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"FRENCH SCORE VICTORY ON SERBIAN FRONT |
Football Stage Is All Set For Big Struggle
By PERCY THOMAS,
Staff Correspondent of the Interna
tional News Service.)
LONDON, Nov 12 Austro-Ger
man troops have penetrated 108
miles into Se i West of Nish the
Austro-German forces are allacking
the mountal: strongholds of the
Serbs.
According to the Serblan War Of
fice, the Teutonic invasion of Serbia
kas heen checked
A Central News dispatch from M
lan states that Italy has wgreed to
give the Allles sufficient supj wrt i
the Balkans to Insure compiets
triumph.
This telegram, which was passed
by the Italian cemsor, indicates tua
Italy will put a big army In the
fleld to help the Serbians
French Defeat Bulgars.
The situation in Southern Serbia
where the Bulgarians are at grips
with the Anglo-French forces, is stil
marked by furious fighting.
An Athens dispatch to The Star
states that the Bulgarians south of
Veles (Koprulu), have been de isively
defeated by the French. So heavy
were the losses of the Bulgarians that
they requested n armistice to enable
them to bury their dead.
In the Kriviolak sector, on the Nish-
Saloniki Railway, the French have
taken the village of Sircovo.
English and French soldiers who
are fighting the Bulgarians on the
Strumitza station-Krivolak-Isvor line,
say that King Ferdinand's men are
using great amounts of German am
munition and that they are W ell equip
ped with Krupp guns.
Allies Occupy Gradsko.
A Bucharest dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph Company says that
the Anglo-French forces have oecu
pied Gradsko in Southeastern Serbia
Bulgaria is calling more troops to the
colors as a result of the great num
bers of Anglo-French reinforcements
which are continually arriving at
Saloniki.
The Berne correspondent of The
Morning Post reports that Bulgaria
has called up all between 20 and 40
years old, who have hithérto been ex
empt from scrvice for one reason or
another. The classes between 1895
and 1915, both at home and abroad,
have also been called to the colors.
.
Vandy Team Arrives
For Auburn Game
(By International News Service.)
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Nov. 12.—
The Vanderbilt team, 23 strong, ac
companied by countless coaches,
managers, assistant managers and the
usual retinue of camp followers,
reached Birmingham thig afternoon
at 3 o'clock. The Auburn squad is en
route, being scheduled to arrive here
Ao-night at 9 o'clock over the L. & N.
from Montgomery.
And Fullback Wiggs, of Vanderbilt,
will be in the game, all stories to the
contrary notwithstanding. This was
authoritatively announced here to
day by Manager Simpson, of Vander
bilt.
ROBBERS GET $4,000.
COLUMBIAVILLE, MICH, Noy. 12
~—Robbsre wrecked the safe in the Co
lumbiaville State Bank to-day, es
caping with $4,000. Heavy rain ob
literated their tracks
If You Are Not an Atlantan, Atlanta Cordially Invites You to Become One for Six Joyous Days,
Anyway. Attend the Georgia Harvest Festival Next Week.
1 TO-DAY'S RACING |
RESULTS 1
L i ] .—ww!
AT PIMLICO. |
FlßST—Malden 2-vear-olds. § fur.
longs: Delancey u; 3. MeTaggart).
5.06, 320, 2.70. won. Churchill, m'&‘r- |
rington). 530, 350, second, Celtabel 112
;\l;!:r-w. i m':»;a T;‘mc. 1:13° Bryan
nt, Smoo ore, cquety, Dorcas,
Parachute and .~‘--~|rkm‘ .l*lo r:n |
Scratched: Handull, Col suu and Billy
McGee
SECOND—Two miles: Pacebrook, 148
{Noe), ,PM 580, 4 Oo‘oto.; e.Qonh-ood.
133 (Wolke), 6.50, 350, -Qco#. Cubon.
