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The Atlanta Georgian
The Paper That Goes Home and Stays There
( VOL. XIII. NO. 215.
ATLANTA' GA.. TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1915.
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By TOM MARTIN.
The big climax of the year from a
sporting standpoint arrives in Mobile
this afternoon at 3 o'clock, when Man
ager Smith sends his 1915 pennant
hopes out on the field to take on the
Mobile Gulls in the first game of the
season, marking the fifteenth annual
opening of the Southern Baseball 'As
sociation.
Doing the pitching honors for the
Smithmen In their initial tilt is
"Lindy” Hiett. big right-hander, who
hails from Galveston, of the Texas
League. “Lindy” before pulling out
for Mobile with twelve of his team
mates at 5 o’clock yesterday after
noon Bald that he had asked for a
chance to pitch the opener because he
was in good condition and knew that
he could mow the Gulls down.
"I'll show Billy that I am right,” he
said. "My arm is feeling fine and
there isn't a chance in the world for
me to lose that opener.”
Back of the bat for the Crapkers
will be Big Bill Rumler, who came
here with a string tied to him from
the St. Louis Browns. At third will
be “Tully” Tullos, who went like a
house afire in the late exhibition
games and practically cinched a reg
ular berth on the team. At short will
be Captain Rivington Bisland; at sec
ond, Jimmy Potts, erratic but ag
gressive; at first, "Hack” Eibel, swat
ter of some renown; in left field, fleet-
footed D. Timeon Bowden; in center,
Roy Moran, of acknowledged fame,
and in right, Ed Manning, who has
proven on several occasions that he is
some little paster of the pill.
Open Here Wednesday.
That game with Mobile, while being
the opener of the sgason, does not
arouse in the hearts of Atlanta fans
one iota of the interest that is cen
tered in to-morrow's opening clash at
the Ponce DeLeon garden 'twixt the
pesky Pelicans of New Orleans and
our 1915 hopes and prides. The most
extensive plans ever madj for an
opening game have been put over by
the baseball association, with the as
sistance of. the Chamber of Com
merce, city officials and managers and
employees of big stores throughout
the city.
Prior to the game and resuming an
old custom, a huge parade, in charge
of the Atlanta drum corps and partic
ipated in by every fan in the city who
owns an automobile and can be rout
ed into line, will be held. Following
the march through the principal
streets, the procession will wind its
way to the ball park, where a brass
band has been engaged to make the
day merrier as the teams do battle.
One of the features of the opener
here will be the pitching of the first
•ball by Mayor Jim Woodward. The
Mayor said to-day that his arm was
in good shape, everything considered,
and that his peg of the first ball would
not be a wild pitch, if he could help it.
Boosters Behind It, Too.
The big arrangements for the day
are in charge of St. Elmo MaSsengale,
who. in turn, has appointed Julian
Boehm chairman of the entertain
ment committee of the Ad Men, to
look after the minor details.
As a particular favor and to show
that our Crackers have their moral
and every other kind of support, the
chamber of Commerce lias requested
and instructed its members, by the
postcard route, to be out at the gar
den when the lid blows off at 3
o'clock. Along this same line the City
Hall will close shop for the day to
give evervbody a chance to turn out
and several of our biggest stores and
. ommercia! bodies have agreed to lei
everybody off If they care to attend
The Georgia Railwaj and Power-
Continued ar- Pape 5. Column 1.
FIRST CHOICE
W. R. Nelson, Noted
Kansas City Editor,
Dies ‘Happy inWork’
[ By International Newt Service. J
KANSAS CITY, April 13.—Colonel
William R. Nelson, owner and editor
of The Kansas City Star and Kansas
City Times, nationally prominent as
a journalist, died early to-day at his
home here. He had been ill since last
December. Uraemic poisoning caused
his death. He was 74 years old.
During the last month Colonel Nel
son was conscious only part of the
time. Up to that time he disobeyed
his physicians by continuing his work.
He dictated editorials, outlined ideas
for cartoons and mapped out numer
ous feature stories. His doctors told
him this activity would hinder his
chances for recovery,
“I have been happiest in my news
paper work,” replied the veteran edi
tor. “I will not be deprived of the
pleasure I get, from my work."
Colonel Nelson started out early in
life to learn the cotton-growing in
dustry in Georgia, but soon gave up
that pursuit.
The great park and boulevard sys
tem of Kansas City is a monument to
his incessant advocacy of civic beau
ty. He was the builder of a large
residence district of this city.
