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East Front Held by Czar
(By International News Service.)
BERLIN (via Sayville, Wire
less), Dec, 18.—Russian ships ly
ing off Port Sulina were bom
barded by German airmen it was
officially announced today. A Rus
sian hydro-aeroplane was shot
i down. Port Sulina lies at the
f mouth of the Danube on the
I Black Sea.
PARIS, Dec. 18.—The Roumanian
army has ret..:l.d to the Russian
frontier, where it is being reinforced
by Russian and Roumanian officers,
says a dispatch to The Petit Par
isienne. Russian troops are now hold
ing the line in Roumania.
When the Russians took over the
fighting, the remnant of the origina.
Roumanian army retired behind the
Sereth River to the sector of J.ssy,
some of it going to Bessarabia (a
Russian province).
French Captives at
Verdun Reach 11,387
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Dec. 18.—Since the morn-
Ing of December 15 French troops on
the Verdun front have captured 11,-
387 German prisoners, the War Office
announced today. It is admitted that
the Germans have been able to re
gain a footing on Chambrette Farm,
northeast of Verdun, which the
French captured last Friday.
The report says:
“South of the Somme a detachment
of the enemy which was endeavoring
to occupy our lines to the soutiiwest
of Berny was repulsed with hand
grenades,
? “On the right (eastern) bank of the
Meuse, after a bombardment pre
viously reported by us, the Germans
delivered a powerful attack last night
against our new positions. They
Succeeded in securing a foothold on
Chambrettes Farm. We continue to
hold the territory adjoining this sec
tor. The night was calm on the rest
. oI the front.
“Since the morning of December 15
We have captured 11,387 prisoners on
the Verdun front, including 284 offi
§ ¢ers. In addition, we have taken or
destroyed 1,500 cannons, 44 bomb
throwers and 700 machine guns.”
‘Fleeing Army I
-Ileeing Army Is ‘
Shelled by Airmen|
i!ly International News Service.) |
ERLIN (via Sayville wireless), |
Dec. 18.—Russo-Roumanian columns
retreating toward the Roumanian
fortress of Braila, at the bend of the
Danube, were attacked by German air
Squadrons with successful results, the
War office announced today in its
statl ent on Roumanian operations.
The general situation in Roumania
is unchanged.
In the Uz Valley on the eastern
frontier of Transylvania, there have
been local engagements with varying
{success.
The repulse of Russian attacks
northwest of Lutsk and south of
Zborov was reported by the War Of
fice.
On the Macedonian front there has
temporarily been lively firing along the
bend of the Tcherna River |
There have been no important
events on the Somme and Verdun
fronts, the War Office 4nnounced
“There has been oniy a little fighting
activity,” it sald ‘
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' YBERLIN, Deec. 18.—Fleld Marshal
yon Mackensen's armies have reach
ed the gates of Moldavia, the only
Roumanian province remaining in the
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l An interesting question, based on
the importance of jury summons, was
raised in Superior Court Monday,
when Judge John T. Pendleton signed
a contempt order directed to W. L.
Traynham, general manager of the
Traynham Lumber Company, and W.
R. Hanson, foreman of the company,
’who were made defendants in a
unique petition by George M. Wal
[lnce, until recently an employee, in
'which he accused the two company
;ofl'kzlals of discharging him because he
obeyed a court summons and served
’on a jury in Judge Pendleton’s court.
The order of Judge Pendleton cited
Traynham and Hanson to show cause
before him Saturday morning why
!they should not be adjudged in con
tempt of court.
‘ The petition of Wallace, which was
‘presented to Judge Pendleton by At
torney Will T. Gordon, set out that ne
received a jury summons for Decem
ber 11, and that he informed the
foreman he would have to appear in
court. He said he left the lumber
'company plant about 8 o'clock in the
morning and served as a member of
the jury in Judge Pendleton's court
until the hour of adjournment—2
o'clock. When he returned to the
plant to resume work, he said, he was
informed that his services were no
longer needed.
Wallace then took up the matter
with Attorney Gordon, and the con
tempt proceedings resulted. Wallace
asserted that he was discharged for
no other reason than that he obeyed
the order of court and served on the
Jury.
He set out further that he had a
contract with the Traynham Compa
ny, having gone with this company
from another lumber concern be
cause of an increase in pay.
The case in which he served as a
Juror involved a civil controversy.
The contempt proceedings excited
considerable comment about the
courthouse because of its remarkable
nature. This is the first time in the
history of the local courts that an
emplayer, has been cited for con
tempt for the alleged discharging of
an employee because of jury service.
