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DRAMATIC SCENES IN COURT AS MILES IS FREED
2 CENTS
EVERYWHERE
PAY NO MORE
TEUTONS GAIN BY NIGHT ATTACK
S__e_l_lgle Plans Vote on Atfitude to Wilson
ATHENS, Feb. 25.—Judge C. M.
Brand here to-day issued a second re
straining order in the fight of the
three sets of claimants to the millions
of the late James M. Smith and saved
J. O. Mitehell, of Smithonia, from go
ing to jail for refusing to obey an or
der of Judge A. W. Rite to turn over
the property to receivers appointed by
him,
Mitchell, who was secretary of the
dead planter, is acting as agent of tha
temporary administrators who repre
}'ent the family which claims Colonel
Smith to have descended from the
Wilkes County Smiths, ‘
Judge Brand's order enjoins tho}
temporary administrators from sur
réendering the property to the recelv-l
ers named by Judge Fite at the behest
of the Cobb County Smith family and
sels March 11 at Athens for a hearing
of the case.
Habersham Smiths Yet to Act.
Neither Judge Fite nor Judge Brand
has immediate jurisdiction in Ogle
thorpe County, the seat of the great
Smith plantation. Judge Fite ndmed
Judge David W. Meadow, of the
Northern Circuit, which includes
Oglethorpe County, one of the re
ceivers, and, therefore, ruled that ne
was disqupalified to sit on the case,
The fight has broadened to such an
extent that judges of other distrk".s‘
may be asked for new orders, for the
Habersham County Smith famlly.i
which claims that its heirs alone havoi
the rightful title to Colonel Smith's
property, »..ve not made a showing in
the controversy since the case was
taken out of the jurisdiction of Ordi
nary Bacon, of Oglethorpe, by Judge
Fite, ‘
The refusal of Mitchell, who has
been in charge of the Smith proprr-i
ties at Smithsonia since the death of
the owner, to turn over the estate to
the receivers named by Judge Fite re
sulted in a telegram by the judge to
the Sherift of Oglethorpe to place
Mitchell in jail for contempt.
But when the Sheriff arrived from
lexington, twelve miles away, Mitch
¢ll could not be found. He had hur
ried to Athens and there held a con
ference with members of the Wilkes
County family, whom he represented
Appeal to Judge Brand. |
A prayer to Judge Brand was pre
pared, as follows:
“That the temporary administra
tors as nimed be enjoined from sur
rendering control of any portion of
the estate of James M. Smith to said
pretended receivers, or anyone else,
save under the order of the Court of
Ordinary of Oglethorpe County.”
Judge Brand granted the first part
of the petition, but refused to restrain
the receivers named by Judge Fite
from interfering with the estate,
If Judge Brand's order holds good
the issue involving the three familles
will be decided by Ordinary Bacon,
Just as It was planned before Judge
Fite interfered.
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Shortcake Price Is
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Down to Dime a Cut
Strawberry shortcake has dropped
from 15 to 10 cents a portion In At
lanta luncheons
* And they're putting five strawber
fles instead of three in esach portion,
despite reports of damaging frosts in
the Florida berry belt
.
old oil Barrels
.
Bring 90 Cents Each
Demand for 01l has Increased the
demand for old 01l barrels
They now bring better prices than
ARy other kind of used barrels M-i
SAta dealers are’ paying 90 cents
each for them,
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Mayo’s Coat I
{ Given Knock
[ wen Anoc
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Several days ago, which is a rotten
way to start a story, but that's where
this one started, J. B. Bailey, a deputy
sheriff of Prince George County, Vir
ginia, called wupon Chief of Police
Mayo at his office,
When@e Virginian had gone Chief
Mayo missed his overcoat, but found
another in its place. He didn't con
nect the deputy with the exchange un
til Friday, when he received a note
from Virginia.
“When I was in your office some
body swiped my good overcoat and
swapped me a bum one for it,” wrote
Bailey. “Please look into it and send
me my coat.”
Chief Mayo wrote to Bailey to make
the first shipment.
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Indictments to Stand
Lln Conspiracy Cases
, (By International News Service.)
