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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1916
Terrible Losses Sustained by
Teutons in Tremendous Drive
on Fortress.
Continued From Page 1.
Beaumont on the heights extending
east of Champneuville to the south of
ornes.
“The night was quiet on the rest of |
the front.”
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400 German Cannon 1
Pounding at Verdun
By CHARLES F. BERTELLI,
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.
PARIS, Feb. 25.—With the French |
linés battered by day and night by
'the masses of the enemy hurled
"ag.{inst them, the Germans have now
begun a shattering bombardment of
the outer defensive works of Verdun
on the north.
IFort Deßelleville, Fort DeDouau
mont and Fort DeMarre are under the
fire of the big German guns, which
are pounding away from their posi
tions on an eight-mile front between
Consenvoye and Ornes.
~ More than 400 guns are massed be
hind the German front and the can
nonade of the French redoubts and
forts is described as the sublimest
spectacle of destruction and thunder
since the world began.
French officers who saw the French
bombardment of the German positions
in Artois last spring and the French
« Cannonade of the German positions in
Champagne last autumn describe
them as mere displays of fireworks
compared with the tornado of steel
which the German batteries are now
launching.
So terrific is the fire of the big Ger
man guns and the reply of the French
artillery that the throbbing thunder is
plainly audible at Bar-le-Due, nearly
30 miles away from the scene of the
battle,
Forerunner of General Attack.
The foremost military crities in
Paris express the belief that the bat
tle of Verdun is the forerunner of a
German offensive all along the west
front in a supreme effort to smash
through the Allies' lines and effect a
isive victory.
But the nation is more concerned
th the outcome of the present
struggle around Verdun rather than
possibilities of the future.
It is estimated by The Matin that
the German army of the Crown Prince
has been reinforced to the strength of
850,000 men, who are being hurled
agajnst the French lines with syste
:‘auc and utter disregard for hwman
e.
The curtain of fire maintained by
the French batteries has annihilated
whole regiments, and the ridges north
of the Verdun fortress and the roll
ing hills along the Meuse are piled
high with dead.
“The battle of Verdun is infinitely
more bloody than the battle of Ypres,”
says The Matin. “Already our staif
has identified seventeen different at
tacking divisions, which means that
the Teutons are launching 350,000
men into the cataclysmic fire along
the nine-mile front. The German at
tacks in dense formation are costing
them losses horrible to contemplate.
] Return Shell for Shell.
“In Champagne we silenced German
batteries before we loosened our in
fantry. At Verdun we are returning
shell for shell. If the Germans want
a still further increase of fife, we can
keep time with them. As it is, the
Germans are deliberately sacrificing
battalion after battalion. Entire regi
ments are meliting completely away
under our fire,
“General Humbert's tactics are
guided solely by a desire to hold vn
whilst sparing the lives of his sol
diers. That is why our losses are so
much smaller than those of the Ger
mans. Always when it has been pos
sible for us to withstand an avalanche
of shells in our shelters we have done
80. Otherwise, orders were quickly
Eiven to retire to stronger and safer
Positions. Whenever circumstances
Were favorable, we have undertaken
Mgorous counter attacks, which have
often resulted in the capture of ter
rain voluntarily abandoned.
__“The best idea of how Genera!
Humbert Is economizing his men an
be galned from the fact that the
French have not sent into the battle
Y&t one-seventh of the troops concen
trated at Verdun, We have aban
doned the villages of Haumont, Hra
bant-sur-Meuse and Samogneux, but
At Samogneux we caught the Ger
mans under a particularly bloody en
filade fire from our batteries on the
left bank of the Meuse whilst we our
selves have escaped the tire of the
German batteries dominating the vil.
lage of Ornes. If our first line ix
overwhelmed, the second one will Le
found stil! stronger, and so with the
third and fourth.
Verdun Not Even in Peril,
“Verdun isn't near being taken by
the Germans. 1t lan't even in peril,
Our high command is displaying the
most serene confidence in the face of
this desperate onslaught, Al France
shares that confidence”
This is the ofth day of the battle,
During the past three days the Ger.
mans have gained an average of one
mile of territory a day, but are still
between five and six miles away from
the fortress iteelf
The military critic of The Journa!
points out that the important eastern
section of the hattlie fleld lies hotween
Bamogneux and Beaumont, which is a
in culminating in hill No. 344, This
which dominates the bhattle fleld
in all directions, is the immediate oh.
Jective of the Germans. Another im.
t objective isx Peaumont, To
right is & vast open terrain swept
the fire of Fort de Douaument,
Two sallents have been w thdrawn
z the French on the Prabant -Byr.
