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PAY NO MORE
GARRISON TO ASK FOR REAL ARMY OF DEFENSE
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No Hint of How He Will Spend
$250,000,000 for *“Reason
able Preparedness.”
(By Internaticnal News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—Secre
tary Garrison will ask Congress, if
President Wilson gives his approval,
for $250,000,000 to strengthen the na
tion’s military defenses.
His estimates are now practically
complete and ready for submission
to the President. The last Congress
aprropriated only $109,000,000 for the
military establishment, including the
army, the State militia, fortifications
and West Point, |
Whether Congress will be able wl
grant the Secretary's estimate, how- |
ever, is problematical.
Keeps Plans Secret.
Mr. Garrison himself will shed no
light on his plans or give any hint of
how he would expend the vast sum
which seems necessary for what he
terms “reasonable preparedness.” It
is said, however, that if Congressmen
are staggered by a proposed expendi
ture of $141,000,000 more than was
carried in last year's army appropri
ation measures, it would be Just as
well if they never knew what the
board of general officers appointed b;
Mr. Garrison to investigate the coun
try's military defenses, proposed,
This board was designated by M:
Garrison some six months ago an
consisted of the chief of staff of t!
army, Major General Scott, and t'
heads of the several bureaus. T
members were instructed to go ove
the whole situation and propose rec
ommendations for the increase of the(
present regular army, the creation of
a reserye, the strengthening of the
present coast defenses and field artil
lery and the abolition of useless army
posts,
This committee brought in a report |
calling for the expenditure of 8600.-5
000,000. Tt is now certain that it \\llll
'ne‘!‘er see the light of day In Its origi- |
nal form. |
To Strengthen Army. |
In view of Secretary Garrison's re-l
peated assertions of his appre(‘ialima;
of the fact that this country is, and
always will be, opposed to a ]arge’
standing army, it is taken for grant
ed that he will geek the achievement
of reasonable preparedness through a
reserve. It is pointed out that an in
crease from 25,000 to 40,000 regular
troops, and perhaps 1,000 officers, may
be sought to bring the tota) army up
to something less than 150,000 men
As the State militia does not stand,
and never has stood, very high in the
estimation of army officers, it would
not be surprising ilf Mr. Garrison
sought to withdraw Federal support
from that organization and place his
dependence on a trained reserve of
about 350,000 men, so the United
States could announce an armed force
with a combined army of not less
than 500,000 men at the outset
The preference of the army men for |
8 national reserve over State militia
organizations is based upon the fact
that there would be no division of au
thority, the reserve being wholly un
der Federal control. The dual con
trol of the State militia, in the opin
fon of the military observers, ren—l
ders that arm of defense of little value
With a reserve of 350,000 men
equipped and disciplined and ready
for any emergency, Mr. Garrison's ad
visers think the country would have
made a start toward military pre
paredness.
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Chewning Released
On Bond of SIO,OOO
Ezra Chewning, under a 15-year
sentence for the slaying of Cosby
Bishop, made a SIO,OOO bond thrv-‘
the DeKalb County Superior ‘r»nr"
Saturday to gain his liberty, pending
& hearing on a motion for a new trial
Chewning was convicted after mak.-
ing a plea of the unwritten law, i
. THE WEATHER.
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Forecast: Fair Saturday night
and Sunday.
! Temperatures: 6 a. m. 70; 8
% A m, 76; 10 a. m,, 81; 12 noon, 84;
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) Sun rises 5:33. Sun sets 5:41,
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strengthen the nation’s military |
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EditorW d
QUITMAN, Sept. 18.—Royai Dan
iel, editor of The Quitman Free Press,
‘and formerly of Atlanta, and Miss
Edna Cain, of this city, were married
Thursday afternoon, September 186,
the Rev. Allen Wilson, of Valdosta,
serforming the ceremony.
Royal Daniel was engaged in news
aper work in Atlanta for many
ears, leaving to purchase 4n interest
i The Quitman Free Press, of which
- aigs Cain was then editor,
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Another Ameri
Slain by Yaqui
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—~Another
American, so far unidentified, has
been slain by the Yaqui Indians. The
State Department to-day was adl
vised by the American Consul at Ma
zatlan that a band of raiding Indians
a week ago carried off and murdered
an American, |
The Mexican commander at Mazat.-
lan has agreed that the Indians re-{
sponsible will be punished.
Hillis to Keep Pulpit !
