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ATLANTA, Ga
e v rcomacie Goctin O B sihesher
FAENGH STILL HOPEFUL
AS DRIVE NEARS CLIMAX
number of prisoners there has been in
creased to 11 officers and more than
700 men. A few machine guns were
captured. '
“Our aeroplane squadrons dropp=qa
bombs upon villages west of Verdun
which were occupied by enemy troops.
“East Front—Local attacks by the
Russians at several points were all re
pulsed.
“Our aviators bombarded with good
results the railway between Ljacho
witschi (south of Baranovitch) and
Lanino.
“Balkan Front—There is nothing to
report.”
"
German Drive Halts:
)
Cannon Duel Rages
PARIS, March B.— To-day's com
munique from the War Office an
nounced the capture of some trench
=ections in the Champagne district by
French troops. These trenches had
been taken by the Germans on Mon
day.
In the Verdun reglon, the com
munigue states, there was no change
in the situation during the night. The
Germans continued thelr bombard
ment on the west bank of the Meuse
without attempting any infantry at
tacks.
The text of the communique fol
lows:
“In the Champagne region to the
east of Malsons de Champagne we
launched an attack which placed us in
goneuion of trench sections captured |
y the enemy on March 6. In the
course of this action we took 85 pris- |
oners, of whom three were omcers.‘
and captured a machine gun. A coun
ter attack launched hy the enemy
shortly afterward against the posi
tions which we held was repulsed.
Germans Keep on Shelling.
“In the Argonne our artillery shelled
roads in the region of Montfaucon, on
which automobile transports were re
. ported.
“In the region to the north of Ver
dun no change was reported during
the night. The Germans have con
tinued their bombardment of our
front to the west of the Meuse with
out attempting any infantry attacks,
‘Our batteries have responded ener
getically to the enemy’s fire in that
sector, as well as to the east of the
Meuse, where the bombardment has
been intermittent.
“In the Woevre region there was a
very violent artillery duel. We bom
barded Blanzee, Grimaucourt and the
outskirts of Fresnes. An attack by
the enemy upon our rallways and the
Manheulles road was shattered by our‘
curtains of fire from the artillery and
our infantry fire."
French Sure of Holding.
\ Despite German gains at Forges
and Fresnes, military experts are con
fident that the Kalser's grand scheme
to encircle Verdun and capture Gen
eral Joffre's army is doomed to fail
ure.
The Germans are methodically
3{ll\' to pound thelr way to victory
th masses of heavy guns, but as
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Continued From Page 1.
they advance they find the French
positions stronger and stronger and
fresh artillery has been going to the
front for & week to reinforce the
French batteries.
The fact that Verdun is nearly two
thirds surrounded by German troops
is now regarded as significant in
military circles, for it is believed that
the Teutons have advanced about as
far as they will be able to go west
of Verdun, which is the only point
where the Kaiser's forces may move
forward to close the gap in the circle.
It has been shown that the Ger
mans can not advance from St. Mi
hiel to close the hole in the ring, mak
ing it necessary for them to move
southward along the west bank of the
Meuse or in the Argonne if they are
going to carry to a successful con
clusion their enterprise of surround
ing Verdun,
The southernmost point attained by
the Germans in the Argonne is a po
sitlon southeast of La Chalade, and
the distance from this place to St.
Mihiel is 34 miles. Hlill 265, south of
Forges, the farthest south which the
Germans have moved on the west
bank of the Meuse, is 28 miles from
St. Mihiel,
Big Gap to Close.
Thus if the Germans are to close
’lhe gap from La Chalade they must
advance 34 miles, driving the French
‘trom powerful positions. If they try
to forge the ring by moving south
ffmm Hlill 265, they not only have to
advance a distance of 28 miles, but
to silence six or eight of the most
powerful forts in eastern France,
- The total of the German advance
on the west bank of the Meuse yes
terday was not over 200 yards, ac
cording to dispatches from towns be
hind the front. Military men hold
that the capture of Forges was with
cut any importance, for the place
holds no strdtegic importance what
soever,
The latest news available shows
that the French llne {s now resting
on strong positions on Goose Hill,
Cumiers Wood, Corbeaux Wood and
Bethine Court, forming a sallent in
the German front.
