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MORE COUNTIES JOIN HARRIS COLUMN
3 CENTS
EVERYWHERE
PAY NO MORE
NEWS GREAT DRIVE
SCORE KILLED AS BRIDGE FALLS
With the opening of the polls less
than 24 hours away, the management
of the four candidates for Governor
were busy Monday making the last
check of the news from the counties,
revising their estimates of counties
won and lost, and completing ar
rangements for workers at a thou
sand or two polling places. The halls
of the historic Kimball House,
brooder and incubator of many a po
litical chicken which never got home
to roost, were never quite so filled
with workers who looked busy and
idlers who looked important.
At the Harris headquarters the
friends In charge of the Governor's
campaign said they desired to revise
thelr Saturday forecast only by add
ing a few counties to the Governor's
claim. These had been in the doubt
ful list until Monday, when telegrams
announced they appeared safe for
Governor Harris.
Considerable discussion was caused
on the streets Sunday and Monday
by one of the last remarks made by
Mr. Dorsey in his speech at the Grand
Saturday night, a remark carefullyl
eliminated from the account of the
£peech published Sunday in The Con
stitution. In rebuking Governor Har
ris for showing clemency toward un
fortunate State prisoners Mr. Dorsey
remarked:
Dorsey in New Role,
“Governor Harris, in his speeches,
Indulges in a lot of sentimental drivel
about the sanctity of the home lhd‘
the virtue of wife and sister, and aa)’!J
he will set free the man convicted of |
slaying the invader of his home.” |
Among the letters and telegrams re
ceived at the Harris headquarters
Monday were several commenting on
this and expressing the opinion that a
man who considers this idea of the
protection of the home “sentimental
drivel” will hardly find his expected
Fupport among Southern voters.,
It was worthy of notice Monday
that at the Harris headquarters the
telegraph messengers were bring tel
egrams in, while over in the Dorsey
offices the telegrams were all going
out—hundreds of them, to jJudge from
the string of boys hurrying In and
out. It was a natural inference that
the Dorsey management was making
one last attempt to rally its forces
&round the Watson banner.
The morning paper, which has for
many weeks done everything possible
to further the Dorsey campalign, even
by omitting to handicap him by its
editorial indorsement, was brimming
over Monday with last-minute de
fense, denlals and repudiations. It
featured on its front page, where none
but Dorsey might Intrude until now,
& lengthy appeal from Dr. Hardman
'0 his former supporters not to de
*ert him. Dr. Hardman was franti
cally erying for everybody to stand
by. He said he was In no combine to
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; Forecast—Fair Monday night
’“‘MT - 63; 8 a !
N ures—B a. m,, 63;
f”‘«l?; 10 ». n..?hfilt noen, 73; i
To.m, 78 2p.m, 77. %
% ;unnr‘b.. 5110 sunset, 5:60,
Harris Forces
.
Now Sure of
83 Counties
N forecasting the result of the
I Governor’s race in the Sunday
papers, it was estimated by
Governor Harris’ campaign mana
gers that he would carry at least
79 counties, and possibly more.
Today (Monday) that forecast is
confidently increased to 83 coun
ties sure, and perhaps 90.
There is doubt in the Harris
managers’ minds of only one of the
six-vote counties; he will carry a
heavy majority of the four-vote
counties, and far miore than a suf
ficiency of the two-vote counties
to nominate on the first ballot.
The Harris’ management says
there will be no convention fight.
Harris’ friends will organize the
convention, nominate the Governor
for a second term on the first bal
lot, and adjourn.
Even some of the so-called
“Watson counties,” regarded until
lately as Dorsey strongholds, be
cause of Mr. Watson's support of
the Atlanta man, will swing into
the Harris column Tuesday.
.
Poor Pupils Books
A movement for a public subscrip
tion for free schoolbooks for the chil
dren of poor parents was started in
Mayor Woodward’'s office Monday.
