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Alleged Slayer of Mrs. King Will
Say She Committed Suicide,
It Is Said.
(By International News Service.)
COURTHOUSE, CONCORD, N. C,,
Nov. 27.—Southern chivalry will be
the defense of Gaston B. Means. This
came today from a well-informed
source a 8 Meang' trial on the charge
of murdering Mrs. Maude King,
wealthy Chicago and New York wo
man, entered its second day.
It is generally understood now that
Means has completely changed the
evidence he gave at the Coroner's
hearing after the mysterious death of
Mrs. King. At that time he claimed
accidental shooting. Now, it is un
derstood, he will tell the court Mrs.
King died from a self-inflicted wound.
To cover the discrepancies in the two
stories, Means will put forward his
plea of Southern chivalry. He will
maintain that he did not tell at the
Coroner's hearing that Mrs. King had
committed suicide because he did not
want to smirch the name of the wo
man who had been his benefactress.
He will maintain the Instincts of a
Southern gentleman kept him from
telling the true circumsances of Mrs.
Mrs. &mn death until now, when it
becomes a matter of life and death
with him.
The State is prepared. They have
gathered witnesses to show that Mrs.
King was in high spirits on the night
of her death. It is also rumored they
ery prepared to introduce evidence
that Mrs. King was an unwilling
member of the fatal target shooting
party on the night of August 27.
While the trial drags slowly on to
day a little gray-haired woman waits
a hundred mileg away. The little
Southern woman, now 77 years old, is
harboring her strength and praying
for power to attend the trial when
the right time comes. BShe is Mrs,
‘Anne Rdbinson, mother of Mrs, King.
In a weakened condition, she is going
to exert every effort to reach the trial
and to testify to what she knows of
Gaston B. Means. The little woman
has sent her lawyer, Phil C. McDuffle,
to aid the prosecution. She has de
nounced her othér daughter, Mrs.
May C. Melvin, who has been a con
stant companion of Meang since his
arrest.
Means is preparing to take the
stand In his own behalf. Counsel for
the defense has. deemed this neces
sary, although it is understood Means
has no desire to undergo the grilling
cross-examination which he knows
will ¢ome from the Btate and lay
bare his past.
As the 150 special veniremen came
into court today it became evident
the State will select its jury with
care. A change of venue wag denied
the State, and Solicitor Clement is
determined he shall get as fair a jury
as possible, From the questions ask
fed the first jurors, it became evident
‘that the proces of jury selection will'
take at least two days. |
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\ osa Farm
Is Sold for SIOO,OOO
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- BAVANNAH, Nov. 27.-—Attesting the
today for farm lands, the Val
lam farm, oomsminl 5,000 acres,
sold to the Vallambrosa Farms,
, by W. C. Lawson for
~ _ Back of the Vallambrosa
, Incorporated, are bls retail
m«- and grocers, who intend to cul
the bix tract to a highly efficient
_ Btate- and retall the products directly
v flm&h their &wn of stores in Savan
| m orfolk, Tampa, St. Petersburg and
| places in the South.
New Assistant Pasto
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or Dublin Church
DUBLIN, Nov, 27.—The First -
uamrch has announced that lBt";l
ble that Rev. David Kellam, of
tanooga, will accept the position of
assistant pastor and chorus leader of
the church here and move to this city.
The Dublin church has been on the
m'hwt f,n::-m:om‘:utun;‘o torb.. man to fill
y ave en
until r)?:y could find a suitable m::isgg
would be in position to accept the work.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
GERMANY, THE NEX T REPUBLIC?
By Carl W. Ackerman / ? |
Germany Presented Ten ‘Flagrant
Violations’ by England of Au
thorized Warfare Under Inter
national Law as Justification
for the Institution of Unre
stricted Submarine Attacks by
the Teuton Powers,
N THE chapter entitled “The
l Opponent,” on page 27, the
author says:
“Before there is a discussion
of our legal right to the subma
rine warfare a brief review of the
general policies of our opponents
during the war will be given.
This account shall gerve the pur
pose of fortifying the living feel
ing within us of our natural right
and of our duty to use all weap
ons ruthlessly.
“If we did not know before the
publication of the Entente note |
(the Aliles’ peace reply to Ger- |
many) what we were up against,
now we know. The mask fell.
