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THE WEATHER
Forecast—Fair Thursday night and Friday.
Temperatures—6 a. m., 67; 8 a. m., 76; 10
a. m., 79; 12 noon, 82; 1 p. m., 84; 2 p. m,, 85.
Sun rises 5:07; sun sets 6:12.
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When Atlanta starts home in the late
afternoon, there is a copy of The Geor
gian stuck in his side pocket. The
Georgian is not left at the office;
not tossed aside in the street
cars; not surreptitiously
thrown to the curb; not
contributed to the bar
ber; not left behind
ANYWHERE.
It goes into
the
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GERMANS TAKE BREST-LITOVSK
Work in laying: a crushed rock base
for the Grant street car tracks be
tween Georgia avenue and Milledge
street was abruptly stopped Thurs
day, when the city construction de
partment built two stout fences
across the street and effectual
ly blocked all cars on that line from
passing.
The Woodward avenue line of the
city car system was the only one af
fected by the blockade. The cars on
this line w r ere allowed to run to Mii-
ledge street, passengers at this point
being forced to walk two blocks up
Grant street to Georgia avenue,
where they were transferred to oth
er lines in continuation of their ride
toward Grant Park.
Mr. Brittain ordered the two blocks
Involved on Grant street closed en
tirely every night, the same to be
opened up in the morning to allow
private traffic to pass.
The dispute over the right of the
city to enforce an ordinance requir
ing the trolley company to lay a con
crete base under tracks where new
wood block paving is being laid led to
the building of the two barricades by
Karl W. Brittain, Assistant Chief of
Construction. He sent a force of city
workmen to the scene at 4:30 o’clock
Thursday morning, and when the mo-
torman of the first outgoing car ar
rived he found the city defenses in
place.
Action to Force Issue.
Mr. Brittain acted under the ad
vice of James L. Mayson, City Attor
ney, with a view to forcing the trol
ley company into the courts for a set
tlement of the disputed point. The
company is expected to ask an in
junction against the city’s interfer
ing with their work.
Workmen of the trolley company
already were laying crushed rock
-when the city took its drastic step.
C. A. Smith, of the trolley construc
tion force, stated that he would not
put in the concrete, it was reported.
Then Policemen Paul West and Bill
Payne arrested George Gulley, a
foreman for the trolley company, and
gave him a copy of charges.
The dispute over the required con
crete base for trolley tracks also in
volved Gordon street, in West End
and Ponce De Leon avenue and South
Pryor street. The contention of tho
city is that without a concrete base
for the trackes the pavement will not
stand.
Eight R uss
Forts Fall in
Three Weefas
T HE Austro-German armies in
the eastern theater of war
have accomplished the un
paralleled feat of capturing eight
mighty Russian fortresses within
three weeks. The strongholds
} taken by the Teutonic allies from
, the Russians follow:
1 Warsaw, August 5.
j Ivangorod, August 6.
Serock, August 7.
Lomza, August 10.
Ostrolenka, August 14.
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN. \
(Staff Correspondent of International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—Germany has modified her plan of
submarine warfare. Count von Bernstorff, her Ambassador, so told
Secretary of State Lansing to-day. He also told the Secretary that
his telegram sent from New York by direction of his Government,
in which Germany asked the United States to suspend judgment
and action in the case of the steamer Arabic, was due to his knowl
edge of the fact.
If the original plans of indis
criminately sinking all enemy
vessels had not been changed, he
said, his Government could not
have directed him to take the
action that it did. Instead, it
undoubtedly would have “deep
ly regretted’’ the loss of Ameri
can lives, but would have point
ed out that Americans had been
RETREAT
Expected to Retire 150 Miles
More Before Making New
Stand.
BERLIN, Aug-. 26.—Brest-Litovsk,
the mighty Russian fortress behind
which the grand Russian army re
tired after the fall of Warsaw, has
been captured by the Austro-German
troops after one of the shortest sieges
in history.