Andy R. King, chairman of the Police
Commission, Mayor Woodward and
Charles King gave $5 each and Gor
don Hurtel, Mayor Woodward's sec
retary, gave $1 and some second-hand
books.
Persons who have uecond-hand‘
books they would like to give also are
called on to respond.
The appropriation of SSOO for free
schoolbooks was killed by the Alder
manic body because of lack of funds.
President Racing to
- Dying Si:ster’sg Side
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~ (By International News Service.)
' LONG BRANCH, N. J., Sept. 11.—
President Wilson s racing with death
Hodny. With his wife, the nation's
executive left here by automobile this
morning for New York, whence they
will go by traln to New London,
Conn,, In response to a telegram stat
ing that Mrs. Anna Howe, the Pres
ident’s sister, is dying.
104 3-4, New Record
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—United
States Steel common made a new roc-‘
lord this afternoon when it gained 2
lpolnu and sold at 104 3-4. |
One of the Forces That Keep
.
The Old World Wagging
Advertising In its broadest sense is a power that makes the
wheels of progress revolve much faster than they otherwise
would, but the people's advertising—the Want Ads—Mills all
the little grooves that display advertising skips,
Proof of this Is found In the classified pages of The Geor
glan- American, which teem with human interest-—the inter
est tnat arises from the buying and selling and renting and
Jetting of homes, pleading personals urging an absent father
to come home, searches for lost heirs—these and scores of
other lively transactions appear only among the Want Ads,
Read them even more carefully in the future than you have
in the past. You will be handsomely repald for a pleasant
five-minutes-a-day occupation,
The Georgian- American
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Atlanta’s Want Ad Directory
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Read for Profit— Use for Results
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VOL. XIV. NO. 345,
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The Harris meeting at the Lyric
Theater tonight promises to draw an
audience which will overtax the ca
pacity of the house, but the friends of
Governor Harris were unable to se
cure the Auditorium, and the Grand
was to be occupied by a theatrical
attraction. It will be a case of first
come, first seated.
Governor Harris will make his first
Atlanta campaign address, and it is
expected to be the most vigorous
speech dellvered during the campaign.
The Governor said he had refrained
from attacking his opponents, and
until recently, when they realized how
formidable an adversary he had be
come, they had dealt very kindly with
him. But, he said, he expected to take
up these attacks in his Atlanta ad
dress and handle them with gloves off.
He is an eloquent and forceful speak
er, as 50 Georgia counties can gesti-‘
fy, and the people of Fulton County
may confidently expect an address
well worth hearing.
Tech Men for Him. '
Governor Harris will be introduced
by Dr. K. G. Matheson, president otl
Georgia Tech, the institution founded
years ago by Nat E. Harris, when ho‘
was a member of the Legislature,
Governor Harris has been head of the
Tech's trustees since the beginnlng.{
and is considered the “father” of that
institution. Graduates and studenta‘
of Tech are practically unanimous in
his support, the only exceptions being 3
those who through ties of Kinship or
close personal relations feel their ln-}
fluence is due another candidate. |
Women are given a special lnvna-‘
tion to attend the meeting at the
Lyric. The doors will be opened at
7:30 o'clock, and a band concert will
precede the address. They may be
confident there will be none of the
disorder which has characterized past
political meetings, unless this is fur
nished by a delegation from an op
ponent’s camp, and it is assured that
this will not be permitted to interrupt
the address by Governor Harris.
Vets To Be on Stage. |
Veterans from the Confederate Sol
dlers’ Home will honor their old com
rade by going to the Lyric in a body
and occupying seats upon the stage.
They asked this privilege that they
might in this way refute the allega
tion of Mr. Dorsey that the veterans
were against the Governor. Fifty or
more of the most prominent men in
Atlanta, representing many different
views on past political divisions, also
will be on the stage in indorsement of
Governor Harris. |
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1916,
AT BOSTON— R H. E
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Marquard and Meyers; Ragon and Gowdy. Umpires, Klem and Emslle,
AT NEW YORK— R. H. E
FOERANNEEREA . ...l O oo e e
. I . oaiicia MO bl i s
Rixey and E. Burns; Tesreau and Rariden. Umpires, Byron and Quigley.