Now we have confirmation of the
intentions to rob and conquer us
which caused the individual En
tente nations to league together '
and conduct the war. The neu
trals will now see the situation
more clearly. For us it is war,
literally, to be or net to be a
German nation. Never did such
an appeal (the Entente note)
find such a fruitful echo in Ger
man hearts,
“l begin with ¥ngland, our
worst enemy.”
On page 31 Admiral Hollweg
speaks of the fact that at the
beginning of the war many Ger
mans, especlally those in bank
ing and business circles, félt that
Germany was so indispensable to
England in peace time that Eng
land would not conduct a war to
“knock out” Germany. But
Hollweg says the situation has
now changed.
On pages 122 to 126 he justi
fies the ruthless submarine war
fare in the following way:
England’s “Ten Gross Violations.”
“It is known that England and
her allles declared at the begin
ning of the war that they would
adhere to the Declaration of Lon
don. It is just as well known that
England and the "Allies changed
this declaration through the or
ders in council and other lawless
statements of authority until the
declaration was unrecognizable
and worthless—especially the
spirit and purpose of the agree
ment were flatly pushed aside un
til practically nothing more re
mains of the marine laws as codi
fied in 1909, The following col
lection of flagrant breaches of
international law will show who
first broke marine laws during
the war:
“Ten gross violations of marine
Observe Centennial
SAVANNAH, Nov. 27.—The Inde
pendent Presbyterian Churgh will
celebrate within the near future the
one hundredth anniversary of the
dedication of its present building.
President Monroe was present at
the laying of the cornerstone in 1819,
and an effort i 8 to be made to haw
President Wilson present at the 1919
celebration, this being considered es
pecially apropos because of the close
connection of the President with the
church in his early manhood. He ana
his first wife were married in it.
King's Daughters to
S %e Turkey Dinn
Members of Georgia Libby Circle,
King’'s Daughters, who have beén con
ducting a case at the Aragon Hotel for
several weeks to.ralse funds to carry
on the. organization's charity work
Among the poor of the cit ythis winter,
announced Tuésday that a special din
ner will be served Thanksgiving Day.
There will be turkey and all the *“‘fix
in's.’”” Tables will be reserved in ad
vance if “eopla notlf?' the women in
charge. The dinner will be served from
12 to 2:30 and again in the evening from
5 to 8:30.
HEATHEN LOSE CLOTHES.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27.—A certain tribe
in the Zambes! country of Africa will
have to worry along without clothes for
a while. The Ladles’ Aid Soclety of
the B:X““ Church of Oar{. Ind.,, has
received ‘word that its vearly contribu
tion of clothing for the heathen went
down on’ the steamship City of Athens,
l which struck a mine off Cape Town.
law in wartime by England:
“First. Vielation of Article IV
of the Maritime Declaration of
April 16, 1855. Blockading of
neutral harbors in violation of in
ternational law. »
“Second. Viclation of Article
II of the same declaration by
the confiscation of enemy prop
erty aboard neutral ships. See
order in council, March 11, 1915.
“Third. Declaration of the
North Sea as a war zone. Brit
ish Admiralty Declaration, No
vember 3, 1914.
“Fourth. England regarded
food as contraband since the be
ginning of the war. The starva
tion war. England confiscated
neutral food en route to neutral
States whenever there was a pos
¢ibility that it would reach the
enemy. This violated the recog
nized fundamental principlgs of
the freedom of the seas.
“Fifth. Attempt to prevent all
communications between Ger~
many and neutral countries
through the violation of interna
tional law and the geizing of mail.
“Sixth. Imprisonment of Ger
man reservists aboard neutral
ships.
“Seventh, (a) Violation of
Article 1 of The Hague conven
tion by the confiscation of the
German hospital ship Ophelia. (b)
Murdering of submarine crew
upon command of British auxili
ary eruiser Baralong. (c¢) Viola
tion of Article XXIX, No. 1, of
London declaration by preventing
American Red Cross from sending
supplies to the German Red Cross.
“Kighth, (a) Destruction of
(German cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm
der Grosse in Spanish territorial
waters by English cruiser High
fiyer. (b) Destruction of Ger
man cruiser Dresden in Chilian
waters by British cruiser Glas
gow. (c¢) Attacks of British
warships on German ship Paklas
in Norwegian waters,
“Ninth. England armed her
merchant ships for attack.
