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A Clean Wholesome P;pe;
for Southern Homes
wopyrignt, 1908,
VOL XVI By HJt‘e)(l}l:Jrlgian Co,
RUSS AND GERMANS CONFER
Father of Draft Act to br;e "Universal %"r;ini;lg
FORT OGLETHORPE OFFICERS NAMED
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FORT OGLETHORPE, Nov. 26.—}
Commissions today were awarded to
the men who on Saturday completed
training in the Reserve Officers’
School at Camp Warden McLean. i
Major Ganeral W. P. Duvall, com
mander of the Southeastern Depart
ment, personally gave to each stydent
officer lis commigsion., The com
panies lined up at seven o’clock and}
were paid off and then proceeded to
the parade ground. They were in
single file, alphabetically arranged,
and as his name was called, prefixed
by the rank he had been awarded,
each student officer stepped forward,
saluted Major General Duvall, who
returned the salute, addressing each
student officer by name, Major Gen
eral Duvall said, “I congratulate you,”
and handed the officer his commis
sion. There was an, exchange of
salutes and the next student officer
stepped forward.
Although there were a t 2,800
ecommissions awarded, the%n was
80 like clock work that all the com
missions had been awarded in a Jlit
tle more than two hours. There was
a large gallery of mothers, fathers,
wives and sweethearts to congratu
late the successful candidates.
Following the awarding of the
commissions, there were hurried
leave-takings and by night the camp
will be deserted. |
The student officers are high in the
praise of their instructors from Col
onel Slocum, commander, and Lieu
tenant Colonel Anderson, senior in
structor, on down the line.
One thousand medical officers from
Fort Benjamin Harrison are expected
in here tomorrow night, according
to Colonel Page, commander of the
medical training camp. |
The men are commissioned in three
classes. The men in Class A will fill
existing vacancies- in the national
army or will be attached to regular
army organizations. i
The men in Class B will eventually
e commissioned ‘as provisional sec
ond licutenants in the regular army. ‘
The men in Class C will be com
missioned in the officers’ reserve
corps. ‘
The list follows: ;
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IN) ANTRY MAJORS. |
¢—Drew, Octavus C. Jacksonville.
2—Nash, Joseph Van Holt, Atlanta,
Ga. :
CAPTAIN.
s—Collins, Ames L., East Pittsburg,
Pa.
2-Markwick, Robert W., Philadel
phia, N. Y.
3—Hopkins, Charles T, Jr., Atlanta,
4—Johnson, Robael A., Atlanta.
p—Henry, Dickson Robert, Atlanta.
6—Ellwell, Francis Bolton, New Ha
ven, Conn.
7—Hammond, Willam Ernest,
Brookhaven, Miss. i
§—Marchant, Atticus Haygood, Or
#ngeburg, S. C.
9—Manning, Harris Oakley, depot
[pection.
, 10—Ginder, Willard Russell, Phila
@elphia, Pa. . ‘
11—Mueller, William C., Chattanoo- ‘
ga, Tenn. ‘
12—Rosebaum, Archie, Philadelphia,
Pa |
13, John C. Dyer, Lookout Moun
'‘Rain, Tenn.; 14, Lamar Hill, Atlanta,
;' 15, Harry C. Oliver, Benavon,
&: 16, Frank E. Dean, Pituburg,‘
Continued on Page 5, Column 1.
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Alec, Georgian Porter,
Wins Bride and Purse
ns Bride and P
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Of $47 at Same Time
Alexander Crawford, colored, edi
tor of the broom and window-wash
ing department of The Georgian, up
and got married a day or two ago,
despite the increased cost of living.
Alec has worked for The Georgian
for years, and there never was a
more faithful or energetic porter on
the job anywhere. So appreciative
of his work were the employees of
the composing room that they made
up a purse of $47 for Alec, and
Alec got the purse for a wedding
present, with the following note:
“Alexander Crawford, Porter for the
Third Floor, Atlanta Georgian:
“Dear Alec: This gift is a slight
token of the appreciation and esteem
in which you are held by your white
friends on this floor. It is a spon
taneous contribution from every man
up here, and while the amount is
not so great, it should be a source
of pride and pleasure that you have
the unanimous good will of the men
you work with,
“By your strict attention to your
work, courtesy and willingness to do
anything any of the men call on
you to do, you have gained the
highest regard and esteem of these
men who have worked with you for
years.
“Trusting that your matrimonial
venture may be the happiest and
best act of your life, we all look for
you to make a good husband. May
the brightest side be ever fore
most in your future. This is the
sincere wish of
“YOUR WHITE FRIENDS.”
