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CONVENTION AT MACON MAY 3
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r EVERYWHERE
- PAY NO MORE
BRITISH SEIZE 38 GERMANS ON AMERICAN SEIP
GOURT FIGHT ON OVER RICH TOLBERT ESTATE
At the afternoon session Saturday
of the State Democratic Executive
Commtitee a resolution, offered by
Clark Howell and providing as fol
fows, was adopted:
For 30 days the secretary of the
executive committee will be ready
to receive any and all formal en
tries to be made for the presi
dential nomination. If at the end
of 30 days there is only one can
didate, there will be no presiden
¢ tial primary. If more than one,
then the secretary is to notify
Chairman Reagan, and a State
wide primary is to be held the
s first Wednesday in April.
x» The primary will be under
“w.Democratic primary rules.
If there is no primary, then the
county executive committees
shall meet on or before April 12
and call the county primaries for
the election of delegates to the
State convention at Macon May 3.
There will be twice as many
delegates as there are members of
the House of Representatives
from each county, and these men
are to be avowed Wilson support
ers,
If there is only one candidate
¢« for national committeeman when
the State convention meets, he
shall be certified as the delegate
for the four-year term. If more
than one, then one is to be chosen
by the State convention. If a pri
mary is held, the State executive
committee will meet in Macon to
provide for it on call of the chair
man.
Resolutions praising President Wil
son for his peace stand, his prepared
ness propaganda and urging him for
8 second term were adopted, and the
committee adjourned
When the committee first got down
to work Saturday a resolution was
passed confining the business of the
session to the selection of the dele-
Bates to the national convention. This
+ excluded the consideration of the pri
maries for Statehouse officials, and,
although several efforts were made to
wrevive this issue and attempt to over
ride the resolution, it stood as first
passed.
Judge E. J. Reagan is chalrman of
the committee, and St. Elmo Massen
gale secretary. Almoust the full mem
bership was in Atlanta for the meot
ing, in person or by proxy.
Members of the committee will be
entertaired Saturday evening at 7
o'clock at the Hotel Ansley at a din
ner to be given by St. Elmo Mas
sengale. The dinner is not connected
in any way with the meeting of the
committee and Mr. Massengale de
clared Saturday that it would be
thoroughl!y democratic, 1. e, dress
guits, etc., will be taboo.
“It's just to get acquainted and
have a good time,” Mr. Massengale
¢kplained.
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lowa Progressives
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DES MOINES, IOWA, Feb. 13—
The lowa delegation to the Progres-j
slve national convention will not be
instructed, but it is understood the
delegates who will go to Chicago in
June will entertain the idea of sup
porting any other man than Colonel
Roosevelt for the presidential momi
nation. |
%) The State central committee decid- I
ad that no instructions be given the
eonvention delegates,
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$ New YORK, Feb. 19.—Ser- §
2 pents and wild beasts are
5 harmless compared to New %
| York's deadly taxis and street cars, |
! says E. C. Erdis, a veteran explor- ¢
¢ or, who has just returned from the s"
§ jungles of South America, {
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. BATCH GETS “WIFE’'S” BILL, )
. ELWOOD, N. J, Feb. 19.—F0l- |
0 lowing receipt of a bill for 40 cents ‘gl
éfor “tint” purchased by “Mrs. (I
g Hunt,” Robert W, Hunt, a wealthy f:I
¢ bachelor, issued a public statement I']
¢ in which he declared that “when |
{ Mrs. Hunt does arcive he won't,l‘
! mess through three coats of paiat }
{ to kiss her.” §I
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3 READS TO KEEP WELL. 0|
{ NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—“ Read the |
¢ newspapers thoroughly if you want ¢
%to keep well and live long,” ad- ¢
vises Dr. Stephen Smith, aged 83, §
§ He also advocates moderation and
{ young people’s companionship. %
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IE COLD SHARPENS INTELLECT. j
| PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.—A
5 man’s intellect is best at a temper
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| ature of 3G degrees above zero,
S says Dr. Austin O'Malley. He said é
¢ no white man can live and succeed |
§ below the South Carolina border, $
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11-Year-old
While Mrs. Ernest Huguley, No. 50
Sutherland drive, Kirkwood, was at a
neighborhood party Friday afternoon
she was called to the telephone.