It is believed that the French thus
far have made no determined effort
to frustrate the German offensive, It
is expected, however, that they will
make their first real stand upon the
present line of defenses.
Lord Fisher Helps
Plan Big Sea Battle
LONDON, Mareh 8.-—Matiers of
vast importance with regard to the
British fleet and the anticipated clash
with Germany's great warships in the
North Sea were discussed to-day at a
‘meeting of the war counecll. Lord
Fisher, formerly First Sea Lord, at
tended the session. It was the firat
time he had been called into a formal
meeting of the counell, but it was
stated that the invitation sent him
antedated the proposal made by Win.
ston Churchill in the House of Com
mons yesterday that the famous sea
warrior be given a high post in the
Government.
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At left, Mrs. L. E. Pannelle, who shot her husband to death, snapped at police headquarters
Wednesday morning. At right, the slain husband, Lee Pannelle, from a photograph taken in" 1904,
just after he had been honorably discharged from the United States army. Below, the three Pan
nelle children, who were the only witnesses to the murder. Left to right, they are Mildred, aged
6; Elva, 15, who will be the chief witness for her mother, corroborating the charge that Pannelle
was beating his wife when she shot him, and Helen, aged 8. The children insisted on ‘‘dressing up’’
and putting on their furs before pdsing for a Georgian photographer at the home Wednesday
morning. .
Wife SI f
Continued From Page 1.
Pannelle, where the Pannelles were
staying, had left the house Wednes
day Dbefore the tragedy occurred,
going up town to her work. She was
vigorous in her denial that her son
mistreated his wife.
“My son never struck a woman in
his life,” she saide “They had their
quarreis, of course, but never any
thing serious. They were all right
when I left home this morning, and
apparently happy. 1 went into thelr
room and kissed them good-bye be
fore 1 left.”
Mrs. Pannelle's two sisters and her
eldest daughter, Elva, cailéd upon her
at the police station Wednesday aft
e!noun Mrs. Pannelle went into a
fresh frenzy of hysterics, fell into her
sister's arms and fainted. A physi
clan was called and soon restored her
to consciousness. She sobbed contin
ually of her sorrow for her poor chil
dren and the disgrace she had brought
‘upon them. She seemed to take lit
tle interest in her own future,
The body of her husband had been
removed to Greenberg & Bond's un
dertaking establishment, but Mrs.
Pannelle expressed a wish that it be
buried by Harry G. Poole. She ex
hibited interest in several details of
the funeral arrangements, which had
not been completed Wednesday aft
ernoon
The Pannelles had twice been mar
ried to each other. FElva, the eldest
daughter, was born of their first mar
riage, They separated about ten years
#go, but subsequently were reconciled
and went through a second ceremony.
‘Thu two younger children were born
after this |
fho couple formerly had lived in
-THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
Atlanta, but had traveled around a
great deal for several years. They
returned to Atlanta a short time ago,
and made their home with Pannelle’s
mother,
The police first heard of the trag
edy, which occurred at 7:30 o'clock,
when they received a call sent in by
the daughter, Elva.
The three children were crying
in terror when the officers arrived.
They begged that the police not take
their mother to jall, and they quieted
them by pretending they would only
take her “around the corner to see a
lawyer.” Mrs. Pannelle willingly con
sented to thé subterfuge.
Called on Chief.
Mrs. Pannelle and her sister, Mrs.
Bell, called upon Chief of Police
Mayo Monday to say that Mrs. Pan
nelle was afraid of her husband and
to ask advice.
“He has threatened me several
times,” Mrs. Pannelle sald. “He is
in love with another woman, Chief.
He made a proposal to me that we
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Former Pastor Definitely States
He Can Not Consider Offer
From Tabernacle.
KNOXVILLE, March B.—The Rev.
Dr. Len G. Broughton is not receptive
to a call to the Baptist Tabeinacle in
Atlanta. He stated to-day that le
was not in a position to consider At
lanta’s proposition, even if it were
made. He came to Knoxville April
1 of last year as pastor of the First
Baptist Church, and has done wonder
ful work here in reorganizing this
church.