In Spite of Reverses
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(By International News Service.) ‘
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—~Although |
his business operations have fniled.‘
the Rev. N. D. Hillis, pastor of the
famous Plymouth Church, will con
tinue his ministerial duties, according
to the statement following to-day's
meeting of the trustees and deacons.
The Rev. Mr. Hillis got Into finan
cial difficulties through a $2,000,000
lumber deal in British Columbia.
Will Eubanks Held
On Girl's Charges
Will T. Bubanks, widely known in
Atlanta's amateur baseball circles,
was being held at the police station
Saturday for the Sheriff of Douglas,
Ga., to be taken to that place to face |
charges made by a girl. |
Eubanks denie dhis gullt and said
he intended. to fight the case strenu
ously. He was arrested here by De.-
tectives Cochran and Rosser.
Bob Burman Twice
Cuts Mile Record
(By International News Service.)
PROVIDENCE, R. L. Sept. 18—
Bob Burman, in a Peugeot car, twice
lowered the world's record for one
mile on a speedway this afternoon by
driving a mile in 46 1.5 seconds, fol.
lowing this a while later with a miie
in 456 73-100 geconds
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Georgian Named ÜB,
Consul in Honduras
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -—~Preul.
dent Wilson to-day issued a commis
sion to Walter F. Berile, of Georgia,
as Conrul at Puerto Cortes Hondu
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VOL. XIV. NO. 40.
VILNA SURROUNDED; FALL IMMINENT
KAISER MASKS MIGHTY BLOW AT NEW POINT
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN.
(Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—Intima
tions from British sources that Eng
}land may demand arbitration of the
eommercial issues in dispute between
' the two countries should the Ameri
can demand that the “freedom of the
seas” be restored be couched in dras
tic language, has incensed officials
here. They believe that if such tac
tics are attempted they will make the
situation worse instead of better.
The President is admittedly very
anxious to obtaln substantial conces
sions from Britain to offset the de
mand of the commercial interests of
the United States for an embargo on
arms in retaliation for the British in
terference with the commeyce of this
country. llf a policy of delay is tried
in London it will leave the great
questions at issue between the Gov
ernments open until after Congress
convenes and thus play into the
hands of the advocates of an em
bargo.
Can Not Halt an Embargo.
The advocates of retaliatory action
declare a demand for arbitration,
which must, of course, be granted
under the existing so-called ' Bryan
Peace treaties, could not be utilized
to halt an embargo |
. It Is the plan of the Southern cot- |
ton men, whose leader is S-nator‘
Hoke Smith, to make it plain in any
embargo resolution they bring before
Congress, that it is retaliatory ln!
spirit and actlon, and that it shall
apply only as long as the conditions
complained of exist Withdrawal of
those conditions by the nations re
sponsible will nullify the resolution
if the present intentions are carried
out,
Admlnistration oficials sav very
frankly that such arguments would
be very hard to defeat Because of
this, it is expected that when the
British note is delivered, it will be
accompanied by a frank hint that if
‘the decision under it is expedited it
may save possible serious complica
tions
Note Is Before Wilson,
President Wilson had the note on
his desk to-day Before Secretary of
State Lansging left here vesterday he
completed it in every detall and sent
it back to the White House. It is
not expected that the President will
make any changes whatever in the
purely legal phraseology of the docu
ment, which is the longest state pa
per prepared by this Government
during the present war He may,
however, alter some of the purely
diplomatic phrases which, when they
left the hands of Secretary Lansing,
were couched in rather blunt lan-
Euage. It is expected that the note,
when sent, will be Mgned by the new
counselor, Frank L. Polk, as “act
ing secretary.”
The softening of tension between
Germany and the United States, as
indicated by the widely changed tone
of the German press, has convin ea
officials here that England will real
-Ize that the present hardly will be a
good time to antagonize the United
States, and that therefore conces
slons may be expected |
Packers Urgy ‘
ackers Urge U, 8. to
Defy England’s Order
(By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Sept. 18.—Plans were
completed to-day by Chicago packers
who stand to lose $15.000,000 by the
ruling of the British prize court con
fiscating American meat CATgOes to
insist that the United States Gov
ernment defy England’'s order In case
the packers lose in their appeal from
the prize court decision to the Privy
Council. Counse] for the packers said
the diplomatic ruling by John Hay,
who was SBecretary of State during the
Russo-Japanese war, fits the pres
ont case In all assential detalls
Becretary Hay's ruling was that the
absence of proof that g cargo selzed
by Russia was not destined for Japan
dld not Justify the Russian prize
court’'s action in confiscating the car-
B 0 of the steamer Arabia, and the
| Unling » ‘ O recognize the
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ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1915.
