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3 CENTS i : EVERYWHERL ' PAY NO MORE J PN JNOB NOTE TO, WILSS KY. GOVERNOR DEFIES MOR WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—The Ent’ente reply to President Wil son's peace message to all the belligerents was received at the State Department today. The department experts at once began decoding the note as sent by Am bassador Sharp at Paris. It was known in advance that the reply doea not bar further action by this Government toward peace. As soon as the reply was pre sented, Secretary of State Lan sing hurried with it to the White House to lay it before President Wilsen, (By International News Service.) LLONDON, Jan. 11.—The Entente's reply to President Wilson's peace ini tiative should now be in the hands of the American State Departfment. A dispatch from Paris today sald that the note had been cabled to Washing ton immediately after it was handed to the American Ambassador yester day afternoon. ? Along with the Allies’ answer Pre mier Briand handed to the American diplomat a note from the Belgian Government, declaring its adhesion to the allled cause and expressing grati tude for the relief work done by Americans in Belgium The Belgian Foreigr Minister, Baron Beyens, was present when the notes were delivered The Times, in commenting upon the nature of the.document, said today “The Allied reply to President Wil son is understood to differ consider { ably in tone and tenor from the an swer given to Germany It is be lieved to be conceived in a spirit of frankess and cordiality and to define broadly the only terms upon which the Aliles would contemplate peace. ‘lt appears to be addressed, in reality, if not in farm, quite as muc! to the American people as to Pres fdent Wilson, and to constitute a crushing rejoinder to the German pretension to h mmanitarian sentiment It is said not to be much longer than the recent reply to Germany.” Dispatches from Paris stating that the answer is “ultra sensational” have aroused much speculation here Brit fah papors apparently have taken an cpposite \lew According to the Eng lish press in general, the note is a calm and studied effort, setting forth in principle the aims of all the Al lled Powers, and yet at the same time making th Charge that Germa ny is responsible for the war 3 2 Reply Not to Close ' Door so U. 8. Efforts VASHINGTON, Jaa. 11 The door to peace—or, at least, to further es f ¢ U'nited States to rd that end—will not be closed by the Er tent ' to President Wilsor According to the inf ation rea ing o 1 i advance of the note. the reply w not prove entire satisfa tor n that it does no efir e oift tery on which the Allied cou Irie will consider a peace discussion Howeve it indicates the oblects for swhich the Entente Allles went to war and it Is eved mtain In a broad wa the oblects whic must be accon shed annd the ncessions which mus e mads the Centinl Allles articulari (yermar wlore peace is poss " ) ) 3 Peace Talk Must End, s German General Says German Genera BERLIN, Jar 11 \ eace tal Mmus oW * nt i This de rat wttribidte ) General 1 o . first ouartermas ter general of 1 G n nd chief of the P 3 Mars 3 yon Hindenbure A staff officer ' h“, fust e irnnead frow e (3¢ rent eadguarts quoted ™ t fendory a ! W N ermany’s oG e . estly and stnoerely madas Tha i enemies callied £t 8 War "um ’ 41 nsult to flerman honor Al pencs alk flnutu bean postponed BRITISH BAT TLESHIP TORPEDOED Snow Is Over, Will Drq It was not a really and truly snow storm—just a “cloud on the ground,” a sort of climatic accident, Mr. Von Herrmann says, with a bit of moist air encountering a’larger bit of chilly alr, near the surface of the earth, By 9 o’clock Thursday morning the flurry was done, and the weather man promised it would not be repeated— soon. “But we are in for some sharp weather,” he added. “It will be fine and clear, and cool. Also wind, all of Thursday and Thu. sday night, with a strong current of cold alr from the northwest. The thermometer stood at 34 degrees at 7 o'clock this morning. At 9 o'clock it was 30 and going down. It may get as low as 22 degrees by Friday morning. But the weather will be clear.” p . Ramsey, Crucible \ . Steel Head, Dies (By International News Service.) PITTSBURG, Jan. 11.