142 (Crawfor 5.5, third me 3. 84
Humility, Early Ll".l'. (iomn Vale,
Buckthorn, Dixon rk ludrunmn(
Otto Flote, Aviator, BSequence. Carl,
Yflun\..\lww! eus and Juverence also
'ran. No sgratches
THIRD—The Pimlico fall handicap
1 mile and 1 furlong: =He Will, 118 (J
McTaggart), 7.30, o}. 2.70, won; Shert
Grass, 118 (T. Me u%ru. 460, 290,
second; ,inlmy. 100 “(McCabey), 260,
third Tmo‘ 1:51 4-5. Harry Shaw,
btm:.r.\‘:ld 5-?‘ nnw Soeratches: Goox
of the Walk, Strombeli and Tohrahill
Ful;fi'r}llo)v'm_? furiongs: Lily eav
ens, % ( cTaggart), 2.50. 5.30, ¢
won: \\'elfl. 106 t‘l’uhnumflo. 13.90, lg::
second; tfetti, 108 (Haynes), €OO,
third Time, 1:14 ,—5 Golden Gate,
Mald of Dundee, jreetings, Tribolo,
Ruther Strickiand, also ran. Scratches,
CIETH
"IF Six furcings: Lohengrin, 118
(R. McDermott), %0, 4.80, 360, won: |
Old Hobd, 98 cl‘urrln‘(om.‘ 228, S.OO,
second; Coy, 100 (Weathershy) 3‘“.1
third. Time, 1:13 3-5 ' Roger Gordon,
Roval Tea, Kewple, Garl, Water Welles, |
k\n&i‘luflll also ran. No scratches.
_SIXTH -Mie and 10 yards: Wobden
Shoes, 100 (J McCuhgu. 10.50, 4.%0,
3.60, won: J. J. Lillls. ¥ (Parrin lonj.
4.30, 320, second; Fenmo l‘ (
McTaggart), 410, third. Time, 1:45.
Huguenot, Lahore, Thornhill, A. N
Akin also ran. Scratches: Cock o' the
Walk. . .
SEVENTH—SBix_furlongs: Encore, ¥ |
(McAtee), 890, 6.30, 8.60, won; Maxim's
Cholee, 101 (J McTaggart), 5.4 ‘3lO, |
second; Lady London, _H{uy es), 3.00,
third. Time, 1:13 2-5. e'jan .\lnn-l
son, Czar Michael, Elwah, Foi Mat, Ca- |
mellia algo ran. Scratches: Briar Path,
Dakota.
AT BOWIE,
FlßSßT—Se'ling, 2-vear-olds, 5% fur
longs: summs 117, Good Counsel 108,
Sevellian 107, Dr. G-emer 106, Memie
W 102, Marigold 99, Golden List 111,
Bob Redfield 107, Maifou 106, Southern
Star 102, xQ;ooTcorn 101, xSemper
Stalwart 97, Videt's qu;ao; 11& C[:ll_vg
tor 107, xNolli 105, Intention 103, xTra
lee 100.
SECOND—Se'ling, all ages, out of the |
chute, 7 furlon=s:" Fred A." Johnson 114,
Early Morn 114, xßir Blatze 112, Pomo-!
fract 111, xLouise Travers 109, Kenwor- |
thy 106, xQueen Sabe 101% Santo l}l.l
Huda’'s Brother 114, xLamb's Tail 112,
Richard Langdon 111, xToddling 104,
Hiker 108, xikthan Allen 104, Mr. Snlzfil
114, Diek's Pet 111, xTactless 108, Devil
try 106, xDinah Do 104, xK:gc 101.
THlßD—Selling, 3-vear-olds and \{g
& furlongs: lomgullll 111, xßorgo 1 .i
Briar Path 110, Prairie 107, xChantuse
107, Temsln 104, Between (J 112, Martin
Casca 110, Kgmont 110, xWanda Pitzer
107, xAldebaran 103, xThe Busybody 104,
xSqueeler ‘\2. Ahara 110, Baby Cole
108, xJoe Blair 107, xFai~ Helen 105
FOURTH-—The Inasugural handicu,
all ags, 1 mile: Robert Bradley 107,
aold Broom 96, ..r William Johnson 101,
Ringling 100, Norus 98, Noureddin 108,
Stonehenge 108, Naus on 103, Reybourne
99, (}loamins ?'E aSandman II 105, Am- 1
brose 104, Cl Fleld 103, Eagle 89.