The capture of the fortress was an
nounced to-day by the German War
Office. The victory is considered one
of the most brilliant since the war be
gan.
Brest-Litovsk was the pivot of the
second Russian line of defense. It
was one of the strongest fortresses in
Europe. The fortress of Brest-Li
tovsk lies immediately east of the Bug
River, 110 miles east of Warsaw. Five
important railway lines pass through
Brest-Litovsk.
Forts Taken by Storm.
The official report of the German
War Office announcing the capture
was as follows:
‘ Fortress of Brest-Litovsk has been
taken by Austro-German troops.
"The Teutonic forces stormed the
forts defending Brest-Litovsk on the
western and northwestern fronts last
r.ight. As we entered the central
work, the enemy gave up the fortress
to our possession.”
With Brest-Litovsk in possession of
the Germans and Grodno and Bieles-
tok threatened with imemdiate cap
ture. the Russians are now expected
to retire for 150 miles before they at
tempt to make a serious stand to
stem the Austro-German invasion of
interior Russia.
Grodno is the only fortress remain
ing in the hands of the Russians upon
their second line, and it is reported
that the evacuation of that strong
hold is under way.
The glory for the capture of Brest-
Litovsk goes to Prince Leopold of
Bavaria, whose Bavarian troops took
Warsaw, and to Field Marshal von
Mackensen, whose group of armies
worked north on both side of the Bug
River, smashing the Russian lines
wherever the Slav forces made a
stand.
The great swamp regton east of
the Bug and northeast of Vlodava,
which the Russians thought would
check the advance of the Teutonic
forces, were crossed at the rate of
five miles a day.
Roads Planked for Big Guns.
Engineers worked day and ight
building bridges and plank roads over
which the big guns were carried.
Austro-Hungarian troops played
an important part in the capture of
Brest-Litovsk. Cavalry arms under
General von Koeyess and General
Pulihallo drove northward from the
Lubltn-Cholm-Kovel line and in the
rear of Brest-Litovsk.
Finally, when only one railway line
remained in possession of the Rus
sians and their defenses on the west
ern side o' the city were smashed by
the Germanic forces, the order was
given to retreat.
The pursuit of the Russians east of
Brest-Litovsk is going on vigorously.
Brest-Litovsk was defended by tw-o
girdles of forts. The main chain of
fortifications consisted of twelve
strong works, built by the best mili
tary engineering genius in the Rus
sian Em wire. The forts mounted 6,
g, 10 and 12-inch guns. There were
also long line of redoubts and strong
bridge head positions.
The fortress, unlike Novo Geor-
giesk, guarded a city of 50,000 inhabi
tants. Brest-Litovsk is 131 miles
south of Grodno, with which it is
connected by ra^l. It is the seat of
an Armenian bishop, who is head of
the Catholic Armenians in Russia.
fully warned not to travel on en«
emy’s ships.
Ex-Atlantan in
War Writes
of Beavers
You know these letters that come
In from that part of the Big: War
they call the front? Nothing to it,
much. You think they will be about
shrapnel and cold steel and night at
tacks and life in the trenches, and all
that sort of thing.
Mais non! But no—not on your
shako!
Comes a letter to R. E. Lawshe, at
the Eagles’ Club, from H. A. Strachan,
better known as "Hoot Mon” on ac
count of his Caledonian ancestry and
accent: and what does he write about
from The Front? Oh, about the Ea
gles, and the K. P. drill team, and
Chief Beavers and what happened to
him, and especially what a lot of lost
time he (“Hoot Mon”) will have to
make up when he gets back to dear
old Atlanta.,
That’s what he writes “aboOt frae
th’ FrOont,” and you may lay to that.
"I can’t tell you anything about the
War,” he says, “because all letters
are examined by a censor, and we are
not allowed to say anything.”
But he did suggest that baseball
bats would be great stuff when at
close quarters, and that T. R. Cobb
should do terrific execution, with the
enemy making the home run*.
Mr. Strachan vjent to Canada not
long after the war started, and joined
the Canadian Expeditionary Forces.