-—C. C. Ram sey, president of the Crucible Steel Company of America, dled in tRe Al legheny general hospital at 4:30 o'clock this morning. He had been il for the last six weeks, a victim of lobar pneumonia. With him at the end was his wife, who had stayed constantly by his bedside since he entered the hospital \ Mr. Ramsey rose from a steno grapher to president of the Crucible Steel and its allled companies. He was known as one of the foremost of American experts in steel. Mr. Ramsey wa¢-born in Allegheny, in 1862. He belonged to the New York Athletic Club, India House, the En gineers’ Club and the Pennsylvania Society of New York. His Pittsburg clubs were the DuQuesne and the Al legheny Council. Bowdon Mayor Is Beaten in Election i i BOWDON, Jan. 11.—At a spirited election the following named were chosen to serve as mayor and council men for the ensuing year: 1. H. Bur fon won out over former Mayor Dr. R. M. Lovvorn by a majority of §2 votes; W. G. Brown, A. J. Beck, W. A. Stephenson and J. M. Butler are the new council. Following the installation of the officers, J. A. Walker and J. H. Me- Dow were clected as marshals: ¥, P, Groover, electrician; Verner Word, night fireman at the electric light plant. Get a Good Price for It An automobile that has been used. but is in good eondi. tlon, commands a fair price at any time, g Plenty of men azg on the lookout for cars at slightly re duced prices, But you must locate them. The best, surest and quickest way Is to scatter the news broadcast that you have a car for sale. The Georglan-American circulateg among a class of people with money to buy. Put an ad In the classified section under the heading “Automoblles,” telling in a-simple and direct manner what your proposition is, Mention the name of the car and say what year it was made. How many miles it has been run and the condition it is In are also important Purchasers are quickly attracted through advertiging in The Georglan-American, When you have the ad ready leave it with or Telephone It to The Gcor&)& an-American Main 100 or Atlanta Mairt 8000 R oAtv ot e ey NBN -, T %-g"——-——-—'—__.— | N it 2O ~» : - e > Y‘m' ‘l_ ——~—————-—- “tg\\ ] I] l]‘%‘ \‘j E § DING NEWSPAPER SE&A Ll A - A S BRSO g or vk souvies, | VOL. XV. NO. 139. | Efforts to Cite Lawson for Con ' tempt Also Dropped by the Committee, (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 11,—The ef forts to force a congressional Investi gation of the alleged information “leak” to Wall Street on the Wilson peace note to the European belliger ents, as well as the efforts to cite Thomas W. Lawson for contempt of the House, collapsed today, and the ‘whole investigation was abandoned. By votes of the Democratic mem ‘h»-rs of the Houwse Rules Committee, 1t wos decided to report to the House adversely the second Wood resolution, providing for Investigation in the charges made by Lawson, by a com mission of five members of the House to be appointed by the Speaker, The resolution seeking te find out through a congressional convention whether anyone high in the adminis tration, or any relative of any hig! officials, profited through the fluctua tion of the stock market on December 20 and 21, the committee voted to re fuse to consider. The Campbell res olution asking that five members of the House be appointed to investigate whether anyone connected with exec utive or legislative hranches of the Government profited through the stock fluctuations December 20 or 21 was voted down by the Democrats on a strict party vote . . National Highway Finished in DeKalb o’ Commissioner Freeman, of DeKalb County, announced Thursday the ten-mile strip of the National high way from Decatur to Stone Mountain had been completed except for a short distance near Ingleside The new road, surfaced, oiled and covered with crushed stone, cost about SI.OOO a mile, and is sald to be one of the bhest in the Stat« OLIPHANT TO PLAY MOCKEY. WEST POINT, N. Y., Dec. 11 Eimer Oliphant has decided to forego basket ball for hockey this seasor Having an “A" for basketball, Oliphant wi now try to annex another for hockey —_—.——_fi-fi—————-—__ ATLANTA, GA,, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1917. I lElghteen Thousand Dollars Cut ( From Salary List Asked by Chief of Construction. When the Council Finance Com lmiltoe met Thursday to continue the | work of preparing a city budget, all ‘the members seemed convinced that |they should not hesitate any longér to use the pruning knife on city de | partments, ‘ With only a few thousand dollars in ‘(he budget for street and sewer im provements, and all big projects left tout, the result of three days’ work .'wa. a deficit of $107,000, | A comparison of the administrative l'umt of the city and county construc- I!mn departments revealed one of the | reasons for this deficit, Oscar Mills, chalirman of the Coun ty Commission, told the committee that the county did approximately $1,000,000 worth of work last year at an administrative