Mine Confiscati
atlion
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Charged to Mexico
(By International News Service.)
EL PASO, TEXAS, Nov. 26.—
Americans and other foreigners own-
Ing mining property in Mexico today
sent to Washington a protest against
the Mexico mining decree, which is
declared to mean confiscation of their
mines. It is estimated that $50,000,-
000 worth of foreign properties will
be confiscated by the Mexican Gov
ernment if the decree becomes ef
fective.
The decree bars forelgners who are
unable to operate their mines be
cause of the activities of Villista
bandits in Northern Mexico and
other revolts throughout their re
public,
Gereral Francisco Murguia, com
mander of the division of the North,
is accused by mine owners of being
responsible for the growing influence
of Germans in Mexico. He is report
ed frequently to have entertained
German subjects,
Dr. Nathan Boyd, representing
farmers of the Rio Grande valley, has
wired Secretary Lane asking for mil
itary protection for the Elephant |
Butte dam. i
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Permits of No Delay
- Now is the time to make arrangements for the talk
ing machine player piano or musical instrument
you are planning to give ‘‘the wife’’ for Christmas.
© Last year too many people waited until the last
minute and were disappointed.
Then buying now will make it just that much eas
ier to meet the terms. .
And many bargains in musical instruments are
among the opportunities of the Classified Columns
of the Daily Georgian and Sunday American. In
vestigate them.
The Daily Georgian
And Sunday American
Read for Profit—Use for Results
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LEADING NEWSPAPER ‘{;;f,@fi%fi: MOF THE SOUTHEAST #Y %#y
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. — With
the arrival here today of a large
number of leading senators and rep
resentatives to take up the prelimi
naries of the regular session of Con
gress a week# om today, interest in
creased as/’ o whether the United
Statesrvj/ declare war on Austria-
Hungaryf Turkey and Buigaria. It
was evident this afternoon this sub
ject will be one of the first to engross
the attention of the national legis
lature. Many of the Senators and
Representatives openly favored an
immediate swar declaration, holding
that the events on the Italian front
makegt necessary that all of the Teu
tonic allies be considered active ene
mies of the United States, :
They agreed, however, that .they
will be guided in their action by the
advice of President Wilson. The ne
cessity of the United States actively
assisting Italy is one of the main
subjects now being considered by the
Paris inter-allied conference, and W
the conclusions reached there will
probably depend this country's line
of action. It is understood that Col.
E. M. House already has acquainted
Presidemt Wilson wit hthe views of
the British Government on this sub
ject.
Senator Stone, of Missouri, chair
man of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations, who will have
charge of any war resolution, said
today that he ‘“believed it would be
advisable” for the United States to
declare war on Austria to “clear the
situation,” bul®that this was for the
President to decide.
Daughter of Ex-Czar
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Is Expected in U, 8.
DENVER, COLO., Nov. 26.—Mrs.
Margaret Barry Carver, wife of Charles
A. Carver, prominent American banker,
of Petrograd, left here today for San
Francisco, where it is believed she will
meet Miss Tatiana Nicolaevna Roman
off, second daughter of Nicholas Ro
manoff, former Czar of Russia, who is
gald to have escaped from Siberia and
to be on her way to this country.
Mrs. Carver, a former Denver girl,
refused to confirm or deny reports that
she was to meet and escort the former
Grand Duchess to New York, where Ta
tiana will take up relief work with the
Russian Civilian Relief Association.
MRS. REED LOSES SUIT.
Mrs. Inez Reed lost in the Superior
Court Monday ner suit for divorce from
Joseph A. Reed, Jr., which she sought
on grounds of alleged cruel treatment.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1917
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Atlanta men generally came out o 1
the officers’ reserve camp at Fort
Oglethorpe with flying colors, many
of them credited with high effieicucy
and rewarded with high ranking.
As forecast in dispatches from the
camp, Joseph Van Holt Nash, former
adjutant general of the Georgia Nq
tional Guard, was appointed a major
of infantry, being one of the two men
to be given that rank, in Class A. This
classification includes all commis
sioned men who were designated to
begin active service immediately in
the national army or in regular army
organizations.
In a list of 40 captains who were
selected as fit for immediate service,
‘the names of Charles T. Hopkins, Jr.,
R. A. Johnson and Dickson Robert
Henry, three well-known io\?g-'At
lanta men, were placed in the ranking
third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
Lamar Hill, young Atlanta lawyer,
was another designated captain for
immediate service.
Among Atlanta men' appointed as
captains in Class C, which includes
those slated for commissions ‘in the
officers’ reserve corps, were Robert
B. Troutman and Henry A. Alexan
der, well-known lawyers; Alex W.