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—United
States Commissioner Taylor to-day
overruled a motion made on behalf of
Herman Schulteis, H. B. Martin and
H. R. Fowler, officers of Labor's Na
tional Peace Council, to discharge
them from the Federal indigtment
charging conspiracy to restrain ship
ment of war munitions, |
The indictment was returned at
New York. Attorneys for the three
men announced they would immedi
ately apply for a writ of habeas cor
pus to transfer the cas¢s from the
New York court to the United States
Court here.
Worley New Judge
- oOf N}(')rthern Ci%cuit
| Accepting the resignation of Judgel
D. M. Meadows, of the Northern Ju-‘
dicial Clircuit, Governor Harris ¥Fri
¢ay named former Judge W. N, Wor- ‘
ley, of Elbert County, to succeed him. |
- Judge Worley was highly rt-mm-%
mended and haste in the appointment |
was necessary, as the Hart County
Superior Court convenes Monday.
Judge Meadows resigned to berome}
‘one of the administrators of the es
tate of Colonel James M. Smith. |
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Billy Smith Buys
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McDermott and Eibel
MEMPHIS, TENN,, Feb, 2.'-.—~"th"‘
McDermott, third baseman, and Hack
Eibel, first baseman, of the Momphll,‘
1915, Southern League team, were to»J
day sold to Richmond, Va.
's a Wide Mark
There’s a Wide Market
.
For Good Used Furniture
This s especially true in the Spring, when people are try
ing to pick up pleces at a reasonable price to fill some corner
in the new home into which they have moved.
These people know that for many reasons many beautiful
pleces of furniture are offered for sale in the “For Sale-—-Mis.
cellaneous” column of The Georglan and American—the
pest known market of Atlanta for good used house furnish
ings.
Whether you are in the market to buy or seil, it will pay you
to read this column and to uss it to !l your own needas.
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Atlanta’s Want Ad Directory
20 East Alabama Street
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VOL. XTIV, fiNo, 176.
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J. H. Miles, on trial for the' murder
of Anderson M| Eady on the night of
January 15 last, was acquitted Friday
afternoon by a jury in Judge W. E.
Thomas' branch of the Superior
Court. The verdict, rendered after a
deliberation of one hour and forty
minutes, was the result of Miles'
istatement. supported by several 'wlt-l
nesses, that he shot Eady in defense
of himself and his family.
The verdict was followed by one of
the most dramatic scenes the Fulton
County courts have known. Judge
Thomas had warned the anditors fn
the courtroom against any demon
stration, no matter what the verdict
might be, and bailiffs were stationed
about the room to preserve order.
| The verdict therefore was recelived
in silence, but as the jurymen were
dismissed and left the room Mrs.
' Miles, wife of the defendant, rushed
after them and shook hands, herl
thanks broken by extreme emotion.
Miles, moving more deliberately, also
followed the jurymen into the clerk's
office and shook hands with each of
the twelve.
In the oflice of D. O. Smith, just
outside the courtroom, the women of
the slain man's family were awaliting
the verdict When the news reached
them Mrs. W. C. Eady, the mother,
and Mrs, Elizabeth Berkey, the sister
who was with Eady on the night of
the tragedy and who testified so
strongly .a few days ago, screamed
and fainted. Mrs. Anderson M. Eady,
widow of the slain man, wept bitterly,
but did not faint. Another sister wul
overcome by her emotion.
Nurse Aids Women.
Mrs. Carobel W. Smith, assistant
court stenographer, hurried to assist
the excited women and a trained
nurse who had accompanied J. Wylle
Smith, forger, to the courtroom, lent
her skilled a‘d.
Mrs. Eady, the mother, was uncon
scious for some time and physicians
were called. Deputy Sheriffs Plennle
Miner and Drew Liddell and other
court attaches rendered what assist
ance they could
After shaking hands with the jurors
Mr. and Mrs. Miles effusively thanked
~ Continued on Page 7, Column 4,
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1916.
et et
Charles Willi
Is Found i
News came to anxious relatives and
friends Friday that Charles C. Willis,
the missing salesmanager, had been
found in Etowah, Tenn., and was se
riously ill there.
Willis himself notified his family at
No. 44 Colquitt avenue in a brief let
ter dated at Etowah Thursday. The
wording of the letter confirmed the
family’s fears that his mind had been
temporarily affected by the fever with
which he is suffering.