She recognized the voice of her
11-year-old son, Thomas Clinton
Huguley, on the other end of the
wire. He gave her the following
message and he spoke the words
without a quaver in his voice or ex
citement in his tone:
“l wish you would come home as
soon as you can, mother,” he said.
“We've had a little accident here. It's
nothing to be excited about. And,
mother, before you go, you might call
a doctor. I've gshot myself in the leg.
It's nothing serious. I've already
washed the wound.”
And when Mrs. Huguley reached
home she found that the bullet had
pierced the right leg of the little fel
low while he was shooting at rats in a
fleld 200 yards from the nouse. De-I
spite the painful nature of the wound,
he had reached home unaided, nad
bathed the wound with an antiseptic
solution and had undressed and re
tired to bed.
The boy is doing splendidly Satur-i
day.
That all may know the sinceres welcome which the churches of
Atlanta extend to their members and the entire community,
many places of worship publish the time and theme 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 everyone—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 Georglan and accept the
hospitality of one of these churches.
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Police politics have taken such
chape within the last few days as to‘
indicate almost beyond a doubt that |
Robert C. Clark, Commissioner frnm‘
the Eighth Ward, will be named as|
chairman to succeed William P. Fain,
who will retire from the commission, |
when the board holds its organization
meeting the second Tuesday night in
March. By the same tokens Andy R.
King, Commissioner from the Ninth
Ward, will be selected vice chairman.
This is the state of affairs that has
evolved from a general race for chair
man in which are Mr. Clark, Mr. King,
Robert T. Pace, J W. Maddox and
\VV. A. Vernoy, and in which victory
| seemed to depend on the election by
,Ccuncil of new Commissioners from
the Second and Sixth Wards.
Friends of John Welch were cer
tain Saturday that he would win over
I. Styron for the Sixth Ward place
They claimed 20 pledged votes
The Second Ward race, with Coun
cilmen active in the behalf of Isaac
Schoen, Harry G. Poole and Joseph
Loewus, is more in doubt, though the
supporters of Mr. Poole claim a ma-
Jority of the members of Council have
promised to vote for him.
Friends of Mr. Clark state that he
will get eight, and possibly nine votes
for the chairmanship of the com
mission. i
Certain members of the commission
hope to take a long step toward eli
minating politics from the department
at the organization meeting. Coun
cilman Edwin Johnson has announced
that he will introduce a resolution to
allow Chief Mayo to name all new
men elected to the department, and
also to decide promotions, a policy
that was adopted a few days ago for
the fire department by the Board ofl
Firemasters. I
A number of officlals have signified
an intention of lending a hand in aid- ‘
ing the passage of the resolution I
While the Chief of Police always has |
had the right of nomination in elec
tions and promotions, his authority
in the matter in the past has boenl
merely nominal
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BANQUET FOR WESLEYAN HEADAI
WAYCROSS, Feb 19.—~Tuesday
night a meeting of the male members
of First Methodist Church will be ad
dressed by Dr. C R. Jenkins, prfi!i-‘
dent of Wesleyan College, of Macon I
Following the address a banquet wIII|
be served .
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ATLANTA, GA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 1918
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g ASHINGTON, Feb., 19—
¢ \;\[ White House statisticians
% announced to-day that
{ President Wilson has signed more
¢ than 1,500 letters and commissions
{ this week—an unusually large
{ number. 3
{ The Presicent signs on an av- |
Zonge of 50,000 various kinds ofs
{ documents a year. .He is an ex
¢ ceptionally slow penman, and
¢ scrawling of his signature cßn:
{ sumes six seconds. The statistical ]
; bugs have figured that he con- $
5 sumes 83 hours a year merely $
¢ writing “Woodrow Wilson.” The |
; signature is three inches long when |
)he puts the final flourish on it, ¢
{ After a year in the White House, |
[ he has written 2 1.3 miles of |
¢ "Woodrow Wilsons.” z
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NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 19.—The
British and African Steamship Navi
gation Company, of Liverpool, owners
of the capturéd BritMh liner Appam,
to-day filed a libel in the United
States District Court here, claiming
possession of the vessel.