Smith, Jr., Milton Dargan, Jr., Thom
as H. Scott, John Willingham, Car}
H. Ridley, Frank H. Martin and Fred
R. Hill
~ Among those commissioned first
lieutenants of artillery for immediate
iservicc were W. T. Waters, former
‘adavertising manager of the Georgia
Railway and Power Company, who
was assigned to service at Houston,
Texas, and Loring Raoul, who was as
eigned to Little Rock.
Among the Atlantans named first
lieutenants of infantry in Class A
were Ralph Reynolds, Charles B. Al
len, J. D. Hargrave, J. H. Hightower,
W. T. Gilbert, Frank S. Manning
George M. Wilson, R. G. Dennard, J.
B. Parmelee, Dudley V. Reynolds,
Claude H. McClellan, Charles Mont
gomery, Jr., and Charles E. Bhomp
son, Jr.
The official list of commissions con
tains also the name of Henry A. Alex
ander,, of Atlanta, as first lieutenant
the same name being among the cap
tains of Class C.
Ernest C. Scruggs was appointed
first lieutenant for immediate service.
To be first lieutenants, Officers Re
serve Corps, which includes those
designated for possible future service,
are the following Atlantans:
Hooper Alexander, son of the
United States District Attorney, of
the Atlanta District; Harvey F. Har
rison and James D. Palmer.
Samuel Charles Candler, youngest
son of Bishop Warren A. Candler,
won a first lieutenancy, as did Ver
non McMillan, James E. Hickey, Jr.,
son of the Piedmont Hotel proprietor;
Saunders Jones, son of Sam D. Jones,
presidento f the Atlanta Stove Works,
and Clarence Angier, of Decatur,
tenis player.
New Pardon Plea
For Mrs. Godbee
A third attempt to win a pardon
for Mrs. Edna P. Godbee, Georgia's
noted woman prisoner, who is serv
ing a life sentence for the death of
her former husband and his second
wife in Millen, will be made Tuesday
before Governor Dorsey. Mrs. E. P.
Kerlin, of Atlanta, has obtained sig
natures of about 100 of the city’s most
prominent men to a petition for Mrs.
Godbee’s pardon, which will be pre
sented to the Governor, together with
considerable new evidence which Mrs.
Kerlin states she has obtained in Mrs.
Godbee’s favor.
Former Governor Nat E. Harris de
nied a petition for Mrs. Godbee's re
lease shortly before he retired from
office,
S
} avannah Convents
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Fight Constitutionality
- Of the Veasy Act
SAVANNAH, Nov. 26.—Sisters
in charge of the Roman Cath
olic convents of St. Vincent and
St. Francis, in Savannah, were
ordered in Superior Court by
Judge Meldrim today to show
cause why they should not be
adjudged in contempt of court for
refusal to permit Grand Juries to
inspect heir premises, under the
Veasy act.
T. F. Walsh, Jr, attorney for
the institutions, announced im
mediately that he would attack
the constitutionality of the act, }
and will file shortly a demurrer
to charges of Solicitor General
Hartridge.
This marks the first step in the
contest of the act, which has been '
an issue between Grand Juries
and Roman Catholics since its en
actment.
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Free Time Reduced
For Holding Freight
(By International News Service.)
"WASHINGTON, Nov. 26—In an
effort to clear freight congestion at
the port of Netv York the Interstate
Commerce Commission this after
noon declared justified the proposal
of the railroads entering New York
to reduce from five to two days the
free time allowed for holding domes
tic freight at the port.
The commission also declared just
ified the proposal to increase by 100
per cent the storage charges on both
domestic and export freight.
The proposal to reduce from flt-1
teen to five days the free time on |
export freight at other North At- |
lantic ports and to reduce from ten to
fifteen days the free time at [:ulf‘
ports was refused by the commisgion, |
The commissio inndicated in its
opinion, however, that it would look
with favor on proposals to reduce free
time at North Atlantic ports to ten‘
cays and at gulf ports to seven days,
The proposed reduction of free time
from ten to five days on bunker coal
at New Orleans, Mobile and Pensa- |
cola was held justified by the com
‘mission. ‘
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Senator Smith Gets
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Some Coal for Rome
ROME, Nov. 26.—At the urgent re
quest of the Rome Chamber of Com
merce, Senator Hoke Smith has in
duced the National Fuel Administra
tion to send some coal to this city, A
telegram received from him conveyed ‘
the information. |
The coal 'supply in Rome is at an
extremely low ebb and while there has |
not yet been any actual sufterlng.i
there will be unless coal is recelved"
here in a very short time.
Corporate Propert
Ta}izen by Bofshe\}rriki
(By International News Service.)