cost of not more than $17,600, $89,000 Is Asked. With only $50,000 in the budget for general street improvements and $25,- 000 for street repairs, H. L. Collier, Chief of Construction, asked the com mittee for $89.000 for salaries and maintenance expenses in his depart ment, Committeemen groaned ®yer this proposition. Alderman [Edgar Dun lap moved that the maintenance ex pense of the department be cut to a lump sum of $25000, leaving it to Mr. Collier to decide how this should be spent. He gotg@ second to his mo tion, but & majoy of the committee | voted it down. This motion was made after Mr Collier had finished his talk to the committee and left, While He was present he was asked a number of questions The organization of the department as outlined by Mr. Collier was vir tually what It was last year. He was asked if he thought a full depart ment should be maintained with such a small appropriation for work Mr " ollier replied that he thought it best to start off with a full force and drop the men when the work was com pleted He asked for an appropriation of $2,400 for the salary of a chief clerk, who also would conduct an informe tion bureau for the public. The man who Is scheduled to get this place is ex-Councilman Sam Freeman l Salaries Pruned SIB,OOO. ’ All during the long session of the {committee Wedneaday afternoon |t {was eually divided on the propos!. ;th to cut down expenses lin avery id»g‘nmv'n! Finally a majority voted fto cut off SIB.OOO from the 343,000 Emlnn account of the Chief of Con ’1:! etion Aldermen Dunilap, Spratt, {Johnston and Bwing insisted on cut. ting every department, one by one | Chalrman Kelley, Aldarmen Nutting | Seawright, Richardson and Sisson wantied to proceed In a different way i The committes voted unan'mously jto recommend that an asuditor e [th“')"" to go through the various ir'-ynmmur.'u and point out where | money could be saved CONCORD BANK RE-ELECTS. CONCORD, Jan. 11 The Concord | Banking Company at thelr annual I meeting re-slected all ofMicers, ( ¥ | Smith, presidént G. B Strickland i,r,‘,. president, and M, A King, cash. 1‘,,, A 10 per cont dividend was or "\"'r) paid, The sseete of the bank on January | were 3219000, cupltal stock 335,000 and undivided profits 823,600 k C Pri \ Relieved of Command LLONDON, Jan. 11.—The German Crown Prince, Frederick William, has been relieved of his command, ac cording to a dispatch to the Daily News from Paris today. It adds that the Crown Prince may be made Gov ernor General of Belgium. There are three groups of German armies on the western front. The northern one is commanded by Grand Duke Albrecht, of Wurttemburg; the central group by Crown Prince Rup precht, of Bavaria, and the armies along the southeastern end of the line by Crown Prince Frederick William. The Crown Prince was in command of the German forces that undertook to capture Verdun. Body of Col. Cody l To Lie in Capitol - (By International News Service.) | DENVER, Jan. 11.—The body of Col. Willlam F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), lwfll die in state at the Capitol here for four hours Sunday and then be placed In a vault with appropriate services. Burial will not take place until next spring, when the body of one of America’s most picturesque characters will be placed-In a tomb hewn from the reck at the top of Lookout Mountain, near here, Already plans are being made for a suitable monument. In accordance with the wishes of the veteran scout and plainsman, all the “socleties to which he belonged will have a part In his funeral sery ices which will be conducted by the Denver Lodge of Elks. oi— \ Buffalo Bill Qutlives . Nation, Says London (By International News Service.) T.ONDON, Jan, 11.—The Daily Tel égraph, in commenting today upon the adventurous career of the late Willlam F. Cody (Bufralo Bill K took occasion to point out the mistaken idea that most Englishmen hold about the United States, It says, In part: “The Wild West exists no more, It has been swallowed up In the United States of which we talk so glibly, but of which not one BEnglishman in a thousand has any conception The States form, In fact, not a nation, but A group of nations, each one molded by a separate and distinet expearience, Buffalo Bill was an American first and last, and all through his life, but the America of his day has already passed.” Five Points Idl er . Fined by Recorder Idiers about Five Points and other downtown sections must heed the po lee order to "move on” Recorder Johnson held Thursday in fning K. J McOM], of No. 27 1.2 South Pryor street, for falling to obey such an order Policemen Jones and Arnold have been stationed in the Five Points ter. ritory with orders to scatter the curb ocCupants who watch the daily pa rade Hampton Cotton Mil? to Pay Dividend HAMPTON, Jan 11.