Judge Wadhill issued the order for
the libel process. Frederick R. Cou
dert and Ralph M. Bullows, of New
York, appeared for the iibellaat
Victims i
(By International News Service.)
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 19.—Lacking
food and shelter, 2,000 persons ma
rooned near Newellton, where the
main levee of the Missiseippi River
went out, were to-day in a preca
rious situation
Much suffering was reported among
the marooned plantation laborers who
can not be rescued because the water
Is rushing through a 700-foot crevasse
at the rate of twenty miles an hour.
A lake 25 miles long and from 6 to
15 miles wide has been formed by the
released waters, and the flooded area
is increasing hourly.
Still higher water is expected with
in a week, and the prediction was
made to-day that all of the parishes
of Tensas, Concordia, Franklin and
Catahoula would be covered by a sea
of water 85 miles long and 50 miles
wide
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BRUNSWICK, Feb. 19.—8 t. Elmo
Commandery, No. 21, Knights Tem
plar, was inspected last night. Past
Grand Commander Luther Stevens, of
Atlanta, and Grand Secretary C. 8
Wood, of Savannah, were the inspect
ing officers. After the inspection a
banquet was given at the Oglethorpe
Hotel
In addition to the grand ofMcers of
the State, Grand Master N. H. Bal
lard, of the Georgia Grand Lodge of
Masons, wag present
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Vermont Cow Wing
World Butter Record
(B(y International News Service.)
MONTPELIER, VT, Feb. 19.—Flu
ella Mechtilde, a Holsteln cow owned
by Dr. J. G. Whitney, was to-day Je
clared by the Vermont State Experi
ment Station a winner of the world's
record by producing 35.316 pounds of
butter in a seven-day test.
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The question of whether littie
Mark Tolbert, 8-year-old daughter of |
Mre. Frank Orme, shall share in t‘xe‘
estate of the late Mark L. Tolbert, |
valued at about $200,000, is to be da
termined at the May term of the Su
perior Court. Little Mark is a gran}i.
daughter of the wealthy Atlantan, and
has started a fight in court to con
strue the latter’s will that she may
share in the estate, the construing of
which by the executors left her out
absolutely,
This new phase of the litigation
over the estate developed through the
filing of a bili in Superior Court by
Attorneys Jones & Chambers in be
half of the little girl, and in which
the court is asked to construe the wil
‘MJ‘M ner -an-heir and -eito
to enjoin any further distribution of
the estate. A temporary injunctign
was granted to hold the estate in its
present form pending the hearing.
Father One of Heirs. |
The bill was brought in the name of
Mrs. Frank Orme and Frank Orme, as
guardian of little Mark. Mrs nrm:‘l
at the time of her marriage to .\lr.}
| Orme, was the widow of Mark L. Tol
‘bert. Jr, son of Mr. Tolbert, who was‘
named in the will as one of the heirs
The outcome of the litigation will be
of especial interest to a number of
Atlantans, who are said to have pur
chased parts of the estate and to have
loaned money on it, for the reason
{ that, should little Mark Tolbert win,
| she will receive a one-third interest
This Wwould tend to affect the titlss
to all property already disposed of a nd
any mortgages that might exist, it was
{ stated.
The entire estate practically has
been distributed and much of it dis
posed of, it was understood
| Under the terms of the will, as con
strued by the executors, George ¢
'l)mmmond and Mrs. W, C, Tolbert,
{the whole estate went to Harry Tol
| bert and Mrs. Arthur Reld, son and
|daughter of Mark L. Tolbert, deceased,
{and brother and sister of Mark L. Tol
bert, Jr., also deceased
Left to Three Children
| The will provided that the estate
las ould go to the three children, and
I.r'ku'.d not be distributed until Mre
Reid, who was Miss Aleen Tolbert,
I'»favhed the age of 25 years It also
!vas provided that in the event of the
!,1»;"‘1 of either of the three the estate
| should g 0 to the remaining two
Mark L. Tolbert, Jr., was unmar
ried at the time of his father's dpavh,'
| but later married, and when he rl:-'-.‘l
|left a widow and one child, M 2 k Tol .
