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Records in German Embassy In-|
dicate P. &0. Ships I
Are Armed, l
Continued From Page 1.
Egypt, with the practical loss of all
of her passengers and crew,
(Coming, as it did, on the heels of
the acceptance of the submarine doc
trine compliled by the United States,
that passenger liners should not be
sunk before the right of stoppage,
Search and safeguarding of all lives
on board, had been accepted by Aus
tria, as well as Germany, the latest
submarine outrage caused the gravest
concern to the Aaministration
It was felt that the loss of life of an
American consular official at this time
ereated a situation that required the
llm?ou( action, despite the fact that
the identity of the submarine has not
yet been established. Only a single
glimmer of light was apparent, of
clals sald That was either the big
steamer had tried to escape, and that,
therefore, her torpedoing would be ex
cusable under International law, or
that she tried to resist,
Claim Liners Are Armed,
At the German Embassy, while It
was sald no information regarding the
matter was avallable, all information
available there indicated that the P,
and O. liners all are armed, and, If
that is 80, their status would be that
of an auxiliary cruiser and not of a
peaceable liner,
The first oMcial report recelved in
Washington came from Consul Gen
eral Skinner, in London. He sald:
“P. and O. liner Persia reported
sunk, submarined while approaching
Alexandria. Robert N. McNeely,
American Consul at Aden, going to
post, left London as passenger. Nearly
all on board perished”
Secretary of State Lansing 4i4 not
come to his office to-day, but all of the
facts as received by the department
Were rushed to him as fast as they
came in. He refused to discuss the
situation, but communicated to Pres
ident Wilson the information that an
other serious situation apparently had
developed
Lansing Seeks Facts.
The Secretary, however, made It
very "plsla that no snap Judmom
would be taken. He directed that or
ders be sept f the Ambricafsrepre
sentatives at Alexandria, Egypt--Ar
thur Garrels and 8 P. Tuck, his as
sistant —to send directly to the de
partment all of the Information avail
abe nru‘lu the attack on the big
Hiner. In addition, all diplomatic rep
resentatives have been ordered to get
such information as they can gather
without delay
The suggestion that came from
German sources that so far as the
sinking of the Persia was concerned
Justification may yet W found
5O responsive echo in quariers
There has been no Information filel
with the State Department which
would bear out the theory that the
liners of this fNest wers armed. And
whether this would change the muz
of the case also, officials sald, wou
entirely depend on circumstances
Some months ago an Australian
SMeamer, which put Inte Newport
News, was held there until she dis
mounide and sent & shore a sterp
, m”bn :0 o::l:l“:‘n:’ waAs then
) a 8 to v t
lners to carry arms for m
When the war broke out the State
Department enunciated the doctrine
Ihat merchantmen had the right 1o
dz"mn for self-defense so long
s were mounted far astern. But
this was before the submarine war
_ fare Initiated by Germany had com
ernl:mxw hat rnd‘""
that & mer .
chantmen could not be held up under
3!-:" principles of Internation-
Contention Not Passed Upen.
It was made very plain that a shot
= & 3-inch gun—mont of those that
1 been armed carry 4 6.inch
would sink any submarine afloat M.
. ause of this, and the orders lssued
Bt shot o ot enery
MRk when
w contended. 1t was
ble for any submarine
?‘u o hold up an armed
o exercise the right of warning.
: and m,“:\h I & con.
upon which Government
%‘ Judgment
wae mate tn Mo
Guarters to-day that the Persis
: have been sunk by & Turkieh
; A pumber of the intter
: Been very active. In addition
‘ has transforred to the Ty «.
. fiag severa! of Ber own underses
which are now flying the Turk.
: he nationality of the sutma.
7ilne can be estabitehed this (dovers.
oan dn lfl:’ Put, becnuse of
Unteriaing . the fear that sft.
All the promisse alrendy mads oy
POt have heen ket there was & very
fosling of nefvousness in oM
eireias that has not been pare!
. Sinre the anglous hours that fol.
. the m.c the m,.:
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Clerk Dnvin of the Siate M.