The outcome will be watched with
great interest, because of the large
number of employees who are called
for jury duty in the various courts
every week.
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be the work of many weary days. It can be satisfactorily
accomplished through the simple, easy expedient of seek
ing what you want through The Georglan-American Want
Ad columns.
Here, under the classification “For Rent” are listed from
day to day the offerings of rooms, houses and apartments
in Atlanta. They include every desirable location and al
ways the best values for the rent which you want to pay.
Read daily untfl you find what answers your wants and
then make an appointment by phone to see the place,
The Georgian-American will also tell the detalls of your
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apartments, through your ad in its “Wanted to Rent” col.
umns. This is another satisfactory way to secure results,
When the ad is written, leave it with or
Telephone It to The
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VOL. XV. NO. 118.
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Shop Early i
Shop Early in
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j OU have what's left of Mon-
E Y day and five more days to
buy those Ch-istmas gifts.
i And the crowds in the stores will
; grow bigger and bigger every day.
. You really ought not to need a
reminder to get up early in the
' morning and be at the doors when
' the shops open. The merchants
, say you'll get better service in the
. forenoons, and the sooner the bet
ter. Stocks, torn into confusion by
the crowd of the day before, have
' been restored overnight. Salespeo
' ple, refreshed by a night’s rest, are
' more good-humored. There's every
advantage in a morning shopping
' tour,
. P. S.—ls you'll take a bag along
' and carry home the little odds ana
' ends that weigh practically noth
' ing, you'll not only save the mer
' chants a whole lot of delivery trou
' bles, but you'll be sure to have your
. own purchases when you want
Z them.
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a. Girl Wants
‘H l m : Bac k
A Georgla girl, left behind when the
brigade marched off to the Texas bor
der wants “him" back.
Here's her letter which reached the
Governor's office Monday:
Saturday night.
Governor Nat E. Harris,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dear “Uncle Nat"—Won't you
please use your influence to soon
bring home “our boys” from the
border? We want them back—
yes, every one of them.
A TRUE GEORGIA GIRL.
City Salary Prunin
Councilman Oscar H. Williamson
said Monday that at the meeting of
the City Council Monday afternoon
he would offer a motion to table the
report of the Councll SBalary Commit
tee recommending the abolishment of
certaln city jobs and the cutting of
salaries of a number of employees.
The indications are that his motion
will be adopted
“] think the handling of such mat
ters is up to the incoming adminis
tration and not to the present Coune
cil,” sald Councilman Willlamson,
ATLANTA, 7GA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1916.
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~ If the floorbeams of the Audito
rium could talk, and who knows
;whether they can or not, they would
'be complaining Monday of severe
ipalns in their joints after that strain
‘of Sunday afternoon. When 6,500
persons are all in one bunch it is
SOME crowd, and fully that many at
tended the Shrine band coneert.
Most of them dropped a bill or a
lcoln into one of the collection bas
kets, too. When the Yaarab Green
}coata dumped the money on a table In‘
a private room and began countlng}
}thoy found quite a job ahead. But
‘there were several expert bank tellers
on the joo, to say nothing of Cashier
‘Joseph 8. Kennedy, and finally they |
‘had the dollars and the dimes and
‘the nickels and pennies all stacked
up and ready for the count. And the
total was $729.65 """
That means just this: that 500 At
lanta children will have a visit from
Santa Claus who would otherwise
have had a miserable Christmas, in
deed. It's tough enough to be poor
when one's neighbors are no better
off. But to a child it must be heart
breaking to have nothing on Christ
mas morning when all the kids in the
block are out on the sidewalk show
ing off,
A Capacity Audience.
It was one of the biggest crowds
that ever has tested the Audito
rium’s capacity. There have been
a few occasions, not more than four
or five, when every seat was filled
and many persons stood. There were
a hundred or two empty seats Sunday
in the “behind the sight line” sections
of the balconies, and there were about
an equal number of “standees.” The
Auditorium contains 6,500 seats, one
of the Music Festival directors says,
and so 6,500 seems an accurate esti
mate of the crowd which heard the |
Yaarab band and chanters.
The announcements of the r‘nnm-rt_!
given for the Empty Stocking Fund,
were carried exclusively in The Geor- I
gian and Sunday American, except’
for brief potices in the two other pu-l
pers on Sunday morning, For it was
for The Georglan's charity work, :md’
it was the paper directly interested.