(a;filbot entry.) ; |
TH—Selling, 3-year-olds and ur.
mile and 70 %a«ls: Gallop 113, Little
Nearer 110, xKing Box 108, Polly H 106,
xGloamlng 102, xßepublican 112, Dart
worth 116, Luther 108, Nephtfl;l 105,
xßurwood 1% xStonehenge , Al
Smiles 109, Norus 168, Alpena 109,
Chflutog}alne 00,
sri(‘r Tse""’gi 3-year-%ldsl6md Yurlx.
1 1-16 miles: na 104, xYel
low Eyes 184, Benmrl %bg %ten’{of 112,
xPeacock 104, Orgerth 112, Heenan 104,
xCliff Tdge 110, Trovato 112, Cogs 1(1)’.
xTom Hancock 104, Tamerlane 104,
X Abbotsford 167, Earl of Savoy 109, xDr.
Duenner 112, xPrimary 99, xSherlock
Holmes 107, xShepherdess 107, Della
Mack 112, Kneelet 107.
SEVENTH—SeIIing, 3-year-olds and
up, 1 mile and 1 furlong: G. M. Miller
1&. Oiotundp' 111, xHester 106, xPatty
Regan 106, Paton 114, Brian Boru 109,
xCordie F 106, xDurin 106, Surpassing
111, xSupelveda 169, nga{t Beat 106.
xApprentice allowance ¢ aimed.
Weather, cloudy; track, fast.
i wapes A
Columbia Defeats
Yale in Boat Race
)&By International News Service.)
EW HAVEN, CONN., Nov. 12.—The
Columbia Varsity eii‘ht to-day d%toeated
the Yale ecrew on the local harbor by
twelve lengths over a course of a mile
and seven-eighths. Yale took the lead
‘at the start but held it for only about
one hunderd yards when the Columbia
eight jumped into the lead. Open wa
ter separated the two boats at the half
mile mark and Columbia had a lead of
two lenfths at the mile. Shertly before
the finish of the race R. G. Combe,
rowing number 7 in the Yale crew, col
lapsed, retarding the Yale boat. Co
lumbia pulled - steadily away from the
Yale craft, finishing easily.
The official time was 10:48%.
ATLANTAmmGED
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o & LEADING REWIMAPER TG DTTREY )OF Vil SOUTHEASY SYE Y
“VOL. XIV, NO. 87
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—The
State Department received the
following cable this afternoon
from Ambassador Page at Rome,
concerning the Ancona disaster:
“QOfficially reported still un
accouited for: Mrs. Cecil Griel,
though an American woman re
ported saved believed to be her;
Patativo family and Pasauale
Saurino: Mrs. Carmela Lorrisi,
whose husband, Giuseppe, report
ed saved.”
By CAMILLO CIANFARRA,
Sta# Correspondent of International
News Service.
ROME., Nav. 12.—With 285 survi
vors of the Ancona tragedy safe at
various Mediterranéan ports, the
Italian Government to-day an
nounced that it had abandoned all
hope that any more would be rescued.
Estimates of the dead stil] range from
100 to 257, but the exact number may
never be known
It is certain that some of the pas
sengerg who were naturalized Amer'-
can citizens perished. It was efficial
ly announced to-day that hencefo:rtn
every oulgoing apd Incomping sieamer
will be escorted. Under a decree is
sued last May Austrian steamers Iy
ing in Itgliap poyts may be seized to
indemnify families of the persons losi
when the Ancona was Sunk by an
Austrian submarine,
Signor Demichelis, the Commission
er of Emigration, to-day issued tae
following statement:
“Latest reports place the number of
Ancona survivors taken to variouvs
ports at 285, in addition to four who
died at Bizerta from wounds suffered
when the liner was shelled.
“Measures have been adopted to
prevent further attack. Henceforth,
every outgoing and incoming steamer
will be escorted.
“Under the government decree is
sued last May, Austrian steamers
lying in Italian ports, as well as other
Austrian properties, gnay be confis-
Continued on Page 8, Column 4.
The Georgian and American wishes to assist ambi
tions boys to get started in life. . We can teach them to
become successful men.
