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THE WE4THER
Forecast—Pair Monday night; Tuesday
fair and cooler
Temperatures—6 a. m., 53; 8 a. m., 62; 10
a. m„ 64; 12 noon, 67; 1 p. m., 68; 2 p. m., 69.
Sunrise, 5:11; sunset, 6:07.
The Atlanta Georgian
The Paper That Goes Home and Stays There
I VOL. XIII. NO. 214.
ATLANTA, GA„ MONDAY, APRIL 12,, 1915.
Copyright. l»0t.
Bv Th# Oenralan Oft.
2CKNTS ^ 0 t r n »° I
HNAlX
GERMANS
DROWN IN YSER;
BELGIANS FORCE
RETREAT!
SALLY LEAGUE OPENS; GEORGIA BEATS ALABAMA
Clubs Get
Firm
EHS
UR IN
AUSTRIA
By JOHN C. FOSTER.
LONDON, April 12.—Many German
soldiers were drowned in the Yser in
West Flanders when the Belgians
forced the Kaiser's troops to evacuate
Drei Grachten.
Artillery duels with French, British
and Belgian cannon pitted against
the German guns are raging daily
along the northern end of the battle
line. The Germans apparently are
making an effort to press back the
British troops defending Armentteres.
The foregoing information is con
tained in an eyewitness narrative •§-
sued by the Government press bureau
to-day.
Russians Advance
20 Miles in Hungary
PARIS, April 12.—The big battle
of the Carpathians, which lasted
eighty days, has just ended with j.he
occupation by the Rissions of Hil! 990,
south of Volia Michova, the result of
which places the Western Beskid
range behind the Muscovite army, ac
cording to a special dispatch to The
Temps from Petrograd. The Czar’s
forces, the dispatch says, for more
than 75 miles are sweeping down the
southern slopes of the mountains
following the waterways ahd railroads
and are within two days’ march of
the great Hungarian plain.
The losses were enormous and their
reinforcements could not stop the Rus
sian armies.
The general Russian advance into
Hungary through the passes and 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 forfes have suffered
heavy losses without gaining any
ground.
Victory in Woevre Is
Claimed by Germans
Special 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. This
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
of 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 part, says:
"In the afternoon and evening of
April 8. the enemy was active at sev
eral points on our front. He attempt-
Continued on Page 2. Column 1.
Two United States
Ships Are Seized by
British in Blockade
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 Western 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.
Show Employe Is
Fined for Assault
J. W. Holliday, floor manager of The
Mill, vaudeville theater on Whitehall
street, was fined $10.76 by Recorder
Johnson Monday afternoon on a charge
of assaulting Paul Jones, of East Point,
who was a spectator at a performance
Saturday night, when Holliday claimed
that Jones cursed him.
Patrolman Lee, who was on. duty in
the theater at the time, arrested Jones
and sent him to the station house,
where he was found to be in such con
dition that it was nevessary to send
him to Grady Hospital to have his eye
dressed. Lee did not make a case
against the show man, hut spectators
made such protest that Patrolman J. L.
Gordon made an Investigation which re
sulted in making a case against Holli
day.
Judge Johnson made the point that no
matter what Jones was guilty of. and
the evidence showed him innocent of
any misconduct, that Hollidav had no
right to take the law in his own
hands when policemen were present.
The case against Jones was dismissed.
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 first chance dur
ing that time to act as Mayor, and
Alderman I. N. Ragsdale will have
the honor.
Terre Haute Mayor
Jailed for Vote Fraud
INDIANAPOLIS, April 12.—Donn M.
Roberts. Mayor of Terre Haute; Police
Judge Thomas C. Smith.- Sheriff Den
nis Shea, and others, were locked up
in the Marion County jail late to-day.
They had failed to furnish the necessary
bond to secure freedom pending appeal
from the vote fraud sentences.
Up to 4 o’clock this afternoon about
100 of the Terre Haute men had been
taken to jail and locked up. Of those
who received penitentiary sentences.
Judge Redman was the first to go to
jail.
No Frank Decision
By U. S.High Court
WASHINGTON April 12.—The
United State? Supreme Court to-day
concluded reading opinions without
announcing a decision on Leo M.
Frank’s appeal for writ of habeas
corpus.