The concert was scheduled to begin |
at 3 o'clock, but the crowd began ar- |
riving shortly after 2 o'clock. lh-rorn‘
the hour for the first number the,
main floor and boxes and circles were
all filled and the greencoated ushers,
voluntcers from the Shrine, w«-rut
guiding later comers to the balconies,
It was not long until these were filled
to the very last meat, except those
from which the band could not be
seen, i
The crowd was typically Atlantan.
Every section of the town from Druid |
Hills to the back alleys was repre- |
sented. There were enough llmnu.l
sines in the street to make one think
opera week had arrived again, and the !
procession of pedestirians reached '
from Five Points to the doors. There
were old men and young men, their
wives, mothers, children. There were
debutantex of this season and tHere
were giris from the factories And
everybody high and low, appeared to
enjoy every minute of the two hours’ |
program ;
Everyone Willing to Aid, |
Potentate Walter Andrews made a|
brief talk in the intermission, urging'
Hberality in giving, and then the!
corps of Bhriners, directed by Fnrnu\‘
Adalr, started through the alsles
There was no “strong arm’ work, |
Nobody was ovrdered to dig too deep. |
But the baskets came out loaded ‘
with silver, and every one had its
share of dollar notes l
The fund was turned over Monday |
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By STUART GODWIN,
Staff Correspondent of the Interna
tional News Service.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18.—Gen
eral Carranza's action on the protocol
signed at Atlantic City by the Amer
ican-Mexican commission was given
to the full committee today by Al
berto J. Pari. Mr. Pani, one of the
Mexican members of the commission,
took the signed protocol to the “first
chief” in' person.
The session of the full commission
was secret. Upon its adjournment
the American section immediately
went into executive session. Anether
session of the full commission is
scheduled for later today.
From sgources to the Mexican mem
bers, it was understood that General
Carranza's objection to ratifying the
working agreement drawn up at At
lantic City is based on two main
points: The alleged fallure to include
provision in the protocol for ade
quate co-operation in border protec
tion, and the statement by Chairman
Lane, of the American section that
commanders of American troops
would retain the right to pursue “hot
trails” of bandits across the border.
No such agreement is contained in
the protocol. As the agreement un
‘der which the sesslons were Inaugu
rated provided that a failure to reach
an agreement would automatically
dissolve the commission, the session
'scheduled for later today probably
will decide whether American-Mex
ican relations are to revert to the
status they occupled before the com
mission was formed.
Eleven New Georgia
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 —~The Presi
dent this afternson nominated the fol
lowing Georgla Postmasters: James A,
Stone, Wrens; Scott Berryman, Bow
man; Don T. Barnes, Cannon; Dollie Al.
len Elaville: Kate Harris, Leesburg:
Edward J. Bible, Mount Berry; Elisha
A. Meeks, Nicholls; Wil P. Ttate, Trion;
Shedrick J. Faulk, Jeffersonville; John
N. Mangham, Zebulon; Susie McAllister,
Fort Gaines.
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Big Cotton Cargoes
~ Await Peace Word
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(B{ International News Sorvico.g
GALVESTON, TEXAS, Dec ]
Twenty-five cargoes of cotton have been
booked to Bremen ag soon as .peace |s
declared Local agents of the Ham
burg-American line today announced
that they would open bookings for ship
;m-nt on the resumption of regular serv.
ce,
SI,OOOOOO CATTLE DEAL.
BAN FRANCIBCO, Dec, 18 -Swift &
Co., of Chicago, through the Western
Meat Company, has purchased the in
terests of the Nevada Packing Company
of Reno, and many thousand head of
cattle, W. M. Slater, head of the Ne¢
vada Company, announced today The
price was not stated although It was re
ported to be approximately $1,000,000,
AT JUAREZ.
FIRBT -Belling, 2-year-olls; 6% fur
longs Lycian 108, Milbrey 106, Crankle
102, Taffy 102, Belle C 102, Kestral 102,
Alan 102
BECOND-—Belling; 3-year-olds and up
6 furlongs Gallant Boy 112, Virgie Dot
108, Yaca 108, Manhachapl 108, Type 107
Finnigan 106, Smiling Maggle 10& Clr
cnlate 103, Polla 102, C. W. Johnson 100
THIRD- Selling. 3-year-olds and up
EY% furlongs Mary Estelle 112, Roches.
ter 112, Clara James 106, Certain Point
106, June Bride 108, Sir Fretful 108, Ger.