BankCleari
Up 2 Milli
This Week
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With an increase’in bank clearings
of more than two million dollars over
the same week last vear, business and
business sentiment in Atlanta were
decidedly looking up Saturday, and
optimists were found on every corner.
The jump in cotton was largely re
sponsible for ik but the merchants
reported a general improvement in
business,
Atlanta clearing house reports for
the week were $13,675,618. In this
week of 1914 they were $11,313,385,
this year's increase being $2 362,231.
The clearings for Saturday alone
were $2,336,965, an increase of $765,-
541 over the same Saturday last year.
The jump in spot cotton in Atlanta
to past ten cents, and reports of sales
at eleven cents and higher in small
town markets, gave business a stimu- |
llus. There was a previous oplnioni
among business men that this price
would hold up unless a rush of sell
ing comes on and breaks the market
The belief among political econo
mists that the British embargo will
be modified lent a better tone to busi
ness, also. They polnted out that the
western meat packers and their big
influence were now joined with South.
ern cotton interests and Eastern im
porters in a determination to lift the
blockade, and were hopeful that the
combination would get results, y
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Engineer Killed as
Mail Crane Hits Him‘
The body of Clarence B. Baer, of
‘Abbeville. S. U, an engineer with the
i Seaboard Afr Lins Railway, who was
fatally injured near Athens Friday
afternoon, when he, leaning from the
’wlndow’ of his engine, was struck on
the head by a mail crane, was ex
pected to arrive here at 5 o'clock on
Saturday afteinoon. Funeral serv
ices will be heid at Patterson's chapel
Sunday at an hour yet to be fixed,
followed by interment at Westview
Cemetery.
Engineer Baer's skull was frac
tured when a projecting part of the
mail crane struck him. He was
rushed to an Athens hospital, where
an operation was performed. He died
at 6 o'clock Saturday morning.
He is survived Ly a wife and seven
children, at Abbeville; four brothers,
Walter Baer, Charles Baer, Henry
Baer and Lee Baer; one sister and
his mother, Mrs. Max Baer, who lives
on Whitehall terrace, Atlanta, with
her daughter
.
One Killed and 3 Hurt
.
In Automobile Wreck
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 18 —Clif
ford C. Byrd, a chauffeur, of Ross
ville, Ga., was instantly killed; Jack
Brown, a Deputy Sheriff of Hamilton
County, Tennessee, and SBam Ivins, a
Deputy United States Marshal, of
Athens, Tenn., were seriously injured
in an automobile accident near Cal
houn, Tenn., just before daylight this
merning
Brown, who owns a pack of blood
hounds, was called to Madisonville at
midnight gnd was on his way to that
place, accompanied by Byrd and
Ivins, when, In making a sharp turn
in the road, the machine turned tur
tle. Brown, who was most seriously
hurt, may die.
Mystery in Death of 1
.
Leading Baxley Man
BAXLEY, Sept. 18.~Henry H.
Overstreet, a prominent ecitizen of
Baxley, was found dead by the road.
side about six miles from Baxley near
the home of Frank Lewis. It 1s not
known whether he was murdered
The Coroney ordered an inquest
Overstreet was seen to fall by lLew.
Is' little boy. When Lewis came
home the boy told him what he had
seen. Lewis found the body, which
had been dead several hours,
THE WEATHER AT THE FAIR,
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18—
Weather In San Prancisco to-day
moderate: minimum femusrature, 52;
mMayimor '
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, Sept. 18.
“Shoot on sight any person who fires
into United States territory from the
Mexican side,” was the order issued
to-day to American troops who are
guarding the border.
Not an American soldier was
wounded in the fight between United
States cavalrymen and Carranzista
troopers at Donna on *Friday, In
which fifteen Mexicans were killed
and three serfously wounded, accord
ing to official information from the
American military authorities. Donna
is on the Rio Grande, 50 miles north
of Brownsville. . The vigilance of the
United States patrols there has been
increased as a result of the fears that
the Mexicans may try to make a sur.
prise attack.
High military ofeials have taken
the stand that American soldiers are
warranted in firing across the Rio
Grande at Mexicany who are shooting
at United States nroverty, and this
conglusion resulted in the order to
“shoot to kill” issued to-day.
