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| VOL. XIII. NO. 214. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1915. c* 2 CENTS *morb° j
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Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PETROGRAD, April 12.—Russian
troops are now twenty miles within
Hungarian territory, and have
reached, the valley of Ung River, south
of Uszok Pass, according to a dis
patch received here from the Car
pathian front to-day. It is asserted
it the War Office that this rapid ad
vance of the invading troops will ren
der the positions of the Austro-Ger-
man forces at Uszok Pass untenable.
The general Russian advance into
Hungary through the passes asd over
the Carpathian crests will be made
over a front of 125 miles. Great
masses of troops are being carried to
this front over the Galician railroads.
In an attempt to lighten the pres
sure being exerted by the Russians
at Uszok Pass. Austro-German troops
have unsuccessfully opened a new of
fensive in the Opor Valley about
Stryj. Several battalions for days
have been making violent attacks
about Stryj in an attempt to cut the
Russian lines of communication. This
effort had been foreseen, however, and
the attacking forces have suffered
heavy losses without gaining any
ground.
Victory in Woevre Is
Claimed by Germans
Epeclal Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN, April 12.—Complete suc
cesses for the Germans all along the
battle front In the Woevre district, In
France, is claimed in a detailed state
ment from great headquarters. Thi3
communication, which was Issued to
day, dwells upon the exceptionally
heavy losses suffered by the French
In the fighting between the Meuse and
Moselle Rivers, and denies the claim
if the French War Office that Gen
eral Joffre's forces stormed Combres
Heights. This engagement, which
will probably go down In the history
of the war as "the battle of the
Woevre,” has proved one of the most
fiercely contested since hostilities be
gan.
The statement, In full, follows:
"To April 7 French attacks were
exclusively directed against both Ger
man wings.
(Note—These wings stretch from a
point north of Verdun In an irregular
line to the forest of Le Pretre (Priest
tS’ald), thence to St. Mihiel.)
Fresh Troops Open Attack.
"Subsequently the French opened
* Hacks against the center of the Ger
man line. After assembling fresh
forces near St. Mihiel (on the Meuse
River) late on the 7th, the first at
tack against the German center was
made^from Selouse wood, five miles
t.orth of St. Mihiel, against our po
sitions at Seuzey and La Morvllle.
The enemy was repulsed, leaving
many dead and wounded upon :he
field, and in addition we took two of-
ucers and 80 privates prisoners. Dur
ing the night of April 7-8 there were
rtillery duels at several points, par-
ilarly at ('ombres Heights and also
tetween Regnefville and May-en-
Ha>e; In addition, infantry attacks
wpre delivered. Two attacks by the
French southeast of Verdun, near
Mareheviile, broke down 100 yards in
front of our lines.
•■In the Forest of Ailley, the French
. , ,. Pe( ied in recapturing part of the
trenches thev had lost the day be-
• ori , * n attack delivered at dawn
the Forest of Brule and three night
,. |ihs n the western edge of the
Forest Of Le Pretre were repulsed.
In the afternoon and evening or
April 8 the enemy was active at sev-
points on our front. He attempt-
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Sailors Bring
Tale ot Big
Sea Fight
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
COPENHAGEN, April 12.—Reports
of a great naval battle between Brit
ish and German fleets were revived
this afternoon w r hen the officers of a
delayed steamer reported that it had
returned to Hangesund on account
of a sea enagement in its course.
Accordingto maritime advices, Cap
tains of Norwegian, Danish and
Swedish ships have reported meet
ing German warships in the North
Sea and the skipper of a Norwegian
steamer from Bergen reported he had
met British cruisers who advised him
to keep near the coast.
: Nothing Known of
Fight, Says Britain
By HERBERT TEMPLE.
LONDON, April 12.—While London
newspapers to-day featured dis
patches from Scandinavian sources,
reporting that British and German
warships had fought a battle off the
Norwegian coast. In which the latter
had been defeated, the admiralty pre
served silence during the forenoon.
One version of the “battle" said that
a large number of German warships
had attempted to make their way into
the Atlantic with the intention of
harassing British shipping, but had
been driven back.
Naval experts declined to accept the
various reports as true, though their
publication was sanctioned by the
Government censor, until an official
announcement was made by the ad
miralty pointing out that if a naval
battle had occurred its results would
have been made known first to the
Government.
“Nothing Is known by the Admiral
ty as to a naval battle," said another
Blritish Government statement late
this afternoon.
Mayor to Make Trip
In Interest of Fair
Mayor Woodward said Monday he
had about decided to make a trip with
a committee from the Southeastern
Fair Association to Toronto, Canada,
and cities through the East and Cen
tral West studying fairs as they are
run up there.
The trip will cause Mayor Wood
ward to miss being at his office at the
City Hall on business days for the
first time since he went Into office
two and a half years ago. A Mayor
Pro Tern will get the flrst chance dur
ing that time to act as Mayor, and
Alderman I. N. Ragsdale will have
the honor.
