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POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF L. & N. PROBED
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of JUAREZ, May 4.—Generals
Scott and Obregon went into con
ference in the latter’s private car
here at 3:40 this afternoon. It
is understood that General Scott
presented the reply of the Wash
ington Government to report on
fast Tuesday's conference, ¢
By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, May 4.—The
sreement reached by General Scott,
§f the United States, and General
Ybregon, of Mexico, for the joint pur
#iit of Villa by American and Mexi
alt troops, has been ratified by Pres
ident Wilson. The White House has
od permitted any anncecuncement to
«This effect to be made, but it was
r‘».nrm\vl‘ that just as soon as word is
wpeived that Carranza approves the
, past this Government will ‘ntnmnncn'l
officially that it has also done so
It was learned on official authority
that the agreement does not set any
time limit for the withdrawal of the
l American troops. The wording of lhr-]
puct is such that the American forces |
cah remain in Mexico indefinitely un- 1‘
ess Villa is either captured or kllieri‘
or his forces effectively dispersed :
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‘qflhaae for Villa To
- Be Resumed Quickly
| EL PASO, TEXAS, May 4.—With
somplete accord existing between the
' United States and Mexican authori
ties it is expected that the search for
Irancisco Villa and his bandits wiil
in be in full swing within 48
wurs, Hearty co-operation will be
iven by the Carranza forces unless
ame unforeseen incident upsets the
gvod results obtained by the confer- |
ences between General Alvaro Obre
gon, the Mexican Minister of War,
and Generai Hugh L. Scott, American
chief of staff.
President Wilson and First Chief
Tarranza have accepted in a general
way the terms made Ly General Scott
tt: General Obregon. THe agreement
hhe begh put into form and advices
from Mexico City etated that General
Carranza was expected to ratify it to
way. President Wilson is expected to
take similar action at once,
Off'gial acceptance of the terms of
e agveement by the heads of the
Lrtied States and Mexican Govern
ments did not cause great surprise
fiere hecause the negotiations between
the military chiefs in Juarez were
ried on with the utmost good will
Got What He Went After.
| In Mexican official circles the opin
i prevalls that General Obregon got
Just what he went after—that is, a
promise that the United States troops
i Mexico would soon be withdrawn.,
Witk the co-operation of the Carran
zintas it is believed that the remnants
of the Villa band will soon be crushed
#nd that the American soldiers wili be
m‘:{ Mexioo within six months,
tifcation of the Obregon-Seoty
vement will reloase great supplies
£ ammunition for Carranza’'s troops,
*1!(]: have been held up on the bor
def. 1t is badly needed
£ In carrying on the deliberations
fi‘g‘::.m Scott was guided by Instrue
, given him by President Wilson
qwm the War Department,
! TBolled down to a sentence, these
whtructions were.
*Make the best terms ble for
mirying out of the obm‘.ot the
4 * expedition and for getting
United Btates troops back ml
_l%e border.” )
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'il:her C. Fry, MobileJ
- Bank Founder, Dead
MOBILE. May 4 —Luther ©. Ml
& humber of years, until his liness
lr'. OVEr A YRAr age, m‘
the Merchants Bank, of this city,
he preanized, former m 1
PR own businees man and Confederate
n, died Tuesday at his home on
ment sireel, Mr. Fry. shen a
4 f &l the University of Virginia, |
MRt ta Pecome a Confederate
gier, and setved throush the war
in W‘M by & ::;num A W.“
: . Fprings, | . B ephew
B e &
Harris Shares!
Honor With |
President
William J. Harris, of the Federal
Trade Commission, shared with Pres
ident Wilson the honors of the Geor
gia Democratic Convention at Macon
Wednesday. They were the only two
notables to become the subject of
congratulatory resolutions.
Mr. Harris was complimented in the
adoption of a resolution felicitating
the President upon the recognition
given the Georgia Democrat by ap
pointing him t 6 two high Government
offices. Mr. Harris, who was present,
was Invited to address the convention,
but declined.
The selection of the eight delegates
to the St. Louis convention from the
State at .arge was looked upon as a
bit of Mr. Harris’ statesmanship. The
eight were made up of four Wilson
suppogters and four who had aided
the Underwood cause in the campaign
of four years ago. Mr. Harris insist
ed on an elimination of the old fac
tional lines and carried his point.