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AT CHICA:O— R M &
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o SRR AR SR L SR
Koob and Hartley; Faber and Schalk. Umpires, Connolly and Hlidebrand.
AT CLEVELAND— R M. &
SRR o 4 cuwivovves iR IO . VOO O UL
RETII ..cioines DD DD ... 0 o
Dauss and Spencer; Boehling, Gould and O'Nelll. Umpires, Owens and Dineen.
AT WASHINGTON— R H. R
T s T O e Lk
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| Leonard and Carrigan; Shaw and Henry. Umpires, Chill and Evans,
Minutes f
Vict
By FREDERICK PALMER,
Accredited Correspondent of the
Press of the United States
With British Army.
AT THE BRITISH FRONT IN
FRANCE, Sept. 10 (via London,
Sept. 11.)—The battle for the
ridge between Thiepval and Gin
chy redoubled yesterday after
noon when the British success
fully stormed the right bastion.
The artillery fire for the two pre
ceding days was continuous and
intense. In reply the Germans
set loose many thousands of gas
bombs and weeping shells, as well
as high explosives.
German trenches over a four
mile stretch were crumbled to
dust and many of their garrison
took refuge in shell holes and for
tifled cellars of the village of
Ginchy. The British troops left
their trenches about 4:30 p. m.
The main attacks against the vil
lage of Ginchy was chiefly in
trusted to the Irish. The Ger
man fortifications consisted of
cellars fitted with ingenious loop
holes for rifles and machine guns.
A mud fort in the middie of a
farm bristled with machine guns,
The fighting was desperate, but
the Irish carried through their
first attack in eight minutes, and
their second, after a thirty-minute
pause, in ten minutes, and estab
lished themselves outside the vil
lage on the north. The right wing
made slower progress east of the
village and the fighting continued
all night. The German machine
gun defenses were finally knocked
oLt by the British shells,
On the rest of the battle front
the Germans made good their de
fense In Highwood, but lost
ground and prisoners both east
and west of {t. The total number
of German prisoners taken so
far In this fighting is about 400,
most of whom are Bavarians, The
Germans fought very hard to hold
their last point of good observa- ‘
tion on the ridge, but the weight
) of the British howitzers' fire and
the impetus of the attack were ir
' resistible. |
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9 of Stefansson’s
SEEATLE, Sept. 11.-<Nine members of
the Stefansson expedition into the Far
North reached the States today after
& long absence. The returning members
of the expedition were what was known
as the SBouthern Expedition, that went
out by the Mackenszie route. They re
turned to Alaska a year ago, bringing
the first tidings of Btefansson's fate,
Included In the party arriving today
were Dr. Rudolph Anderson, J. .
O'Nelll, J. R. Coy, Diamond Jenness,
Fritz Johanson, George Wilkins, H. .
Chapman, J. E. Hoyt and J. Bullivan,
. . . |
Ginchy Fight Btill
On, Germans Say
| (By International News Service.) |
BERLIN, Sept. 11.—The war office an
nounced today that a desperate battle
was in progress between German and
British troops for the possession of
Ginchy, on the Somme front. The of
ficial report follows:
‘““Western theater; Front of the Duke
of Wuerttemburg—There is nothing new
to report.
“Front of the Crown Prince of Ba
varia—The great English attack of
September 9 was followed yesterday by
attacks in the Pozieres, Lasars Higu
road and Ginchy-Combles sectors which
were replilsed. Fighting has continued
since morning for the possession of
Ginchy and the ground to the louthout‘
of that place. Near Longueval and at{
Lees wood advanced trenches remained
in the hands of the enemy,
“The French attacked vainly south
of the Somme near Belley and Verman
dovillers. We recaptured a few houses
at Berny which were occupied by the
enemy on Friday and took fifty prison
ers.”