. e‘t "'m oMcial on Auty
. to-Say his office gbhout
- Been. Me stated that it was nel o
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Embarrasses ’
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Jan. 1.--Mme, Sarah Berr.-
hardt, the famous French actress,
narrowly escaped being detained ‘in
France when she applied to the au
thorities to-day for permission to 20
to Englana to fill a theatrical con
tract When the necessary passports
were requested, the Prefect of Police,
after consulting the r cords, discove
ered that Mme. Bernhardt had mar
ried a Greek. Hy virtue of her mar
riage the famous actress was ('nnsn-’
quently a Greek citizen instead »f
French,
“These Grecks are adopting a suse
picious attitude toward the Allies, and
It. may not be safe to let you leave
the country,” declared the Prefect. “I
CAn not issue a passport.”
Mme, Bernhardt appealed to one
higher In authority and got her pPass.-
port without any difMculty,
Bernhardt in London.
LLONDON, Jan 1.-~Mme, Sarah
m-rnhnrd( famous French actress,
arrived in London from Paris to-day
to fill @ theatrical engagement. Mme,
Bernhardt laughed when asked about
reports of her recent serlous illness,
Kaiser Call
(By Irternational News Service.)
AMSBTERDAM, Jan. I.lt s re
ported from German sources that
Emperor Willlam has summoned a
Kreat military and naval council to be
held In Berlin on his birthday, Jan
uary 27.
The war council will bs attended by
the Crown Prince, Meld Marshal von
Hindenburg, Field Marshal von Mazk.
ensen, Fleld Marshal Liman von Ban
ders, Count Zeppelin, Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria and the Duke
of Wurttemberg,
French Admit Toss
Of Their Submarine
"(By Interdational News Service.)
PARIS, Jan. I.—Admission that
the French submarine Monge was
sunk as announced in Berlin yester
day, was made by the French Minis.
Iry ©f Mmarine to-day. The French,
however, clalm to have sunk an
enemy transport. The official state.
ment follows:
“On the Isth and 29th of Decembar
before the combat, which was made
the object of a previous communique
and in the course of which two Aus
trian destroyers were destroyed, the
French submarine Monge was sunk
by an enemy crulser before Cattare
and its crew made prisoners on an
Austrian destroyer. A good deal of
the squipment of the Monge has been
saved. |
“In the bombardment of Duraseo on
the 29th the enemy employed hydro
asroplanes, one of which was de
stroyed by an Italian crulser
“A French submarine torpedosd and
sunk In the Adriatic an enemy trans.
port carrying materials ™
Negro Faces Hearing
For Hitting Marshal
Turner, Grifin ""‘ ehrr.a
vt” hitting Doz:y arshal Lee
Whatley on the shouider with &
Christmas MEnOE. was due to be
rvn a huia" Saturday betore
‘nited Miates Commissioner Carter
in the Pederal Bullfing B 4 was ac
r—udnfluh:..nmnuno--
ceor intervupted eggnog party to
ask some questions for the Govern
ment,
Mo was also charged with having
evaded the Pederal tax oh pool tables
He was the first vietim of the Gov
ernment’s recently -announced cam
paign against such tax dodgers
(By International News Servies)
PARIS, Jan. L Persecution of
Christian Gresks in Turkish territory
has heen redoubled sinee the with.
drawal of Allled troops from the Dar.
:uofln_ according 1o & dispated from
thenas
T wtaten hat all the Orelk tnhadl.
lante of three villagen were compeiied
o embrace Islamism under paln of
doath, while those In twe other vil.
ages were driven from thelr homes
(By internations! News Service)
ROME Jan. 1 -The fellowing oM.
Fial siatement was lsued By the
Hallan War (e (o -day
O the whale front artiflery com-
Mats are in progress. The snemy i»
smploving the use of asphyvinting
Tt g G pping Nuw our posl
tlane In ihe Daons va and on the
el bank of the (Niese
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By C. F. BERTELLI,
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.
PARIS, Jan. 1.--French batteries
successfully bombarded German first
and second line trenches in Belgium,
It was oMclally announced by the
French War Office to-day. French
aviators also blew up a German works.
German attacks against French po
sitions In the Vosges were repulsed.
The text of the communique fol
-1 lows:
- “In Belgium our battertes bombard
ed the first and second line trenches
‘nf the enemy with success, as well as
the raliroad before Boesinghe, in the
reglon of Roye. One fortunate shot
struck and seriously damaged the
supply depot,
“To the north of the Aisne our avia
tors blew up a German works at Lou
et-de-Soupir
“On the Meuse, there was an effl
caclous cannonade In the shelter of a
Llockhouse In the forest of Cheva
lers. In the Vosges, after a violent
preparation with artillery fire, the en
“my directed an attack on our posi
tons In the reglon of Herzsteln, which
wWas completely repulsed.