Secret Service Men
l On Trail of Bandit
MOBILE, May 4.—Secret Service
Men and Postoffice Inspectors are
searching for H. GMy“ Webb, nl-l
leged leader of the Harrison gang of
train robebrs. He is repaorted in
Southern Mississippl, near Mobile,
and his plans are being watched,
He escaped from a train at Quitman,
Miss., with another man last night
Webb was treasurer for the gang,
which operated in West Virginia,
Kentucky, and other States,
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Leafi)s Into Pool With
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is Clothes Aflame
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BRUNSWICK, May 4. —~When his
Iclothu caught on fire from a gasoline
blaze, N. W, Findley, a wholesale mer
chant, rushed to a nearby swimming pool
llnd plunged in, probably saving his life,
Findley was pouring gasoline into the
Ihnk of his automobile when the oil
ignited and the flames spread to his
clothes. After he was removed from
the water, it was found that nearly
every stitch of his clothes had been
burned away. He is in & serious con
dition
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Shoots Sister, Kills
Wife and Himself
MOBILE, May 4.—Ben Pressnall, a
former resident of Bunny South, Ala
shot and killed his wife, slightly
wounded his sister-in-law, Miss Mary
Morgan, and then ended his own life
here last pight. The tragedy oc
curred at the family home in Pritch
ard, five miles from this city. Pres
nall, it is believed, suddenly went In.
sane. He had been employed by the
Southern Rallway as a track foreman
and suddenly guit his job
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VOL. XIV. 'NO. 234.
SAVANNAH, May 4.- Property
worth $500,000 or more is involved in
the injunction suit of the Western
Union Telegraph Company against
the Georgia Railroad, of which the
Louisville and Nashville and the At
lantic Coast Line Railways are les
sees, which began here today before
Judge W. W. Lambdin in United
States District Court.
The phase of the case which began
today is a motion on the part of the
defendant railroads to dissolve the
temporary injunction issued last sum
mer by Judge Lambdin restrnlnlnx‘
the arilroads from cutting down and
destroying the poles and lines of the
Western Union along the tracks of
the Georgia Rallroad from Augusta
to Atlanta, Macon and Athens. |
The defendant rallroads claim that
the telegraph company's lines and
poles along teh tracks of the Georgia
‘Rallroad were placed there by con
‘}mu-u and that these contracts have
expired. The defendant roads claim
that, since the contracts have expired
l!m'y can destroy the lines and poles.
| The telegraph company, on the
other hand, claims that it has acquir
ed a perpetual easement over these
poles and lines, and that it can keep
them where they are forever. |
Judg W. T. Newman, of the United
States Court for the Northern Dis
trict of Georgla, récently refused to
allow an injunction against the rail
roads In a similar case brought by
the telegraph company regarding
their lines which lle within the
Northern Distriet. Shortly after
‘.ludga Newman rendered this decis
fon, the defendant rallroads entered
the motion for Judge Lambdin to
’dun.lw the injunction issued last
summer.
The case is expected to continue
through tomorrow
Attorneys W. L. Clay, of Savannah;
Willlam H. Barrett, of Augusta, angd
Arthur Heyman, of Dorsey, Brewster,
Howell' & Heyman, of Atlanta, ap
peared today for the Western Union.
for the rallroads the attorneys are
Major Joseph B. Cumming, of Au
gusta, and Henry C. Peeples, of At
ianta,
.
Billy Sunday ‘Great
'
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. Commoner?' Read
(By International News Service.)
WAUSAD Wis May 4.--At &
general information test of high
school students here this surprising
information was disclosed
The Sublime Porte is a wine
The Great Commoner is Billy Sun-
I'.;,"‘ Carnegie is the real! name
of old Sematch
White Wings are elither angeis, ae
ropianes or pacifisie
The Golden Rule was written by
Queen Flizabeth
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1916.
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188 Woundedin
. . !