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‘ t Syracuse Fair
i (By International News Service,)
_SYRACUSE, N. Y., Sept. 11.—Charles
'E. Hughes received an enthusiastic wel
come when he arrived here today for the
opening of the State Fair, whose scope
was grutly enlnr‘fed when the present
'R.pu lican Presidential candidate was
Governor., The welcoming ceremonies
were made as nonpartisan as possible,
There was “something doing’’ all the
time in the program laid out for Mr.
Hughes. Shortly after his arrival, he
viewed a motor parade in Clinton
Square. . Thence .he proceeded to the
fair fround- where he officiated at the
opening of the fair In the presence of a
throng estimated at mére than 25,000,
Luncheon followed the formal opening,
after which the Presidential candidate
v:--d-chodulod to speak from the band
stand.
It was arranged that later in the aft
ernon, he would witness the Grand Cir
cuit races. At 5 p. m. he will hold a
public reception and this evening he will
speak at a banquet,
Many State politiclans have gathered
here and before Mr. Hughes leaves to
night for the lnlnlnf camp at Platts
burg he probably will hoid several con
ferences.
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Harris 24, Dorsey 12,
In Ballot in Cobb
ACWORTH, Sent 11.—A vote was
taken of all customers in a barber
shop here Saturday. It resulted as
follows:
Harris, 24,
Dorsey, 12,
Those voting were divided about
even between town people and farm
ers,
Hindenburg Visits
é" International News Service.)
ERLIN, Sept. 11-Field Marshall
Von Hindenburg has visited the west
front, where he was received with grnt
enthusiasm, accordifg to the Tageblatt,
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Copyright. 1908, s N TS PAY NO MORE
By The Georgian fe 3 (’ENI‘\ ON TRAINS. § CENTSN |
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(By International News Service.)
QUEBEC, Sept. 11.—More than a
score of workmen-—possibly 30—were
crushed to death or drowned today
when the central span of the new $17,-
000,000 bridge being constructed
across the St. Lawrence River col
lapsed today.
The collapse occurred without
warning, and the men on the great
span were unable to make any ef
fort to save their lives. The victims
were crushed to death by the metal}
that fell on them, or were carried with 1
fthe span into the deep waters of the‘
'St. Lawrence, drowning before help
could reach them,
The span collapsed three hours
after the scows supporting it had
been removed.
Construction of the bridge, which
was to have been the largest canti
lever structure in the world, prob
ably will be long delayed. The span
which fell was about one-eighth of a
mile long. and weighed more than
5,000 tons.
All river traffic in the vicinity had
been suspended while the giant span
was being raised into its place, and
the accident was seen by thousands
of persons on board vessels near by.
Scores of prominent persons had been
invited to see the span placed in po
sition. These included members of
the Canadian Parliament, leading
American engineers and members of
the Australian Parliament returning
from Europe.
The eyes of all were fixed on the
span and the work being done to join
it when that section of the great
structure fell to the water, which is
about 200 feet below at that point. A
cry of horror went up as men were
seen clinging to the structure, and
within a few minutes a small fleet of
rescue boats was operating over the
pcint where the span had disap
peared,
About 40 men still alive were res
cued from the water, but they sald a
large number of their comrades had
been caught bLeneath the span, with
out any opportunity to escape.
It will be many hours before the
exact number of dead can be ascer
'tained, as the entire pay roll contain
ing the names of the employees wil]
have to be gone over,
' +The bridge was originally planned
to save about 200 miles in the journey
irrnm Halifax to Western Canada. Its
| construction was begun on the site
of the bridge which killed 70 persons
'n::rn It collapsed several years ago.