A friend of W. C. Dobbins, Mrs.
Willis’ father, notified the family that
the sick man would be returned hom(e‘
at once. He had been missing since
Monday.
Jones’ Jobless
\ Speech Sti
Bolling H. Jones, Atlanta posterae.
ter, Thursday night was eloquently
addressing a gathering of the unem
rloyed en “How to Get a Job and
Keep It.” He was speaking of work,‘
not politics, and his advice was ta
keep sober, keep clean, never be dis
couraged, and that sort of thing.
Up rose a man in the audience.
“T'd like to say a few words here,”
he remarked.
R. S. Wessels, the chairman, ex
plained that no provision for hearing
other speakers had been made. But
the interrupter spoke anyway.
“l just wanted to remark that lam
now out of a job,” he said. “I held a
good place under two postmasters.
But I am now out of a job. Just let
that soak in.”
Postmaster Jones continued his ad
vice to the jobless.
The meeting was held by the Clear-
Ing House for the Unemployed. There
was a large attendance and much In
terest shown In the work of the
Clearing House,
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Woodward Asked
To Vote for old Foe
While Aldine Chambers and Alder
'man Albert Thomson were talking on
the street at the corner of Marietta
and Forsyth street Friday Mayor
Woodward came by, and Alflerman
Thomson, with a smile, handed the
Mayor one of Mr, Chambers’ campalign
cards for Solicitor General,
“I haven't come out yet, but I don't
think I'll vote for him,” sald Mayor
Woodward, and passed on.
“Why, I was just thinking of ac
cepting his general invitation to go
with him as a delegate to the Bt. Louls
preparedness convention,” Mr. Cham- |
bers remarked, with a laugh.
Wireless Stations
.
Found on Pacific
(By International News Service,)
WASHINGTON, Feb, 25.-Secret
foreign wireless stations have been
discovered on the California coast by
agents of the Department of Justice
and of the Navy Department. laves
tigations of the Government agents
have uncovered evidence indicating
that a string of hidden stations, op
erated for unnputral purposes in the
interests of belligerent nations, ex
tend practically tie length of the
California coast. The stations are
chiefly recelving stations but a few
sending stations are understood to
have been discovered as well,
BUCKEYE OIL MILL BURNS.
GREENWOOD, MISS., Feb. 25—
| . mrd Greenwood
e uof‘ .t’bo‘“lue mmCotton Qu
s:'.‘-:. Loss SIOO,OOO,
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(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—A test
vote that will determine the Presi
;dent's power in the Senate will be
taken to-morrow when Senator Gore,
of Oklahoma, will introduce his reso
lution to warn Americans off armed
ships of the belligerents.
An effort wiil be made to have the
resolution referred to the Foreign Re
lations Committee, against which
Senator Gore will make a strong
fight.
Both sides were building their
fences during the élosing hours of
'thu afternoon’'s session. Representa
tive Sims, of Tennessee, read into the
records this afternoon two editorials
strongly supporting the President’s
policy.
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Wilson, He Believes
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN,
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Follow
ing anuram‘es'oarly to-dav that the
United States Senate will yield to his
demand for noninterference in the
German submarine negotiations and
that the upper house would support
him by probably 2 to 1 if the matter
come to a vote, President Wilson
called upon Speaker Champ Clark,
Majority Leader Claude Kitchin and
Representative Henry D. Flood, chair
man of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, to end all agitation for
interference by Congress in the inter
vention situation.
For nearly an hour the entire situ
ation was canvassed. The President
stood squarely on his letter to Sen
ator Stone, made puliljc last night
He Insisted that the honor of the
United States was at stake and that
there could be no backing down from
the position taken that the rules of
international law shall be observed
by the Central Powers in conducting
their submarine campaign.
The House Democratic leaders, de
spite the fact that the conferenze
falled utterly to restore amicable
reiations between the Wiite House
and the congressional chlefs, told
the President they would do what
they could to prevent any Interfer
ence by Congress until all diplomatic
measures had been exhausted. They
went limMediately from the White
House to the Capltol to take the mat
ter up with members generally,
Speaker Makes Good.