Dublin Rebellion
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Die in Hospitals
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(By International News Service.) |
DUBLIN, May 4.—One hun
dred and twenty-two rebels ;
and sixty-six British sol- |
diers who were wounded in the re- :
cent fighting in Dublin nave died |
in hospitals, it was announced to- :
day. :
Soldiers digging in the debris :
around the site of the postoffice
i have found the body of a well
{ known rebel leader, known as the |
O'Reilly. |
After a period of quiet there was
some sniping on Tuesday night,:
the military authorities report. 3
New High
Atlanta spot cotton spared to new
‘haights Thursday, advancing 3-16 of a
cent a pound to 12 5-8 cents, the high
est price it has reached since the Pu
ropean war began, or 1-8 of a cent
above the previous high record, estab
l!hbol on October § last year. |
The advance was attributed to sev
sral factors, the chief being the
strong demand for future contracts
in New York and New Orleans, !l.‘vy‘
demand for the actual cotton the
country over, cold weather over tho‘
cotton beit and fresh peace mmou‘
from Amsterdam.
Both the New York and New Or
leans Cotton Exchanges scored sensa
tional advances, the former rising 19
to 23 points above the closing quota
tions of Wednesday, or a net gain of
95 cents to $1.15 a bale. The Liver
pool market was also strong, being
boosted sharply on small offerings o('
contracts nd buying by spinners, l
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Mobile Firm Buys
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Giant British Vessel
MOBILE, May 4.-J. J. Feore &
Co., of this city, today announced the
purchase of the big British -hlp}
Tulos, of over two thousand tons ca
pacity, from the New York owners, at
a cost of SIOOOOO. This concern in
six months has spent a million doil
lars for ship bottoms. Many fortunes
are being made on account of the
high freight rates, more than five
million dollars’ worth of ship bottoms
have been purchased by Mobillians
and Alabamans in the last six months,
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Civilians Reported
.
I Evacuating Metz
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, May 4¢-—A Reuter dls
patch from Amsterdam sayvs that it
is reported on good authority that
the civil popuilation has begun o
evacuate Metx,
(Metz is the great German fortress
in Lormaine. Although it has been
ralded many times by French alr.
men, the recent military operations
‘h‘\o not been such as 1o suggest It
is in danger.)
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French and British
Press Germans Hard
(By International News Service.)
BERLIN, May 4-French troops
have succesded In getting a foothold
in the German positions on Le Mort
Homme (Dead Man's ML
‘ OMcial admission of the French
!mrron. at Dead Mang' Hill north.
west of Verdun, was made today by
the War Office
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Firm Grants Demand
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Of ‘Two-Man’' Strike
| BATONNE N. J May 4-~Two
‘employesss of the Pederal Creosoting
li Dny have won the amaliest
tirike on record when the company
granted thelr demands for an sight-
Lour day and more pay.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, May 4.—The story
of how the Louisville and Nashvilie
Rallroad dominates four States—Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Alabama and
Georgai—was partly developed today
through the testimony of Milton H.
SBmith, president of the road, on thel
stard ‘n the Investigation by the In
terstate Commerce Commission pur
suant to a resolution by Senator Luke
Lea, of Tennessee.
This question was put pointedly to
President Smith by Joseph W. Folk,
chief counsel for the commission:
“What funds has the Louisville and
Nashville Rallroad expended in Geor
gia for political purposes during the
years 1912-13-14-157"
Attorney E. 8. Jouett, Mr. Smtih's
counsel, advised him not to answer
the question. Chalrman Meyer, of the
commission, instructed the witness
Lo answer.
“By-afvice of counsel, 1 refuse b]
answer,” gatd Mr. Smith, |
Attorney Jouett explained prior to
Mr. Smiths’ examination that lelll-}
mony would be given by the railroad
president concerning political expend
ftures. He sald that while the Louls
yille and Nashville has nothing to
fear, such disclosures might embar
rass many of their good friends in the
South. He declared the Interstate
Commerce Commission is without le
gal authority to inquire into political
expenditures on raliroads and only a
Icourt decree will get the desired in
| formation
Court to Rule on Question.