We want boys to work after school hours and on
Saturdays, and for such work we will pay the boy liber
ally.
This is clean, easy work. Under our imstruetions it
will teach your boy how to meet and approach people.
And it will help him to hecome a successful business man.
Other boys are making good money and increasing
their friends, busines acquaintances and earnings each
week. Your boy can do the same. We will be glad to
talk with him.
Send for our booklet, ‘‘My Boy—His Future.”’
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HEARST'S DAILY GEORGIAN AND SUNDAY
AMERICAN.
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ATLANTA, GA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1915
A dls Hurt
Falls off the water wagon sometimes
result seriously and produce compii
cations But the material damage
usually is not so severe as that saf
tered by George Argard, recorder of
Yaarat Temple and an eminent Shrin
er, when he slipped off a really, truly
water wagon down ip Montgomery
Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Argard fell off a sure-enough
water wagon, and he Is now at the
Davis-¥ischer Banitarium. and they
are making X-ray pictures of his
right hip, with a growing disposition
to belleve it fractured—a serious \a-
Jury.
There is nothing funny about that
sort of thing, but the method of ac
quiring the injury would have bem
funpy egough. taken all by itself
Watching the big parade of the
Shriners in Montgomery Thursday
afternoon, Mr. Argard and a group of
lively and kindred spirits stood un a
street corner and evolved a brilliant
fdea. They saw an hlie water wagon,
drawn out to one side of the street to
let the sprightly” march of the bands
apd patrols go by.
They chartered the water wagon
and added It to the parade.
It was a g;:ent idea, dnd it made a
great ‘hit. The party sat astride the
big steel tank—just like t‘w pictures
of “The Jolly H2o"—and they ex
tracted roars of delight from the as
sembled multitudes.
* That was the trouble. The roars of
deljght upset the delicate nerves of
the mules that hauled the Jolly H2O,
angd those orpery shavetails proceel
ed to run away, and turn a corner at
high speed, thereby causing the en
tire party to skid from the polished
surface of the tapk apd alight, ip &
sitting ponm(:’n. in the gutter.
Mr. Argard was ußable to arise,
and an ambulance was called An
early train brought him to Atlanta,
and an ambulance met him at the
station and took him to the hospital
3 Persons Are Killed
As Train Hits Auto
(% International News Service.)
ELGIN, JLL., Nov. 12.—Three Chica
gonnl«—-tgo women and a man-—were
flled and a fourth Chicagoan was Se
riopsly injured when an automobile in
which b'.gcey were driving was struck by
‘welt und Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
u;(l train at a grade crnss!ng a mile
sou Xkol here this afternoon. he dead
are Kthel Briggs, Mrs. M. 8. Johnson
and R. Flagg.
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“Showers and cooler for Saturday.”
the weather man promises—and the
foothall fans need not get all het up
about it. For Mr. VonHerrmann sort
f qual!ifies his promise. with respect,
to football proceedings between Terh
and Georgla at Grant Fleld, beginning
at the usual matipee hour of 2:30
o'clock
‘lt will not bhe really cold,” says th»
W. M. "1 should say the husky young
athletes will perform in an atmos
phere of abouyt 60 degrees. I under
stand that they do not want it warm
er than this, and, judging by the ar
mor and helpmets and such things
in which 1 have seen them Incased, i
should say they will ‘have a more
comfortable time than last Saturday.
“The ralp will ngt be heaxy enougn
to make the going heavy, so far as
mud Is concerned. A little drizzle pos
sibly may bother the spectators a int
tle, but even that is unlikely. I don't
think Mr. J. Pluvius will cut much of |
a figure in the celebration, and I mnat 5
say that by what I've seen a rain |
wouldn't dampen the ardor of a Tech- ‘
Georgia crowd, anyway.” ,
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Auburn-Vandy Bets
.
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Even; Wiggs to Play
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 13—It was an
nounced here to-day by Vanderbiit
glumni that Fullback Wiggs, who hm.]
been declared ineligible, would be al~t
lowed to play 1n the Vanderbilt-Auburn
gome hefe Saturday afternoon. |
Even money is being bet on the strug- |
gle, which means that Vandy's nmr-k‘
has bounded upward considerably in th.e
last 48 hours. Auburn will be minus the
services of Hairston, but otherwise wik
present an unbrokeén line-up.