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 26.—The Bol
sheviki “government” in Petrograd
issued a proclamation today confis
cating all property owned by the
bourgeosis and corporations, said ai
dispatch from that city. All titles of
nobility also were abolished. The
Cadet party is opposing the Bolshev
iki and announces in a counter pro
clamation that the acts of Lenine,
Trotsky and others “do not represent
the will of the Russian people.”
Stanton's Nephew
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Gets Ensign’s Berth
WAYCROSS, Nov. 26.—Walter .
Stanton. son of Mr. and Mrs. V. L.
Stanton, of this city, and nephew of
Frank L. Stantor, of Atlanta, has re
ceive from Secretary Daniels his com
mission as ensign in the United States
navy and will be assigned to the battle.
ship Philadelphia,
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(By International News Service.) :
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.—Be
fore leaving for Washington today,
Representative Julius Kahn, father of
the draft act, announced his inten
tion of endeavoring to put through a
universal training measure as soon as
Congress reconvenes.
“Everything will be sidetracked tor‘
war legislation,” said Kahn, “and ai
universal military training law is the
most tmportant legislation of all” '
Periscope May Reveal
Schu§lkm'§ Sinker
(By Internationat News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—A black
‘and white painted periscope may per
‘mit identification of the nationality
of the submarine which sunk the
American steamer Schuylkill, in the;
Mediterranean. The survivors of}
that vessel have reported to the
United States consular agents that
this was the only clue to the identity
of the undersea craft.
By direction of the State Depart.
ment the American representatives
now are trying to flnd out whether
as is believed, this submarine was
‘!Austrlan. If it lis, then it is gen
‘erally accepted that the action of the
submarine in siaking the American
vessel without warning will be eon
sidered by the administration as an
act of war and Congress will be ask
lod to declare war on Austria-lun
gary as a result.
~ “We are still maintaining peaceful
relations with Austria,” was the only
comment obtainable at the State De
partment this afternoon. Officials de
clined to comment on the generally
expressed desire of Senators and
Representatives to have war declared
on Austria. It was made plain, how
ever, that if the Schuylkill was sunk
‘by an Austrian undersea boat Austria
;wm be held responsible.
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Rucker Invesigates
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Wheeler Conditions
MACON, Nov. 26.—W. C. Rucker, of
Washington, Assistant Surgeon General
of the United States Public Health
Service, pald an unofficlal visit to Camp
‘Wheeler today. He is here for the pur
pose of investigating conditions in the
Camp Wheeler zone, which inciudes the
city of Macon. He stated that so far
he had found everything all right. He
leaves this afternoon for Jacksonville.
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U. 8. Gives Belgium
New $7,500,000 Loan
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. — The
Treasury Department late this after
noon extended a new loan of $7,500,000
to Belgium, bringing loans to that
country up to $65,900,000, and the
total of loans to the Allies to $3,883,-
500,000,
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Little Girl Crushed
B h Lumber Pil
beneat | Lumber File
. LAFAYETTE. Nov. 26.—The 8-
'year-old daughter of Charlie Akin was
crushed to death beneath a lumber
pile late Sunday. The family moved
Ihrre- from Dalton recently.
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= ADMIRAL COWLES DIES.
j WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—The
Navy - Department was advised this
!:_iwrnnu of the death of Rear-Admi
ral Walter R. Cowles, retired, 64, at
Redlands, California.
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America Not Safe
From Attack,Says
Returning General
N ATLANTIC PORT, Nov.
A 26.—~Five United States
§ army generals and one ad
miral of the American navy have
§ just arrived here from Europe. One
§ of the generals intimated his be
‘i lief that this country is not abso
lutely safe from attack, and that
% every effort should be made to jive
the coast cities the best possible
protection. Most of the officers left
{or various destinations soon after
their arrival.
German Gold Reported Swinging
Bolsheviki Leaders to Side
of Teutons.
(By International News Service.)
THE HAGUE, Nov. 26.—The Rus
sian situation today is swiftly drift
ing into a new phase, fraught with
the utmost menace to the Allies, Evi
dence has been upearthed indicating
that German agents are trying to do
more than to drive Russia into a
separate peace. They are actually
trying to allgn Russia as a potential
ally of the Central Powers,
Just how far this German influence
extends is not known, but there is
ample evidence that the Bolsheviki
leadership in Petrograd is permeated
by sentiments that have been bought
by German gold.
For a long time there have been in
situations that Nicholal Lenine, one
of the mainstays of the Bolshevlki in
Petrograd, is friendly to Germany. It
whas through the action of the German
Government that Lenine (then an ex
ile in Switzerland) was able to reach
Russia, shortly after the revolution
ary coup last spring.