“The official Belglan communique
States that there was great activity
everywhere In the firing against the
enemy s workers who were doing con
struction work."”
Persians Officially
. .
Fight the Russians
(By International News Service )
PETROGRAD, Jan. 1 -The Rus
san War Office makes official admin
slon to-day of the fact that Persian
gendarmes (the military establish
ment of Persia) are at war against
Russia. The following ofMicial state
;nl WaAS given outl by the War Of.
.
“Western Front-South of Khouta,
we checked attempts of the enemy to
fortify Ardost
“Persian Frost— Persian gendarmes
Are joining the enemy. Nouth of
Oushnoush, the Russians engaged the
Turks, who were supporied by Kurds
Near Sirkana, south of Kamadan, we
were subjected o & cross fire by the
enemy ~
Russians Fail to
(By International News Service.)
VIENNA, Jan. IL-The Russians
have ceased their attempts 10 break
through the Austria- Hungarian front
into Hungary by way of Bukowina,
sccording o the War Office. Hard
fighting is In progress along the
Birypa
The following oficial statement as
given out to.day
“On the Birypa front between
Bucaace and Wisowscyk lum
Russian sttacks have been repul
On the lower Sirypa and on the
Bukowina- Hessarablian frontier. the
Actlivity of the snemy has abated
On the Sirypa front we counted 4948
Russian dead. On the front of the
Biyr River Russian sttacks falled ™
French Occupation
(By Internations! News Service )
Q&I.IN (hy wireloss via Sayville),
Jan 1 The Overseas News Agency
save out the fullowing to.day
“Athens reporta that the Prench
oveupied the Oreek lsland of Kastas
lorise. The Oresk Government has
protested agalnet this new viclation
of her territory.”
By Internations! News Service |
"1“?&\\ A CANADA, Jam 1 Pre.
™ier Flodaet 1. Borden anncunces
Ihal the forves authorised for the
Barbpean war have been increased
from Jie 208 1o 300 808
PULITIER QUITS MOSPITAL.
(l‘ Intermationsl News Service |
NEW YORK, Jan | -Walter M.
Fieer auther and pubisher who wae
opetated wpon sos appendicitie ten
dare age, has left the hospital for his
broene
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Estalia Shurmen, 8 duughier of My
and Mrs M Ehurmen of Jackeon
vilia Fa. formerty of Atianta, dind
‘v"\‘h“‘"": :"m;b the
Sadlly =i i s the
ehapel of Oreenierg & Bond n AL
ania Saturday svening The fy.
fefnl arrangemenis Wil e ane
| mounced later |
R B Rabingen, 11 of Newnan, dind
Fridas svening ot &8 Atlants sani
tariam The body o 1 be sont Prowm
tha Broanierg B Nand Bajel Bt
wrdar afierneen 1o Nownas whero
the Fasera ca"lbw&n‘no",i
Srnaas. My Bobinsen 9 servived
B Re wile & son. Nileia W &
daaghier Frances Ris meiher Moy
Jolin B Rebinesn tws mm]
Jebn B and Robent B "?“‘
Shd twe sislere, Mis Mesty May
ward of Bavennes :: Mise Mas
eniet Pobisean of
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
By SYDNEY CAVE, ‘
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.
LONDON, Jan. 1,-~Premier Asquith
and David Lloyd George, Minister of
Munitions, are working hard to effect
an agreement with the labor inter
ests against conscription, Meetings
between union labor leaders and the
Premier were arranged to be held on
Monday,
It is belleved the Premier will be
able to form an agreement with the
heads of the labor party before the
conclave of organized labor in this
city next Thursday.
That much can not be said for the
Irish party, however. Word has been
received by John Redmond from con
stituents in Ireland that he is ex
pected to make a strong fight In Par
llament against any conscription bill
that may be introduced.
According to the press assoclation,
the following will be the outiine of
the compulsory military service hil:
It will merely require that single
men wha have not enrolled under the
‘u-hemo of Lord Derby shall present
themseives to the recruiting -»l'l\pnrl in
}chplr districts within a specified term
of days. Heavy penaities will be laid
down for a fallure to comply with this
obligation, -
. Many express the” opinfonr that the
crisis is past, evidently basing their
prophecies upon the fact that there
were no resignations from the Cabinet
yesterday. !