thelma 106, Major BHell 108, Foree 109,
Jefferson 106 Lady Tend! 104, Esther
Graham 104, Prospero's Boy 104, Allan
fla 14
FOURTH ~Handlcap; all ages; 54 fur
longs: Little String 106, Fascinating 108,
Lytle 106, Borgo 5%
FIFTH -Selling. 3-year.olds ang up
mile Alda 108, Bogart 107, Big To Do
106, Tze Ll 108
BIXTH -Belling. 3-year-olds and up
mile Roy 108, Rhodes 108, Star Rose
106, Alr Line 106, Endugance 106, Husky
Lad 103, Marjorie D 1
Weanther clear 1 lnf fast
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Copyright. 1808
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A (Great and Glorious
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Gathering for Charity
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It is impossible in mere type for The Georgian to express to
the Shriners’ Band and Chanters, to the Nobles of Yaarab Tem
ple generally, and to the generous and kindly people of Atlanta
the very great measure of appreciation it feels for the help given
The Georgian’s Empty Stocking Fund at the Auditorium Sunday
afternoon.
The Georgian is honored in being made the agency through
which the handsome sum received as a free will offering is to be
distributed.
The big charity effort belongs to the Shriners, the glory of
the contribution to the thousands of people assembled. The sat
isfaction of having been the medium of publicity through which
the gathering was exploited and through which the charity will
be placed in the homes.of the poor is honor and glory enough for
The Georgian.
We have 1,500 children on our list—poor, ragged, destitute
and in many instances sick. With what we have in hand now, we
can and will take care of a thousand.
IF WE HAD ANOTHER FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, WE
COULD TAKE CARE OF THEM ALL!
The work of filling the baskets started today and will be
pushed to rapid conclusion. The distribution will be made early
Christmas morning.
THERE STILL IS AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO SUB.
SCRIBE AND HELP COMPLETE THE FUND—IF ANY OF
YOU CARE TO.
We should like more than we can say to raise the additional
SSOO NEEDED.,
Will not you, reader, if you have not already done so, send
a contribution?
Every cent of it will go to the poor. The Georgian pays ALL
of the expense of administration and distribution—every pen.
ny. Your contribution, whatever it is, will be a 100-per-cent-to
the-poor affair,
M
ercury to Go
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It ain't going to be very cold, and
it ain’t going to snow much, if any,
and it ain’'t going to be cloudy later
than late this Monday afternoon, if
that long, and there isn’t anything to
get really excited about in the weath
er situation, in spite of a sudden
darkness or (to put it simply) an
amazing obfuscation of almost un
paralleled density that obscured ev
erything for a few minutes about 9
o'clock Monday morning and sent
£ome of the chickens to roost that do
not stroll along Peéachtree, they being
mostly in the hay at that time.
Unraveling the foregoing, here is
the layout:
The thermometer opened at about
40 degrees Monday morning. and by
Tuesday morning it may be a little
below 30, with falr skles overhead,
where they usually are. There may
be a flutter of snow Monday after
noon, but it is not llkely, in spite of
six Inches of snow at Nashville and
other Tennessce points, Tuesday will
be bright and clear and fairly cold, '
The heavy darkness Monday morn
ing was caused by dense clouds, a
good deal of fog and a shift in the
wind, which changed its mind aftor
pushing a lot of smoke away from the
city and brought it back again.
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Bureau Warns of
Storms in South
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec, 18.—The
Weather Bureau issued the following
storm warning this morning:
“Holst northeast storm warning 11
a. m. Baltimore to Boston. Disturb
ance over northern Alabama, moving
northeast and increasing, will cause
north and northeast winds, reaching
gale force tonight, with snow. South
cast warnings, also Chincoteague to
Wilmington, and southweast warn
ings Southport to Jucksonville.”
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‘PeaceTerms’
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NEW YOFK, Dec. 18.—The l\'ew‘
York Evening Sun printed the follow
ing this afternoon: l
“Peace terms of the Allles were
made known here today by Stefnne‘i
Lauzanne, editor of Le Matin (of
Paris), who is in this country on l‘
mission of the French Government.
“These terms, which were imme
diately compared with Germany's
terms, as published by The Evening
Sun last week, were set forth in the
interview as follows:
“Transylvania to Roumania: Tren-‘
tiro to Italy; Alsace-Lorraine to
France; Constantinople to Russia,
with Turkey out of Europe; limita
tion of armaments of all countries,
with Germany's armaments to be de
creased firet: an Indemnity of $20,-
000,000,000, part of which shall be col-l
Ircted in heavy duties on all German
goods Imported into Allled countries;
procf + Germany’s pledge to bow to
and abide by International law.