3\., rt As no provision had been mmlwl
for possible helrs of either of w,.‘
1:erl children, the distribution of the |
| estate was made when Mrs IH-»I]
%Vfi'g' led the age of 25, without .lfl\’;
| part of it being allotted to e little
!.; rl of the deceased son |
| BSeveral valuable pleces of prn;v;r\!
lare represented in the state, inc lud- |
ling the Leland Totel and a business |
j::'; lding at Decatur and Butler streeis 1
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‘Bandit Who Stole
S2IOO Payroll Caught
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| CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—~Charles Var
:'I-;\"'- formerly of Brookfield, 1.,
cashier of the C A. Taylor Trunl
| Works, was held up by a bandit a
| Wash ngton boulevard and Das ;
| Plaines street this afternoon, was |
‘z""-' in the leg when he resisted and
was robbed of the company pay roll, |
containing $2,100 I
l The bandit was pursued by sever: |
policemen, who captured him after a
‘h(,! chase and the Aring ‘v-f many |
shots I'he crowds on the ~,tu~'l
lwcre, terrified by the robbery and
chase The money was recovered
i ght, 1008, 2. ITS PAY NO MORE.
i The Gcksie’ Ca 2 CENTS ON TRAINS. 5 cents. |
TO-DAY'S RACING
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AT NEW ORLEANS.
FIRST—4 furlongs: Solveign, 116
(Obert), 7, 5-2, even, won; Dungn Din,
115 (J. McTaggart), 4, 8-5 4-5, second;
Bllver Sedge, 109 (Gentry), 10, 4,2,
thiN. Time, :47 3-8, Equals track
record. Bird Lore, Owaga, Aimeee T,
Ben Ham&)son. Waukeag, Chemung, Our
Netta and Swift Fox also ran.
SECOND—B 6 furlongs: Talebearer
116 (Koerner), 2, 4-5,‘2-5, won; Un
daunted, 112 (Andress), 7, 5-2, even, sec-—
ond; Ratina, 107 (J. McTa gart‘.‘ 1
7-2, even, third. Time, 1:13 f-s. ea
licka, Balgee, Zindell and The Bplr.fl
also ran.
THIRD-—5% furlongs: Dr. Larrick,
129 (Butwell), 7-2, 7-5,' 7-10, won; Hes
ter Prynne, 116 (J. McTaggart), 7-2
1-5, 7-10, Second; Uncle Jimmis 11l
(Ambrose), 12, 5, 5-2, third. Time,
1:05 3-5, New track record. Greenwood,
Smrtllng, Dr. Carmen, Madame Her
mann, Presumption, Washoe Belle and
Blue Cap also ran,
FOURTH —1 1-16 miles: Marion
Goosby, 108 (Garner), 10, 4,2, won;
aSkerface, 98 (Brazel), 8,3, 8-5, sec
ond; Panzaretta, 112 (Kederis), & 5-2.1
6-5, third. Time, 1:45. aCelesta, Eagle,
Doroth{l Dean, Ed Crump, drump '
Bryn imah, Fair Helen, Dick VHY—
liams, Lahore, Syrian, Figenny, Indo
lence also ran. aCuopled.
FIFTH—MiIe: Jessle Louise, 107
(Meehan), 6-5, 1-2, 1.5, won; Broom
sedge, 114 (Butwell), 3, 4-5 ,2-5, sec
ond; Mary H, 98 (Garner) 8, 5-2, even
third. Time, 1:39 1-5. Orperth Colonel
Marchmont, Goodwood and Rediand also
ran. y
AT HAVANA,
FIRST—S% turlon,a: Marigold, 96
(Willlams), 4, 8-5, 7-10, won; Dakota,
108 (Jones), 8-5, 2-5, out, second; Dane
ing Star, 96 (Pitz), 15, 6,3, third. Time,
1:08 1-5. Rustic Maid, Beaumont Belle
and Ethan Allen also ran.