In politics Colonel Nelson described
himself as “independent, but never
neutral.” He declined more than a
score of important politcal positions,
both elective and appointive.
THIEVES IN
TeachersWanttoRide
To Frisco on Special
A score or more of Atlanta school
teachers are planning to take advan
tage of the “Governor’s Horse Guard
Special” in making the trip to the San
Francisco fair, and already a number
of the teachers have asked for space
in the special train, which leaves At
lanta July 2.
The route selected will carry the
tourists through Yellowstone National
Park, the cities of the Northwest and
down the Pacific Coast to the exposi
tion. The tour will take about a
month.
Surgeon Left Glass in
Body; She W ins $2,000
NEW YORK, April 13.—Mrs. Anna
M. Rogers, wife of a civil engineer,
won a verdict of $2,000 against Dr.
James D. Voorhees for negligence in
leaving broken glass in her body after
an operation in the Sloan Maternity
Hospital.
She contended the doctor, who had i
charge of the operation, should have
ascertained the presence of the glass
and removed it.
Boston Commuters
Will Fly to Work
BOSTON. April 13.—Commuters on
the north and south shores have de
cided to keep their automobiles in the j
garages this summer and will fly to
work every day in hydro-aeropianes. i
Business men have leased" old j
Squantum Field for a landing place
and a hangar will be built to /store the |
machines.
While Chief Beavers is concerned
solely over the locker clubs, burglars
are having a regular picnic. Tuesday
more than a score of thefts were re
ported to police headquarters. Here
are some of them:
The residence of Mrs. J. N. Bate
man, of No. 503 North Boulevard, was
burglarized and a brooch studded
with valuable stones,f three rings and
a stickpin stolen.
The near-beer saloon of J. W.
Morre, of No. 298 Marietta street,
was entered during the night. The
intruders smashed a front window 7
glass, but it is believed they then be
came frightened and deserted the sa
loon without carrying off any loot.
Harness and Buggy Gone.
A buggy and harness were reported
stolen from the stable of Harry War-
showsky, of No. 218 Pulliam street.
The owner Tuesday morning found
the stable door broken down and dis
covered tracks of the vehicle leading
from the stable out into the street.
A cigar stand at No. 37 Decatur
street was robbed of three boxes of
cigars and a small amount of other
merchandise, including a quantity of
cigarettes.
A. Anato, of No. 128 Capitol avenue,
reported to the police he had been
robbed of his watch and chain and a
small amount of money.
Burglars entered the residence of
R. L Lyons, at No. 235 East Fair
street, and stole a watch.
Broad Street Office Robbed. t
The general offices of the Under
wood Typewriter Company, at No. 52
North Broad street, were robbed >f a
typewriter.
Lee Douglas. w 7 hose offices are at
No. >927 Grant Building, reported that
residences at Nos. 17 and 19 Fort
Hood place, which he owns, were loot
ed of all the plumbing fixtures. The
thefts were discovered by Mr. Doug
las Monday.
The offices and feed house of the
Collins Transfer Company, at Irwin
and Jackson streets, were burglarized
and five bushels of oats and mixed
feed stolen. Officers Austin and Wool
went to the scene of the robbery and
trailed the stolen goods up an alley,
w'here they found several sacks of the
oats which the burglars had aban
doned.
Two Pistols Stolen.
Two automatic pistols were stolen
from the Cole Mitchell Apartments,
at No. 85 East Sixth street. Monday
night.
A quantiy of clothes was stolen
from Miss Martha Lentz, of No. 46
East Mitchell street.
A man w r ho gave his name as Whit-
ner. of Linden court, reported to the
city detectives that he had been
robbed of his overcoat,
John Couch, of No. 175 Mason and
Turner road, renorted the theft of
several suits of clothes. Louis Hard
wick. of No. 15 Green street, and J.
A. Sheffield, of No. 13 Logan street,
also told the police they had been
robbed of a quantity of clothing.
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Big Explosion
Kept Secret
by Britain
[By International Newt Service.]
LONDON, April 13.—Dispatches
from Aberdeen telling of an explosion
at Lorwick, capital of the Shetland
Islands, in which many persons were
killed, were followed to-day by ru
mors that a German ship had blown
up the royal navy reserve station at
Lorwick. *
As soon as news of the explosion
reached here the Government took
over the telegraph lines into Scotland,
making it difficult to secure any de
tails of the disaster.