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Mraighten the line and preven
from being taken under Gers
: fire from two sides. It is be.
that within the next few days
1l be further withdrawals M‘
on the front north of Ver-
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Americans Do Not Want Army and
Navy Put Under Foreign Mon
arch, He Wires., -
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb, 25.—Willlam
Jennings Bryan to-day injected his
personality into the fight in Congress
against President Wilson's policy on
the armed merchantmen question. He
telegraphed Representative Warren
Worth Balley, of Pennsylvania, in
dorsing the stand of Representatives
who would warn Americans off armed
ships. Representative Bailey Imme
diately called a conference of leading
Democrats to determine whether to
make Bryan's telegram public on the
floor of the House.
“The American people do not want
!nur army and navy placed at the dis
posal of a foreign monarch,” was one
|of the sentences in the telegram
| Bryan urged that a resolution
| warning Americans to stay off armed
'\'Paseis be passed at once.
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Verdun Is Doomed,
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- Say German Experts
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(By International News Service.)
BERLIN (via Amsterdam), Feb, 25.
That Verdun is doomed to fall be
fore the attacks of German legions
was the opinfon expressed by German
military experts to-day. They point
ed out that for many months the
French army had fought desperately
to keep the Germans out of gun
!rrlngn of the Verdun forts, but that
irrnm the positions the attacking
| forces now hold it is possible for them
to bombard practically all the main
‘lurf‘flt ations ‘
It the French are finally forced to |
labandon Verdun, the salient held hy‘
| the Germans at Bt. Mihiel will urr\o-l
|(!‘c~ purpose for which it has been held ‘
since early in the war From there
| terd ble flank attacks can be directed
!.muuux the retiring troops
' . . . |
Russians Win Big
i Victory in Persia
| (By Interrational News Service.)
| PETROGRAD, Feb, 25, Russian
| troops have won another great victory
over the Turks, this time on Persian
'l'*frflnr) The Ottoman forces un-'
Lin full retreat toward Kermanshah,
I'l he Russiaps are pursuing ]
The following official report was is
| sued here to-day
| “"Russian troops have dislodged the
;m..-mv from Bidesurkh Pass and o
| cupled Sakhne Pass. They are pur
| suing the Turks, who are in full re
| treat toward Kermanshah, We cap- |
tured three fleld guns, one munnt.lmt
gun, many shelis, eight ammunition |
wagons and fleld machine guns.™ 1
yetet :
British Repulsed by
|
- Turks on Irak Front
' (By International News Service.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb 35, e
Pritish troops have been repulsed in
in..wn.g on the Irak front (Mesopo
| tamin), the Turkish War Office an
nounced to-day
l Another battle has developed in the
Cancasus
l The report follows
‘lrak Front -An enemy battalion |
| that was approaching our position |
near Velahle was compelied to retire ‘
eaving numerous dead In the re.
cent fighting near Felahle the enemy
dead included seven English oficers
We took seventesn prisoners,
“Cavcasus Front—Fighting Is pro.
wending all along the front”
A AAAA AA A A A A AP
BESSIE VICKERY.
Bessie Vickery is § years old an«ll
an orphan, and for eighteen months
she has been all alone in a room at
Grady Hospital. She was brought |
there by the Georgia Children's Homei
Society from somewhere in South
Georgia. “
The physicians have condemned |
Bessle to two years in the open air,
in some home where she will be well
cared for,
The Soclety hopes some physician
will adopt her, so she can be given
medical treatment. And Bessie must
positively have no playmates.
Who will take her and possibly save
her life?
Germans Lose 17,000
At Ypres in 3 Weeks
(By intermational News Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Febh. 25.—According
to The Telegraaf, the German losses
on the Ypres front during the last
three weeks have totaled 17,000 men.
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LOOKING FORCAPITAL?
Go no farther than the
“Money toLoan” column
over in the Want Ad sec
tion. You will find that
good security will com
mand any amount of
money.
The Geowian-Amerlcan
Atlanta’s Want Ad Directory
Read for Profit—Use for Resulls
‘Mob Members Avenge Intrusion
at Home of Traveling Man.
| Woman Shoots Black.
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| CARTERSVILLE, Feb., 25.—Jesse
McCorkle, a negro, was lynched early
to-day for attempting to attack the
wife of a traveling man here last
night,
! He was taken from the Barlowl
| County jail about 3:30 o'clock thlsl
!mnrmm:: and strung up to a tree in'
lfx‘m»l of the city hall, opposite the!
:Ranl\' block and depot, in the most
prom.nent section of the city. His
body was left hanging until after ¢
o'clock.
. The negro went to the home of the
‘tra\'e-ling man about 9 o'clock last
inight while his wife and her children
were alohe, the husband being in
‘ South Carolina, covering his territory.
|,\\'lu~n he attempted to attack her she
shot him in a hand. l
! The negro fled to a house in the
Negro quarter and later sent a nogrul
| boy for a doctor to dress his wound.