At the noon adjournment of the
hearing of the testimony of President
Smith, it was announced that an
agreed suit would be brought in the
United States District Court at Nash
ville to determine whether he uhould}
{answer the questions asked today by
| Mr. Folk as to whether the L. and N.
had contributed to campaign funds
in Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and
Tennessee i 1912 to 1915, and that
such had been charged upon the books
of the company as suspense, operating
and legal accounts. This agreement
has been reached between Mr. Folk
for the Commission and H. L. Stone
and E. 8. Jouett, attorneys for the 1..;
and N |
President Smith showed an appar
ent eagerness to answer all questions
asked, but his attorneys objected to
him testifying upon these points, and
after Commiasioner Meyer had ruled
that the questions were proper, the
witness declined to answer upon the
advice of counsel
{ The hearing today was given zest
by reference to & meeting the Govern
ment's counsel alleged was held by
President Smith and the late Presi.
dent Spencer, of the Southern Rall
z‘.‘. in Kennesaw, Ga.. October 28,
18584, when Colone] Smith as “Pizarro”
and Mr. Spencer, as “Cortes.” agresd
to take all the Business to the north
and to the south of them respectively
! Pizzarro-Corter Letters.
t Correppondence purporting to have
{passed betwesn the two rallway
{ heads relating to the alleged agree
{ ment 1o divide the SBouth between the
Litwo roads was introduced by counsel
| for the commission
1| Pregident Smith s he remem.
;;..".5 no such correspondence and
| characterized it an "rot"™
The correspondence was dated In
1954 and resulted, Chief Counsel Folk,
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
].w,.a snid, from the Kennesaw mest
ing
The first lstter from Mr. Emith to
!\l7 Spencer. Mr. Folk read into the
frecord as Tollows
ear Nir
Pizarro How ahall we divide the
new world?
Cortes I =il take North Amer.
.v: and you ean have al! of Bouth
!Avnon A except-and neither of us
{ will do anything to the Isthmus with
ln it notice 10 the 0o operation of the
j other
i Pigarre. While Patagonia (» not a
{ very large or iMporiant part of the
i world, yet perhaps It Is as much as !
lean tote’
g This leitar was dated im Penns
{vania Rallroad Train No. 21, Febry
'a,\ 25, 1084, and alter this introdue
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UCHAREST, May 4.—The most striking fact demonstrated by this
B war is that man's power is, limited. Machinery has revenged itself
on mankind. .
Man believed himself the world’s master, but against him has risen up
a power of his own invention to demonstrate to him that his littlensss is
such that he can not dominate what ha creates.
Flesh and bones can not overcome the annihilating force of the weap
ons that man's own brain devised for destruction of his own kind.
Howaever brave, however strong, he may be, the machine he has
ovolved wrests the humanitarian victory from his grasp, and the sternal
truth has again been brought home to him that his powers are limited.
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Air Raid Aimed at
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Deal Fortifications
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, May 4. ~Coast fortifiea
tions on the outakirts of Deal were
evidently the objective of the German
seaplane raid over that place on Wed.
nesday
The ralders also tried to damage
the rallway line which parailels the
coast north of Dover
The following additional detalls of
the rald were given out today by Vis.
count John French, commander-in
chief of the home forces:
“The casunities at Doal are known
to be three, two men and a woman
having been wounded. The windowa
in the church were broken and the
roof was blown from a public houss,
The windows in twenty houses were
smashed Heven bombs ware dropped,
some of them on the rallway station ™
The German Zeppelin L-20, which
took part in Tuesday night's mid and
which was reported to have been bad -
Iy damaged by the fire of British
aeroplanes and high-angle guns, has
been wrecked on the Norwegian
const. Kighteen members of the
crew have been interned by the Nor
wegian authorities, a dispateh from
Christiania says.
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Kirkwood Man Ends
. . . .