-The annual mesting of HAampton Cotton Mills was held yesterday and a dividend of 15 per cent was decliared The capital stock at the beginning of husiness wan 50 000 The Investment now shows over 1300000 with a surplus ol #llOs oup Hince the organisation itue stockhnoiders have bean rnm In dividends SIERSOO. Following offlcers slected for the —nv-m"' :r‘e' W. M. Harrin. pres ident;: 9 Wilson, vies president. and M Harris, seoretary and treasurer et ettt sttt Copyright, 1008, N PAY NO MORBE. Ry The Georglan Co. 3 CE‘NTS ON TRAINS, 5 CENTS e eet ettt e AAINS, 9 CENTS. ’ | ‘ . | —_ | Only Thirteen of Crew of 750 Missing—Mediterranean Is i i Scene of Attack. i | ki | ‘ (By International News Servine.) ‘ I.ONDON, Jan. 11.—The British 'hanlvflhlp Cornwallis has been sunk lh_\ a submarine, it was officially an nounced by the Admiralty today. The .anack took place in the Mediterra nean on Tuesday. Th)rtoen members of the Cornwallis’ crew are missing and are believed to have been drowned, The ,\dmireny also announced that ‘tho carrier Benuche has been sunk tn 'Kaa(olorizzo harbor ! The Cornwallis displaced 14,000 tons and carried a crew of 760 men. The torpedoed warship was protected with Krupp armor and was €quipped with four 12-inch and twelve 6-inch guns. She was.put In commission in 1901, and was a sister ship of the Duncan, Exmouth, Russell and Albemarle. . . British Take 1,600 | Turks Near Suez ' (By International News Service.) ILONDON, Jan. 11.—-The British 'hnv;- renewed their uthgvks against the Turks east of the Suez Canal and the War Office announced today the capture of a strong Turkish position near El Arish, along with 1,600 pris oners The Turks lost 600 men _in killed and wounded, the official re port adds. /Six lines of Turkish frenches and three redoubts were stormed by the British The village of Shalal was ecaptured by the British and destroyed, . Germans Pounding at | Moldavia Defenses BERLIN, Jan. 11.—-All of the Rou manian province of Wallachia has now been conquered by Field Mar |shal von Mackensen's German and | Austro-Hungarian troops and the Teoutonic allies are now biting into Moldavia The Austro-German forces are pounding with sledge-hammer blows |At the Sereth River Iline of the Rus | slans and Roumanians and digtnteh én from the front today ipdicated !'h.n' the Russo-Roumanian e was lin danger of breaking ’ In the Carpathlan Mountalns the | Russo-Roumanian armies, after re {eelving reinforcements, have under. !'..)--q. t violent counter offensive, bhut | they have been unable to bend the! ! Austro-German line Hard fighting Is In progress around ;';;«1.'/ on the Danube where the !'hvmoz wilies are attacking desper Ately to get possession of the city ‘ (Roumania is made up of three Provinees Wallachip, Dobrudja and | Moldavia Dobrudin as well as Wal. :],..l * now In the hands of the {German alllesn) i » 'Russians Deeply Dent !. ' » Prince Leopold’s Line ! PETROGRAD Jan 1" Desplte | strong winter attacks by the Qer !t:v-!h- the Russians continue to make headway in thelr offensive along the lm-:'h-ln end of the western front, | The fighting s being carried out jover stretches of frozen swamp land flong the Dvina River and In some xp!urn in snow drifts six to ten feet deep Prinos Leopold's line has been deep Iy dented west of Rign, where the Russians have advanced between one and two miles Powerful blows are being struck by the Russinns toward the (jermnar f Mitan and ' Possibies thint this ¥ the mmediaie oblective of the RHussinn commander. EVENING EDITION |D hooLikely to Recover; ) Paul T. Donehoo, the young nfl-| road shopman who was called to the door of his home and shot Tuesdl.y‘ night, had a better chance for re covery Thursday after a fairly rest ful night at Wesley Memorial Hos pital. Gordon Yeakey, the young plumb ers’ assistant who did the shooting, has engaged the law firm of Adam son & Miller for his defense, and will claim the attack was justifiable on account of Donehoo’s alleged mis treatment of the assailant's sister, Lily Yeakey. The Yeakey girl is now in Grady Hospital, where she was sent the night before her Lrother did the shooting. . . Marion Jackson in Fight on Bond I | Fight on Bond Issue | Marion M. Jackson, representing & | committee from several rallroad labor unions, apperred Thursday before the | Georgia Railroad Commission to ask that the hearing on the proposed bond issue of the Georgia Rallway nnd‘ Power Company be postponed until Thomas B. Felder, counsel for the unfons’ committee, could return from Washington, The commission heard Mr. Jack son's argument and took the matter |under consideration. The hearing had | been set for Thursday. The labor unions had filed with the commission a request that the com pany's accounts bhe audited to Ascer tain whether the proposed bond Is- SUA WAaSs necessary . . 