Woman Tells Neighbors.
In the meantime the woman he had
altempted to attack told neighbors,
' who had been attracted by the shot,
what had taken place. They notified
the Sheriff and he, with deputies,
Ismrtml on a hunt for the would-be
(assailant., The search had continued
;lar into the night when the officers |
| found the boy hunting a doctor. From
'him they learned the whereahouts of
fthv negro they wanted. I.ed by the
boy, they went to the house where he
was hiding and placed him under ar
‘lest, bringing him downtown ané
| lodging him in the county jail ahoull
2 o'clock this morning. l
? Mob Soon Forms.
| News of the attempted attack hadl
lsx\rwu] around town and it was not |
;Inng after the arrest had been mndfl]
y that a mgb began to form. The jail
was stormed shortly after 3 o'clock
lax.d the negro taken out. carried down
| to the City Hall and hanged. i
| The mob was orderly and deter
mined, going about its work in a de-l
liberate manner. After the negro had
been hanged the moeb quif‘fl_\' dis~l
| persed, leaving the body sWwinging in !
{ the moonlight "
| The McCorkle negro was about 30 |
| vears of age. T™e woman he at-|
| tempted to attacl & about 40, |
| sl i (A A Y |
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Cyanide Analysis
. Bad Blow for Orpet
5 e
| (By International News Service.)
‘ CHICAGO, Feb, 25.—~The defense
{of Will H. Orpet, University of Wis
| consin student, accused of the mur
{der of Marian Frances Lambert, was
{declared by the Lake County authori
ties to have been considerably weak
|ened to-day when Dr. Ralph Webster
|reported that his analysis of the
| cyanide of potassium found in the
{cellar of the Orpet home was chemi
jcally pure. The father of the accused
{ youth had said at the Coroner's in
quest into the death of the girl that
he had ordered the cyanide dumped
Into an ash heap because it h"'!i
;“sxun? dead.” |
THE ATLANT A GEORGIAN
. .
U. 8. Investigation |
. \
Begins W. & A. Work
Arriving at the Capitol Friday, J. C.
Meyers, expert of the Interstate Com
merce Commission loaned.to Georgia for
work with the State Railroad Commis
sion, at once plunged mto an investi-
Ration of physical facts connected with
the Western and Atlantic Railroad,
wlf‘\gch the State proposes to re-lease ini
1919.
John Howe Peyton, president of the
Nashvil'e, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Railroad, lessee of the W. and A., will|
spend Monday at the Capitol, when he
will go over the details of the arranged
co-operation with Messrs, Candler and
Meyers. The latter will accompany Mr,
Pevton back to Nashville and continue
there his work of examining into the
physical condition of the W, and A.
Budget for Fair
Cousidered at Meet
Members of the .executive committee
of the Southeastern Fair Association
were meeting Friday to consider the
fair's budget and otherwise plan for the
exposition here in Qetober.
A. M. Striplin, the secretary, made a
report on his recent visit to the Kast,
where he arranged to book a number of
attractions. He has a number of photo
graphs and other data on successful
fairs of the country from which the as
sociation expects to profit,
We Always Stay
Open to 10:30
Cn Satm::y Nights
208 LADIES’ NEW
We have just received two hundred and eight
ladies’ new Spring Suits. All are handsomely tailored
and up to the minute in style.
PEAU DE CYGNE SILK LINED
These are worth $20.00 to $40.00, on sale Saturday at
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SUITS
SUITS
SUITS
SILK CREPE DE CHINE
# BLOUSES
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, ::'. Ve ? crepe de chine Blouses,
,3};( ';r o ! Q', newest spring models;
‘1 \ *\; #/\ worth up to $5; in all
4 \colors. at—
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AT White silk and silk crepe de AT
chine combination Waists,
beautiful organdie Waists,
silk Waists in solid colors,
black, flesh ard blue, $250
values, at 98¢
Full double bed size hemstitched bleached bed sheets
Limit four. No mail orders. None sent C. 0. D. At
39¢ each
MAIN FLOOR SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY)|
FANCY DRESS
GINGHAMS
One big case extra
good quality fancy dress
Ginghams, every new
spring pattern, at 5S¢
yard
AT Despite high prices and great AT
scarcity, we offer 36. inch black
69c and navy silk taffeta, for Sat 69c
urday only, at 69¢c; worth §1
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Crepe de Chine
Full 42. inch crepe de
chine, extra new line
spring colors just re
ceived. On sale Satur
day at 40¢ yard.
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Grossman, Fined by
. .
Court, Wins Point
Leul.mrd J. Grossman, an attorney,
was fined $lO for contempt of court
Friday by Judge W. E. Thomas, when
the lawyer insisted on talking after the
court had ruled on the point involved.
