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THE WEATHER Forecast—Fair Thursday night and Friday. Temperatures—6 a. m., 67; 8 a. m., 76; 10 a. m., 70; 12 noon, 82; 1 p. m., 84; 2 p. m., 86. Sun rises 6:07; sun sets 6:12. TMS GEORGIAN r OFTH>!)fc &cH/)TNILA3lHr)prg^j VOL. XIV. NO. 20. ATLANTA, GA.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1915. NIGHT EDITION By The utorgtan Co. No 1 m* | U. S. DEMANDS REPARATION FOR ARABIC HOT PITCHERS’ BATTLE AT PONCEY HETREIT BERLIN, Aug. 25.—Brest-LltovSK. 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 Waf Dfflce. The Victory is considered one Df the most brilliant since the war be- fan. 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- :ovsk lies immediately east of the Bug River, 110 miles east of Warsaw. Five mportant railway lines pass through Brest-Litovsk. Forts Taken by SWrnt. The official report df 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 oh the western and northwestern fronts last night. As we entered the central work, the enemy gave Up the fortress to our possession.” With Brest-Litovsk in possession of the Germans and Grodho and Bieles- tok threatened with Immediate cap ture. the Russians are now expected to retire for 150 miles before they at tempt to make a serious stand to Item the AuStro-Gefman invasion of Interior Russia. Grodno is the only fortress remain ing in the hand! 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 Maekensen, 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 region east of the Bug and northeast of Vltidava, 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 night building bridges and plank roads over Which the big guns were carried. Austro-Hungarian troops played an important part In the capture of Bfest-Litovsk. Cavalry arms under General von Koeyess and General Pullhallo dtove northward from the Lublin-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 of 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 two girdles of forts. The main chain of fortifications consisted uf twelve strong works, built by the best mili tary engineering genius in the Rus sian Emnire. The forts mounted 5. 8, 10 and 12-inch guns. There were also long line of redt.uBts and strong bridge head positions. The fortress, unlike Novo Geor- glesk, guarded a city of 50,000 inhabi tants. Brest-LttoVsk is 131 miles south of Grodno, with which it Is connected by rail It la the seat of an Armenian bishop, who is head of the catholic Armenians in Russia. Ex-Atlantan in War Writes of Beavers You know these letters that come in ffrom that part of the Big War they call the front? Nothing to It, min?h. 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 fils Caledonian ancestry and accent; and what does he write about^ from The Front 1 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 deaf 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 runs. Mr. Strachan went 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, tha Way he writes it: H. A. Strachan, Amtfi. Col. R. C. ft. Q., Can. Ex. Force, France. Trying to Mail Letter Woman CallsFiremen As a Woman in the Whitehall street shopping district Thursday afternoon sought to mail a letter at Whitehall and Hunter streets, she was startled to discover that she had pulled a fire alarm. Almost before she realized her mistake No. 1 company of the fire department had arrived at the scene. A great crowd collected in the wake of the fire horses, but the ex citement was soon oVer. Landsturm Called For Balkan Service (By Jntsrnatidnal 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 Tlofe troops. Advices from Berlin to-day state that the Landsturm reserves have been notified to be ready to respond to a call to the colors. CITY BLOCKS TRAFFIC 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, \^hen 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 were allowed to fun to Mil- 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 prtvkte 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- tofman 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 tha city is that without a concrete base for the trackes the pavement will not stand. -INTO THE HOME 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 lilt* cars; not surreptitious!