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2 CENTS SVERYWHERE PAY NO MORE COMMITTEE TO LET WILSON NAME GA. DELEGATES GOETHALS' SUPPRESSED CANAL ROBBERY CHARCES BARED Last Syfimmgwr?ne fienl§ Dré%fted&by éern;any S instructions to German Ambassa dor in Washington Likely To Be Received Tuesday. | T | (By International News Service.) BERLIN (via Amsterdam), Feb. 19. Final instructions for Ambassador von Bernstorff with reference to the submarine question were drafted by officials of the American Bureau of the German Foreign Office to-day and submitted to Foreign Secretary von Jagow for his approval. After ratification by Herr von Jagow and Imperial Chancellor von Bethmann- Hol!lweg, they will be forwarded to Washington, It is expected that by Tuesday the representatives of the German Gov srnment in the- American capital will 4ave received these instructions, and on that or the following day he again will take up the . Lusitania . matter with Secretary of State Lansing. The German press is again taking marked interest in the Lusitania is sue and the general submarine ques tion, particularly with reference to the sinking of armed mervhammen.‘ The Cologne Gazette says to-day: “Negotiations with America are in complete, but within a week our sub marine war against armed merchant men begins. We will allow nobody to curtall our rights, nor will we bother about the safety of reckless, crazy rieutrals traveling on English ships. “He who sits on a gunpowder bar rel with a lighted cigar in his mouth must not complain if he comes to grief.” Reply of Germany . Expected Next Week By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN, ‘ Staff Correspondent of International News Service. | WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Ger many's reply to the latest American request for an explanation of wheth er her new submarine war plans abridge the promises previously made to the United States is expected early next week. Meanwhile, it is almost certain the United States will prepare a general communication in which will be set forth just what the position of this Government is on the entire question, This communication will,set forth the belief that all merchant vessels have the right to be stopped and searched and provision made for the safety of their crews and passengers, if they carry any, before being sunk, whether they carry arms or not and whether their cargoes consist of contraband or noncontraband. It also is expected that this general communication will set forth the views of the United States as to just what sort of guns a merchantman may ie gally carry for defense and how they shfill be mounted. This will be pre pared by the State Department and submitted to President Wilson, but whether it will be issued to the bel ligerents will depend on developments, Prompt Reply Expected. Teutonic circles here insisted to day that Germany will make prompt reply to the latest suggestions fro.n Secretary Lansing. It is expected the Foreign Office will concur in the posi tiom taken by Count von Bernstorff that until the Allies agree that their merchant captains shall be warned not to resisf stoppage all armed ves sels must be sunk with warning. The embassy Insisted that when the complete mail text of the evidence submitted to Ambassador Gerard reaches the State Department within the next few days it will be conclu sively demonstrated that, with the ex ception of a few big passenger linars plying the Atlantie, every French and British steamer on the oceans has spa cific orders to resist submarines “that pursue” on sight. The fact that a submarine “pursues” is held in the Continued on Page 3, Column 2, { " -Snakes and Tigers } - Less Deadly Than $ ‘ g - Taxis and Trolleys | s - {| ¢ (By International News Service.) ¢ $ 1\ lew YORK, Feb. 19.—Ser- || '2 pents and wild beasts are ‘ harmless comparetd to New ' $ York’s. deadly taxis and street cars, ' ‘; says E. C. Erdis, a veteran explor- ‘ ; or, who has just returned from the '\‘ g jungles of South America. { o »” w ¢ BATCH GETS “WIFE'S” BILL. l ¢ ELWOOD, N. J., Feb. 19.—F0l- ‘ ¢ lowing receipt of a bill for 40 cents 5 ) for “tint” purchased by “Mrs.f; ¢ Hunt,” Robert W. Hunt, a wealthy Oh \: bachelor, issued a public statement | | 5 in which he declared that ‘“when }’ ¢ Mrs. Hunt does arrive he won't | ! mess through three coats of palnt S 5‘ to kiss her.” 4 (®" - < 2, READS TO KEEP WELL. S . NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—“ Read the ° 3 newspapers tharoughly if you want § 3 to keep well and live long,” ad- ' ¢ vises Dr. Stephen Smith, aged 93. > He also advocates moderation and ‘ 2' young people’'s companionship. nl ) " > - | COLD SHARPENS INVELLECT. | { PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.