He Is now helping to defend France,
and his address is not much more
particular than that, looking some
thing like this, the way he writes it:
H. A. Strachan,
Amm. Col. R. C. H. Q. t
Can. Ex. Force,
France.
Edison Nearly Loses
Sight in Laboratory
(By International Newt Service.)
ORANGE, N. J., Aug. 26.—Thomas
A. Edison, the inventor, was at work
in his laboratory at Silver Lake to
day, suffering no serious effects from
the splashing of potash that came
near destroying his sight yesterday.
His right eye was badly inflamed
but it was said there -was no danger
of the sight of either eye being af
fected.
An assistant upset a quantity of
liquid potash and it sprinkled the
face of the inventor.
William F, Parkhnrst
Is Adjudged Insane
William F. Parkhurst, an Atlanta
publicity man, Thursday was ad
judged Insane by a jury in the Ordi
nary’s Court, and was ordered placed
In the State Sanitarium at Milledge-
ville. The trial was presided over by
Chief Clerk Arthur Marbut, in the ab
sence of Ordinary Jeffries.
The evidence showed that Park
hurst has been in failing health for
some time.
Count von Bernstorff was with Sec**
By O. B. KEELER.
As they would say in the provinces.
Marietta society now is In the swim.
This is a crude way to lead off, but
you ought to have been there Wed
nesday evening, at the new swimming
pool, solid concrete, steam-heated,
and entirely al fresco, installed half
a block from the Public Square by
Pierre Cambios and my old friend
Jeems Brumby, from an admixture
of patriotism and business principles.
The Formal Opening was Wednes
day evening, beginning at 7:30 o’clock
and lasting until the large round moon
was right overhead.
The new podl has been the talk of
the populace for some time, barring a
little divertlsement last week. And
Marietta’s well-known fondness for
politics and elections broke out like
German measles after a hot bath
w’hen it came to electing a suitable
Queen to boss the opening occasion.
It was a complicated sort of elec
tion. <From what I could gather last
night between splashes, you bought a
ticket which entitled you to a plunge,
and that entitled you to a vote for the
Diving Venus of the First Night, and
that entitled her to invite a Young
Man to escort her, and that entitled
him to a swim, and that entitled the
Innocent Bystanders to a series of
amazing duckings—as it turned out.
Journalist Gets a Bath.
I did not go in the pool. But I got a
good deal wetter thaji if I had. If I
had got any wetter than I did this
epoch-making narrative never would
have been written, because I would
have been drowned.
It was a scene of hilarity and High
Continued on Pa^e 2, Column b.
French Make War’s
Greatest Air Raid
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Aug. 26.—The greatest air
raid since the war began was re
ported to-day by the French War
Office. ♦ ^
Dlllingen, !n Rhenish Prussia, Ger
many, was attacked by 62 war aero
planes of the French. One hundred
and fifty bombs were dropped upon
the town. Great damage was done to
the blest furnaces and arms factories.
Dlllingen is 28 miles ffouth of Tre
ves. and since the war broke out has
been an important manufacturing
center in western Germany for war
supplies.
Tue .treat ferries and mill* at
Dlllingen at the outbreak of the war
were all turned into arms and mu
nition factories.
Artillery duels are reported from
Artois and the region of Roye.
Near Neuville St. Vaast and Souch.
ez (north of Arras) and in the Ar-
gonne there have been violent en
counters with hand grenades.
Landsturm Called
For Balkan Service
(By International News Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 26.—As a re
sult of the serious situation facing
The Teutonic allies in the Balkans,
Germany Is preparing to mobilize
more troops.
Advices from Berlin to-day state
that the Landsturm reserves have
been notified to b* ready to respond
to a call to the itools.