His Life With Pistol
Henry L. Little, 33, of No. 28 Gor
don avenue, Kirkwood, committed
suicide early Thursday by shooting
himself in the head with a revolver,
1l health war belidved to have caused
the suleide,
Mr. Little, who Is survived by his
wife and two children, conducted &
milk depot at No. 72 P‘ltfidqml ave.
e
Mr. Little arose before other mem
bers of the family Thursday morning,
went downstairs in his night clothing
and, standing before the hall mirror,
fired the fatal bullet. His sister-in
inw, Miss Faine Wheeler, hearing the
shot, ran downstairs and found him
dead
| The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock
Friday afterncon from the bhome
Rev, J. L. Jackson, of the Fimmt
Baptist Church of Kirkwood, of which
Mr. Little was a member, will cone
duct the services,
ettt
lfith Body of Czar's
Men Land in France
(By International News Service)
FTARIA Mar ¢ - Another contingent
of Rusainn troops has been landed at
Marsciiles, it was « Moiaily announced
today. This is the Alth body of l,w
shan troops to be landed thers,
FIRST
EDITION
As this edition of The G ian
went to press, no official mu
tion had been received from
Washington to indicate just what
the Germany reply would be.
There had been a report that in
some official circles the feelin
was not as optimistic as it has
been early in the day.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, May 4.—The
State Department late this after
noon received from Ambassador
Gerard at Berlin a forecast of
Germany's reply to President
Wilson's ultimatum. Secretary
Lansing said that the forecast
was sent before the reply was de
livered to Ambassador Gerard and
was therefore based on what he
learned at the German Foreign
office. The Secretary refused
pointblank to give out any inti
mation of what Ambassador Ge
rard forecasted. The impression
was created in official circles that
the German reply will be faver
able. {
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(By International News Service.)
BERLIN (via Amsterdam), May 4
James W. Gerard, the United States
Ambassador to Germany, was in
communication with the Forelgn Of
fice this morning.: At the time it was
reported that the German reply to the
United States note on submarine
warfare would be transmitied “im
mediately.”
During the last 24 hours Dr. ven
Bethmann-Hollweg, the Imperial
Chancellor, has been in communica
tion with Count von Bernstorff, the
German Ambassador to the United
Btates, and It was accepted as a cer
tainty that the negotiations related to
the German reply. Some unsasiness
on the Bourse indicated that there
wWas some relaxation of the optimism
which has pervaded the financial and
commercial centers, However, there
was no outward Indication that the
reply would be anything but favora
bie.
Well-informed opinion was that if
the German reply was not given to
day It certainly would be tendered on
Friday.
Gerard Cables He
.
Will Get Note Today
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, May 4. —Secretary
of State Lansing stated today that
he has been officially advised bw Am
bassador Gerard that the German
Forelgn OfMice has promised to hand
him some time today the reply to the
American submarine uitimatum es
April 18,
The Secretary further stated that
the notification from the Amßassa
dor contained no Intimation regard
ing the character of the reply
Upon its acceptance or rejection of
the American demands depends a
continuation of existing friendly re
iations betwean the United States
and Germany OMcials admittedly
were apprehensive, despite the nu
merous optimistic Jispatches from the
German capital. There have been too
many hitches at the very last mo
ment In thesse negotiations in the
past to permit acceptance of assur
:,nnc- that the entire controversy »
(1o be amicably adjusted in advance
‘}w! the sfMicial advices
There s Hitle doubt that Germany
?a.n announce that she has, 'n ac.
cordance with the American demand,
rbandoned present methods of subd
;nsumr warfare. The clouded lssue
s whether this announcement is
%“ nged upon A bargsining propos
tion, demanding certain things at the
hands of the United States. 1f it is
| there is little doubt but that the con
[:P e promptiy will be rejectad M
President Wilson
i Suggestions that if the sontents of
L the note are not avallabls bhefore to
';nn"u‘ g Cadinst mesiing & spacial
sesnion of the Cabinet may ds held
m Saturday to consider 1t were sald
to e unfounded at the White Houm
today While the Prosidest and Bee
l”]” Lansing are dus to consider
the nots together, there s 8o Need
%! Cabinst action
A definite line of policy already hae
been agresd upon. It provides for
cw alternatives, and, ascoarding o
v ess afi authority than Hecretary
f Biate Lansing there are only twe
%. srnatives that AR COMS DDI
i,,.,, o or reiet f the Americas
%x ¢ I aceepied. the danger hae
Ibean passed. If rejected. them the
i ane = . to the President. And
: - ; - { emphatically pain
‘ . " e the breaking oof
fiiploemat relaiions belwesn (06 ‘”
e Ly,