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Saloniki Is Shelled
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Jan. 1 —Salonik! was shell
od by asroplanes on Thursday, It was
officially announced to-day. Heavy
artiliery fire s reported from the
Dardanelies. The communique Yol
lows:
“Army of the Orient-—-Enemy avia
tory threw some bombs on Saloniki on
the day of the 30th. One of the bombs,
thrown at & Greek squadron which
wag maneuvering under the direction
of "flnm Andre, killed a shepherd 50
yards away. The material damage
was insignifcoant
“Dardanelios -On the 3loth, follow
ing “viclent bombardment hz. our
heavy batterien the Turkish batter.
fen on the Hlll of Asia appreciably
slackened thelr fire SNeveral of the
enemy’s pleces were damaged. An
ammunition depot was damaged ™
Husband Injoined
‘Rough House'
From ‘Rough House
Austell Maser. a young man, Sat
urday was enjoined by Judge John
T. Pendiston, in Superior Court, from
creating A “rough house™ Haturday
Bight at the home of his wife, Mre
Kittie Hafer, the mag wile deciar
ing he had made this threat,
Under the terms of the infunction.
Which was asked by Attorney Frank
L. Haralson, Hafer also is restrained
from golng about his wife, or molest.
ing her in any way. Any .llomptm:
“rough housing™ now would place
in contempt of court. Mra Hafer
also aaked for a diverce,
Husband in Tower
J. Wendell Whitehead, formerly a
saleaman In & downtown establieh.
ment Saturday was in the Tower In
default of & 3100 peace bond assessed
by Judge J. B Ridiey, in the Munici.
el Court, on the thOT of Mra. Ola
Whitehond that her ushband had
ihreatensd her
Mrs Whitehead flgd llvo:: u-a
cesdings agninst bor husbe ‘he
week. The allessd threats, she sad
were made before this action was
taken, Byt since the separation «f
the couple. Whilshead denied *he
ihteate
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fas M. Goodling, Jr, whe for &
song while has sorved as doputy mar
ehal in the Municigal Court. Mator
fay Secame connectod with the
Eheriff's office as & deputy,
The new deputy ai once assumed
bie ‘.“‘.i:. of bis first acts being
" ewree Tetary of State Phillp
Conk with the erder of mandames
ohiained in an offart 1o forre him fe
cqm & eßarier 1o the North Georgia
inern! Ralleay ‘o cmm the
Wentern and Atlantie irond from
Cartersville o Atlsnts |
To Pravent Ihe Gy
Ceide smuse cw:! fanative Prams
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Growe & signatiuie of s, - -
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~ The Federal Bullding nelghborkood
Bot a good New Year's souse Satur
day as a committee from Internal
Revenue Collsctor Blalock’s office
poured out 1,000 or more gallons of
moonshine liquor into the gutter, A
heavy odor of alcohol filled the air
and a mournful crowd of spectators
gathered, and if the weather hadn’t
been so gloomy a great many bees,
wasps and yellow jackets, might
have forsaken the hilisides.
It was indeed a sad scene. Many
had come down from the mountains
of North Georgia to attend the ob
sequies, and it was even said that a
moonshiner sent a holly wreath.
The pal bearers were Mr. Blalock,
Revenue Agent Daniel J, Gantt, M,
L. Cox, R. M, Blount, A. C. Pendley,
and G. 8. Patrick, and the honorary
escort was W. M. Bryant, G. C, Ham
rick, J. A. Henderson, 1.. R. Cooley,
A. C. Bowell, Paul Carpenter, Tom
Curtls and Jim Blalock.
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Racing Entries,
AT HAVANA FOR SUNDAY.
FIRST- Five lurlnnfis; c-yur-oldui
and up; ulllng: Claribel 99, Deviltry 99,
louise Mniy 102, King McDowell 104, In
different {OB, Felina 109, Ischgabibble
110, Wolfs Bath 111, Fort Monroe 114,
SECOND--Four-year-olds and up; §
fur!onr: Calethumpian 99, Ajax 101,
Alice Dunn 1038, Jane 103, Sir [’g:o 104,
Sordello 104, Page White 105, yllyght
107, Saturnus 108, ngr Jim 108, Yel
low Kyes 106, Sonny y 112,
THIRD-—Selling; 3-year-olds and up; 6
furlongs: Lily Orme 102, Nathan R 162.