—A | { man’s intellect is best at s temper- $ zature of 30 degrees above zero, ; says Dr. Austin O’'Malley. He said 0 { no white man can live and succeed ‘ g below the South Carolina border. [ Fire D War Plant i f Tennessee | ] BRISTOL, TENN.,, Feb. 19.— l"ire‘ which threatened the big plant of the Federal Dyestuffs and Chemical Coin- ‘ pany at Kingsport, Tenn., 25 miles southwest of Bristol, early to-day “nmt confined to unit No. 2 of the plant, and the damage is only slight. ‘ Telephone connection with the plant | was cut off during the early mnrningi hours, and wild rumors that the en-; tire plant had been destroyed were | prevalent. The belief prevailed mat‘ this plant, which manufactures cer-i tain ingredients for high explosives as | well as dyestuffs, had been made the| victim of German plotters, but this| idea was dissipated by a statpmem' by Superintendent F. P. Summers that I the fire was due to the overturning ufi a lantern, causing an explosion among | chemicals. The plant is without fir ' protection, and the flames were pr~>-' vented from spreading by the heroic efforts of a bucket brigade. Thez plant is said to be guarded against possible plots to destroy it. l The Federal Dyestuffs and (‘hemi—' cal Company established its plant here only recently. A. B. DuPont, a brot!i er of T. Coleman DuPont, former head of the E. I. DuPont-NeMours Puwder' Company, is chairman of the board of directors of the Federal (‘ompnny.l which is a Delaware corporation, cap italized at $15,000.000. | ['he Churches of Atlanta | That all may know the sincere welcome which the churches of Atlanta extend to their members and the entire community many places of worship publish the time and Jsheme of their services in The Daily Georgian every Saturday. Under the heading “Go to Church Sunday’ will be found listed those churches which hold out the welcoming hand through The Georgian. So practical is this spirit with them that it finds its way into print in the light of a personal invitation to ev eryone—an invi tation to be accepted in the spirit of friendliness and good will in which it is given. Consult the announcements in to-day’s Georgian and accept the hospitality of one of these churches. I'he Atlanta Georgian 20 East Alabama Street - The Newspaper of the Home TRE ag"—'—_ = I [/ \NTA =D .-=—‘. es T L : - \ Y N S AST . T A LEADING NEWSPAPER 5 F/Ace S IAN I VO XLV . NO: 171 | ‘Meeting for Nomination of State Officials Not Likely to Come | | Up at This Time. The State Democrati Executive Committee, in session Saturday at the Piedmont Hotel, will decida Eil’-:-'ilnsl holding a convention fgr the | purpose of choosing dzlcgates to the | national convention of the party at 551. Louis. l Neither will the delegates be chosen by a primary The choice will be left t(n the “successful candidate for the | nomination,”” which presumably is ;\\'mu]ru\\ Wilson.' He, through spokes | men in Georgia, will select such dele 'g;nm as he likes. l That was the indication just before the committee opened its session at noon. The sentiment of a majority of the members of the committee was against the convention plan. } It was indicated that the matter of | a convention for the nomination of Ist:n:-hnu.w officers would not be taken [u;- at this meeting. | Judge E. J. Reagan is chairman of the committee, and St. Elmo Massen ?;’;\‘J- secretary. Almost the full mem ’hf-r.\‘l‘.f;x was in Atlanta for the meat 'ing, in person or by proxy. E Members of the committee will be EL‘IJU'I'LHI“‘I! Saturday evening at 7 | o’'clock at the Hotel Ansley at a din :nvr to be given by St. Elmo Mas i.\l‘lluill(& The dinner is not connected iin any way with the meeting of the | committee and Mr. Massengale de | clared Saturday that it would be | thoroughly democratic i. e, * dress | Suits, etc., will be taboo “ “It's just to get acquainted and !lm\’v a good time,” Mr. Massengale ;('xp.,uin'.f. |R i & Posse Hunts Men | a {] 3 - Who Wounded Six ; & | TAYLORSVILLE, MISS., Feb. 13 — |An armed posse with blodhounds waus ;to-day on the trall of two men be -115»—,\':«1 to have ambushed and seri | ously wounded Stephen Blackwell, | Mrs. Victoria Blackwell, Eddie Black i\\'»-lk, Mrs. Fannie Meyer and Mr. and I'“N Wiley Jones. The party were returning home lfrnm a neighborhood dance and at a ‘(\H'H in the road were fired on. They | were found two hours afterward by if’l‘]u)m.\ searching for then Two of the women, the officers sa) ]l\.'? not live. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916. 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Orpet, the University of Wisconsin student ac- i cused of the murder of Marian Fran- | ces Lambert in the woods at IA;;L,“;' Forest, apparently had resigned him-' seif to-day to the expectation that the Coroner’'s jury on Monday wlll order him hela for the girl’s death | ~ Attorneys for Orpet announced to- | ;rl:q) that the accused youth wil ;wt% testify at tne inquest. { | 5 Dr. Ralph Webster, employved by | | Coroner J. L. Taylor, of Lake (H.vmz_v,{ 114, determine the contents of the dead | girl’s stomach, has reported that she died of cyanide of potassium poison- | ing. Dr. Webster said to-day that the | cyanide crystals were not mixed with any other poison, but likely were dis- | solved in water The physician also reported that the ! | tiny crystals found under the ‘u'.nfl; | girl’s finger nails were of pure .-‘..xv‘ lm‘l» of potassium. ; | 5 ey | / | Sweden Prohibits 1 . (By International News Service.) | STOCKHOLM, Feb. 19.—Export of coffee from Sweden is prohibited by a Government decree issued to-day, Copyright, 1916, by International News Service. . . High Prices Break . War Order Plants (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Many American war order companies are collapsing under the burden of Kuro pean contracts because of the in creased price of war material, accord ing to reports given the Treasury De partment by New York business men. One bonding house reported it has a list of 400 companies operating in and around New York City which had l\x:n: orders from Europe and which have failed. | Even the high bids made by these companies for the orders did not al ilrnw a sufficient margin for the tre | mendous increase in wholesale prices im‘ raw materials, the reports say. . Hickey Drops Out ' . - Cf Police Board Race } Councilmanic supporters of 1. S. ;Styron’and John H. Welch were lin | ing up votes for their nominees Sat ‘ urday, the race having been narrowed 11-‘riday by the withdrawal of James 11-l. Hickey, who also sought the for | mer berth of Captain James W. Eng lish as Police Commissioner. Mr. Hickey withdrew because of a split in the Sixth Ward delegation. Alderman Barnes and Councilman Mincey will support Mr. Btyron, while Councilman Edwin F. Johnson willl boost Mr. Welch Copyright. 1906, 9 OR g PAY NO MORE. By The Georglan Co 2 CENTS ON TRAINS, 5 CENTS : AL e ( SEE THIS, ABOUT V& %12 5 ,&D 3&’3 L{,\mo FORGOT TR l | DN MA'E A LETTER /) - A 'fic{ 9 Fow‘t\a \S i N \ / “‘*\ 7 fas @2o 19108 77 48 g,__\ : \\«‘é - Cah’ % { ’,/'/"/ i« o ’v\\.'*.fu l\a / //:‘, A e g By 77 \S\ Y 7 i 7 ./ \\ SRS -7 W N . ‘v / X\\ % 3 \""/ 7 8 :’::V/ o [} /,/" A 78l b Se / sl 4 / 7 ‘ly.,'f PP / R 7 i‘/m/'//% 7T 7, 1 e IRV ) S ’ //7/ ‘ ‘ ) / /7 77 / ‘ A(Vj—‘/l. l ‘ (’L",/ IV s, |—AND YOUR WIFE SAW A FUNNY PICTURE IN THE PAPER,— AND You SAW A VISION OF SOMETHING THAT OCCURRED TWO DAYS A GO,— 2 | e 7177/ «f ,# 7 ke Lyal/ e < WS Ay ) ’ /,’M//Um B AV f ) ) | TN/ T ///( ) p {* |l= Hf} e i \ &2. .lfi'/' :nim\;\y“ ! / '/ 4 0 e [ .!r/ Bemetib 717/ — NN gl | A / / ,l(’/ NI & \uh Y Y's IR s, Bt | Y NI LT B (] ] || e ’l&’:fi.;:‘f’/ /f N - (MRS IR ! Ne I | N il |-AND FOUND, WHAT You FEARED,— -o e = // £,7, 7k 7//// | s me LTy el A 177\ TiMe WL NeR (77 B’ |/ /// | AT LRES 72 oAI m ALt RN L) ; /7// ANYBopY. f 0& ”éla\ { /f 1 777 Y f%is M”é‘}‘ i / /// ) :'?'#‘7-'-*“ * | VI S i |/)| / v/ /// 4 / Bt AN : it | V 1 RN e i ”‘ 7 ‘ t g”/ /// /) ','/ W /,// ) ..“" : ' 4//’"'/// / //// 'FOH;W o ..l' 3 W / z & ;/ / \\\ : l /[t — ¢ W= . i -AND MAIL THE LETTER 2 WOULDNT IT BUMP You: G | reat Role | . ! o-might The opening performance by Hm‘ Boston Opera Company gave mvr,'v'! { promise of notable productions «.,’i “Buttertly” at the matinee and “La | Boheme’” at night. Zenatello and | | Villani have been heard for the last| time, but the “Butterfly’” of the after noon will be the little Japanese, Ta maka Miura; the Pinkerton will iu-f | Riccardo Martin, who has several| times sung the role here with 1-':.rr::r.l and Graham Marr will be the Sharp- , less. Another former 4\lt~rru;m‘l|'xnl singer will be heard in the person of Paclo Ananian, who will sing the role of the old Japanese priest. i In “Boheme” the final role of Mimli | will be sung by Maggie Teyte, t?m! little English soprano, probably LI’)H( feremost woman singer in tie com pary. Giuseppe Gaudenzi, a _\nun;;i tenor who is said to have a rwnurl\'-, ably sweet voice, will sing the gre:n% arias of Rocolpho, and Mardones will | be heard as Colline Marcello, .