Bpeaker Clark had an opportunity
to make good his promise shortly
after the House met at noon when he
smothered the first effort to discuss
the international submarine lssue on
the floor of the House Representa.-
tive Hulbert, of New York, sought to
have put through a motion to print
5,000 additional coples of the resoly
tion of Representative McLemore
warning Americans off belligerent
ships. For a moment it appeared that
half the House wanted to discuss the
motion.
A dozen members Jumped to thelr
feet. The Speaker refused to recog
nize those who clamored for the floor
“That Is not & matter for the
House,” he sald. "“The gentleman
from New York will settie that with
the Printing Commities.”
The Speakar brought his gavel
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Cabinet Behind
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§ Wilson to a Man
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~ In U-Boat Crisis
! Sl
, (By International News Service.)
% ASHINGTON, Feh. 25.—The
.Cabinet to-day assured
President Wilson that its
members were behind him to a
man in the decision to refuse to
permit congressional interference
/in the international situation.
, Even the members who have been
) inclined to believe that conciliatory,
g tactics would be worth trying in
-5 dorsed the declarations contained
in the President’s letter to Sena
§ tor Stone and his warnings to the
) House leaders who conferred with
; him earlier in the day.
) The entire international situa
é tion was thoroughly canvassed. It
) is understood that the general sen
| timent expressed by both the Pres
) ident and Secretary Lansing was
' that hope for an amicable settle
ment of the questions at issue with
Germany should not be abandoned.
The indications were that Germany
eventually will agree to stand by
her original promises, Lansing is
understood to have said.
TO-DAY'S RACING
RESULTS.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
FIRST—Four furlongs: Rhé'mor, 112
(Ambrose), 5-2, 1, 1-2, won; Cuneo, 113
(Koerner),' 7, §-2, 6-5, second; t.d“(
m (Lilley) %& 3-3, third.
48 en hr".‘ ar Bride, Neg
furl : Wetsail,
(Ambrose), 8,3, 8-5, won; Garnet, I:I
(J. McTaggart), 4, 8-5, 4-5, second; Poll
ticlan, 114 (Kederis), 5-3, 1, 1-2, third,
Time, 1:14. sun‘u Duchess, Maudie,
John Doublnt. Falls City, Donner, In
surgent, Ellen' Smyth, Narmar, Wateh
Your B‘t!e)p-:ho ran,
THI ix furlongs: Glint, 112
(Keogh), 2, 4-5, 2.5, won; Joe D), 113
(Ambrose), 7-2, 6-5, 3-5, second; Sir L.
Joe, 113 (Robinson), 8. 3, 8-5, third.
Time, 1:13 2-5. nul:m. Lady Powers,
Patrick F, Dr. Kendall, Mater, J. B.
Harell, Chllla, Shrewsbury, Kilday, Bai
gee also ran.
FOURTH -Mlle: Dr. Carmen, 108
(Gflr). 6,2, 4-5, won; King l&. 108
(V, usen) 15 6, 5-2, second; Green
wood, 101 Shelsemotb J 1 2. 4:5, third,
Time, 1:933-5. Lucky R® Ina Kay, CUff
Fleld, Lindenthal, s%rlnn also ran.
FIFTH—MiIe: (.. W. Welch m' (An
dress), 20, 8,4, won; Larkin, 109 d)
6,2, 4-5, second; Rose Jullette, 111
(Kederis), 8, 5-3," even, third. Time,
1:412-6. Bobolink, Mary Jay, Mayme
W., Clara Morgan, Investment also ran.
AT HAVANA,
u:‘u(‘%z—u“)":. ETE vn By
n -9, 2~5, won; r|
Ellen, 100 (Ball), 4 65, -0, souomd;
Miss Pfll'nlt{, 108 (Ward), 15, §, 3, third.
Time, 1:0332-5. Uffizal, Avatrovato,
Ethan Allen, Kettu# Drum, Dr. R. L.
svunngr also ran.
SECOND--Five and one-half furlongs:
Andromeda, 108 (Nicklaus), 2, 4-5, 2-3,
won: Flatbush, 114 (Connoily), 8,3, §-5,
second; Blue Mouse, 112 (Whi'mnrlt).