The fine afterward was remitted by
Judge Thomas. |
Grossman appeared to ask a contin
uance of a misdemeanor case, saying
the negro was represented by Colonel
T. B. Felder, his partner, and that he
(Grossman) knew nothing of it. Judge
Thomas overruled the motion, but
Grossman continued to argue his point.
The fine followed.
Subsequently: the court decided to
grant the continuance and remitteq the
fine.
Judge . E. Thomas, of \’aldouf_u.l‘
who has been conducting Judge }!nni
Hill's branch of the Superior Court for‘
two weeks, left I'riday afternoon for
his home, and court was adjourned to
March 4, when Judge Hill will take up
the calendar. |
Judge Thomas, who had passed on a
number of important cases, includingi
those of J. H. Miles and J. “'_vfie‘
(BASSDRY GOODS CO.
Made of handsome all-wool pop-’I
lins. Great values. |
Made of pretty gabardines, many
styles to select from.
In the new Spring shepherd
plaids, great values.
Of combination silk and serges,
poplins, ete.
NEW FRENCH
PERCALES
At 6ic
Barcan, et
Heavy Tallelas
Newest style heavy
taffetas, full 36 inches
wide, in the famous
Castle stripes, all
shades ; worth $1.50, at
08¢ yard.
Smith, was thanked, in a brief ad
dress by Deputy Sheriff Plennie Miner,
for his kindness and courtesy to tha
court attaches,
“We hope you will come back and
iry some more cases for us,” said Mr,
Miner. ‘
~ Store Here Is Held
~ Olore Here Is He
W. W. Dickson, wanted for the al
leged embezzlement of $450 from the
Red Seal Shoe Store, No. 93 Peach
tree stréet, in July, 1914, was being
held Friday in Goshen, Ind., a special
digpatch to The Georgian announced,
| Court officials state that Dickson,
'manager of the store, was indicted
llast June, nearly a year after the al
lezed offense. The indictment was
rendered at the instance of the
American Surety Company, which
had bonded Dickson.
A court officer will leave Friday to
;?ring Dickson to Atlanta for trial,
~ BURGLARS ROB POSTOFFICE.
. COLUMBUS, Feb. 25.—Burglars
‘broke into the postoffice at Shiloh,
Harris County, eighteen miles north
of Columbus, laat night, securing SSO
in stamps. Nothing else was missed.
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PAJAMA
CHECKS
At 65c Yd.
One hundred pieces
36-inch wide paja
ma checks, one-day
sale on this at 6 7.8¢
SPRING SPORT COATS
Three hundred and seven ladies’
newest spring sport coats, in plain
white, solid colors, fancy plaids,
new stripes, etc. The greatest val
ues you ever saw-——
NEW 36 - IN.
CORDUROYS
Full 36-inch wide Cor
duroys, in white and
colors; worth $1.25 yard,
69¢
FINE MATTRESSES
Full Size
$5 Values 2
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Full size, all.cotton, roll-edge Mattress, worth
$5, in this sale at $2.98 each.
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SMITH’S S3O AXMINSTER
Full 9xl2.ft. size Smith Axminster Art
:q;:;u every new pattern, one day only, at
13.90.
Atlanta’s Createst
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Great sale new spring
Hats, hemps, silks, satins
and combination silk and
hemp Hats. Newest styles.
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Never such a skirt sale before, all wool poplins, serges,
gabardines, shepherd plaids, combination taffeta silk and
serge skirts, the newest of the new, and only $2.98 and
$4.95.
> SALE NEW
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LONGCLOTH ‘
Full 10-yard bolts
English Longcloth, ex l
tra good quality, at 59¢
bolt
ATLANTA, GA.
Atlanta Scientists
After Seismograph
Dr. 8. W. McCallie, State Geologist:
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
and Dr. K. G. Matheson, of Tech, are
co-operating in an effort to secure a
seismograph for Atlanta, to be kept
at Tech. There have been three earth
tremors in the southeastern region in
the last few years, not to speak of
the great slhock in South Caroling in
1886, ¥
While the tremors in the vicinity
of Atlanta have been very mild and
there is no reason to apprehend any
danger, it is declared by scientists to
be desirable that there be a complete
record kept of tremors throughout the
Southeast,
Georgian Wanted for
Trial Held in Carolina
Jess Watking, wanted in Richmond
County for assaulting and shooting
John Wilson with intent to kill, has
been arrested in Aiken County, South
Carolina.
Governor Harris issued Friday a re
aquest for his extradition to Georgia
for trial.
We Buy for Cash &
Sell for Cash
Try Our—P;Calh Plan
Ladies” All - Wool
FALL SUITS
m“ bargain; 46
ladies’ all-wool fall Suits;
sold up to $25; your choice
Saturday—
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