\‘n-m—! ti's familiar role here, will be !mn-! dled by Thomas Chalmers, a 3'0&17;,.;' lAmeMcan baritune of considerapie fame ByTEPowers} | s Banker’s Home - Demolished ! ? by Bomb | (By International News Service.) i CHICAGO, Feb. 19 With a roar {that could be heard for miles and | with a force that rocked houses on !l:ulr foundations and shattered | scores of windows, a bomb \;.lé ex :‘;‘!u-fm in the home of Modestino! Mastrogliovanni, an [talian banker, in the heart of a fashionable section of ‘i;,‘;nn-L Boulevard, at 5:45 o’clock this |morning | The total damage to the Mastrogio- I\:nn-l home, which was demolished, 'h!rl the neighboring houses and apartment buildings was variously ’o»s:imaum from $50,000 to SIOO,OOO. ’.\'nurly every window in a three-story jd[}.t!!”lf‘ll" structure on the north side {of the banker’s home wag shattered, !.’m(l occupants of the rooms facing ! the Mastrogiovanni home were | thrown from their beds and showered I-.vnh broken glass. i No one was injured by the explo i:iu:. Mastrogiovanni and the mem i bers of his family were asleep in rear !I:5.~!:13r~ rooms at the time { ! A blackhand plot was believed by | the police to have been responsible for Ithe explosion, as the banker recently received & threatening letter demand -Imme moones EVENING EDITION - 1 . ¢ A i 1 | 3 (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The sup pressed report of Major General George Goethals dealing with the Panama land frauds, whereby the United States will pay $18,000,000 for land worth $1,000,000, to-day was placed In the possession of the House Canals Commission | In the bald language of a soldier who resented his Gevernment being “robbed,” General GoSthals set forth that “most summary representations’ to the Panama Republic would be jus tifled by the “robbery” of the United States He very flatly charged that *“pal pable perjury” and ‘“scandal” have marked the land awards of the joint land commission, This report, covering the last fiscil year, was suppressed “for interna tional reasons as the result of an agreement between the State and War Departments.” Expunged From Report. General Goethals told the commit tee he had outlined all of the land deals on the isthmus in his report when he submitted it last summer, but that after the report reached the War Department “all of this matter had been expunged.” He explained at the previous hear | ing, when he told of the suppression, that he was before the committee to !u'*"”\‘* the land commission, and that his “consclence was clear” in the mat |!<\ of making the Information publie. ! He has now submitted the report in manuscript form, and it clearly shows the markings of the censor. Each page is carefully marked out in pen cil, and on each page a memorandum shows referring to “five-c-b-21, Sept. i’_‘k, 1915, evidently the department giving the reasons for the suppression of the report The report attacked the Panama Joint land commission in no uncer tain terms. The commission had charge of the settling of all land claims against the Covernment in the Canal Zone and General Goethals a week ago told the committee its awards were $16,000,000 or $17,000,000 over the true value of the land. He | said the commission bitterly opposed the administrative officlals of the Government in the Canal Zone. { Threats Against Agents. I “Charges of oppresions, threats and | frauds,” the suppressed report says, ‘were made against the Government's agents and the land inspectors, by :u.‘:m.y ts and their attorneys, and i\xm«- supported by the testimony of | the former, who have combined j against the Government to extort { money from it. The atmosphere here | (in Panama) is quite unfriendly to | the United States, the evident inten tion being to get all that is possible by | any means that can be employed, and |in many cases ths most palpable per i;n\, isg committed by the claimants \“\ and their witnesses “The important issue involved is something more than money. It af fects the gecod name of our Govern ment and its agents.” The report sets forth a letter writ ten to the Secretary of Foreign Rela= tions of Panama last June; charging that the administrative officials of the United States on the isthmus un dervalued land. The American mem-« bers of the commission objected to this letter, the report says. { “On account of thls action on the part of the Panama commissioners,” said the rt:pnr'. “our government t would be justified in making to the Panama government the most sum mary representations with respect to them.” 7 Insisted on Inspection. ! The Panama commissioners in lsms-d that the commission itself should inspect all land for wbich compensation was claimed, . 3