According to information which
reached State Department oficials to.
day, the six Latin American conferees
are in accord on one point. They con
sider that any move which would ap
pear like interference in the internal
affairs of Mexico would be highly |
dangerous as a precedent for o(herl
Latin American republics. As a re
sult, they will favor the holding of a
meeting with Carranza's delegates,
!Gualemalu's government is hostile to
Carranza, but its envoy will join with
the other diplomats in upholding the
principle that Mexican national inde
pendence is to be guarded at all costs,
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Would Retain Power
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Till Peace in Europe
By LAURENCE TODD.
(Staff Corro':rendont International
ews Service.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—Just before
the Mexican conference was opened
at the Biltmore Hotel this afternoon
it was reported that Secretary of
State Lansing would lay before the
Pan-Amerlcan diplomats private in
formation to the effect that General
Carranza will refuse (o give up his
mlilitary power and permit a general
election until the end of the war In
Europe.
The first step leading toward recog.
nition of Carranza was the busiess
before to-day’'s conference of Secre
tary Lansing, Ambassadors Naon of
Argentina, DaGama of Brazil and
Suarez-Mujica of Chile and Ministers
DePena of Uruguay, Calderon of Bo
livia and Mendez of Guatemala
General Carranza, “first chieft” of
the Constiutionalist forces, had xuz-l
gested that he meet the conferees to
discuss “International questions” (f-g
fecting Mexico His representatives
lln Washington have convinced the
Btate Department that by “Interna
tional questions” he means the settle
ment of the claims of foreigners—sey- |
eral hundred million dollars in amount }
-for the damage done thelr property ’
In Mexico during the past four years |
of warfare in that country. l
Ready to Hear Proposals. |
' It Is known the State l";wr'm"""
is at last ready to, agree that (ar 1
ranza’s proposals should be explained |
to the conferees by Carranza h'mw‘rl
or one of his spokesmen. According
ly, It was understood that to-day's
program would include
First—A vote by the conferees ns
to whether Carranza shall be allowed
to plead his cause for recognition. If
this vote is favorable, the Carranza
government will be so notified at once
Second-—To suggest that the con
ferees can not come to the \l’!!('.“\'
border, hence Carranza must send a
delegate or delegates to meet the del ‘
egates in Washington or New York |
Third—To state to Carranza that
the agreement to hear his plea does
not imply recognition; it merely glves
Continu Calumn 3,
Copyright, 1906,
By The Georgian Co.
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Army Aviat
Y :
Flies Nearly
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—A new
iAmerlcan aeroplane record for dura
’tlon for pilot alone to-day is held by
Lieutenant Walter R. Taliaferro, of
}the army. He made a mark of nine
hours and 48 minutes sustained flight
yvesterday at the San Diego army
aviation school, the War Department
to-day was advised, flying from 5-18
a, m. to 3:06 p. m.
The previous record was eight
hours and 53 minutes, made January
115 by Lieutenant B. G. Jones, of the
i army.
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Jitney Owner Held
.
For Threat to Kill
T. W. Dunham, a Jitney bus owner,
Saturday was bound over by the Re
corder under a bond of SIOO for car
rying a pistol without a license, fol
lowing his trlal on a charge of
threatening to kill G, V., Perry, of No.
168 Crew street, after a difficulty at
Five Points a week ago,
Perry was given a fine of sls and
' costs for his part in the verbal com
bat with Dunham. The two were ar
rested by Policemen F. 0. Hannah
and Luther Green.
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Auto Thieves Put
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To Flight by Gun
Dr. T. C. Davison, of No. 333 Chero.
kee avenue, started three would-be
automoblile thleves on a cross country
run Saturday, in which they success
fully eluded the police
Dr. Davison was awakened by the
noise of some one taking his car from
the garage. He appeared at the back
door with a revolver of some size and
proportion and the thieves departed.
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Newspapers can™t fool around with circulation figures nowadays,
There is a very strict yet a very falr audit bureau which oits In
high judgment on every Indlvidual case.
It's all as plain as “A, B. C.%—A standg for Audit, B for Bureau
and C for Clroulations. Let those three letters sink In.
Newspapers large and small submit semiannual stataments on
their circulations, eto., to this Bureau. Circulation statements are
therefore made out with proper ceremony, sworn to, witnessed, sealed
and signed, and are unimpeachable,
THEY MEAN EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAY. FOR WHEN YOU
DEAL WITH THE “A. B. C.” YOU HAVE TO THROW OFF ALL
SUBTERFUGE AND STAND SBQUARELY OUT IN THE LIMELIGHT
FOR WHAT YOU REALLY ARE.