$500,000 Subway
Tax Is Held Legal
WASHINGTON, April 12.—The
United States Supreme Court to-day
upheld the franchise tax assessments
upon the Interborough Rapid Transit
Company of New York, of which half
a million dollars has been claimed by
the Interborough Company to have
been illegally assessed.
The company claimed that it was
exempt from taxation, both as to cap
ital and earnings involved in the oper
ation of the subways, although con
ceding its liability as to earnings from
the New York elevated lines which it
operates.
Students Organize
To Fight Ragtime
WELLS BURG, W. VA., April 12 —
The society for the suppression of rag
time music in America has just been
formed by the students of Bethany Col
lege
Officers have been elected and the so
ciety now is considering ways and means
of reinstating the lullaby and the love
song of bygone days in popular favor.
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LET’S WIN
IT.
Loyal fans, greetings.
And remember that Atlanta expects
every fan to do his duty Wednesday
and go oi^t to Ponce DeLeon Park to
see the Crackers play the Pelicans in
the flrst local game of the Southern
League season.
It is a duty. There Is a trophy to
be won, which Atlanta, as the flrst
city of the South, has set her heart
upon. Atlanta lost the first-game at
tendance trophy last season—not
through any negligence or lack of
spirit certainly, but through a bit of
strategy on Birmingham’s part. You
must hand it to Birmingham for turn
ing that trick.
But that is past. Because it hap
pened last season is no particular
reason why it should happen again.
Besides, Atlanta didn’t win the pen
nant last year; and Mr. Billy Smtih
says that won’t happen again, either.
It Won’t Be Easy.
So it all sums up like this: That
Atlanta is going to come back into its
own as the very flrst baseball city of
the South this year, and it is going
to do that coming back at the game
Wednesday. It will be to Atlanta’s
everlasting shapie If the prideful tro
phy is lost twice in succession.
It will not be easy, of course. Bir
mingham is cut after the cup again.
New Orleans has vow*ed the trophy is
hers, and her society and clubwomen
are even going about on the patriotic
mission of charming New Orleans cit
izens into buying tickets into the
game. So that Atlanta must be up
and doing.
It will take more than a 10,000 at
tendance to walk away with the cup
this season. Birmingham mustered
more than that last year, and has
named the 20,000 mark for this year’s
goal.
Appeal by Trade Board.
Already, however, local forces are
working to mobilize the army of fans.
Here is a letter sent out Monday by
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to
all its members:
Atlanta, Ga., April 12, 1915.
To Our Members:
ATLANTA ALWAYS AHEAD!
Wednesday. April 14, will open
the 1915 Southern Baseball
League in Atlanta. We play New
Orleans on that date.
Atlanta is after the opening day
attendance record, and we request
that our members—in so far as
practicable—attend this game and
let their employees off to attend.
A number of firms have already
agreed to close half day Wednes
day, and Mayor Woodward will
close the City Hall.
Remember, Wednesday of this
week. Game called at 3 p. m.
Join the procession.
ATLANTA CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE.
Big Concerns Co-operate.
Many firms will allow their em
ployees to attend the game. Some
very progressive enterprises have
even gone so far as to announce an
order to its hired hands that they
shall attend—for instance, the Geor
gia Railway and Power Company, the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
the Southern Bell Telephone Compa
ny and others. And the Chamber of
Commerce boosters declare that be
fore Wednesday afternoon there will
he a string of other firms lined up on
the side of the loyal rooters.
It will be a great day. According to
the plans of Manager Billy Smith for
Atlanta, he will start his veteran
twirler, Mayor Jimmy Woodward, who
has been working in big league form
so far. He will certainly last long
enough to pitch one hall somewhere
near the plate.
More Than 10,000 Needed.
Apd there is a good team behind
him that Atlanta folk ought to help
along, a bunch of boys with plenty
of pep. sincerity and steam. They are
going to work all that is in them in
the name of Atlanta this season. It
ig thv least Atlanta folk can do to
wish them godspeed Wednesday aft
ernoon.
Obme on out to Ponce DeLeon.
Three Stores
Entered by
Burglars
Burglars were as active as ever
Sunday night. These are some of the
Jobs reported to the police Monday
morning:
The front door of the cigar store of
Nick Chotas. No. 248 Peachtree street,
was pried open by burglars, who took
$15 from the cash register and $3
from a coin box. This was the sec
ond time the Chotas store has been
robbed in two months.
A bag of money hidden in the drug
store of George Moore, Central avenue
and Hunter street, was missed by
burglars early Monday. Mr. Moore
found the front door had been jim
mied open. The cash register had
been thoroughly searched. Nothing
of any value was missing.