4, 8-5, 4-5, third. Time, 1:08 2-5. Jerry
Jr., Emily R., Belle of the Kitchen, Ma
jor Bell, Stonington also ran.
THIRD—Five and one-half furfongs:
Paulson, 8 (Harrington), 12, 4,2, won;
Dinah Do, 104 (Hatt), 2, 4-5, 7-10, sec
ond; Anavrl, 108 (h.h&,. & 3, even,
third. Time, 1:08 1.5, flection, Big
Lumax, Envy, Palm Leafl also ran.
FOURTH--Mile: Ben Uncas, 102
(Doyle), 9.5, 1-2, out, won; Autumn, 113
«Connelly), 5,2, 4-5, second; Tener. 101
(Lomas), 8,8, “even, third. 'Time, 1:43.
Mike Cohen, boin, Se¢pulveda also ran,
FlßST—Selling. 4 yesr-old 5 fu
— ng. “year-oids; e
lofgs: Dixle usu, lé’: (Bneklaa, 10, 4,
7-5, won . Gray's Favorite, 110 (H. Bhil
ing), 5-2, even, 2.5, second; Prospero's
Baby, 101 (Smithy, 60, 30, 8, third,
Time, 1:001-5. Wild Irish. Odd Cross,
Tz:or. Oklahoma Babe, Real Worth
also ran.
SECOND--Five and m-"l‘" furlongs:
Lesble, 101 (Cullen), 4, even, won;
Nifty, 112 (Pauley), & 8 8.5, second;
Knight of Fythias, 108 (Mason), 8,3,
8.5, third. Time, 1:07. Barbarfta, Tem
pL Duncan, Inez, Evran, Favorite Arti
cle, Miss Polly, Yuba, ionntok, Barsac,
Foeman, C. W. Kennon also ran
RACING ENTRIES ON PAGE 7.
Drowned in Chicago
(By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Feb, 26.—~Tw0 men from
the Greek Lakes h‘f-vnl Training Sta
tion were drowned this afternoon
when the boat In which they and
twelve other men were returning to
the harbor from a long pull in a
heavy sea was thrown against the
sbuht pler directly off North Chicago.
The drowned men are Robert Wal.
ter, chief gunner's mate, 37 years old,
‘of Philadelphia; Bmdford M. Bixby,
:'pr«mm soasan, 24 years old, of
uskoges, Okla,
Five men were thrown from the
boat when it struck the plling at the
end of the pler. Two of them sank
immediately. The others fought
bravely in the loy waves. L. LaSalen
caught hold of one of the plling and
was dragged lui other members of
the crew who gained the pler,
FINAL ¢
J. Wylie Smith, weak and emaciated
from years of tuberculosis, was car—l‘
ried Friday into the courtroom of
Judge W. E. Thomas, where his attor
ney, Hugh Howell, and the court
agreed to a consent verdict in two
cases of forgery.
“You'll have to go to jall,” said
Judge Thomas. “You can not be held
under custody of a guard as you were
last night.” \
Sentence was deferred unti! Monday
at 10 o'clock, when Judge Ben Hill|
will pronounce it. Attorney Howoll‘
gave notice that he would appeal for
a deferred sentence because of Smith's
extreme physical condition, but was
not prepared to argue this Friday.
Smith's plea of gulity was on two
‘«-nunl.«, forging the name of M, A,
| Smith to a note for $1,600 and that of
Mrs. 8. 8. Frye to a note for $420,
Several other cases in the indictments
were nolle prossed by consent,
Smith, who wrecked the Commercial
Loan and Trust Company several
years ago, who fled to Mexico, was en
ticed across the line and brought back
to Atlanta, has been o t on $3,000
bond. Several times his trial was set
and continued because of his {liness
Judge Thomas Wednesday forfeited
the bond when the case was called
and ordered his arrest. Deputy Sher
iff Plennie Miner went to Sml:h's}
home lin Clayton street Thursday,
found Smith very il, and placed '4‘
guard over him instead of forcing Lhe
sufferer to go to jall ‘
Charge Crooked Deals
To Cotton Exchange
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Charg
ing that the New York Cotton Ex
change has manipulated so as to de
press cotton prices, “using crooked
dealing and unfair methods,” Con
gressmen from Southern cotton
States this afternoon organized to
force an Investigation of the ex
change.