The A, B, C. statements made by Atianta newspapars for the first
three months of this year showed that The Georglan Is supreme In oin
culation, both In the city of Atlanta and In total circulation.
Our clrcu'ation figures for the second quarter of this year show
the average net paid clrculation as
DAILY GEORGIAN . . . 52,613
7,218 More Circulation Than The Journal
16,006 More Circulation Than The Constitution
SUNDAY AMERICAN . . 83,838
31,359 More Circulation Than The Journal
48,228 More Circulation Than The Constitution
The Georgian and Sunday American Are
ATLANTA'’S GREATEST NEWSPAPERS
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Special to the International News
Nervice and The London
Daily Telegraph.
JROTTERDAM, Sept. 18.—The cen
tral powers are preparing plans for a
new campaign that shortly will turn
the attention of the world from the
front upon which they have concen
trated such tremendous efforts during
the last six months. Just where the
new blow will fall has not leaked out.
In the first place, not a single Aus
trian or German new spaper has left
}!hnw countries for several days, and
for a week no letters have been re
ceived In regard to Germany also,
there has been a marked decrease in
the facilities for communication with
the world Frontier regulations have
been strictly enforced, and the trav
elers between Germany and Holland
have been weeded down to small num
bers,
On the Belgo-Dutch h»»rtu»r.rhprr'
have been similar happenings, and it
Is reported measures have been taken
to close the Swiss frontier to prevent
the carrying into France of informa
tion regarding the military move.
ments of Austria and Germany.
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! (By International News Service.)
PETROGRAD, Sept. 18.—Vilna is
virtually surrounded by German
| troops, and It is feared the fall of the
|city 1s imminent.
I Official announcement was made to.
Ida_\ by the Russian War Office that
| the Germans of Field Marshal von
jllimivnhuri:‘.-: army have fought their
| way to the Novo Wileisk-Molodetseh
'rm Rallway, east of the Vilna. This
| shows the German circle has beén
{drawn more than three-quarters
laround the city,
' Dawgelischki, 62 miles northeast of
| Vilna, has been captured by the Ger
|man forces that crossed the Vilna-
Petrograd Ralilroad
; It Is officially admitted that the
Germans are advancing toward Pinsk
|along the Kobrin-Pinsk Railway
l In Northeastern Galicla the Russian
loffensive continues successfully,
,
| The War Office announces the cap
’tu:’w of more than 3,000 officers and
men in the recent operations
The text of the Russian official
statement follows
“The enemy has retained posses
glon of Dawgelischki and has reached
the Novo Wileisk-Molodetschna Rall-
way.
“South of Datsishki the Germans
have occupied Radjouny and have
crossed to the right bank of the
Schtschara River,
“The enemy has advanced along the
Kobrin-Pinsk Rallway. i
“We have occupled Rudakrasna,
capturing 2,000 men and four machinw
guns.
“Southwest of Wishnewliets (Wina
niewiec), about 30 miles north of Tar
nopol, In Russia, we have captured 12
officers, 540 men and three machine
guns,
“North of Buczacz on the Stryps
River we have captured 14 officers and
7,200 men.
(Buckzacz is 18 miles north of the
Dniester River in Galicia.)
“We have otcupied the villages of
Janowka and Plelawa, the enemy
fleeing in disorder.”
DQpntrhen from the front snhance
the importance of the Russian victory
near Derazno, where the Germans fled
In disorder befors the assaults of the
Russians,
Mlilitary experts toresee the fall of
Viina, declaring it was held only for
[nmxeglc reasons, these reasons being
to allow the bulk of the Russian forces
operating in that sector to withdraw.
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Russian Front Is
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Pierced by Germans
(By International News Service.)
BERLIN, Sept. 18.—The Russian
front between Vilna and the Niemen
River has been plerced at several
points by the army of Fleld Marshal
I\'<vn Hindenburg, it was announced
to-day by the German War Office,
The advanced positions of the Rus
)nlanu at the Dunaburg (Dvinsk)
bridgehead have been taken.
.
Austrian Attempt to
.
Invade Serbia Fails
(By International News Service.)
NISH, Sept, 18.—Three attempts of
the Austrians to invade Serbla by way
of the Save river have been repulsed,
}urvnrdlng to the following officlal
statement given out by the war office:
‘ “The enemy tried three times to
i"r'ms the Save during the night of
September 14, but was repulsed and
driven back by our infantry. On the
‘ 15th our artillery leveled fortifications
of the endemy on the Danube front
‘at the confluence of the Pek and also
on the Save front near Benadia