Asks Council to Give
Children as Well as
Dogs Consideration
AUGUSTA, April 13.—"Let City
Council pause a few moments in its
consideration of the welfare of dogs
and consider the welfare of the poor
children of our city, who are unable
to attend school because they have no
textbooks.” said Frank White, chair
man of the educational committee
of the Auguarta Federation of Trades,
at a special meeting of Council to
consider a dog ordinance.
“The law r which forbids children
working in the mills has caused a
large number of them to be on the
streets. They can not go to school
because their parents are unable to
buy them books. The Federation of
Trades has purchased a large number
of books, but the task is too large
for us.
“City Council has taken up more
time since Christmas considering
what to do with worthless dog3 of the
city than any other subject, and it
does seem that if the Augusta Hu
mane Society can induce City Coun
cil to pass ordinance after ordinance
in behalf of mangy, flea-bitten dogs
that we might get you to help us with
books for children.”
The matter was referred to the Fi
nance Committee and it is believed
that the committee will recommend
an appropriation.
Man Who Sent Morse
And Walsh to JailDies
[By International Newt Service.)
CHICAGO, April 13.—Edward Pres
ton Moxey, of Philadelphia, is dead
here after several years’ work as a
special bank examiner for the Gov
ernment. Through his activities, John
R. Walsh, head of the Chicago Na
tional Bank; Charles W. Morse, New
York ice king and head of the Nation
al Bank of North America: William
Montgomery, cashier of the Allegheny
National Bank, of Pittsburg, and Wil
liam Breese, president of the National
Bank of Asheville, N. C., were con
victed of banking irregularities.
He is credited with having saved
the fortunes of thousands of persons
through his wftrk as an examiner. He
died suddenly at the Majestic Hotel
here late yesterday.
Chattanooga Votes
For Commissioners
CHATTANOOGA, April 13.—A rec
ord vote was expected in to-day's mu
nicipal election the second under the
commission form of government.
The chief fight was between James
Finlay and Jesse M. Littleton for
Mayor although the Citizens' League
had made a bitter fight on the entire
ticket headed by T. C. Betterton. Po
lice Commissioner, who is running for |
re-election.
Operators of jitney busses in At
lanta Tuesday forenoon were given 24
hours in which to comply with the
new ordinance which requires that
every car be licensed, each driver
bonded for 15,000 and each driver
equipped with an official badge des
ignating that he has met the require
ments of the law.
This notice was served on jitney
owners and drivers by members of the
police force, who at the station Tues
day morning heard the new ordinance
read by Chief Beavers. It means that
those jitney operators who have not
complied with the order by Wednes
day noon—cr 24 hours after they are
notified by a policeman—must take
their cars off the streets or be subject
to arrest.
Loophole in Taxicab Law.
Up to Tuesday morning not a jitney
had taken out a license nor made
bond under the new ordinance. It was
said Tuesday that the jitneys likely
will pass out of business as jitneys,
but will be known as taxicabs, thus
giving them the benefit of the rather
lenient taxicab laws of the city. Tile
jitney operators propose that rides
still be furnished for a nickel, but the
cars will be marked taxicabs and each
and every one will deny being a jit
ney. This may form a loophole
through which the jitney men might
slip, avoiding the stringent jitney or
dinance and arrest for its violation.
Plans New Taxi Regulation.
Anticipating such a complication.
Councilman Jesse M. Wood had an
nounced that he would present to
Council a new taxicab regulation or
dinance at the next meeting of Coun
cil. He said the jitneys had demon
strated that automobile rides could be
furnished much cheaper than the
present taxicab ordinance requires,
and that he thought the public should
be protected against excessive
charges.
The Jitney Bus Club held a meeting
Monday night to decide upon a plan
of opposing the new ordinance. Its of
ficials stated they were not yet readv
to make an announcement of their
intentions.
Fire at Maysville
Causes $15,000 Loss
MAYSVILIjE, April 13—Fire that
destroyed the brick buildings of A. V.
Hill and W. G. Sharp caused a loss of
about *15.000. with only *4.000 insur
ance.
The Hill building was occupied by
Boon Sudduth, wholesale merchant;
loss *2.500, no insurance;United Staes
postofflee, total loss, and Woods' bar
ber shop, total loss, no Insurance.
The Sharp building was occupied
by W. G. Sharp, jewelry store and
dental office, and Maysville Guano
Company's office, total loss.