4 ißlectlon Corruption . - Bill To Be Left Ower ’ (By International News Service.) | WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—The cor irupl practices bill, designed to pre %vrn( “boodling,” urged by President ‘wnmn In his annual message, stood '!n danger today of being ditched un ;tll next session to make way for | more pressing legislation. | When the blll was taken up by the iflvnale it provoked so much oppos!. 'tlnn that it had to be sent back to | the committee for redrafting. It is | now in form to be considered by the {Senate again, but there is so Mhuch | other legislation demanding imme | diate attention that many Senators ffu\'nr postponing action untll pext invntnn. :— - W 'Neutral Conference . With Peace Planned (By International News Service.) LONDON, Jan. 11.--An Internation. al eonference of neutraly may be held simultaneocusly with the peace par. ley at the end of thew War., A Stook. holm dispateh, printed In the Morn ing Post today, says that Norway, Sweden and Denmark have sent notes to Holland, Spain and Switzeriand suggesting a conference to discuss the rights of neutral powers when the War ends The United States WAS not men. tioned iln the telegram, but it I» taken as a foregone conclusion In most circles that America will be represented in the neutral o nference If not in the actual peace pariey City Detective Is . | Struck by Paralysis ‘ W ¥ Harper ity detective, Thursday was suffe ring with a stroke of paralvsis it hisx home No. 1 Herne street He was stricken Wed Pesd Jternoon. Ihe right mide being affe ted | I I I I I | I I I . I r I | (By International News Service.) | MURRAY, KY., Jan. 11.—Governo ;A. O. Stanley, of Kentucky, who made a hurried trip here on a special train Itn quiet a mob threatening to lynch | Circult Judge Charles Bush for fail- I,In( to hand over a negro accused of Imur.lv".vvg a policeman, arrived at Idu)llV'»ak and immediately took \rh.\rw' of the guards surrounding Judze Bush in a local hote | Governor Stanley sent word to the leaders of the mob that he was deter mined to prevent the lynching of an other negro in Kentucky even at the risk of his own life. ’ “I Intend to see to it that Lube ’,\hrnn is given a fair trial at any cost,” saild the Governor | Governor Stanley telephoned the l"«hfh ah authorities instructing them :Yu disregard the judge’'s order and to hold the negro in Paducah J A few hours after his arrival the | Governor seemed to have the situa ]Y‘.n.'. well in hand Posses of citi zens were formed at Princeto: AN l”-vpk:nsvxllv- and were about to start for Murray to protect Judge Bush and l.'ime", The QGovernor ordered them 'nu' to come, and sent word to Pa ducah that the negro should be held there indefinitely Lube Martin is the negro wanted by the mob When brought before Judge Smith, charged with the mur der of Guthrie Duiguld, a white man | Martin was granted a continuance |and then rushed to jail at Paducah i A mob formed quickly hent or IZ‘» nching the negro, but learned that |,‘.' had been apirited awas The' mob "I‘en surrounded the hote! in which Judge Bush and Commonwealth's At torney Dennis Smith had taken refuge and threatened to dynamite the bulle 1 K unless Bush sgigned an orddr so | Martin's return to Murray ‘ Judge Bush, 1t is understoc wigy i"’. the order and then sent an ADpea [ to Governor Stanley for help ! » o ;Eaxly Naming of U, 8. Judge Now Likel Judge Now Likely I WASHINAGTON Jan. 11 Follow lul a long conference which Attorney !‘.nv,".\! Gregory had last evening with the President and the intorview today of John T. West. of Thomson ind T. 8. Felder, leading candidates | for the South Georgia judee AR ™ “?;‘,u" that the name of the sue cessful candidate will be sent to the ‘.‘a nat by the President faturday of |early next wek. It Is known that Mr I'.r'-i: iy has been going over the iln { dorsements of the varlous eandidates { for several days and reied (et | thereof to the White H . vith ' {in order ¢ Kive the | i nfo | mation thersunt The Senator . In, r ¢ e b are X ! . DeKalb Will Have 3 'y e Land Show Exhibit DeK nt w e N . N xh! ! 4 ® . . ' Show L « ! - " g e ! D MK Vit ' i ! At Wwor . a nf f 3 ¢ iapin .l . o enyrime ; in in . “i ~Q“§““” e - - 85