Schafley Protests
Victory of Brookfeds
NEW YORK. April 12.—Manager
Schafley. of the Buffeds, to-day protest
ed the game played Saturday with
Brooklyn and which the latter team
won. Schafley’s protest is based on the
ground that Land, who went In to catch
In the seventh inning, was legallv out
of the game after Young ran rof him.
Land previously went to bat for Upham.
Warning From Beavers
Police Chief Bearers decided Mon
day it was time for him to move
against the locker clubs, and he sent
a notice to nineteen clubs that on and
after May 1 he would do his utmost
to enforce the law, a thing he does
not believe the clubs are now doing.
A copy of the letter sent to the
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
ing under the system now in
vogue for several years, I think it
but fair and just to you and your
club to notify you that after May
1, 1916, 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 will be no mis
understanding in this matter.
City Attorney James L. Mayson,
with whom Chief Beavers had con
sulted. was asked as to the law in the
case. He said it was up to the courts
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.
This opinion. Attorney Mayson said,
was the clearest exposition yet hand
ed down on the locker club law. The
crux of the ruling is illustrated in
these words:
Decision in Deal Case.
“If a hundred persons should order
a barrel for their joint use and upon
its arrival should 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 b» 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 owners
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.”
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 the
Police Commission Tuesday night, an
invitation will be issued to the public
to come before this committee and
make complaints. S. A. Wardlaw,
chairman of the committee, said
Wednesday that further than this he
had no plans for the investigation.
Reports are current that a plan is
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 and a number are
Continued on Pan* 4 Column 1.
FEDERAL
LEAGUE |
AT BROOKLYN:
R. H. E.
BUFFALO
300
000
101 -551
BROOKLYN
041
101
00X - 7 8 4
Krapp, Emlke, Bedlent, Wood and Blair; Lafitte and
stone and Tyffle.
AT KANSAS CITY:
Lund. Umpires, John-
R. H. E.
PITTSBURG
000
000
000 - 0 5 1
KANSAS CITY
Oil
001
000 - 3 7 0
Hearn and Berry; Cullop and Easterly.
AT BALTIMORE:
Umpire*, Brennan and Shannon.
R. H. E.
NEWARK
Oil
123
000 - 8 10 1
BALTIMORE
200
002
001 - 5 14 2
Kalaerllng and Huhn; Smith, Suggs, Wilhelm
and McCormick.
St. Louis-Chlcago—-Game off; wet grounds.
and Ow<ens. Umpires, Westerveit
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. 389
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 clothea :
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.
Athletic Coach Dies
In Fire In College
ASHBURNHAM. MARS., April 12.—
The body of Frank L. Hardy, chairman
of the local board of selectmen and head
coach of the athletic teams at Cush
man Academy, was found this afternoon
In the ruins of Ashburnnarn House, the
boys’ dormitory at the academy, which
was destroyed by fire early to-day.
Lee Magee Fined $50
By President Gilmore
BROOKLYN. April 12 - Manager I^ee
Magee was to-day fined $50 and sus
pended two days by President Gilmore,
of the Federal League, for his run in
with Umpire Fyffe during the Brook
lyn -Buffalo Federal league game yes
terday. Magee was chased to the club
house by the umpire.
Nelson, Kansas City
Editor, Is Near Death
KANSAS CITY. April 12—Colonel W.
R. Nelson, owner of The Kansas City
Star, who has been Ill of uraemic poi
soning for several weks, was in a crit
ical condition this afternoon. He has
been unconscious since last Thursday.
Child’s Home Matron
Suicide After Probe
MILWAUKEE. April 12.—Mrs. Elean
or Kramer, matron of the County Home
for Dependent Ohlldsen, hanged herself
this afternoon followMng testimony given
during the morning at an investigation
into conditions at tne home Charges
nf f-niettv to children led to the investl-
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
thiB afternoon when the officers of a
delayed steamer reported that it had
returned ter 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 Britich 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 a? 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
British Government statement late
this afternoon.
IS VICTOR
IN SLAB
DUEL
ALA 030 100 000—4 4
GA 400 100 00*—5 12
ATHENS. GA., April- 12.—Georgia
defeated Alabama, 5 to 4, here this
afternoon.
Georgia took a commanding lead in
the first inning by pounding home
four runs. Alabama came back In
the second session and registered
three tallies. Both teams scored one
run in the fourth inning.