Dr. M. P. Deadwyler’s brick build
ing was damaged.
‘Schnapps' in Peril!
Germany Ready to
Ride Water Wagon
I By International New* Sorvloo.l
L ONDON, April 13.—The wa»
on demon rum is about to en
list another recruit. Follow
ing the lead of Russia, which has
placed a ban on vodka; France,
which has prohibitsd the sale of
absinthe, and England, which is
curtailing the drinking of spirits,
Germany is about to publish an
edict prohibiting the sale of dis
tilled liquors in saloons.
The decree will prevent the Ger
man workingman from obtaining
“schnapps/’ his traditional drink,
until after the war.
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President Indicates He Has Re
ceived Informally Offer of
Vatican’s Baclcrng.
[By International News Service. I
WASHINGTON, April 13—That
President Wilson has been offered the
co-operation of Pope Benedict in an
effort to restore peace in Europe was
indicated by the Chief Executive to
day" rh his talk with callers.
The offer did not come formally, 'but
the President declined to go into de
tails as to how it was made to him.
He would not discuss peace prospects
at present. He said, however, that
without desiring: to discountenance the
work of the peace delegates now sit
ting at The Hague, the meteing had no
official sanction from any Government,
and its work would be entirely ad
visory.
300 Japanese Miners
Buried by Cave-in
| By International Newt Service.]
TOKIO, April 13.—Three hundred
! miners were buried alive by a cave-
j in that wrecked the interior of a col
liery near Shimonoseki to-day.
The entrapped miners arc 700 feet
below the surface And it is believed
that their rescue Is-impossible.
$5,800 Reward Paid
Submarine Sinker
I By International Now* Service. J
LONDON, April 13.—Captain Bell, of
the steamer Thordis, was paid $5,800
yesterday by the Lord Mayor of London
for sinking a German submarine. The
presentation took place at the Mansion
House in the presence of a distin
guished company.
The Thordis sank a submarine off
Beachy Head on February 28.
Germany Protests
Raider Crews’ Plight
By FREDERICK WERNER,
Special Correspondent International
News Service.
BERLIN (via Amsterdam), April 13.
Germany has protested, through the
neutral Government of the United
States, against the treatment accorded
by England to the captured crews of
German submarines, threatening to
take retaliatory measures against
English officers.
In a note sent by Foreign Minister
von Jagow on Sunday to Ambassador
Gerard the former asserted that the
treatment accorded the captured
crews of the U-12 and U-8 was con
trary to international law, and asked
that Mr .Gerard make arrangements
for a member of the American Em
bassy at London to make a personal
investigation.
Referring to reports that the Ger
mans failed to rescue those on board
vessels sunk by submarines, the note
says:
“The inference that rescues were
intentionally neglected can be denied
with horror.”
Commenting upon the threat of re
prisals against British officers made
in the German protest sent through
the United States, The Kreuze Zei-
tung says to-day:
“We hold 520 British officers as
prisoners. We are in a position to
carry out easily every reprisal neces
sary.”
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, April 13.—A News Agency dispatch from Amster
dam states that Field Marshal von Hindenburg has called for
300,000 reinforcements for a supreme attack upon Warsaw.
By FRANCIS LAVELLE MURRAY.
(Special Correspondent International News Service.)
PETROGRAD, April 13.—Emperor William is personally di
recting operations of the Austro-German armies in the Carpathians,
according to a semi-official statement issued here to-day. This at
tributes the sudden offensive of the Teutonic troops in the Stryj re
gion to the arrival of the Kaiser at the front and an order from
him to cut through the Russians’ left wing, in order to force an'
abandonment of the attacks being made upon the Au3tro-German
positions at Uszok Pass.
The Bourse Gazette’s correspondent at Lemberg telegraphs
that the Austrians, previously reported on the verge of complete
retreat, have launched fierce attacks upon the Russians along the
Strvj, Opor and Swica Rivers. To oppose these, a re-arrangement
of Russian troops has been found necessary. Reinforcements are
being rushed to this region, where the Austrians captured Hill
992, a dominant strategical position, by a night attack.
General Alexander Linsingen of the German army, with
280,000 soldiers, is conducting the Stryj region operations, having
superseded the Austrian commander there. He has under his com
mand five armies.
Expert Divers Try to
Locate Sunken F-4
I By International News Service.]