Harvard Substitutes
May Oppose Brown
CAMBRIDGE, CONN., Nov. 12.—~80 |
confident 1s Coagch l{iuughmn that Har
vard will subdue rown here to-mor
row that he threatens to send in a sub
stitute line-up and take most of the
regalars down' to New Haven to s¢e Yale ’
and Princeton play. Brown is conti
dent of winning and its supporters are
hoping Haughton will change his mind
and send in his best ling-up.
CHICAGO 1S REAOY.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 12, —The
University of Chicago football pluy~|
ers went through their final work
out before the game with Mlnm-sutn;
to-morrow on a golf course here lhls¢
afternoon Coach Stagg was’ well
pleaged with the showing. Minnvsu-‘
ta followers are confident of victory, |
believing their team invincible.
5 TO 2 ODPS ON TIGERS,
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 12.—For the;
first time in so many years that the
oldest fotoball fan failed to recollect, |
the eva of the Yale-Princeton gridiron
clagsic approached to-day with the
betting odds and ganvrgl sentiment
favoring the Tigers. SlXty thousand
fans are expected to see the game.
Odds ‘of B to 2 were offered, but few
takers were r4~;v'~rlm~(j.
PENN, AND MICH. READY.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov, 12.—The Uni
verglty of ¥Pennsyivania football team
had its final workout this afternoon in
preparation for to-morrow’s game with
Michigan. Out at Wayne, where the
Michigan team s :flaylnfi. Coach’ Yost
Jlowed his players to take things easy
to-day.
THE WEATHER AT THE FAIR.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. —The
wveather in San Francisco yesterday
wag clear and cool; maximum tem
nerature, 60; mrinimum, 46.
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W R 3 CENTS BNoA"eom |
e ¥ TENTS
At 5:15 :. m. Friday the Hop
king prohibition bill voting was
due to start in the House, and it
was regarded as certain that the
bill would pass by a substantial
| majority.
| Benate bill No. 2, providing for the
elimination of locker clubs and near
beer saloons after May 1, 1916, was
put upén its final reading and pas
sage in the House Friday, and mnre
than likely will be ready for the sig
nature of Governor Harrls Baturday
morning
The Indications were that a vote
would be taken about b o'clock,
Judge Stark. of Jackson County,
made the point that the passage of
the radical prohibition bill would out- |
law the sale of grape juice as a sub
stitute for wine. After indulgipg In
pleasantrieg at the expense of Wil-
Ham Jennings Bryan and Josgphus
Danlels, he offered an amendment
outlawing soft drinks which contain
caffein.
“These caffein drinks are 4 menace
to the poor people,” declared Judge
Stark. “The poorer classes hablitually
spend thelr money on them when they
need things to eat and wear.,”
Representative Nunn, of Houston,
advocated the passage of the bill
without amendments.
Bale Oposes Bill.
Representative John W. Bale, of
Floyd, opposed the bill as updemo
cratie, declaring that no prohibition
measure will be udequn{fly and en
thusiasgically enforced that does not
get the votes of the peor'le.
Representative W. . Davidson
spoke In favor of the Fullbright
measure in preference to the radical
bill. He said it was more nearly con
stitutional, saner and more certain
of results and could be better inter
preted by the gourts.
Mr. Davidson said the majority
wing (Hopkins) bill is against eleven
different sections of the Code of Geor.
gla and four sectlons of the State
Constitution. He spoke strongly in
favor of the Fullbright meagure.
Representaive John Knight, of
Berrien, spoke in favor of the Hop-
Kins bill, but Walter P. Andrews,
of Fulton, oppesed it, and pleaded for
a chance for Georgia brewerles In
competition with th breweries of other
States, which wlill be allowed to ship
here. .
Myrick Against Both.
Shelby Myrick, of Chatham, ex
pressed his opposition to both bills,
and asked the members to allow the
matter to go before the people, ~
“I assure you of the good will of
the Chatham delegation, however,”
explained Mr. Myrick, “If you pass
elther, all right. We will stand by
you and Chathgm County will” obey
the law."”