To all outward appearances Ger
many has shown an apparent reluc
tance to enter into negotiations with
the Bolshevikli for an armistice, in
dicating that the German general
staff was doubtful of the power wield
ed by the so-called Bolsheviki “gov
ernment” in Petrograd over the army.
Orders issued by Colonel Mouri
Veroff, the Minister of War In the
Bolsheviki Government, - are openly
flouted by some of the comrmanders
at the Russian front. At the same
time others, supported by mutinous
units of the army, are going ahead
with their own plans, Some have
even gone 8o far as to take actual
gteps to secure an armistice to affect
part of the front, but so far as known
these negotiations have done no morc
than to lead to an increase of frater
nizing.
If Lenine and his companion, Trot
zky, are able to maintain their power
a little while longer and the demoral
ization and spread of anarchy in Pet
rograd continues, the Allies may have
to revise their plans for this winter's
campaign and that of next year,
Atlanta Spot Cotton
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Sets New High Mark
Atlanta spot cotton smashed all
previous high records Monday, being
quoted 3-8 of a cent higher by the
Atlanta Warehouse Company, at 30
3-8 centg a pound. No sales were
made. Holders refused to part with
the staple. .
The Atlanta Commercial Exchange
quoted the market 25 points higher,
at 30 1-4 cents.
Spot cotton in New York also es
tablished a fresh high mark, jumping
95 points to 31 1-4 cents a pound—
the highest prices in the history of
the Cotton Exchange. New Orleans
spots rose 50 points to 29 cents, with
sales of 3,129 bales.
Spot cotton here Monday showed
a net gain of 110 points—ss.lo a bale
over the price a week ago.
O'LEARY'S PAL ON BAIL.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—Lauther Bed
ford, recently indicted with Jeremiah
U'Leary for violating the espionage
act, pleaded nol guilty when arraign
ed today and was released on $2,000
ball.
FIRST EDITION
A Paper for Atlanta, Georgia,
and the South ')
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Petro
grad and Berlin are in constant wire
less communication, according to an
official dispatch received by the State
Department this afternoon from
American Ambassador David R.
Francis. Mr. Francis made no com
ment on the nature of these com
munications. He also stated that
“amother Socialist Government has
been set up in a city near Petrograd.
The dispatch, however, contained no
inf.rmation as to the active heads
of this organization.
A menacing note in that it dis
closed the poss!bilit’y of looting was
contained in Mr. Francis’ communi
cation, he reporting to the depart
ment that the Russian northern arm
ies are reported as very short of food,
Officials said this condition was like
ly to lead to serious outbreaks,
British Hurl Back ™
All German Attacks
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Nov. 26.—~British troops
in front of the German base of Cam
bral have fought the Germans to a
standstill, and the Teutons were un
able to deliver further counter at
tacks last night, the British War Of
fice announced today.
The British forces that fought thelr
way into Bourlon village and the
high ground of Bourlon wood, domi
nating Cambrai on the west, held all
of their gains. Artillery dueling in
the sector of Passchendaele, on the
west of Flanders front, increased to
great violenge in the night.
(Bourlon village and Bourlon wood
lie about three miles west of Cam
brai, betwen the Arras-Cambrai road
and the Bapaume-Cambrai road.
They constitute a part of the de
fense of the Hindenburg line in which
the British tore a big hole last week,
Telling Blows Struck.
British and French troops today are
hammering the German lines with
telling blows over a wide area of the
western front.
Where the Allied infantry is now
assaulting, the artillery is pounding
the German positions. )
Following the beginning of the Brit«
ish drive against Cambrai last Tues+
cday, the supplementary success of the
Britsh have swept the Germna lines
#o close to the German stronghold the
prediction was made today that this
week will see the evacuation of the
city by the Germans.
For flve days the Teutons have been
puttirg up a determined resistance in
the Cambrai sector, but at every point
where an attempt was made to stem
the British onrush the resistance was
overcome by whirlwind attacks by
Field Marshal Haig's men.
There was a violent struggle west
of Cambrai throughout Sunday which
left the British masters of strategio
heights dominating the city.
North of Fontaine Notre Dame, in
the sectors of the village of Bourlon
and Bourlon forest, the British at«
tempted to cut through the German
lines in a northeasterly direction te
get in between Cambrai and Queant.
(Queant is the southern bastion de=
fending the Queant.Drocourt switch,
the chief supports of the northern end
of the Hindenburg line. Queant lies
just west of the zone of Sunday's
struggle.) . o o
Furious hand-to-hand fighting tecl]
place among the ruins of the villagh
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