SECOND—‘—H? furlongs: Jabot, 109
(Young), 3, 6-5, 3-5, won; Phil Connor,
108 (Taplin), 12, 5,2, second; Inlan, 103
(Dominick), 3, even' 1-2 third. Time,
1:08 2-5. Ball Band, Paul Davis, Nino
Muchacho, Borel and Andrew O’'Day
also ran,
THIRD - 3-year-olds, 5% furlongs:
3‘:“ Blnckgoold, losmlau?%vnitfilln). 8, ;.
-5, won; Paulson ams),
9.5, second; Galeswinthe, 102 (g\t:):
8, 5-2, 6-5, third. Time ,1:08 1-5. Greet
ing, Blue Rock, Jerry, Jr, White Eye,
,Stunner and Granado also ran.
| AT JUAREZ,
FIRET—2I; furlongs: Waremore, 110
(Acton), 7-5, 3-5, 1-, won; Sir Richard
113 (Pickens), 2, even, 2-5, second; Old
Harry, (E. Martin), 4, 8-5, 7-10, third.
Time, :40 1-5. Besanta, ida Trovato,
Good Note, Lazy Lou, Jay Thumel also
ran,
RACING ENTRIES ON PAGE 2.
High Prices Break
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Many
American war order companies are
collapsing under the burden of Euro
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
war orders from KEurope and which
have failed.
Even the high bide made by these
companies for the orders did not al
low a sufficient margin for the tre
mendous increase in wholesale prices
of raw materials, the reports say.
Bank Clearings Gain
Despit Dul% Period
Bank clearings in Atlanta were dis
tinetly favorable for the week, con-n
sidering the fact that this is “be
tween-pericd season.” The report of
the Clearing House Association
showed a total of $16,376,414.55 for the
week, against $13,842,851.46 the cor
responding week last year
The total for Saturday was $2,366,-
433.94, agalinst $2,050,647.11 the same
day last year.
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Sec. Lansing, a Bride
(By International News Servios.)
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19.—That Miss
Louise Lansing, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
niece of Secretary of State Lansing,
and Louls G. Logsdon, of Owensboro,
Ky.. were married secretly two weeks
ago, was made public heres to-day.
It was stated that the marriage
followed a three-day courtship.
SHOT IN NANKAPOOM'
COLUMBUS, Feb. 19 —~Hudson
Stevens, a negro, was shot in the
stomach by John Henry Schnell, an
other negro, at Nankapooh, about
seven miles from Columbus The
wounded negro was rushed to the
Columbus hospital, where, though he
was operated on, he dled, Schnell
was not arrested,
FlNAL>@e¢
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BERLIN (by wireless), \Feb. 19—
Activity is reported from all sections
of the west front by the German War
Office. In Flanders an attack by Eng-
Ilish troops, made after a cannonade
of the German positions, was re
pulsed.
In Artois and in the Argonne there
kave been vigerous mining operations.
In Upper Alsace the French posi
tion southwes tof Altkirch was pene
trated by the Germans.
The following official statement was
given out:
“Weset Front—A British attack
southeast of Ypres, which had been
preceded by artillery fire, was ren
dered fruitless,
“North and northeast of Arras (in
Artois) there were attacks with hand
grenades and also mining operations.
We occupied the crater made by the
explosion of one of our mines.
“Between the Aisne and Meuse Riv
ers there has been alternate bombard
ments and fights with mines. We
mined and destroyed a position of the
French at Combres Height.
“Southwest of Altkirch (Upper Al
sace) we penetrated one of the posi
tions of the enemy, destroying fence
works and were entdnglements and
capturing a few prisoners and two
mine throwers
“Our alrmen have bombarded the
aerodrome at Abeel and the railway
stations in the vicinity
“East Front—There ig nothing to
report,
“Balkan Front—The positions are
unchanged.”
