nieuport to Arras and by violent attacks at other points on the line of battle from Nieu port to the canal of LaBassee. There were alternate advances and retreats. South of Nieuport, the Germans who had taken Rams kapelle have been driven back by a counter attack. “To the south of Ypres we have lost some points of support. Hollebeke and Zandworde, and we have advanced to the east of Ypres to the Paschendaele forest. Between LaBasse and Arras all the German attacks have been repulsed with heavy losses for them. In the region of Chaul- I nes we have advanced beyond Lihons, and we have taken Quesnoy i En-Santerre. (Chaulnes is about twelve miles north of Roye, and I Quesnoy En-Santerre is a fortress north of Lille.) j “In the region of the Aisne we have likewise made progress on the heights of the right bank before Soissons, but we have with drawn in the forest of Vailly. There has been an advance in the region of Souain, a violent conflict has taken place in the Argonne. In the Woevre region, we have gained further ground in the forest of LePretre.” Japs Make Grand Assault on Forts BIRMINGHAM. AI.A., Or, 31 Two men were killed by the explosion of a pooket of gas in the Rlocton- Cahaba coal mine at Coleanor, Ala., this mornina- The dead men are Moody Foraker and Bob Hawkins. Bloodshed Is Feared By Bull Moose Over Tally Plan of Rival James L. Sibley, campaign manager for the Progressive party in Georgia, Saturday wrote a letter to Governor Slaton attacking the plan of the Democratic Executive Committee to keep a tally of every man who vote* against the Democratic party in the coming election. Mr. Sibley declared that the carry ing out of this plan would involve a violation of the election law, inas much as it would deprive a man of his right to a secret ballot. He also suggested that it might lead to bloodshed and disorder at the polls and called upon the Governor to take some steps which will guarantee that thf laws will be upheld. This action of the Democratic Ex ecutive Committee, through its offi cers, and plans for the wind-up of the camapigr. will be considered at a meeting of the Progressive Club at 7:45 o’clock Saturday night at the Hotel Ansley, By MERRITT F. PRESTON. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. TOKIO, Oct. 31.—The grand as sault upon the German forts at Tsing-tao was begun at dawn to-day by both land and sea. While Japa nese warships in Kiao-chau Bay hurled a storm of projectiles from the water side, the great batteries on the land side thundered against the German works. It was officially announced by the War Office at noon that a general at tack is under way. It is believed that an infantry assault by Japanese and British soldiers will soon be made. This, the Emperor’s birthday, was made the occasion for the attack. The official announcement follows “The bombardment of the German position nt Tsing-tao was begun from both land and sea nt daybreak and is successfully proceeding.” Stormy weather has hitherto pre vented the Japanese warships from making an effective attack. Shell# Fire Many Building#. CHEFOO, CHINA, Oct. 31.—Many buildings in Tsingtao have been set on Are by Japanese shells and are burning fiercely, according to adrices received here. The last noncombat ants left the German fortres# last night. Fit Naval Base to Attack Britain By HERBERT TEMPLE. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Oct. 31.—The Germans are establishing a naval base at Zee- brugge, the port of Bruges, on the North Sea, for their proposed attack against England. Reports to this ef fect, which have been current for sev eral days, were confirmed to-day by the following Reuter dispatch from Amsterdam: “Yesterday (Friday) the heavy guns were again thundering along the Bel gian coast. Obstinate lighting is de veloping. Large bodies of troop* are being moved toward ostend. The gar rison at Zeebrugge is being reinforced. Eleven hundred German marines hare occupied Ramscappelle, near Heyst. whose guns command the forts at Zee brugge.” Trenches ere being dug along the coast, and batteries of heavy German guns mounted among the sand dunes, their muzzles pointing to sea. Another Amsterdam dispatch states that two Dutch newspapers, The Han- delsblat and The Telegraaf, both say that the Germans have evacuated Os tend and are moving heavy bodies of men northward ah 'g the coast in the direction of Blankenberghe. It has been evident for th# past two day# that