/ thrown to the curb; not contributed to the bar ber; not left behind ANYWHERE, goes into the CIRCULATION SORT THAT COUNTS THE GEORGIAN HAS IN ATLANTA ALONE 15,356 More Cireul “ l<,n th ‘ f 9,884 More Th« Constitutor Circulation Than Tha Journal AT BIRMINGHAM— MEMPHIS 0.. BIRMINGHAM 0 . AT NEW ORLEANS— CHATTANOOGA NEW ORLEANS AT MOBILE- LITTLE ROCK MOBILE NATIONAL LEAGUE AT BOSTON— m. H CHICAGO 000 - . BOSTON 100 - . Adam* and Archer; Nehf and Whaling Umpire*, O'Day and Quigley. AT BROOKLYN— It. H ST. LOUIS 100 000 0.. - . BROOKLYN 100 001 0. - . Amea and Snyder; Dougla* and Miller. Umpires, Byron and Eaaon. AT PHILADELPHIA— ft. H CINCINNATI - 010 000 ... - . PHILADELPHIA 200 000 ... - . Dale and Wlngo; Mayef and Klllifer. Umpires, Klem and Emslle. AT NEW YORK— R. » PITTSBURG 011 100 ... - . NEW YORK 000 COO . . - Kantlehner and Gibson; Stroud and Meyers. Umpires, Rlgler and Cockill. AMERICAN LEAGUE AT DETROIT— FL M. 6. BOSTON 000 001 ... - . . . DETROIT 000 400 ... - . . . Foster and Thomas; Dausa and Stanage. Umpires, Hildebrand and O’Loughlln. AT CHICAGO— •»- H. 6. WASHINGTON 000 00. ... - . . . CHICAGO 000 00. .. - . . . Boehllng and Williams; Russell and Dal ey. Umpires, Nallln and Dlneen. AT ST. LOUIS— A. H. C. PHILADELPHIA - . . . ST. LOUIS - . . . AT CLEVELAND— R. H. E. NEW YORK 300 000 2.. - . . . CLEVELAND lOi 000 0.. - . * . . Brown and Kruger; Hagerman and O'Neill. Umpires, Wallace and Connolly. FEDERAL LEAGUE Edison Nearly Loses Sight in Laboratory (By International News 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 fight eye was baefiy inflameJ 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. ROGERS ON SLAB NASHVILLE ATLANTA .00 .00 BATTING ORDER. AT BALTIMORE— A. H. «. BROOKLYN 230 - . . . BALTIMORE 002 - . . . Walker and Smith; Bender, Quinn and Gwens. Umpires, Flnneran and O’Brien. AT CHICAGO— r H. E. ST. LOUIS 104 - . . . -i IGA GO 001 - . Willett and Hartley; Brown and Fisher. Umpires, Johnstone and Andrews. AT PITTSBURG— * A. H *1. KANSAS CITY 013 020 0.. - . . . PITTSBURG 200 010 0 . - . . . Main and Easterly; Comstock and O’Con nor. Umpires, Brennan and Wilhelm. AT NEWARK— R. H. E. BUFFALO 00J 1 - . . . NEWARK 000 0 - . . . Bedlent and Allen; Moseley and Rariden. Umpires, McCormick and Westervelt. ATLANTA. NASHVILLE. McDonald, 3b Callahan, rf. Williams, 2b. Stark, sa. Lee, If Baker, rf. Moran, cf Paulet, 1b. Kauffman, 1b Farmer, cf. Matthews, rf Sheehan, 2b. Rumler, c Dodge, 3b. Blsland, ss Srhlth, C, Perry, p Rogerr, p. Umpires, Breltensteln and Rudderham. PONCE DE LEON PARK, Aug. 26.— The Nashville Vols opened their three- game series here • with hte Crackers this afternoon. The first contest of the final visit of the Vois here this season began at 3:30 o’clock. Manager Smith, of the home team, selected Scott Perry to decorate the mound for the locals to-day, with Big Bill Rumler on the receiving end of the battery. Manager Bill Schwartz, of the visiting aggregation, sent Rogers to the slab for his crew. "Red” Smith was assign ed to do the catching for the Tennes- teeane. Rreltenstein and Rudderham were the officials. FIRST INNING. Callahan grounded out, Williams to Kauffman. Stark fanned. Baker was an easy out, Blsland to Kauffman. NO RUNS. NO HITS. McDonald filed to Callahan. Williams grounded toward Stark, but the ball bounded over the Vol shortstop’s head for a single. J*ee grounded to Dodge, who threw too late t second to get Wil liams, and both men were safe. Moran hit a long fly to Farmer, an/1 Wil liams went to third after the catch. Williams was out at the plate on an at tempted double steal, Smith to Sheehan to Smith. NO RUNS. ONE HIT. SECOND INNING. Paulet was retired, McDonald to Kauffman. Farmer grounded out to Kauffman, unafisijded. Sheehan raised to Lee. NO RUNS. NO HITS. French Make War’s Greatest Air Raid Turks Want Kaiser To Attack Italy (By International News 8ervice.) PARIS. Aug. 26.