Hitchcock, on the mound for Geor
gia, pitched good ball. He allowed
but four hits. Stephenson, pitching
for the visitors, was found for twelve
hits. Each team made five errors.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
AT ALBANY. R. H. E.
Columbus . 000 000 030— 3 12 1
Albany 000 000 104— 5 7 0
Batteries; Hawkins and Krebs; Wiley
and Wells. Umpire, Mason.
AT JACKSONVILLE. R. H. E.
Macon . . 000 031 001— 5 8 4
Jacksonville 000 221 41x—10 13 1
Batteries: Ostendorf and Meehan;
Burmelster and Pierre. Umpire, Lauzon.
AT SAVANNAH. R. H. E.
Charleston 002 011 000 000 03— 7 13 1
Savannah 000 100 120 000 00— 4 10 3
Batteries: Eldrldge and Eubanks;
Smallwood and Short. Umpire, Vlttur.
AT COLUMBIA. R. H. E.
Augusta . . 031 040 343—18 17 1
Columbia . 000 010 002— 3 9 9
Batteries: McManus and Dudley;
Gardin, Alvares and Stuart. Umpires,
Norcum and Harblson.
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 reshinping
rates oh grain and grain products. It
has been passed upon by the United
States Supreme Court so the commis
sion declined to reopen It.
HUERTA MAY LAND IN U. S.
NEW YORK. April 12.—The Spanish
steamer Antonio L>pez, which is bring
ing General Huerta to America, was
reported 150-miles east of Sandy Hook
this afternoon.; She may dock to
night.
i TO-DAY’S RACING
RESULTS j
AT BOWIE.
FIRST—Five and one-half furlongs:
Fitzgerald, 108 (Turner), 3. 6-5, 3-6.
won; Blue Jay. Ill (J. McTaggart), 2,
4-5, 2-6, second; Inlan, 111 (Corey), 30,
15, 8. third Time. 1:08. Ortyx, Garter
Knight. Falm Leaf, Brynavla, King Mc
Dowell. Paul Davis, Esther Blues,
Hearthstone, Deduction also ran.
SECOND— Five and one-half furlongs:
Faithful, 104 (Louder), 3, 6-5, 3-5, won;
Patrick S, 108 (Shutinger), 7. 5-2, 7-5.
second; A'merlcus. 10-8 (Corey), 30, 12, 7,
third. Time, 1:06%. Stars and Stripes,
Carbureter, Bunch of Keys, Joe Knight,
Veneta Strome, Laura, Arcene, Double
F, Rodorido also ran.
THIRD—Five and one-half furlongs.
Vlley. 106 (Lllley), 9-10, 1-3, out, won;
Brandywine, 109 (T. McTaggart). 6. 7-6,
3- 5, second; Thesleres, 111 (Metcalf),
11-2, 3-2, 3-5, third. Time, 1:08 1-6.
Phew, Cannock, Fasces, Colors, Parlor
Boy also ran.
FOURTH—Mile: Tamerlane, 99 (J.
McTaggart), 5. 2, 9-10, won; Norus, 97
(Collins). 7. 5-2. 6-5, second; Primary,
99 (Breach), 11-5. even, 1-2. third.
Time, 1:43 4-5. Diffident, Subject, Lady
Butterfly, Jack Hanover, Dancing Mas
ter also ran.
FIFTH—One and one-sixteenth miles.
Delegate, 103 (Shuttlnger), 16, 6, 3,
won; Tom Hancock, 98 (Lilly), 6, 2.
4- 6, second; Laird o’ Kirkcaldy, 103
(Bresch). 5. 2, 1. third. Time. 1:52.
Plain Ann, Trovato, Peacock. Mycenae,
Margaret Meise. Ford Mai. Luke Van-
zandt also ran.
SIXTH—One and one-sixteenth miles:
Richar dLangdon, 117 (J. McTaggart),
7-6, 7-10, 1-6, won; Lazuli. 110 (T. Mc
Taggart), 15, 4. 8-6, second; The Rump.
107 (Turner). 7-2. 7-5, 3-6, third. Time,
1:614-5. Beaiipere, Uncle Mun, Or-
perth also ran.
ENTRIES.
AT BOWIE.
