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M r'< / h i s t • i w , Making Useful Citizens Out of Natural Idiots Remarkable triumph of science in finding a way to stimulate intelligence in the clouded brains of con genital Imbeciles. How army and navy recruits are tested for undesirables. Next Sunday’s American V. J tMS ffiof 1 T SOUTHEAST RGIAN | VOL. XIII. NO. 268. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1915. Copyriftot. The (5wi 2 CENTS EVENI NG EDITION DORSEY INSISTS FRANK HAD FAIR TRIAL; HOWARD TO HIT BACK AT JOE BROWN C&J C& C& C&) C& C& C&) tSl C&) cSo ^ III W nil (1 O I O Germany Will Delay Answer to U. S. for Weeks|^|BSIS nELflulTi. DECLARES K r n ■ B iin Y1 T ML/ JjU W ill 1 IISINGLE ATTACK By FREDERICK RENNET. (Special Correspondent I nternational News Service.) PETROGRAD, June 14.—As a re sult of the signal defeat of General von Mackensen’s main army moving along the railway to Mosciska Wed nesday night the attempt on I^emberg has been abandoned. Von Mackensen started hie attack with three hours of terrific artillery cannonading, to which the Russians did not reply. When the German in fantry were within 200 yards of the trenches the Russians opened a mur derous fire and charged. They took the Teutons' front line along both sides of the railway and remained there. The Germans and Austrians at tempted to fortify their second line, but the Russians, pressing on in great numbers on the north and south, pessed beyond. Crossfire by Russians from both ends killed 20.000 before dawn, when the Germans began a disorderly re treat The Russians remained in close contact with them, continuing the fight. Prisoners from the other German army, which on Thursday was de feated at Zurawno. are being sent through Lemberg incessantly. Cap tured officers for the first time show their gratitude because they are still alive. All the prisoners are exhaust ed from the five weeks’ fighting. Part of the army of General von Linsingen is moving in the direction of Bukowina. Tt evidently will rest upon the Roumanian frontier, where the Russians are numerous Heavy fighting is expected there. It is thought the Germans will cross the Roumanian frontier for safety, seeing their attempts to reintrench ♦hemselves are futile. The Russians hold the mountain roads, thus pre venting supplies from reaching them. The entire operations of the Austro- Germans in Eastern Galicia have been ruined by their distance from bases and the amazing vigor and mobility of the Russian infantry. The army which intended to recapture Lemberg now is broken in two, defeated and separated from the army in Bukowina. Mackensen’s army seems to be be ginning to withdraw to Western Po land for a renewed attempt against Warsaw. The operations in Courland, in the direction of Kovno, evidently are intended to ascertain the strength of the Russians in the north. Italians Repulse for Along Whole Line By BRIXTON D. ALLAIRE. (Special Correspondent International News Service.) ROME, June 14.—Partial destruc tion of the Austrian fortress at Mal- borhgetto by the Italian guns and the repulse of fierce attacks by the Aus trians all along the line are reported In an official statement issued to-day by the War Office. Maiborghrtto Is about nine miles northwest of Prae- dll Pass, and lies upon the mountain height dominating the valley of the Fella River. The text of the official statement follows: "At a. number of points along the frontier, from Tonale Pass as far as Oarnia the enemy has attempted, mostly’ by night attacks, to arrest the progress of our offensive Vli these attacks were successfully repulsed. "In the region of Tonale the enemy , supported liv strong fire from his for tifications, delivered attacks against our positions near. Tonfle Saddle, the Ohand' Peaw. Monte Pissola, the \ al ley of Giubicari. Monte F one, the Mi nima region and Pesisi Pass, east of Paralda. as well as at Freikofel Pass. Continued on Page 2. Column 4. EXTENSIVE PRECEDE REPLY By FREDERICK WERNER. (Special Correspondent I nternational News Service.) BERLIN, June 14.—The German Foreign Office, in an official statement published to-day in The Ix>kal Anzei- ger. announces that it , will be w’eeks before the German Government can give its answer to the second Ameri can note relative to submarine wa-r- fa re. * “The German rely will be so exten- sive» touching so many points in volved in the negotiations, that it will be necessary to collect evidence from many different sources," says the statement. "It will take considerable time to get together all the material necessary for the reply, and it will be w'eeks before Germany's answer can be hen." A slight division of opinion is no ticeable In the press, some of the newspapers adopting a milder tone to ward the United States than others. Britain Must Yield, Too. “The question now is to find a modus vivendi satisfactory to both parties,” says The Tageblatt. “This