—An Athens dis patch states that It is reported In semiofficial circles that Turkey ha* threatened to negotiate a separa’c peace unless Germany formally de clares war against Italy. (Bv 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, in 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 blast furna. es and arms factories. Dlllingen is 28 miles south of Tre ves, and since the war broke out has been an important manufacturing center in western Germany for war supplies. The great furnaces and mills at Dilllngen at the outbreak of the war were ali 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 beei^ violent en counters with hand grenades. SWEDISH SHIP TORPEDOED. LONDON, Aug. 26.—The Swedish steamer Disa. 238 tons, has been sunk by a German submarine. The crew’ was landed to-day German Submarine Sunk in Air Attack (By International News Service.) LONDON, Aug. 26—Bfltlsh airmen have bombarded and sunk a German submarine in the North Bea off Os- tend, Belgium, 11. was officially an nounced by the Admiralty to-day. | Haitian Rebels Fire On American Patrol (By International New* Servie*.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—Haitians fired on the American patrol in Port An 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 Oaperton would have advised further. A band of Cacoa, the north Haitian tribesmen, w^io are giving the Amer ican authorities trouble, Invaded Port de Palx last night. They did not start any trouble. The gunboat Nash • ville, with several companies of ma rines and four machine guns, has ar- Eight Russ Forts Fall in Three Wee '^s T HE Aurtro-German armiaa In tha eastern theater of war have aecempliehed the un paralleled feat of capturing eight mighty Russian fortresses within three weeks. Th# stronghold# taken by the Teutonic alliee from the Russians follow: Warsaw, August 5. Ivangorod, August 6. Serock, August 7. Lomza, August 10. Cstrolenka, August 14. Kovno, August 17. Novo Georgievak, August 19. Brest-Litovik, August 25. BER TO-DAY'S RACING RESULTS Jl AT OTTAWA. FIRST—Five and one-half furlonga: Late Hours. 1Q1 (Mc-Deripott), even, 2-6, out, won; Kathleen H. 105 (Cooner), 5-2, 2-5, out, second; Ban Shore. 100 (Cla- ven, 8, 5-2. 4-5. third. Time, 1:15 3-6. William W. Hopeful Age, Old Pop also ran. RECORD—Six furlongs: Reserve, 86 (Callahan), 5-2. 4-5, 2-6, won; Early Sight, 99 (CUVer), 8-6, 3-6, out. sec ond; Lyn, 98 (McDermott), 7. 5-2, 4-6. third. Time, 1:10 3-6. Ataka, Colons! Uutellua also ran. THIRD—Two miles: Trapolaeum 182 (Buwher), 30. 8. 3, won; Tucco, 135 (Wil liams), 4-5. 1-3, out, second; New Ha ven, 132 (Crawford), 3, 0-5, 1-2 third. Tima, 3:62. Joe Gaiety, Morpeth also ran. F<)URTH—Six furlongs: 81s Edgar. 107 (Callahan), 6, 0-6, 1-3, won; Panza- reta, 109 (Cooper). 8*6, 2-5, out, second; Backbav. 110 (Acton), 8-6, 8-6, out, third. Time, 1:14 2-6. The Widow Moon, Plate Glass also ran. AT SARATOGA. FIRRT—Rlx furlong*: Conning Tow er, 128 (Garner). 7-2. 6-5. 1-2, won; Grumpy, 113 (Butwell). 18-6, 7-5, 1-2, second; Leo Skolny, 130 (Loftus), 2, 4-5, 1-3, third. Time, 1:14 2-5. I*a«1y Barbary, Superintendent, Aldebafon also ran. SECOND—About two miles: Old Salt 156 (Tuckey), 3-2, 1-2, out. won; Rock Fish. 140 < Haynes), 8, 2, 4-6, seoofid; Caswlne, 136 <Turnburke, 20, 6, 8-5, third. Time, 4.31. Swish, Indian Ar row also ran. THIRD—5% furlongs: Hidden Star, 1J3 (Buxton), 8-5, 1-2, out. won; Fa vour, 112 (McCahey), 8-5, 1-2, out, sec ond; Boh Iledfield, 112 (LJlfej), 7, 2. 7-10, third. Time, 1:09 2-5. Il Dlko. Bonnie Carrie ahd Bet aleo ran. Comiskey Trying to Get Baker for Sox CHICAOO, Aug. 26.—President Comis- key. of the White SOX. Is making a final desperate effort to land "Home- run" Baker, former third sacker of the Philadelphia Athletics, for his team, ac cording to gossip in well Informed (firclea. Cohnle Mack and his team will be here to-morrow and it Is expected that a conference between the Philadelphia manager and President Comiskey will definitely determine whether th slug ging hero of several world aeries battles will come to Chicago. William F. Parkhurst 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 &tute Sanitarium at Milledge- ville Thf* trial whs 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. ADVISED BY Williams Matched To Box Johnny Ertle RICHMOND, VA., Aug. 26.