“Tenth. Use of neutral flags
and signs by British merchant
men in violation of ‘Articles 1I and
111 of the Paris declaration.”
On page 134, after discussing
the question of whether the Eng
lish blockade has been effective
and arguing that England by
seizing neutral ships with food on
the supposition that the food was
going to Germany, has violated
the principles of the freedom of
the seas, he says:
“We may conclude from these
acts that we Germans can now
consider ourselves freed from the
uncomfortable conditions of the
London declaration and may con
duct the war as our own interes\s
prescribe. We have already par
tially done this inasmuch as we
follow the English example of ex
tending the lists of war contra
band. This has been inconvenient
for the neutrals affected and they
have protested against it. We
may, however, consider that they
will henceforth respect our pro
posals just as they have in the
AWITRA R f"*}y’ 118 §
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L THE H ?’%kw..r’ i 1 'x.}
Tuesday and Wednesday.
CRITERION-—Elaine Hammerstein, in
“The Co—Res%ondenL'
BXSTIFAND_ ex Beach's ‘“The Auction
ook,
ODEON-—Tueld&y. Alama Ruebens, in
‘“The Regenerates.”” Wednesday, ‘For
Valor,” with Winifred Allen.
VAUDETTE—EtheI Barfymore, in
“The Eternal Mother ' ‘
FORSYTH-—-Marguerite Clark, in
“Bab’'s Matinee Idol.” ‘
ALAMO No. 2—'‘Womanhood, the
Glory of the Nation."”
ALPHA-—-Tuesday, Mollle King, in
“The Seven Pearls.” Wednesday, Neva
Gerber, in “The Mystery Ship.” |
BAVOY-~Tuesday, “Fear Not.”" Wed
nesday, Willlam S. Hart, in “The Green
Swamp.” J
At the Vaudette,
The entire equiprhent of a woolen
knitting factory was transferred to the
Metro studios in New York, durini the
{»roducuon of “The Eternal Mother,”
he Metro worderplay starring Kthel
Barrymore, which will he shown at the
Xaudene Theater today and Wednes—}
ay. 2 ‘
Children arc shown at work in these
scenes, ilustrating conditions in some
parts ~f the country. Little Felice, the
daughter of the heroine, is seen with
the other little workers. They operate
the knitting machines, looms and bob
bins, while a brutal overseer keeps them
steadily at their work.
~ Proud as Lucifer was Mynderse Van
Dyun in the Triangle plgg Regenerates”
at_the Odeoa Theater today.
He was proud of his ancestral home,
and of his influence and, above all, of
the blue blood which coursed through
his veins. A grl mtragedy at one blow
shattered *he old man's dearest dreams
and left him a broken man,_ But it re
mained for the tiny hands of a chid
through whose veins flowed the Van
Dyun blue and the red blood of the com
moner to open the eyes of this proud
proud old man in this glowing Triangle
play, ‘“Regenerates.’”
. .
Lieut. Atkinson Is
Lieutenant Harry M. Atkinson, Jr.,
who has just recelved his commission
}ln the Coast Artillery of the regular
army, was in Atlanta Tuesday to spend
several days on furiough before report
ing to Fortress Monroe,
Lieutenant Atkinson is the son of
Harry M. Atkinson, chairman. of the
board of directors of the Georgia Rail
way and Power Company. He is a
graduate of Harvard and Plattsburg.
CHICAGO FIRE PROBED.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27.—-An investiga
tion was begun today by fire authori
ties of a fire which destroyed the fac
‘to‘?' of C. Stone & Sons, automobile
body builders, causing a loss of $250,000.
One hundred automobiles were destroy
ed, It is zuspeoted the fire may have
lbeen of incendiary origin.
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past accepted English interests.
England demanded from them
that they assist her because Eng
land was fighting for the future
of neutrals and of justice. We
will take this principle also as
basis for what we do and even
expect thereby that we will com
pel England to grant us the kind
of peace which can lay new
foundations for sea warfare and |,
that for the future the military
acts of belligerents against neu
trals will not be carried to the
extremes they have been for cen
turies because of England’s su
perior sea power. This new era
of civilized warfare we ‘bring
under the term “freedom of the
seas.' " 2
Hollweg’s next justification of
the unlimited submarine warfare
is that Secretary of State Lans
ing in a note to Count von Bern
storff at first said merchant ships
could not be armed and then
changed his mind.