much is certain: Without concessions by England, no satisfactory solution can be expected. If the United States, in dealing with the question of how a modus vivendi can be found which gives Justice to all. observes real neu trality, then it^vill not be difficult to attain a satisfactory result. Com plete neutrality w r ould. at the same time, besd serve American interests. We are firm in the confidence that the relations between Germany and the United States will smooth the road to a complete understanding and so help righteousness and humanity to vic tory." ^ The Lokal Anzeiger and The Berlin- . er Tageblatt agree that the latest American note exhibits no sharprtess of tone, but is friendly in spirit to ward Germany, and will afford an op portunity for further negotiations. “President Wilson’s note was more conciliatory than the English and their friends had expected." said The Koelnische Zeitung. "The peace which Mr. Bryan preached can also be secured in President Wilson's way, but America also must know how' to show respect for Germany’s sacred rights.” Warned of U. S. Opinion. A remarkable warning against the mistaken American opinion is ut tered in Vorwaets by its New York correspondent. He says: "Germany wdll do w'ell to realize that at lea-st nine-tenths of the Amer ican people approve the note sent to Germany and of the energetic tone of the last paragraph. (This refers to the first note.) "There is no question of immediate war, but the breaking off of diplo matic relations w'ill be unavoidable, and confiscation of Geman ships lying in American ports, estimated at many millions in value, will not be unlikely if Germany should further continue to do what Is regarded here as absolutely unjustifiable criticism of American citizens and infringement of Ameri can interests.” ^ The writer further warns against placing any reliance on German- American or Irish-American opinion. Most Irish, he says, become thor oughly Americanized, and are above all practical politicians As for Ger mans, “tiiose who live here do not leave their own country because they had been too happy there, and they remain in the United States, as they are better off and find conditions here better suited to their taste " American Union to Protect Neutrality Is Being Advocated (By International News Service.) W ASHINGTON, June 14.— Dr. Santos A. Dominici, Minister from Venezuela, to-day strongly indorsed the Hearst newspapers' plan to call a conference of American republics to meet to consider plans for pro tection of neutral commerce. “My Government has presented this subject for consideration of \ the United States and South ' American republics,” said Dr. Dominici. “Naturally, the ^United States being the greatest of our Amerioan republics, we must await the conclusion of the Amer ican State Department. Person ally, I think the neutral nations of this continent should devise means that will protect us against inva sion of our rights. “The moment it Is possible, there should be convocation of neutral powers of this continent, at least. The United States. I trust, will take the initiative and ask the American republics to send dele gates to such a conference in Washington.” GIRLS DRUGGED 8! T Fulton Cotton Mill District People Aroused by Stories of the Victims. The populace of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill district is aroused over the drugging of two young girls who live there, and the police are search ing for two young men wearing Palm Beach suits and straw hats, who gave the girls “white pills" to smell, after which, they say, they knew nothing fbr several hours. They are in the Grady Hospital and recovering rap idly. The girls are Maggie Nix, 11 years old. and May Blackwell, 11. of No. 60-A Wyman street. The girls said they met two young men in a drug store near their home early Sunday afternoon. ‘They gave us something to smell— fike white pills." they stated. "Then we did not know- anything until it was night. We woke up in an old house, kind of vacant place, and an old woman was there, who fussed at us*and drove us away. We felt very sick." It was then 10 o’clock at night. The girls went home and were later taken to the hospital. WifeGuardsCarnegie, Ill, Taking Rest Cure (By International News Service.) BAR HARBOR. MAINE. June 14.