B First 102" Sosius 105, Baifron 107,
Water Lily 114,
FOURTH-—The Havana Handluf;
purse $600; 3.year-olds and up; 11-1¢
miles: Dinah Do 98, Scorpil 100, Con
flngntlon 107, Brave Cunarder 112, Re
publican 114,
FlFTH—Selling; 4-year-olds nn?“up:
'mile and 50 yards: Haberdash 89, ve
;nnl 100, Miss Genevieve lOé. Mike Co
hen 103, l‘di Rankin 103, Centaur! 108,
?mm?“m. alik 108, Charles F. Grain
ger . '
SIXTH-—Selling; 4-year-olds and up:l
mile: Mu;rrfl Melse 98, Kopje 98,
Montreal 100, Ener!—uc 108, Change 103,
Bilily Baker 106, Chevron 105, Earl ofl
Savoy 106, Flyng Feet 108, Zoroaster 110,
Stonehenge 113
Weather clear. Track fast.
AT NEW ORLEANS FOR MONDAY.
FIRST--Two-year-olds; 3 rur!onfir.
aGinger Quill 116, aGolden Bantam 115 |
Eden Park 115, Mico Oirl 115, mr«il
©re 4156, Feint 116 80!'.‘ 116, Owno
wingo 115, Hinddo Bello 113, |
a~G, A, Cochran entry. |
SECOND- scnmn’; 3-year-olds: 5%
furlongs: Irrawaddy 00, ‘iu Akius 105,
Little Gink 104, Aunt Sal 104, Blue Cap
105, Bernini 106 Rose Jullette 108, Mike
Mullen 108, Triboio 107, Welgs 108,
';lounln‘.‘llb. Mary H 110, Mary Jay
110, Al Plerce 111, Tia Jan 112 ‘
THIRD-—Selling; 3-year-olds and gr; “«
furle Déliver 101, Ratine 106, Blue
win nfl‘l, Lady Powers 112, Inakay 112,
Rvu’moo Agent 114, Sir L Joe 114, ;’ha-
Oerred 116" Riche v&hl‘: rson".' Hes Balon
Gerrad 118, 3 n .
118, 'romsuus 116, Rustiing Brass 116,
‘%l'&‘#fi" ‘rhe r:-vumgo furyy: mile:
4 » *
:;ron{.-nl‘o u;:iunm»\l 4 lr“”i. Her
t Tem L Anden . Eagle
10w, n:‘ .lflf.lm- 107, bAmbrose 110,
b Marrone entry.
FIFTH ~aoll‘|"z_ S-year-olds and up;
mile Bnd a)' : Lyan “,. Little B‘Sg
r 8, Holton: 111, Laird o' Kirkealdy
fl'l. Colonel Ashmeade 111, Lucky George
Ill.m'l:frv"mlo 118, Il:on:or m..v 18 ¥
- ~Melling. 4-¥ - and 5
11-18 miles: Lady :rlrllu'llo 104 Dugq
M‘D\‘mhu ll‘l‘..fl‘m ing ll‘l‘l. Marshon
1 upreme Irange
Weather cloudy. Track fast
AT JUAREZ FOR SUNDAY,
RET - Belling: 4-year-olds and up;
an:‘mm n‘u.nm ¥, Andle McGee
101, fl.r‘hjl Tiighman 108, Wild Hear
A%, Princess Janice 106, Ambri 108, Cls
ko 108, Holsington 108, John Louls 108,
Husky Lad lw Acumen 108, Gerds 110,
«mn.1..... Eve 110, Fitzgerald 113, Co
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“s}:cnxb- Belling. 4-year-olds and
up. seven furlongs Virgie Dot 88, John
fleuun ~ vhuror Knight 100, Littie
Abe 2.& Tordillo 198, Jumelia 103,
Downla uu‘ ‘nnn 196, Palma 108,
K 1 “hitton
‘;’"ll(fil- a.am," 3;?.""""' and up:
£y furlongs I%t 101, Ninal 108,
U See It ) nr«m- I 104, lLack
Raose 108, ':hno. 07, Mex 108, Seneca
182
FOURTN —Handioap: selling. 3.year.
olis and sevpn furiongs. ( Star
‘&.MU );' Blarney Ifl;‘nn.-
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PIFTH - Selling. 4-year-oids and up:
seven furion Petit Riea ™ llgu
sptiler O;' I.g‘u M, Choctaw 109, Con
naught 100, Kid Nelson 105, Ben Levy
108, Rey 108, mmunh 198, Dave
ontgomery 107, MoFerran 107,
’-.‘m.'.""..z..- Pr——g—
tes. arent ¥, Lad ¥, Con
%‘? 168, Mooniight 162, doidy 104, Any
s
Weather clear. Track fast
111 PEACHTREER &Y
Will serve New Yetr Dinner Sat.