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U. 8. Quizzes France
~ About Shelling Pos
i out Shelling Post
(By International News Service.) ‘
. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—The
State Department this afternoon ca
bled Secretary Bliss, of the Ameri
can EmYassy in Paris, to “obtain an
explanation” from the French Gov
ernment as to the wrecking of the
\Amerh‘an Consulate at Alexandretta,
Asjatic Turkey, by shells from alllied
warships on September 4, ;
BERLIN, Sept. 11-<Archbishop
Dalbor, of Gnesen and Posen, has in
llfruvtr-l his clergy to put the money
of the church at the disposal of the
German war loan as far as possible,
NIGHT
For Victory
For Harris
-OVERNOR HARRIS receiv
ed this tzlegram Monday:
AUGUSTA, Sept. 11.
Governor Nat E. Harris, Atlanta,
Ga.:
We are not only working for
your re-election, but we are pray
ing for it.
MRS. A. M. VERDERY,
President W. C. T. U.
. MRS. NOLAN RUSSELL
HAMMELL,
Superintendent W, C. T, U.
Prison Reform Work.
A A A A PPN
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zeorgian to Give 5
Election Returns
The Georglan will display the elec.
tion returns tomorrow evening on
the Wall street side of the Kimball
House. The returns from the coun
try districts will begin coming in
about 7 o'clock and there will be
{ something Interesting on the wires
all the time from then on.
Come down and see how the can- ¢
didates are running and enjoy elec
tion night as The Georglan’s guests.
A Ao
P-ODAY’S RACING
] AT BELMONT,
- FIRST-—-Five and one-half furlongs:
Hwfa, 115 (Troxler), 9-5, 7-10, 1-3, won;
Leicester, 115 (Davies), 16-5, even, 1-2,
second; West Ballot, 112 (G. Byrne), 15,
6,2, third. Time, 1:061-5. Leading
Lady, Onunda, Deckmate, Pickwick,
Black Eagle also ran.
SECOND—SBeven furlon,u: Hanson,
100 (Davies), 13-5, even, 1-2, won; Fern
rock, 111 (G. Byrne), 3, even, 1-2, sec
ond; Xylon, 101 (Buxton), 7, 5-2, even,
third. Time, 1:27. Milkman, Hauberk,
Gainer also ran.
AT MONTREAL.
FIRST—Two-year-olds; 6 fu-longs:
Sturdee, 112 (Pickens) 3.50, 2.60, 2.40,
won; Captain B, 115 (Obert), 4.20, 3.00,
second; Silk Rustle, 110 (McAtee), 250,
third. Time, 1:15. Oriana, Lady Betty,.
The Lost Bird also ran.
AT LEXINGTON.
FIRST--Bix furlongs: Luzzi, 106
SMur?hy), 5.90, 2.70, 2.50, won: Busy
oe, 104 (J. Brown), 2.60, 2.30, second;
Rngid-. 101 (Hoag), 3.20, third. Time,
1:13 3-5 nyp‘gy Blair, Cardome, Syaca,
Bu-i'.Alk'e. dy of Lynn, Polly Connol
ly also ran.
SCRATCHES AT LEXINGTON,
SECOND-—Kathryn Kruter.
FOURTH-Chief Brown, Ardent, Pri,
mero, Anthony's Lass.
FIFTH-—Miibrey, Spring Wheat.
SEVENTH-—Jack O'Dowd, Filigree.
ENTRIES.
AT LEXINGTON.