Haitien Rebels Fire
On American Patrol
(By International News Ser%ce.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—Haitians
fired on the American patrol in Port
Au Prince last night, Admiral Ca-
perton to-day notified the Navy De
partment. No mention was made of
casualties. Officials here believe that
the trouble was quickly put down or
Caperton would have advised further
A band of Cacos, the north Haitian
tribesmen, who are giving the Amer
ican authorities trouble, invaded Port
de Paix last night. They did not
start $ny trouble. The gunboat Nash •
ville, with several companies of ma
rines and four machine guns, has ar
rived at that port.
retary Lansing for 35 minutes. He
told the Secretary that he as yet had
received no supplemental Instructions
from his Government dealing with the
Arabic case, but that he looked for
them at any time. Mr. Lansing ex
plained that while the United States
had withheld any action at Germany’s
request it could not maintain that po-
sitioh Indefinitely. He suggested that
Inasmuch as a week already has pass
ed since the Arabic had sunk, his
Government felt that it should re
ceive the German side of the'matter
not later than the ned of this week.
And it Is understood that Secretary
Lansing agreed to expedite any ex
changes between the German Govern
ment and Its ambossador here.
Must Have Reparation.
Unless it shall be proven that a
Gerrtian submarine had no hand in
the sinking of the Arabic—and Sec
retary Lansing made it plain that
what seems overwhelming proof is at
his disposal indicating that it had—
the United States must have an ade
quate disavowal from Germany, repa
ration for the families of the victims
and punishment for the submarine
commander; itherwise, it must carry
through its program of reprical, the
ambassador was frankly informed.
It was made plain to the German
Envoy that the Administration has
fully decided on its program and that
it will carry it out to the last ex-
tremiey. The Ambassador is under
stood to have stated that he still was
unconvinced that a submarine torpe
doed the Arabic. He based his opinion
on the brief fragmental messages he
had received from his Government:,
but promised that this point will be
conclusively cleared up by Germany
as quickly as possible.
On leaving the State Departm*nt
the Ambassador said that he itnended
to remain in this city until he re
ceived the full official advices from
his Government for presentation to
the State Department. It was ex
plained that he had not asked for anv
interview with President Wilson, an
he believed that he and Secretary
Lansing will be able to reach a com
mon understanding. The Ambassador
Is understood to have told a fellow-
diplomat that if newspaper reports
from Berlin quoting the Imperial
Chancellor as indicating a willingness
to placate the United States were ac
curate—and he believes they are—he
will probably convey Germany’s apol
ogies to the United States for the
Arabic sinking, If Germany finally as
sumes the blame, within the next few
days.
From sources close to the German
embassy' It was learned that the fol
lowing is the German viewpoint aft
thej^resent time:
The German Position.
When the British blockade was pro
claimed Germany was compelled to
direct the indiscriminate torpedoing
and sinking of all enemy’s vessels re
gardless of the rights of neutrals.
That policy was maintained until tha
Russian first line of resistence was
crushed and Warsaw' was taken. With
the successes to the east to buoy up
the German spirits. It was felt advis
able to take steps which would abso
lutely prevent any further complica
tions with neutral nations and espe
cially with the United States.
In pursuance of this plan orders
were sent out to every' submarine
commander that the requirements of
international war were to be rigidly
adhered to In the destruction of all
passenger carrying merchant ships.
Germany thus is in position to dis
avow the sinking of the Arabic,
she accepts responsibility and to claim
that the commander responsible ex
ceeded orders.
This change is specifically attrib
uted to the German successes in the
east which will make possible, the
German claim, an lndependenUToland
under German protection and will en
able Germany to secure there the
foodstuffs that have been cuj off by
the Brush blockade
Demand of Brittain That Concrete
Base Be Laid by Company
Causes Row.
Marietta Right in the Swim;
Woeful Writer Gets a Bath
Scenes at the opening of Marietta’s own swimming pool.
Above are some of the acre of small boys, who enjoyed the open
ing plunge, playing about one of the big boys, who covered about
a half acre himself. In the other picture, reading from le£t to
right, are Mrs. Sarah Worley, Miss Ellen Cambios and Miss Kath
erine Coryell. Behind them is Miss Esther Maddox, "queen of the
Carnival. ’ ’
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