wrday, January 1, A frem 12
fpm
Heart of Colery Queen Olives
HMosd Let'uce
Consamme Teorrap.n
Chosse Btrawe
Lobater & 1» Newhyrg
Stufled Turse, Gibiet Dressing
Cranbersy Rauce
Pig Jow! with Bioes Fred Poae
Condind Yams Lye Moming
Appis Frittery
Asparagus Vinagrete
Frut Sa'nd
Charistie Mugee
Mo Catyy Tos
nm Vo
3 cman By
Smante Gencye
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Judge Newman Holds L. and N.
Had Right to Insist on Re
moval of Poles,
Judge Newman SBaturday in the
United States District Court decided
against the Western Unjon Telegraph
Company in its fight to keep its wires
and poles on the right of way of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
Called on to dismiss an ejection sult
sited by the road against the wire con
cern, he refused to do so, .
This was a companion decision to
that rendered sevpral weeks ago, in
which Judge .\'ewgmn refused to dis
miss a suit brought against the
Western Union by the Atlanta and
West Point Railroad.
Attorneys for the Western Unlon
have expressed the intention of fight.
ing the case through to a finish, and
It is expected that the United States
Supreme Court will finally be caliad
upon to decide. This is an old fight
between the roads and the telegraph
companies, and revives the fight of
ten years or more ago, when the
Pennsylvania Rallroad employees
cut down the company’'s poles be
cause the company refused to move
them off the right of way.
Judge Newman’'s opinion saye:
“The prayer is that the court in
Some proper way condemn the prop
erty and fix the amount of compen
sation to be pald to the raflroad com
pany by the telegraph company. It
has already been determined by this
court in the Atlanta and West Point
case that a court of equity has 1o
such power. The opinion expressed
then is entertalned now.
“The contract of 1884 between tha
parties does not give to the telegranh
company any irrevocable and perpet.
ual right In and upon the rallroad’s
right of way, as clalmed, but gives it
simply the right to use and occupy
the right of way until the expiration
of the contract. The rallroad clearly
had the right to give the notice ‘o
vacate when it did 'n 1912, the pa
riod of time fixed by the contract
having expired. and ifs right to give
this notice and to Insist on ecompil
ance therewith mvust be sustained.”
DR. ISAAC OTT DEAD.
EASTON, PA., Jan. 1 Dr. Isaac
Ott, a writer on medical topics oPmor
than hationa® fame, dled toddy nxos
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Peace Emissaries Are Warned
Against Wandering Around by
Police at Copenhagen.
(By International News Service.)
COPENHAGEN, Jan. I.—lt ap
peared to-day that because of the
apathy, If not hostility of the Danes,
the leaderless Ford peace pllgrims
probably would cut short their stay
here.
At the New Year's Eve dinner giv
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Royal Shooting Club of Denmark, all
the pllgrims but a few reporters were
prevented by police guards from
leaving the hall until 11 o'clock, on
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but it was hinted that the real cause
was the attitude of the people to
ward the peace expedition.
The cause behind the Danish cold
ness toward the Ford enterprise was
said to be the actions of Mme. Rosika
Schwimmer, the Austrian delegate.
The people of Denmark sympathize
with the Allies. Mme. Schwimmer
was sent by the managers of the
peace party as their advance agent, -
She was in Copenhagen three days
before the pligrims arrived, to influ
ence the newspapers and the officials,
The newspapers to-day continued
the derisive tone In which they
chronicled the arrival of the party
and the people apparently pald no
more attention to the delegates than
did the few curjous loungers who
greeted them on arrival,
There were more rumors of dis
sension among the Ford emissaries
to-day. It was sald the majority as- )
werted that had Americans been al
lowed to manage the Copenhagen
v'eit embarrassment would have been!
avoided and the Danes would have
been more hospitable and cordlal.
The Copenhagen authorities to-day
were firm in® their order that the
peace party shall hold no publie
meetinge here. It was said that many
of the Americans would quit the party
here.
REALTY MAN A SUICIDE.
CHATTANOOGA, Jan. 1.-—Fraak
M. Pittman, a real estate dealer of
Rising Fawn, Ga., committed suielde
there by hanging, according to a long
g!ulance telephone message received
ere.