HONOLULU, April 13—The pre
liminary steps toward bringing the
wrecked submarine F-4 to the surface
were begun early to-day when ex
pert divers brought here by the
United States cruiser Maryland made
their first perilous trip to the ocean's
bed.
The first trip of the divers was ex
pected to result in locating the exact
position of the submarine’s hull. If
this proves the case, the actual work
of lifting the diver will probably be
started to-morrow morning. Early
to-day it was reported that the lines
attached to some object on the ocean’s
bottom continued to hold fast.
Simultaneously with the offen
sive in the Stryj region of Gal
icia, the Germans in Northern
Poland have re-opened their at
tacks along the Narew-Bobr
front, again shelling Ossowiec
and trying to pierce the Rus
sian lines at Jedwabno.
The following statement on opera
tions in that district was issued here
to-day:
“The Germans bombarded the fort
ress of Ossowiec from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
w ith eight-inch mortars Sunday. The
fortress replied effectively.
“The Germans sent four fireships in
the form of rafts against the Ossowiec
forts. Some were blown up by the
fire of the forts. Others failed to
reach their destination.
“In the region of Jedwabno violent
trench fighting occurred yesterday.
Bomb throwers were used to some ex
tent.
“Small engagements occurred near
the village of Bromierz, on the right
bank of the < Vistula. We captured
near Dembs, on the Narew, a German
aeroplane and two aviators.
“Near Suwalki we captured four
German machine guns and a number
of prisoners.”
Analyzing the situation in the Car
pathians! the military expert of The
Bourse Gazette says to-day:
“The Russians are continuing their
march to the Hungarian plains, cre
ating vast alarm at Budapest and
VIennt. The danger of the dual mon
archy has reached an acute stage. The
events of the next few days possibly
will have an enormous effect upon
the whole future Austrian campaign.
“The Austrian attempt to drive a
wedge between the Russian troops ad
vancing in Hungary has failed, judg
ing from the large number of prison
ers in Russian hands.
“The desperate situation Is recog
nized by the enemy, who is gathering
troops from the Vistula, Narew r , Nida,
South Germany and the Italian fron
tier.”
Airmen Wreck Lines,
Hindering Germans
By FRANKLIN P. MERRICK
Special Correspondent International
News Service.
PARIS. April 13.—British airmen
have bombarded Bruges. Antwerp and
a number of the railway lines that
run through West Flanders. A num
ber of missiles were dropped upon 'he
German concentration camp at Bruges
on Monday, and much damage was
done to the railway lines, thus ham
pering the movement of German
troops and supplies.
It has Just come to light that a dar
ing British aviator, using a Taube
aeroplane, which was captured from
the Germans, flew over A'ntwerp and
dropped a number of projectiles. As
a result of this ruse the German avi
ators now signal to each other with
colored fire arrows to prevent further
operations of the British in captured
Taubes.
Artillery duels are reported from
West Flanders, the district south of
the Lys River, the Alsne Valley, the
Champagne region and the Woevre
district.
Although the Germans delivered
half a dozen hard attacks in the sec
tor of Albert, the War Office states
that the French lost no ground there.
Their night attacks were repulsed
with heavy losses of life.
Small damage was done to Nancy
by the German aerial bombardment.
Bernstorff's Attack
Taken Up by Cabinet
I By International New* Service.]
WASHINGTON, April 13.—The ex
traordinary memorandum attacking
the neutrality of the United Stages
filed with the State Department by
Count von Bernstorff, the German
Ambassador, was taken up by Presi
dent Wilson and hi? Cabinet to-day.
Administration officials continued to
handle the situation guardedly. Noth
ing official was forthcoming, except
the statement by Secretary of State
Bryan that the matter was “under
consideration.”
It was understood that the Admin
istration would suspend action pend
ing receipt of official Information as
to whether the unusual language used
by the Ambassador In the note to the
State Department was sanctioned bv
the Berlin Foreign Office.
The hope was general, however, in
official circles that the Kaiser’s Gov
ernment would disclaim responsibility
for the discourteous wording of ihe
Ambassador’s communication.
The United States Government is
clearly irritated at the publicity given
by Count von Bernstorff to recent
diplomatic negotiations with Ger
many.
President Wilson stated to callers
to-day that he did not know officially
whether the recent note delivered by
the German Ambassador to the Slate
Department had the authority of the
German Government behind it or rep
resented only the Ambassador’s per
sonal views.