—Pitcher Allan Russell was sold for $3,500 to day by the Richmond club to the New York Yankee* Ru*sel! will report Bep- temhf-r 8. He Is a right-hander and is a brother of "Lefty" Russell, who cost Connie Mack $12.000—and then fliv- vered. (By International News Sarviie.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.—Sec retary of State Lanaing this af ternoon admitted receiving a cablegram from Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin, but refused positively to 9»ve out any infor mation of its contents. It was generally believed the cable con tained information given Mr. Gerard by the Berlin Foreign Office. Yankees Purchase Pitcher for $3,500 MILIVAl'KKK, Aug. 3®.--Sam HarZIs. manager of Kid Williams, bantam weight champion, wired to-day that he will leave Baltimore for the West. He , to train a rew nays In -Mllw kee for hi* match with Johnj/J E' wants at St Paul, September 9 llwau- Ertle, By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN. (Staff Correspondent International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 26— Secre tary of State Lansing this afternoon communicated to President Wilson the result of his Interview this morn ing with Count von Bernetorft. It Is understood that this government has taken the position that a disa vowal of the sinking of the Arabic by a German submarine will not be satis factory. In addition Germany must punish the submarine commander who sank the Arabic, tpake full rep aration to the American sufferers and must guarantee that there will not be a repetition of th* act. The position has been communicated to Ambassador von Bernstorff and by him already started on its way to the German Foreign Office, It is reported here. Officials here this afternoon tvere decidedly optimistic. They held that as Germany has gone so far as to announce that It will disavow th* act. It will accede to the other re quirements of the United States. Th* belief Is strong here that the aiser’* government will clear up the subma rine warfare question completely to the satisfaction of this government— which means that in the future the Commanders of the undersea boat* will be guided by the rules of interna tional warfare. Undersea Warfare Modified. Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, told Secretary of State Lansing to-day that Germany had. modified her plan of submarine war. He also told the Secretary that hi* telegram sent from New York by di rection of his Government, In which Germany asked the United States to suspend Judgment and action In the case of the steamer Arabic, was du* to his knowledge of the fact. If the original plans of Indiscrimi nately sinking all enemy vessels had not been changed, he said, his Gov ernment could not have directed him to take the action that it did. In stead, it undoubtedly would have ‘‘deeply regretted" the loss of Ameri can lives, but would have pointed out that Americans had been fully warn ed not to travel on the enemy’s ships. Count von Bernstorff was with Sec retary Lanelng for 35 minutes. He told the Secretary that he as yet had received no supplemental instruction* from his Government dealing with th* Arabic case, but that h» looked for them at any time. Mr. Lansing ex plained that while ihe United States had withheld any action at Germany’s request-it could not maintain that po sition Indefinitely. He suggested that inasmuch as a w eek already has pass ed since the Arabic had sunk, his Government felt that it should re ceive the German side of the matter noe later than the end of this week. And It is understood that Secretary Lansing agreed to expedite any ex changes between the German Govern ment and Its ambassador here. Sees Understanding. On leaving the State Department the Ambassador said that he Intended to remain in this city until he re ceived the full official advices from his Government for presentation t.t> the State Department. It was ex plained that he had not asked for anv Interview with President Wilson, at he believed that he and Secretary Lansing will be able to reach t 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 th* United States were ac curate—and he believes they are— h* 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 day*. From sdltrces close to th* German embassy It was learned that the fel- lnOlitlfl’ I*