FIRST Four and one-half furlongs:
Petra 106. Prohibition 109. Sands Dia
mond 109, MuBtard 109, xxDivan 109,
xxTIajan 115, Cincinnati 115.
xxRpreckles entry.
SECOND—Belling. 3-y«ar-olds; 6 fur
longs: xOnar 97. Schnapps 100. xSunno
102, Regular 102, I.oul» V. 102. xLady
KplrltueTle 102. Early Riser 104. xJ. B.
Harrell 104. Ingomar 104. Nellie C. 106,
Thrill 105. Rebessa Moses 105 Margaret
G 105. Norus 107, Meelicka 106, Celeb
rity 107.
THIRD Selling. 4 years up, 7 fur
longs: xGolden Castle 101, Madges Bis
ter 102, lady London 104. Ktentor 106.
The Squire 106. xBnx R. 108, Duquesne
109. Battery 109, Petelua 110, Kayde-
roseros 111. Colonel Cook 111.
FOURTH—Selling, 4 yeara up, 7 fur
longs: xBuzz Around 100. xFltzgerald
101. xStars and Stripes 101, Castara 102,
Remarkabel 104, Miss Cavanaugr 104,
Miss Barr.harbor 105, Richwood 108, Ro-
dondo 109, A1 Bloch 112, Ray O'Light
112, York lad 113.
FIFTH—Selling. 3 years up, mile:
xEnergetlc 92. Lady Bryn 97. Pled Pi
per 99. xThe Urchin 103 Fitzgerald 106.
xToddllng 107, -Thelma J. 107, Castara
107, Miss Barnharbor 107, Richwood 111.
Canto 112.
SIXTH Selling, 4 years up. X*4 miles:
Billie Baker 104; Charles F. Grainger
106, Dalngerfield 109, Paton 112. Cock-
spur 112, F7I Oro 112.
xApprentlce allowance.
Weather clear. Track fast.
EXHIBITION GAMES.
AT WASHINGTON. R. H. E.
N. Y. National*. 000 000 300— 3 6 1
Washington 030 000 10x— 4 9 2
Batteries: Schauer, Schupp and Mey
ers and Smith. Uhplre, Coillflower.
AT ST. JOE MO. R- H. E.
Chicago Sox 010 ICO 000— 4 6 0
St. Joe ... - 000 000 100— 1 8 1
Batteries: Russell and Schalk; Hug
gins and Agnew. Umpire, Myers.
At BOSTON: R. H. E.
Harvard 030 000 000—3 6 3
Boston National* .150 000 10*—7 7 0
Batteries: Mahan and Marte; Ru
dolph. Frye and Gowdy and Waterman.
Umpires, Kelly and White.
AT PRINCETON: R. H. E.
New York Am. .300 300 230—11 10 2
Princeton 000 100 001— 2 5 6
Batteries: Brown and Pickering;
Chaplin and Kelllher.
AT BROOKLYN: R. H. E.
Phllfl. Amer. 010 142 300—11 18 1
Brooklyn Nat. 011 005 020— 9 10 4
Batteries: Veltz, Harper and Me-
Avoy; Ragon and McCarty. Umpires,
Rigler and Nally.
DEATH OF INFANT.
Elizabeth, the Infant daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Marlon T. Benson, of No. 600
Piedmont avenue, died at the family
home Monday. The funeral will be pri
vate from the residence Tuesday after
noon at 2:30 o’clock Interment will be
In Westview Cemetery.
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.
E
I
LET'S WIN
Sunday American
Sunday Journal . . . .
Sunday Constitution .
81,000
58,935
37,868
Copies
Copies
Copies
Loyal fans, greetings.
And remember that Atlanta expects
every fan to do his duty Wednesday
and go out to Ponce DeLeon Park to
see the Crackers play the Pelicans in
the first local game of the Southern
League season.
It is a duty. There is a trophy to
be won, which Atlanta, as the first
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 Smtlh
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 first 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 shame If the prideful tro
phy is lost twice In succession.
It will not be easy, of course. Bir
mingham is out after the cup again.
New Orleans has vowed 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. 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 dav
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 uZ 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
be 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 ball somewhere
near the plate.
More Than 10,000 Needed.
And 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
is the least Atlanta folk can do to
wish them godspeed Wednesday aft
ernoon.
Come on out to Ponce DeLeoJU