The Fullbright fight to take the ap~
propriations blll from the table, whicn
was renewed when the House opened
Friday, quickly crumbled. Instead of
getting anything like his usual vote
of 76 for and 92 against, he could on.y
muster 50 votes to take it from “he
table as opposed to 118 votes for it to
remain there,
~ An Immedigte recess was talken
‘then for the Rules Committee to meet
and agree upon a program for thoe
i day, In aceordance ‘with the agreement
reached Thursday night when the ma
jority wing was won over to a com
promise making the laws effective
l.\dnv 1 instead of January 1, or even
April 1,
The Rules Committee made as the
gpetial and continuing order until
disposed of Senate bills Nos. 2 and 3,
and limited the debate to one and
!urm-hnlf hours to the side on each,
making a total of four hours of ce
bate before a vote could be reachead.
The majority wing was given the
FINAL>O>¢
WinsorMcC
Winsor MeCay, chief editorial car
toonist of the Heatst newspapers, will
be the headliner at the Forsyth Thea
ter for Harvest Festival Week, Man
ager Hickman snnounced Frigpy after
an exchange of & dosen or so igle
grams
McCay has been appearing In the
leading New York Theaters, but this
will bs his only appearance this vear
oyutside that ity Mr. Hickman has
been trying for seversl weeks (o secure
bim for Harvest Festivgl Week, Frida)
he recelved the news that Willlam Ben
dolph Hearst had granted Mr. MeCay
a vacation especially that he might
come to Atianta.
Windsor MeCay is noted at the crea
tor of Little Nemo and other childrens
eartoon characters and more recentiy
for his powerfol cartoons on the odi
torial page of The Georgian and other
Hearst newspapers.
While In Atlanta he will draw a
number of pletures typloal of the Fouth
afd ‘the Harvest Pestival ipirit and
these will be reproduced jn all the chain
of Hearst newspapers.
opening, th eminority wing second
and the Fullbright wing third, in or
der of speaking.
Culpepper Opens Debate.
Immediately after the Rules Com
‘mittee report was made it was unan'-
}mouny adopted, .llld Judge Hopkins,
Jeader for the majority wing, desiz
natéd Culpepper, of Meriwether, as
the first speaker.
Culpepper stated that the prohibi
tionists had been biamed for forcing
the extra session and that they were
now willing te admit they had done
so. He stated that they had been
given assurances when they took the
action that Governor Harris would
include prohibition in the cal.
The bill now before the House, he
said, was the only one that would
positively prohibit the locker club, the
near beer saloon and the blind tiger.
It was drawn by Judge Weakly, of
Alabama, and had been approved by
the Anti-Saloon League, he sald.
Culpepper spoke for 22 minutes and
Blackburn designated Oliver, of Rich
mond, to speak 15 minutes for his
side. "
Olive urged the General Assembly
to make the date of the law's effec
tiveness October 1, instead of May 1,
on account of the renting season in
August for both regsidences and
places of business. There were over
200 “Xfl't laborers in the brewerles,
he sald, who rented homes from Oc
tober to Octbbq‘x; and who would have
to pay rent for the additional months,
although they would have to leave the
State™ agd seek employment else
where,
Gain ”%Rwomn.
“Anotl“lt reason ¥ this ghould be
done is that the Btrt‘ wil get $300,000
in revenue for this periol,‘ hich it
could not get for the period to&h,y "
ke said, “It would give this assem
bly some time to provide for the de
flclgnfy in mm‘{u from the passage
of thig act at the next regular ses
sion.” ) v
When Olive concluded the House
adjourned to meet again at 2:30
o'clock in the afternoon and remain
in session until the bill is pagsed. It
would then only remain for Speaker
Burwell gnd Governor Harris to aflix
thelr signatures to make it a law,
During the afternoon Blackburn, of
Fulton, and Bale, of Floyd, will make
a last appeal to the House in an ef
fort to have It legallze the sale of
malt beverages containing not more
than one-half of one per cent of al
cohol, the percentage permitted In
soft drinks and by the United States
Goyernment without payment of a
revenue tax.