A resolution was drafted citing at
length the charges against the ex
change, among which was that the
exchange has defrauded the producers
of cotton out of millions of dollars in
the crop of 1915,
Amorous Foresees
. . .
- City Commission
1’ Martin F. Amorous, who was a
near-candidate In the last several
mayoralty campalgns, Friday was
asked what he thought of the chances
of Mell R. Wilkinson running this
year and of the mayoralty situation
in general. ‘
“I think the whole proposition will
be changed befors the time comes to‘
elect & new Mayor,” sald Mr, Amor
ous., “We will have a rommuflon{
form of government by then. Every
body In town is for it but the poli
ticlans.™
. .
Society Woman Dies
.
0f Mercury Poison
(By International News Service.)
LEXINGTON, KY., Feb. 25.--Mrs.
Willie E. Sayre Short, aged 34, for
many years prominent in Wuunnon‘
(D, C) soclety and & member of a
prominent Kentucky family, is 4-4‘
to-day of bichloride of mercury pois
oning. She swallowed several po“ol‘
tablets on February 15, mistaking
them for headache medicine.
Mre. Short was separated from her
husband, Dudley Short, & wealthy |
jdent of Chicago and mr‘
[ [4 [
(By International News Service.)
BERLIN, Feb. 25.—8 ix more posi
tions fortified by the French for the
defense of Verdun upon the north
have been captured by the Germans,
the War Office announced to-day.
These places are listed as “fortified
villages and farms” in the official re
port. They follow: Champneuville,
Beaumont, Cotellette. Marmont, Ornes
and Chambrettes,
The German battle front is now
only four and one-half miles north of
Verdun,
The following is the text of the offi
clal report:
“Western Theater of War—On the
right bank of the Meuse the successes
already reported have been exploited
‘ln different directions, Yesterday the
fortified villages and farms of Champ
neuville, Cotellette, Harmont, Beau
mont, Chambrettes and Ornes wers
captured
[ “In addition, all the enemy's posi
tions as far as the Louvemont ridgs
were captured by storm. Sanguinary
losses were inflitted by the enemy.
“The enemy's losses were extraor
dinarily heavy. Our losses were nor
mal
“The number of prisoners taken by
us was increased by more than 7,000,
The total now numbers more than
10,000. No information can be Elven
in regard to the booty and supplies
captured,
“Eastern Theater—No incidents of
importance have occurred.
“Balkan Front—There is nothing te
report.”
Loss of Beaumont
. -
- Admitted by French
PARIS, Feb. 25—French ;
have evacuated Beaumont, § 1-:&
north of Verdun, it was oficially re
ported by the War Office to-day.
It was announced that the Fremch
have established their l!ines behind
Beaumont along the heights east of
Champneuville and south of Ornes.
- There was a comparative lull in the
fighting last night, the War Office
speaking of the fighting as being “less
violent.” The Germans, for the firat
time in four nights, did not dellvar
any attacks during the darkness.
Beatumont is the fourth fortified vfl
lage north of Verdun to be evacuated
by the French, the others being Hau«
mont, Brabant-sur-Meuse and Sa
mogneux.
Champneuvilie lles above » big bend
on the Meuse River, five miles north
of Verdun. It occuples the western
flank of a chain of hills stretching
north and southeast of the Meusse
River
The admission of the retirement of
the French behind Beaumont indi
cates that the Germans have gained
approximately a mile more of ground.
The text of the communique fol
lows:
“In the Argonne, to the east of Vau
quols, we directed a new bombard
ment upon the enemy's works. In the
region of the forest of Cheppy there
was intermittent artillery activity.
“Between Malancourt and the left
bank of the Meuse the cannonade has
continued with less violence,
“In the region north of Verdun the
enemy did not launch any attack
against our positions during the night,
We have established oursalves om &
line of defense organised bdehind
Continued on Page 3 Column 4.
{ THE WEATHER.
} Porecast=—Palr and o T4tia colder
| Friday night and Seturday,
| Temperatures—B a, m, My 8
[ aom., 38, 10 a. m., 38; 12 neen, 48y
P ipom, 41 2p m, 4
\L_oi_m 6112, aunvet, 88,