— Andrew Carnegie is in seclusion here under orders from his physician to take an absolute rest all summer. “Mr. Carnegie is to have absolute quiet," Mrs. Carnegie said to-day. “I will see to it that he gets it. I wdll protect him. He has been sick, suf fering from an attack of grip, but his health has improved since we came here a week ago.” As a sample of her "protection." it is said, Mrs*. Carnegie once in a while beats the iron master at golf. D. A. R. EXERCISES AT VALDOSTA. VALDOSTA. June 14 —The General James Jackson Chapter. D A. R., of Valdosta, will celebrate Georgia Hag Day at one of th» theaters this after noon with a special program arranged by members of the chapter-. Several mnrical number? will he rendered Laborer’s Image to Go on New Dollar As the result of two automobile ac cidents Sunday afternoon, in which ten persons narrowly escaped death, four were being, attended by physi cians for severe Injuries Monday. Two of them are women, who are reported to be in a serious condition. Miss Emma Plunkett, sister of Mrs. W. C. Shepherd, living on the Johnson road, and Mr. Shepherd, a dairyman, are both at the Georgia Baptist Hos pital. Miss Plunkett suffering from in ternal injuries and Shepherd with a dislocated shoulder and a sprained ankle and cuts on the face and hands Oscar Plunkett, of Birmingham, trav eling freight agent for the Wabash Railroad, brother of Miss Plunkett, also was injured when the machine, which was driven by Shepherd, turned over on the Roswell road a few miles south of Roswell. Shepherd. Mrs. Shepherd, her broth er and sister and Mrs. Shepherd’s 12- month-old baby boy were returning from Roswell when a tire on the ma chine blew up. causing Mr. Shepherd to lose control of the car According to Mrs Shepherd, the car turned half over, pinning her husband and her sister under the machine. She jumped from the rear seat with her baby in her arms, escaping injury, and her brother craw’led from under the ton- nau. sustaining only minor bruisee. He later was taken to the home of his father-in-law’. J. W. Hollingsworth. No. 86 Kirkwood avenue, by Chief Beavers in the latter’s auto. Mr. Shepherd and his sister-in-law were rushed to the Georgia Baptist Hospital In a machine owned by Clyde Tuggle, who was less than 10ft yards in front of the Shepherd machine when the accident occurred Miss LeNora Rheams, a singer, of New Orleans, and George Baungarty, a local hardware dealer, were others injured In an automobile smash Sun day. when a machine in \yhich they were riding crashed into a telephone pole on the Marietta road, hurling them from the car. 'Roth were taken to the Grady Hospital. Mias Rhegfns later was taken to the home of Mrs. P. J. Everett, of No. 1 101 Hurt street, whom she is visiting In the car with Miss Rheams and Baungarty w'ere Mrs. Everett, her husband and another guest of Mrs. Everett. Mrs A. U. Butler, of New Orleans. They all escaped injury. Toccoa Mob Lynches a Convict TOCCOA. June 14.—Sam Stephens, a negro convict, who escaped from the Stephens County authorities on Saturday, was lynched here this morn ing by a mob of several hundred men, because after his escape he attacked the 16-year-old daughter of a promi nent farmer of this county, who re sides six miles south of Toccoa in the Rock Creek settlement. No one was at home when the girl was attacked, except her 6-year-old sister. The negro escaped into South Caro. Una. but was caught at Madison and brought back to Georgia by Sheriff W. A. Stowe, of this county, who lodged him in the county jail here. People from all over the county began to gather here about 10 o'clock last night to lynch the negro, but efforts of citi zens of this city to prevent lynching delayed It several hours Finally the mob succeeded tn breaking into the Jail, and carried the negro 80ft yards to a woods, where he wae lynched The negro was serving a seven-year sentence here, having been convicted in Hall County for a similar offense. He was identified by the girl he at tacked and confessed. 6 Killed and Score Hurt in Court Riot SKY I] 0L00T E COLUMBIA. S. C., June 14. Six. persona were killed and a score in jured during a riot to-day at Wlnns- boro. immediately after Utes Smith, a negro farmhand, was placed on trial there on a charge of attacking a white woman, according to apparently au thentic reporta reaching here. The flrat report gave only Indefinite de tails. Under orders from Governor Man ning. Adjutant General Moore hur riedly left Columbia w’ith ammunition for the company of militia stationed at Winnsboro, in charge of Captain Doty. It was said in the report re ceived at the Governor's office that great excitement prevailed and the rioting was being continued. Bishop Nelson Again On Sewanee Board NASHVILLE, TENN.. June 14 — Bi-shop C. K. Nelson, of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, has been re-ele«ct- ed on the board of regents of the Uni versity of the South, at Sewanee. by the members of the board of trustees of the university, meeting here. Dr. | John H P Hodgson, of New York, also was re-elected on the board of regents. The Rev. James C. Morris, dean of St. Mary’s Cathedral, of Memphis, wus elected to the chair of ecclesiasti cal hiartory in the theological depart ment of the university. Some safe cracksman, too clever to rely on "soup" and strong-arm tac tics. and also an acrobat in his ac- oompliehments, got into the strong box of the West End Pharmacy Sun day night and came out with J350. No merchandise was taken The door was opened by the combi