Turks Abandon
Black Sea Port
(By International News Service.) :
PETROGRAD. Feb. 19.—1 n antici
pation of the complete occupation of
eastern Armenia by Russian troops,
the Turkish Government is preparing
to evacuate Trebizond, the important
Ottoman port on the Black Sea, A
dispatch from Tiflie states that the
removal of Turkish stores from Tre
bizond already has begun, and that
Armenians dwelling in that city are
being slain by the scores ‘
In the meantime fighting between
Russian troops and that part of the
Erzerum garrison which escaped
when the Turkish fortress fell is still
in progress west of Erzerum Botoref
the routed Turkish soldiers were rals
lied terrific losses were inflicted by
Russian Cossacks, but, owing to addi
tional reinforcements which the Turks
have received the Russians have now
checked the pursuit to consolidate the |
gains that they have made
When the advance is once more re- |
sumed, progress necessarily will be
','lnu" owing to the mountainous re
'xinn weat of Erzerum In this re
glon there are bhut a few routes that |
'ran be used, and these are almost im
l‘has&.mn during the winter months. |
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I.l;'rrlu,we War Dispatches of The
Atlanta Georgian and The Lown I
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l ROME, Feb. 19 —According to dls-l
IP'nfhu received ha{» serious troublel
has broken out In Constantinople
, On Thursday large crowds gathered
in the streets and made a demon
| stration, shouting against the war
{and the Young Turks. German po
lll'-a- attacked the manifestants
The German garrison is guarding
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{ THE WEATHER. 3
§ Forscast—Fair and warmer Sat. *
urday night and Sunday, 4
Temperatures—6 a. m, 28; 8
|§ &m. 32; 10 a. m., 36; 12 noon, 40; |
1pm,42; 2 p. m, 4, 4
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SHANGHAI, Feb, 18.—Thirty-eight
Germans were taken off the American
steamer China, on the high seas, by a
British auxiliary cruiser, presumably
the Laurentiec. :
The China left here yesterday for
San Francisco, and was halted by the
cruiser early to-day.
U. 8. Protest Probable,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Officials
here adimitted thizs afternoon that
information had been received to the
effect that 38 Germans had been
taken off the American liner Chind by
a Britsih cruiser A protest against
this action probably will be filed with
the British Government .
U. 8. Protests Turk
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Armenian Qutrages
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—~The
State Department has sent a com
munieation to the Turkish govern
ment at Constantinople expressing in
no uncertain terms the displeasure of
‘this government at the treatment ac
corded Armenians by the Turkish
officials.
At the same time it sent to Berlin,
through Ambassador Bernstorff, a
communication asking the German
government to uyse its good offices in
relieving the plight of the Armenians
and in preventing further atrocities.
Officials this afternoon refused to
digcuss the action, other than to ad
mit the communications were for
warded.
Clarence Stockdell
Divorce ife
orced by Wis
Mrs. Bertha Dunlap Stockdell, fos
mer Atlanta society girl, on Saturday
was granted a divorce by the courts
at Richmond, Va. from her husband,
Clarence L. Stockdell, son of the late
Harry C. Stockdell, of Atlanta, ac
cording to information reaching At
lanta from Richmond. Stockdell,
while residing In Atlanta before his
removal to Richmond about six years
ago, was prominent in insurance cir
cles and also in Gedpgia military af
falrs, receiving the titie of major in
the commissary branch of the State
militia
Detalls of the divorce decree were
not learned here, though it is under
stood there was no alimony granted.
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Chaingang Sentence
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For Rich Man Upheld
Reckless driving of an automobile
that results in injury to another, re
gardless of whether they be walking
or riding, is a criminal offense and is
punishable ae assault and battery,
was the decision Saturday of the
Court of Appeals in the case of the
State versus H. H. Tift, Jr, son of &
well-known millionaire of Tifton.
The appeal came from the Superior
Court of Pulaski County, where {t
was tried before Judge Graham. Tift
was found gullty and sentenced to six
months on the chaingang and a fine
of $250. It developed that the reeck=-
less manner in which he had handled
his automobile had resulted in injury
to three persons.
. :
Hickey Drops Out
oOf Police Board Race
Councilmanic supporters of L &
Styron and John H. Welch were lin
ing up votes for their nominees Sat
urday, the racs having been narrowed
Friday by the withdrawa! of James
E. Hickey, who also sought the fore
mer berth of Captain James W. Enge
lish as Police Commissioner.
Mr. Hickey withdrew because of a
split in the Sixth Ward delegation.
Alderman Barnes and Councilmas
Mincey will support Mr. Styron, while
Councilman Edwin F. Johnsop will
boost Mr. Welch, st