Burglars broke into the store of the
Franklin Drug Company at No. 289
South Pryor street early Monday and
ransacked the store, getting nothing
of any particular value. A sack con
taining $35 had been hidden under a
counter in the rear of the store. En
trance was gained by breaking the
lock of the front door.
The Ford automobile of George P
Witham, of No. 88 Williams street,
was stolen Sunday night from in front
of the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.
J. Scott Todd, of No. 526 North
Jackson street, reported that a “bare
foot” burglar entered his home Sat
urday night and stole clothing. $12 in
money, a silver picture frame and a
gold fountain pen. A suit of clothes,
which the thief evidently didn’t like,
was found later In the yard of a
neighbor near by, where it had been
thrown away by the burglar.
Slain Man Carried
$42,000 Insurance
BIRMINGHAM, April 12.—The dis
covery of another $10,000 insurance
policy on the life of M. O. Barton, who
wag murdered near Mulga last Thurs
day night, caused renewed activity on
the part of the police to-day. This
brings the total known insurance on
Barton's Ilfs to $42,000. He made only
$80 per month, less than enough to
pay the premiums.
L. Walton, former business asso
ciate of Barton, and E. E. Mason, who
are in jail In connection with the
murder, still maintain their Inno
cence. Nearly all of the Insurance
was payable to the firm in which Bar
ton and Walton were partners.
Excuses All Farmers
From Service on Jury
AUGUSTA. April 12.—In considera
tion of the fact that this is cotton
planting time with the farmers, Judge
Speer has excused from further serv
ice at this session of the United
States Court all jurors who are farm
ers.
Court will continue for a week or
ten days longer, but none except city
jurors will serve.
Frenchman Finds
‘Third Sex' inU.S.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.. April 12 —
Robert H. Leroux. Parisian editor now
lecturing here, pays his respects to the
“new woman,’’ as follows:
“I made a particular study of
American women students. I found that
the tendency was to produce a non
productive third sex. In France there
is but one recognized vocation for wom
en—marriage.”
By JOHN C. FOSTER.
LONDON April 12.—England's
blockade of Germany netted two
American victims to-day. The steam
ers Joseph W. Fordney and Navajo
were captured by British cruisers and
taken into Kirkwall, Scotland.
The Fordney was bound from New
York to Malmo, Sweden, and the Na
vajo from Galveston to Bremen.
The Fordney, a steamer of 2,408
tons, commanded by Captain Smith,
sailed from New York on March 20.
While her cargo was consigned to a
Swedish port, English officials believe
that its ultimate destination was Ger
many. The steamer is owned by the
Merida Steamship Company, and its
port of registry is Cleveland.
The Navajo sailed from Galveston,
March 3. She is of 1,711 tons and
commanded by Captain Jacobsen. She
is owned by the \\’estern Steamship
Navigation Company and her port of
registry is San Francisco.
Prize crews have been placed on
both the Fordney and Navajo and
they will have to go before a prize
court. Their captains communicated
with the owners to-day and steps
have been taken looking to action by
the American Embassy.
Slays Wrong Man,
Just Out of Hospital
SELMA. ALA.. April 12.—Charles
Cameron, just out of a Selma hospital,
was shot three times and instantly
killed by Heyward Melton, at Pineapple,
last night. Melton, while under the in
fluence of intoxicants, is said to have
been shooting at McDuffie Stallworth,
a prominent man from Wilcox County,
with whom he had had previous trouble.
Melton escaped before the arrival of
the Sheriff from Camden. The dead
man a home is said to have been at
Midway, Ala.
No Decision on Wage
Raise for 65,000 Men
CHICAGO, April 12.—Hope that the
Federal Arbitration Board could com
plete its report by April 15 on its con
clusions in the wage controversy of
the Western railroads and 65,000 em
ployees will not be realized, it was
stated to-day. The arbitrators have
been in secret session for a week.
No decision on any of the sixteen
articles under discussion will be made
public until the board has settled all
of them.
No Frank Decision
By U. S. High Court
WASHINGTON. April 12.—The
United States Supreme Court to-day
concluded reading opinions without
announcing a decision on Leo M.
Frank’s appeal for writ of habeas
corpus.
Do You Know This Lost
Boy, Picked Up by Police?
This is the lit
tle boy found
on the streets
Sunday He
says his name
is Bob Oil-
reath, but can
not tell where
his parents
live. His face
is puffed and
his scalp torn,
evidently from
a beating.
Second U. S. Cruiser
Sent to San Domingo
WASHINGTON, April 12.—The
cruiser Des Moines to-day was or
dered by Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels to proceed immediately to San
Domingo to protect Americans and
their interests there. The order was
issued on request of Minister Sulli
van. The cruiser Nashville already
Is at San Domingo.
Minister Sullivan, in explanation of
his appeal for help, said new political
disturbances had been developed in
the republic and the presence of an
other warship was desirable.