nation. Dr. Brewer, an employee, dis covered the theft about 6:3ft o'clock Monday morning, and railed the po lice. When detectives arrived at 8:45 i o’clock—two and a quarter hours later—this is what they discovered: The thief had climbed a telephone pole beside the etore and swung him self to the roof. He had cut enougn wire from the pole to use as a rope, down which he let himself through the skylight to the storeroom below. Then he put In aa much of the mjfht as wb-s necessary In experimenting w-ith the combination of the big safe, which was opened with no damage at all. The pharmacy is located at Lee and Gordon streets. In the heanf of the West Bind residential section. The proprietor is Dr. P. L. Prove no. Old Glory Out For Atlanta Flag Day \ The Stars and Stripes were unfold ed in Atlanta Monday. Patriotic or ganizations prepared to celebrate Flag Day, and the public was invited to Join with them? The Elks’ home on- Ellis street, where exercises will be held Monday night at 8 o'clock, and the Piedmont Driving <’lub, where the Daughters of the American Revolution w r ill pay tribute to the national emblem Mon day afternoon at 4 o’clock, were pro fusely decorated with flags The Georgian and Sunday Ameri can had distributed thousands of but tons on which were inscribed «. flag with the words. “Peace, Prepared ness.’* The public Is invited to the Elks* home to hear a program of music, orations and prayer The Daughters of the American Revolution have in vited the United Daughters of the CYmfederacy and the Uncle Remus Association to Join with them. Diversified Farming Practiced in Laurens DUBLIN, June 14.—Showing that Laurens County has begun to diversify Its farming during the past year, Coun ty Demonstration Agent Tyre and the Chamber of Commerce have compiled data showing the following Increases in crops other than cotton: ^ Grain. Including wheat and oats, 300 per cent; wheat alone. 800 to 1.000 per cent; com, 10 to 15 per cent; velvet beans. 25 to 35 per cent; field peas. 10 to 15 per cent; ground peas. 60 per cent; ew#»et potatoes. 300 per cent; hogs 76 fo 100 per cent, milch rows and cattle of all kinds, 25 to 35 per cent; poultry. 50 per cent; rape. rye. amber cane, millet and such green pasture and food crops, 500 per cent. Dr. Broughton Here For Lecture on War Dr. Lea G. Broughton, formerly of Atlanta, now pastor of one of the largest churches in Knoxville. Tenn., arrived in Atlanta Monday noon, hav ing come to lecture at the Baptist Tabernacle Monday night at 8 o’clock on the "Great European War.” He will Illustrate his lecture with 10ft se lect pictures of actual scenes. For the first six months of the war Dr. Broughton was .pastor of Christ Church. Ivondon, and he was the flrat to organize church relief for the Bel gian refugees. Dr Broughton will give his views on the present opportunity of America, both commercially and politically. He also will touch’on the recent diplomatic clash at Washing ton whk-h resulted in Bryan's resig nation. Taft Laughs at Self As Bryan's Successor ALBANY, N. Y., June 14 —Ex-Pres ident Taft, who appeared here before a constitutional convention commit tee. declined fo discuss the note to Germany. He laughed loudly when someone suggested him as a possible successor to William Jennings Bryan as Secre tary of State. "This has been an evening filled w’ith humor." he said, “so why not end it with a joke?" SAN P'RANCISCO. June 14.—A coin bearing the image of the face of a la borer will be 'aced in circulation by the United States Government for the first time in the history of the world’s coinage when a special gold dollar, commemorative of the Panama-Pa cific Exposition, is stamped in a few days at the San Francisco mint. It was announced to-day. The coin wil^ have a double signifi cance. for it " commemorate labor's share in the building of the nation and will recogjrfze the effort* of the work men who built he Panama Canal. Atlanta Moosers Meet Col. Roosevelt Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt who have been spend ing a week with John M. Parker, the Progressive party leader In Louisiana, at his summer home at Pass Chris tian. Miss, passed through Atlanta Sunday en route to New’ York The Colonel «as met at the Termi- naJ Station by C. W. McClure and a number of other Atlanta Bull Moosers who talked national politics with him during the fl f teen minutes his train remained here. British Supply Ships Wrecked in Collision iBy International News Service.) PORT SAID. EGYPT. June 14.— The British steamships Radnorshire and Dawlish collided off Newport Rock to-day while carrying war sup plies. and both were badly damaged. The Dawlish caught fire and was beached. The Radnorshire, although holed underneath the w’ater line, was able to make port Three seamen on the Dawlish were injured. County Officials to Hold State Meeting JACKSON, June 14.