On page 160 Hollweg says:
“And now in discussing the ques
tion of the legal position of the
submarine as a warship, | cite
here the statements of the Ger
man authority on international
law, Professor Doctor Niemeyer,
who said: ‘Thers ean be abso
lutely no guestion but that the
submqune is permitted. It is a
means of war similar to every
other one. The frightfulness of
the weapon was never a ground
of condemnation. This is a war
in which everything is permit
ted which is not forbidden.'”
On page 1756 in the chapter
entitled “The Submarine War and
Victory” the author says:
“Every great deed carries with
it a certain amount of risk.
After the refusal of our speace
proposal we have only the choice
of victory, with the use of all of
our strength and power, or the
submission to the destructive
conditions of our opponents.”
“Germany Will Break the
Enhnto."
He adds that his statements
shall prove to the reader that
Germany can continue the hard,
relentless battle with the great
est possibility and confidence of a
final victory which will break the
destructive tendencies of the En
tente and guarantee a peace
which Germany needs for her
future existence.
On page 193 he declares: “All
food prices in England have in
creased on the average of 80 per
cent in price; they are for ex
ample considerably higher in
England than in Germany. A
world-wide crop failure in Canada
and Argentina made the importa
tion of food for England more
difficult.
“England earns in this war as
opposed to other wars nothing.
Part of her industrial workers are
under arms, the others are work
ing in making war munitions for
her own use, not, however, gor
the export of valuable wares.”
Admiral Hollweg has a clever
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At the Atianta, 1
Wholesome, joyous humor, tingling
melodies that haunt the memory, and a
kaleidescope of beautiful girls, clovers
comedlans and singers, together with
lovely effects of scenery and costumes
are all blended in Hmr{-l W. Savage's
presentation of ‘“‘Have a Heart,” one of
the musical hits of New York's last
winter season, which comes to the At
lanta Theater for three days, commenc
ing with a Thanksgiving matinee on
Thursday. Special attention is called to
the fact that the Thanksflvlng Day
matinee will not start until 3 p. m,
thus giving patrons the opportunity of
finishing their holiday dinner before vis
iting the theater,« Seats are now on
sale.
iy
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
SAMUEL O. PERKINS.
The funeral of Samuel O. Perkins, 38,
who died Sunday night at 8:30 o'clock
at his home in Washington, D. C., will
be held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the chapel of Harry G. Poole. Pall
hearers will be J. F. Sewell, Robert Hale, |
Floyd Laird, H. E. Cofer, Louis M. Per
ry and Allen M. Plerce. Interment will
be at Oakland.
MARK A. CLOHECY.
The funeral of Mark Andrew Clohecg
38, who died Sunday night at 7:30
o'olock at the residence, No. 58 Currier
street. was held Tuesday mornln% at
Sacred Heart Church, with the v,
Father M. A. Cotter officiating. Pali
bearers were Otis A. Murphy, Geor%e H.
Collins, Walter W. Kirkpatrick, T. B.
Shropshire, Willlam Wise and P. B.
Travis. Interment was at Northview
with H. M. Patterson & Son in charge.
M. A. SAUNDERS.
The body of M. A. Saunders, travellnl
salesman for the Davey Tree Expor
Comrany. of Kent, Ohio, who died Sun
day in Atlanta, was sent to Vicksburg,
Miss., his former home. Monday night
by Awtry & Lowndes for funeral and
interment. |
MRS. TRESA LADY. ,
The funeral of Mrs. Tresa Lady, 43,
of No. 7 Gould street, who died Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at a private hos
gltal. was held Tuesday morning at the
“hurch of the Immaculate Conception
Interment was at Antioch with Hunter
& Hemperly in ‘charge.
L. D. DODD,
The funeral of L. D. Dodd, 83, who
died Monday morning at his home near
Riverdale, was held Tuesday morning
at Bethesda Church with Rev. J. o 4
Gresham officiating. Interment was in
the churchyard, with A. C. Hemperly,
of East Point, in charge.
THELMA ECHOLS.