DPuring the last few days there has
been considerable agitation in Knox
ville concerring press reports that
have come from Atlanta relative to an
effort to induce Dr. Broughton to re
turn to Atlanta and resume the pas
torate of the Tabernacle, which he
held for more than fifteen years ba
fore going to the pastorate of a great
London church four years ago.
Interest in Knoxville has been gen
eral. All the churches and business
organizations have shared with the
congregation of the First Baptist
Church in, expressing their deep con
cern in the reports. Dr. Broughton
has been kept busy answering ques
tions and entertaining callers anx
ious to have him remain in Knoxville.
Dr. Broughton has from the first
declared he has received no official
notice whatever of a call or prospect
ive tender from the Atlanta Taber
nacle congregation. Requested to
make a definite statement in view of
continued reports from Atlanta, he
said to-day:
“I realize that the situation is most
unfortunate. The Tabernacle Church
has not said one word to me, and un
der ordinary circumstances I should
have nothing to give to -the public,
but the circumstances are mot ordi
nary. The constant’ agitation is not
good for any of the interests involved.
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the name ‘Tabernacle.’ For more than
fifteen years my life was poured out
with the good people that have made
that name so sacred to me. No one
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no one can ever know how dear are
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the long struggling years, helped me
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warrant my undertaking the work
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pose. Mr. Phillips had a cour
ageous purpose and he moved to
it unfalteringly. The heroine of
the novel was born under a cloud.
Susan Lenox Was a Victim of
Conventional Injustice.
She was {llegitimate. That
means that she was not legally a
girl. Had no right to be any
thing. The world was not a suit
able place for her to enter, or
rather she was not a suitable
thing to enter the world.
Mr. Phillips found so much in
his heroine that was true, strong
and sweot that the damnation
theory smote him. He put
her in all sorts of situations and
cast her down into ecvery va
riety of abyss in order to satisty
himself or rather to satisty
others, whether she was a child
of Satan or a child of God.
He tortured her 'by foreibly
marrying her to a male creature
that was one-fourth man and
three-quarters brute, and a filthy,
half-witted brute at that. He
tortured her by afflicting her with
poverty. He tortured her by re
ducing her to compulsory associa
tion with men and women that
were cunning, grasping and low
lived; still more by assoclating
her with men that were refined,
elegant and alluring. The pe
culiar circumstances of her
birth probably made her ab
normally sensitive to influences
that had the flavor of the carnal.
She did not preserve herself al
together unsmirched. It was not
part of the author's game that
she should. It did not lie easily
within the scope of human nature
that she shoald. And yet there
are two ways in which it is pos
sible for one to be affected by
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touching the unclean thing; one
effect is to drag one still lower.
Bin naturally begets sin. A fall
ing body tends to fall more and
more rapidly. So does a falling
soul tend to fall more and more
rapidly; but all depends omn the
soul. There are cases where sin
strikes the soul dead. There are
also cases where sin brings back
a dying soul to meral conscious
ness. It depends on the soul
Philltps believed there s no
moral fatality in {llegitimacy.
He did not comstrue her birth
in that way. He held that ille
gitimacy defrauded Susan neither
of her proper prerogatives nor
robbed her of possibilities open
ing the way to attainments as
fine, as womanly, as angelic as
those of any other woman. That
was the final stroke of discipline
that the author inflicted upon
Susan. He let her fall and then
let her show that to fall is not
necessarily fatal, and that even
in the midst of a debased experi
ence there is still room for that
kind of moral elasticity that
works itself out in the rebound.
And so we have the story of the
fall, supplemented by the recital
of the rise of Susan Lenox.
Misfortune Contains in it no
Ethical Guilt.
The entire composition is a
sample exhibit of Mr. Phillips’s
distaste and contempt for con
ventional injustice. He was not
indifferent to the deep import of
evil, but had no place in his
creed for virtue that is so enam
ored of its own rectitude as to be
insensible to the sympathetic im
pulse of the Master who “came
not to condemn the world but
that the world through Him
might be saved.”
Self-righteousness has in it a
vicious strain that is worse than
every-day iniquity. “The publi
can went down to his house jus
tified rather than the pharisee.”
It is neither religion nor mor
ality to act or to feel toward a
child born out of wedlock other
than toward one born in wedlock.
Artificlal discriminations are as
far removed from the beauty of
holiness as they are from the
dignity of intelligence.