The police searched Monday for the
parents of a little 4-year-old boy who
was picked up on the streets Sunday
with his head and body bruised, ap
parently from a severe beating.
At the office of the Juvenile proba
tion officer, B. B. Posey, the boy said
that his name was Bob Gilreath, but
could give no clew as to where his
parents live. He was found near Ma
rietta and Forsyth streets, ragged and
dirty. He is a bright little chap and
has made many friends at the city
juvenile detention home.
Atlanta Grain Men
Lose in Rate Fight
Further defeat for the grain dealers
of Atlanta and Nashville in the long-
fought rate cases against the Nash
ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Rail
way was announced in dispatches
from Washington Monday, which said
a rehearing had been denied the grain
men by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The case involves alleged discrimi
nations In favor of Nashville against
other Southern cities in reshipping
rates on grain and grain products. It
has been passed upon by the United
States Supreme Court so the commis
sion declined to reopen it.
SUPREMACY
The net paid circulation of The Sunday American yesterday was over 81,000 copies,
which shows an increase for the past six months of over a thousand copies a month.
81,000 COPIES
This circulation demonstrates the superiority of The Sunday American, and its su
premacy over other Atlanta newspapers. It exceeds by 22,000 copies the circulation of
The Sunday Journal, and by 43,000 copies the circulation of The Sunday Constitution.
Sunday American . . .
Sunday Journal
Sunday Constitution . . . .
81,000 Copies
58,935 Copies
37,868 Copies
10 CHANGE
METHODS
-C.
Police Chief Beavers decided Mon*
day it was time for him to movd
against the locker clubs, and he sen*
a notice to nineteen clubs that on and
after May 1 he would do his utmost
to enforce the law, a thing he doe*
not believe the clubs are now doing.
A copy of the letter sent to th#
clubs is as follows:
I am of the opinion that the
locker clubs of the city are vio
lating the law, and, owing to the !
fact that they have been operat- 1
ing under the system now In 1
vogue for several years, I think It j
but fair and just to you and your
club to notify you that after May
1, 1915, I will do my best to en
force this law as it is construed
by the City Attorney.
Not Necessary, Says Chief.
I do not believe it is necessary
that the clubs in our city should
violate the prohibition law. The
city ordinance prescribes that they
shall be run in such a manner as
not to violate this law, and I hope
that it will not be necessary to
go into the courts to adjust this
matter.
Trusting that you will bring
this notice to the attention of your
board of trustees or governors at
once, so that there wiil be no mis
understanding in this matter.
City Attorney James L. Mayson,
with whom Chief Beavers had con-
suited, was a.«ked as to the law In th#
case. He said it was up to the court*
to decide the law, and the most that
he could do was to give his opinion.
This he did, quoting from a decision
in the Deal case by Judge Pottle,
which came to the Court of Appeals
from Valdosta
: ttorney Mayson said*
f exposition yet hand-*
locker club law. The
ling is illustrated in
This opinioi
was the clear!
ed down on t|
crux of the!
these words®-
Decif n in Deal Case.
“If a. hunted persons should orde*
a barrel fo/p.helr Joint use and upon
its arrival(pould agree upon its dis
tribution in different quantities, each
man paying for the portion which he
received, an equitable part of the
whole cost, the transaction would be
lawful and there would be no sale.
• • • It would be no violation of
the law to employ a man to make the
distribution and pay him for the serv
ices thus rendered. This man • * •
might lawfully use the money so re
ceived to replenish the liquor so re
ceived. • • • If one of the owner*
In common, or some person desig
nated by him, buys and pays for any
particular quantity of the property. It
is a sale from all the owners to one.
Such a transaction involves the ele
ments of a sale to the same extent
and in the same was as if there had
been the transmutation of the title
from one person to another for a quid
pro quo.”
Chief Beavers, after he had issued
his order, told a Georgian reporter it
(meaning the order) meant just what
it said.
“It means,” he declared, “that the
clubs that have been selling drink*
have been disregarding the law and
will have to stop it. After May 1 ev
ery member getting a drink in his club
must get it from his own individual
locker and he must have a supply in
his own locker to get it from. We
will see that this is rigidly enforced,
too.”
Fain Keeps Records
Of Meeting Secret
When the committee appointed to
investigate the efficiency of the po
lice department organizes, following
the regular monthly meeting of th.
Police Commission Tuesday night, an
invitation will be Issued to the pubiio
to come before this committee and
make complaints. S. A. W r ardlaw,
chairman of the committee, said
Wednesday that further than this h«
had no plans for the investigation.
Reports are current that a plan 1®
on foot to divide the police and de
tective departments and place the de
tective department in the City Hall
as a secret service bureau, out from,
under the authority of the Chief of
Police. The plan has been discussed-
by members of the Police Commission
and Councilmen fund a number ar$
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