FIRST--Stonewall; selling; handican;
3-year-olds and up; 6 furlongs: Jack
O'Dowd 97, Uncle Hart 107, Sleeth 107,
Droll 108, Liberator 99, Hoenir 107, Dim
itri 107,
SECOND--Belling; 2-year-olds; 5%
furlongs: Philemon 101, Bingen 103,
Shinstone 106, Bessanta 103, Elizabeth
Thompson 103. The Baroness 109,
~ THIRD-—SBelling; 4-year-oldg and up:
11-16 miles: Disillusion 99, World's
Wonder 104, Surpassing 112, lfumwmer
104, Commauretta 104
FOURTH-—The Hartland handicap; 1%
miles; 8-;»nr~nldn and up: McAdoo 14,
Water Witeh 108, Embroidery 108, Kil«
lanna 112,
FIFTH-—The Keeneland purse: 3-year
olds; fillles; 5% furiongs: Diamond 108,
i\{;ry Belle 109, Rosewood 106, Auriga
SIXTH-—Selling; 3-vear-olds and up; §
furiongs: Old Charter 100, Ha' penny 101,
(‘,olnmfi Marchmont 106, Cash On Deliv
ery 118, Carrie Orme 101, Norristown 105,
Ralph Lioya 108,
SEVENTH-—Advance monf?'; selling;
{-year-olds and up; 11-2# miles: Louise
Paul %, White Crown 197, Howdy How
dy 112, Camellia 104, Waterproof 109,
Weather clear. Track fast,
Denies Plan to Qust
R publican Chairman
NEW YORK, ‘Sept. 11.—Republican
National Chairman Wileor today was in
Syracuse to meet Charles K. Hughes,
Republican Presidential candidate, and
therefore could not answer in his own
hehalf, Washington insinuations that he
would be removed. There were others
to the rescue, however
“Such talk is all rot,” sald 0. K
Davisa, high in the national committee,
Mr. Willcov will not be superseded as
national chalrman, nor even as cam
paign manager for the very good reason
that he was personal choice of Mr.
Hughes.” »
(By International News Service.)
BUCHAREST, Sept. 11.—The Rou
manian War Office today admitted
that Silistria, an important Danube
fortress, had been abandoned to the
Bulgarians. The Roumanians retreat
ed in good order after the fort had
been destroyed by heavy ffuns.
“Silistria,” says the official state
ment, “was attacked with 12-inch and
16 1-2-inch guns, which destroyed the
forts in a few hours, The Rouma
nians retired in good order.
“Russian troops are marching to
the southward of Dobric, in order to
surround the enemy advancing on the
Danube.”
By SYDNEY B. CAVE,
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.
LONDON, Sept. 11.—Zurich dis=
patches today confirmed earlier re
ports that a tremendous battle is de
’valoping In that section of Roumania
lying along the Black Sea. It is ap
parent from this news that the Rus
sian and Roumanian commanders had
)varefully selected the fleld on which
they wished to meet the advancing
Bulgarian and Turkish forces.
The same dispatches brought the
significant news that the Russians
‘had resumed their offensive in Buko
wina and were attacking the Aus
trians along their entire front. This
iwas taken as indicative that the Rou=
‘manian advance into Transylvania
had been so successful at every point
that the Russian army was secure
from attack on its extreme left flank,
and could proceed with vigor against
'the forces defsanding the passes lead
ing to the plains of Hungary.
~ While interest in the spectaculas
centered upon the campaign in Rou
'manla, the military experts today ex
pressed the opinion that success for
the Turco-Bulgarian forces in the
Black Sea region would gain them
but little benefit. Following the an
‘nouncement of the capture of Turta
'kal, it is claimed that the Rouma
nian fortress of Silistria, 60 milss
from Bucharest, has fallen to the
Bulgarians.
These enemy successes, the experts
‘ptlh:( out, are immmaterial, in view of
the fact that at no point have the
Bulgarians succeeded in passing the
'Danube River, which serves as a nat
‘ural defense for the heart of Rouma~
nia.
French Check All
Irenc eC
PARIS, Sept. 11.—German attacks
made on the Somme front were re
pulsed by the French, according to
the official communique issued to
day. The Teutons launched their chief
assaults in the region of Berny and
Chaulnes, but they were unsuccessful.
Elsewhere on the front calm pre
valled, the statement says.
Entered by British
(By International News Service,)
LONDON, Sept. 11.—British troops
ihfl Sunday repulsed several attacks
‘mud» by the Germans on the Somme
!rn.m, the War Office announced to
day, while on the front farther north
they penetrated several Teuton
trenches near the Laßasses Canal
The War Office statement follows:
' Two more counter attacks .‘“‘
chy yesterday were repulsed, mg
small infantry attempts to atthek oup
l\m-- near Mouquet Farm and hw
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