Judge Atkipson, of Fulton, and
Myrick, of Chatham, will geek to have
the referendum clause attached to the
bill to submit it to the yoters at the
next general election. This amend
ment would not prevent the law going
into effect May 1, but would nullify
it should the majority vote agalnst it.
One of the humorous incidents of
the morning session was a resolution
by Judge Stark, of Jackson, asking
that the House send Blackburn, of
Fulton, and Hopkins, of Thomasg, en
yvoye from the warring factions who
agrped on peace terms, to Europe as
gpecial peace enyQvs t6r “the Uhnlted
| Btates.
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(By Intarnational News Service)
WABHINGTON, Nov. 12.~A pros
tound sensation was caused in Washe
ington to-day by the latest develope
ment in the pro-German and prie
Austrian propaganda situation—the
statement, published jo The Provis
dence (R, 1) Journal, of Dr. Joseph
Gorlcar, former Austro-Hungarian
Consul at San Franpecisco, that sl
Austrian consyls in this country sre
mixed up In the creation of strikes
and destruction of munition plants,
and that Count von Bernstorff, the
German Ambassador, and Consui
General von Nuber are directing thele
movements. So serious wers the
charges regarded that officials refused
to discuss them in any wWay.
President Wilson himself has 4l
rected that agents of the Department
of Justics at once start an investigas
tion of the charges made by Dr. Goe
ricar. 1f the aliegations are proven,
officlals intimated a sensation far big=
ger than the one caused by the re
quest for the recall of Dr. Dumba,
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador, will
be sprung.
Bernstorff to Deny.
The Austrian Embassy to-day gave
out a statement dénying Goricar'’s
charges and discrediting him.
At the German Embassy it was
said that Count von Bernstorlf
was in New York for a day orF
two. No one would discuss the
report in his absence. From an offi~
cial in the confidence of Count v
Bernstorff, however, it was lear
that he will enter a vigorous den
with Secretary of State Lansing at
once of the charge that he has been
concerned in any of the plots. om
clals iptimate, however. that several
minor attaches of both the Germaa
and Aystro-Hungarian Embassles
may be given thelr passports as the
result of the charges.
Despite the Ausiro-Hungarian Em-~
bassy's officlal degpial of the charges,
the Department of Justice is golng
right ahead in its investigation of the
matter. A. Bruce Bielaski, ehief of
the . investigation division, sad this
afternoon that he has already sent
agents to nterview Goricar. It was
{ntimated that it is possible that the
ex-Consul ‘will be asked to come to
Washiagton to go thorovghly into his
charges with Government officials.
In - his statement Dr. Gorlcar de
slared that the naval attache of the
Austrian Embassy here tried to get
him to obtain information regarding
the fortifications of the United States
at San Francigsco and Puget Sound,
Wwasghington. Dr. Goricar was congul
at San Francisco at the time and he
said he resigned rather than do this
work.
More Plotters Sought.
Federal officials intrusted with ihe
preservation of the neutrality of the
United States are dally becoming
more gravely concerned over the se
ries of mysterious fires and accidents
that are taking place in the munition
factories of the country.
It was thought that, following the
arrest of “Lieutenant” Robert Fay
and his assoclates in New York,
charged with plotting to destroy lin
ers and factories supplying munitions
to the European Allles, the way had
been opened to arresting participants
in a nation-wide conspiracy and to
end the campaign of explosions and
fires. The contrary has been the ef
fect. In addition to the fire in the
Bethlghem steel plant and others of
a minor character that have takan
place since Monday, the special
agents of the Departments of Justice
and Treasury are to-day fully con=-
vinced that all vessels leaving for al=
lied ports from any part of the east
ern seaboard are in grave danger of
destruction.
Fear Terrible Tra?ody.
The investigators are fearful that
a terrible tragedy will take place.
They point out that while up to the
present all fires on liners have been
extinguished, the time almost certaln
ly will come when a bomb will bs
placed In a vulnerable part of a
steamer and that heavy loss of life
c¢an hardly be avoided. And the da
tectives very frankly say that they do