—County offi cials from all parts of Georgia will attend the annual convention of the County Officers' Association at Indian Springs Wednesday and Thursday, June 16 and 17. The sessions will be held at the Wigwam Hotel, and Judge J. A. Cobb, of Amerlcus. president, will preside. Other officers Include J. A. Blount, Waynesboro, vice president, and M S. Joyner, Mlllen. secretary’ and treas urer. ■***- fumw @®i ifho North Dakota Gets Snowfall Foot Deep fBy International News Service.) STURGIS. S. DAK., June 14 —Snow fell here to-day. the fall ranging in depth from four to twelve inches. Rain fell continuously for twelve hour*, and then the downpour turned to snow. ANDREWS ORATOR AT MACON. MACON. June 14.—Walter P An drews. of Atlanta, will be the principal speaker at a public celebration of Flag Day under the auspices of Macon Lodge of Elks to-night The enTTre Macon mi litia. the drum and bugle corps, and the Mary>n Elk* will participate In a street p*m/1e and a horse in the ocean, is ra ti ther a pe- culiar notion—but here they are u just as they look copied from Noah U Webster’s book—How would you U like to get one on your hook? II . li IF you want to take a “fishin’ chance i* to pull one of these “funny looking fin- " nies”outof the deep—into theSUMMER \\ RESORT Classified section of this paper Vy just take a peep—you’ll find exactly where to go,to see all the aueer fish ♦N you want to know. Select your location and write for rates and reservation. ~** With the hearing on the plea of Loo M. Frank for commutation resumed before Governor Slaton shortly after 9 o’clock Monday morning, the State began Its protest against mercy for tlfe condemned man. with Solicitor Hugh Dorsey submitting briefs of trial evidence and his argument, which he announced would occupy two and a half or three hours. Mr. Dorsey's preliminary remarks were to the effect that Frank had had a fair trial, that the evidence unmis takably pointed to his guilt and that the sentence of the court sohuld not he alered. He declared the State could have convicted Frank without a bit of Conley’s testimony. Dr. C. B. Wil^ner, pastor of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, appeared shortly after the hearing started and asked that he be given a short time for a plea for commutation. To this the Governor agreed, and Solicitor "Dorsey gave way a few minutes for the minister to speak. Dr Wilmer urged that mercy he shown Frank as' a question of morality, if for no ther reason. It was announced that State Sena tor C E. McGregor, of Wa rren ton, Ga., who was to have appeared and argued against interference with the death sentence, would be unable to come to Atlanta- This left Mr Dorsey as the only speaker against commuta tion scheduled. The hearing opened at 9:20 o’clock. Mr. Dorsey opened by handing the Governor some copies of petitions, which he stated he had received, and presented by request. Mr. Dorsey expressed disappoint ment over the defense resting their case on certain points, and not going Into the irase in detail, thereby in- cumbering him with work of going into details. He stated that there were many additional matters which showed that Frank was guilty, wblcl^ they never touched. Mr Dorsey out lined these points, which he proposed to argue flrat; Was the defendant given a fair trial ? The contentions of the defense, which is the basis for executive clemency, which are The defendant was not accorded a fair trial; the evidence did not show guilt beyond a doubt. Judge Roan was not convinced of Frank's guilt. Noise Was Natural. Mr Dorsey spoke of the noise and confusion in the courtroom, at the time of Frank’s trial, and stated that this was natural to expect, from those interested In the case. He cited the point that the defense did not protest, or move for a new trial, at the time, on this ground. Mr. Dorsey said: “While Judge Roan may or may not have doubted Frank’s guilt, he did not state that he had not had a fair trial. On the con trary, he did state that Frank bad had a fair trial, and that the noise In the courtroom at the time of the trial was not such as to impugn the fairness of the trial. Record Shows No Outcry. “The fact is that the record before Judge Roan and the Supreme Court shows that there was no outcry against Frank; that no one offered to do him bodily harm. There was no outcry against the court, its offioera or any person, as stated in newspa pers from coast to ooasrt, and was ab solutely false. "Frank again coupled the idea of disorder in the court with his plea to the United State# Court when he ap plied for a new trial on the ground that he was no* present when the ver dict was rendered. His allegations of hostile sentiment in and about the courtroom have been rejected, be cause found to be untrue. We have affidavits from jtunrs. court officers and citizens to the effect that there w-as no need of the appre hension feared by the newsrpapere at the time of the trial.** Mr. Dorijey gave way at tb!* tfme