“M. Lauzanne is In very close touch
with M. Jusserand, the French Am
bassador In Wasbington. He is a
sergeant in the French army sent
here on furlough on officinl business.
He is editor in chief of Le Matin,
which Is known as Premier Briand’'s
organ in Paris. He describes these
as the peace terms and conditions on
which the Allies will stop flshtlnx.‘
He made it clear that his statement
was a summary of the position ukou‘
by his Government.” ‘
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3 Sue Georgia Road
For Total of $55,000
or Lotal o 000
The Georgin Rallroad Monday wans .
preparing to defend three dumage
sulls set for Tuesday In the DeKalh
Sujerior Court in Deeatur,
Mre, John W, Walker asked $30.000
damages for the death of her hus
bavd, kilied on n crossing.
Mrs. Hettle McCurdy sued for
SIOOOO as “balm for wounded fee.-
‘m.'wfi Isnbelle Farmer ashod $15,000
fer personal injuries,
Alonzo "eld Is attorney for a'l the
plaint'fis. while MeDanlel & B.ack
and Alonzo Brand represent the rall.
ronl
THE WEATHER
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Forecast—Fair and u'ldor Mon - §
day night and Tuesday. ¢
Temperatures—6 a. m., 38; 8 {
a.m., 40; 10 a. m., 44; 12 roon, 38; !
Ip.m, 36; 2p. m, 35, 'l
Sunrise, 8:38; sunset, 4:32, i
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN,
Staff Correspondent of Internationay
News Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—President
Wilson will await the reply of Ger«
many from the Entente allies before
he undertakes any action looking to
ward urging peace in Europe. He is
convinced that premature action on
the part of the United States and oth«
er neutrals would only irritate the
belligerents. The President believes
that the present situation ig so deli
cate that hasty action by this country
would act as an insurmountable ob
stacle to restoration of peace.
This was learned today from mem
bers of the Cabinet who have been
consulted by the President. It is un
derstood that Secretary of State Lan
sing takes the position that at the
!prasvnt time peace suggestions are in
such a state that they will be vital
only to the belligerents.
He has been assured that the Gere
man suggestion will be carefully con
sidered by the Entente allies, Until
that is done the representatives of the
Entente allies here have urged that
this Government take no definite
stand on the peace suggestions one
way or the other.
Whether the President will be able
to take this step he so much desires—
urging both sides to endeavor to end
the war by diplomatic negotiations—
will be determined only after the re
ply of the Entente is made publie,
' It is understood here that the re«
ports which have reached the admin-
Aistration from its diplomatic represen<
tatives in Paris, Petrograd and Lon
don unanimously assert that the rul
Ing circles there are inclined to feel
resentful to any suggestion of outside
|nterf¢-rrn('n. They insist that they
must be allowed to make up their
minds as to what Germany means
without any effort being wmade by
neutrals to throw their influence on
the side of the German proposition,
and the President's advisers say he
has decided to respect this frame of
mind.
Germany will consider any reply the
Entente allies make to the Central
Powers' peace proposals, it was
learned at the German Embassy this
afternoon, A strong belief is held that
within a very short time the way will
be open for the Dutch Government to
invite the belligerents to a conference
at The Hague, and that by that time
the other neutrals can and will enter
the situation,
So important Is the situation exist«
ing already that Ambassador von
Bernstorff today reconsidered his in
tention of going to Boston for the fu«
neral of Professor Munsterberg., In
stead he sent word to the German
Consul there to lay a wreath in his
name at the famous educator's bier
and to attend the funeral.
The Ambassador has also abandon
ed his projected trip to Florida for the
holidays, and will remain in Wash
ington until the situation clarifies. He
is awalting with the utmost interest
Lloyd-George's address in Parliament
tomorrow,
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Lloyd-George Replies
On Peace Tomorrow
(By International News Service.)
‘ LONDON, Dec. 18.—England’s an
swer to Germany's peace proposals
will be delivered by Premier Lloyd-
George In Parliament tomorrow,
Announcement to this effect was
madß in the House of Commons this
afternoon by Chancellor A, Bonar
Law.
It is probable that the Premier will
B 0 Into the history of the war and
events leading up to it, and especially
into the case of Belgium,
The German peace note is now une
der consideration by the Foreign Of«
fice, having been transmitted this
morning by Walter H. Page, the
American Ambassador,
When the Premier appears he will
be prepared, it is sald, ot ask King
George to dissolve Parllament and
eall a general election {f ol’llllll:d
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