The funeral of Thelma Echols, 3,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Echols,
who was burned to death Monday morn
ing, when her clothing caught fire from
an open grate, was held Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock at the home, No, 691
| Ashby street. Interment was at North
‘vlew. with Hunter & Hemperley in
charge.
| EVA McNEAL.
Eva McNeal, 11, died Tuesday morn
ing at the residence, No. 118 East Fair
street. She is survived by her parents,
'Mr. and Mrs. G. L. McNeal; three sis
ters, Misses Annie, Janette and Frances.
The funeral will be held Wednesday aft.
ernoon at 2 o'clock at the residence,
Interment will be |t Hollyweod, with
Harry G. Peole in charge.
| BEN PERCY.
Ben Percy, 24, died Monday morning
at 6 o'clock at his home in Denver,
Colo. He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Percy; three sis
‘ters, Miss¢s Elizabeth and Jane Percy
and Mrs. D. W_ Eberhardt, all of At
lanta, and three hrothers, Bert, Dan and
' Jack Percy, of Atlanta., The body will
;be brought to Atlanta and will be taken
to the chapel of Harry G. Poole. Fu
neral arrangements will be announced
later.
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. TAKE FIRST JOY RIDE AT 9%0.
FULTON, Mo, 2l i.—Although
th of them are ninety years old, Mr.
afnd Mrs. John Sclft near here had
‘their first motor ride today. i
Throughout the Book by Hollweg,
Approved by Wilhelm It 1s Evi
dent That Entire Official Ha
tred Is Directed Against Great
Britain, England’s ‘Offenses’
and Gradual ‘Starvation’ by
U-Boats Are Emphasized Over
and Over Again.
theory that the German teet has
played a prominent role in the
war, although most of the time
it has beer hugging the coasts
of the Fatherland. He declares
that the fleet has had a “dis
tance effect” upon the Allies’
control of the high seas. On
page 197 he says: ~
“What I mean in extreme by
‘fernwirkung' (diétance effect) I
will show here by an example.
The English and French attack
on Constantinople failed. It can
at least be doubted whether at
that time when the connection
between Germany and Turkey
was not established a strong
English naval unit would have
brought the attack success. The
necessity of not withdrawing the
English battleships from the
North Sea prevented England
from using a more powerful unit
at Constantinople. To fgxts ex
tent the German battle fleet was
not without influence in the vic
tory for the defender of Con
stantinople. That is ‘distance
effect.’” :
On page 187 Hollweg declares:
“England not only does not make
money today by war but she is
108ing. The universal military
service which she was forced to
introduce in order to hold the
other Allies by the tongue draws
from her industry, and thereby
hLer commerce, 3500,000 work
men. Coal exportation has de
creased. During the eleven
months from January to Novem
ber, 1916, 4,500,000 tons less coal
was exported than in 1915, In
order to produce enough coal for
England herself the nation was
compelled by the munitions obli
gation law to put miners to
work.”
On page 223 the author de
clares:
“That is, therefore, the great
and important role which the
submarines in this war are play
ing. They are serving also to
pave the way in the future for
the ‘freedom of the seas.’”
He adds that the submarines
will cut the thread which holds
the English Damocles's sword
over weak sea Jpowers and that
for eternity the “gruesome hands”
of English despotism will be
driven from the seas.
(Continued Tomorrow.
. . " .
First Maine Heavy Artillery and
Seventh U. S, Regiment |
Elevens to Play, |
CHARLOTTE, N. C., Nov. 27.—A
game of football, in which a dozen or
more. ex-players from Princeton,
Dartmouth, Andover and other lead
ing colleges will take part, is sched
uled for Saturday, December 1, on
the griiron at Wearn Field here, when
the eleven from the First Maine
Heavy Artlllery ot Camp Greene will
fight for goals against the crack team
of the Seventh Regiment, U, S. A.
To make the occasion more inter
esting, there will be a select band of
200 pieces picked from the dozen mil
itary bands at the camp, to render
martial music whenever 2 touchdown
is 'scored, while Brigadier General
Sweetzer, camp commander, will at
tend and review the troops, who will
be marched over to the field for the
game.
The proceeds will be given to the
defendants’ fund of the American
Red Cross.
Among the veterans of former bat
tles over the pigskin taking part in
the game will be Edgar Curtis, Dart
mouth halfback; Tudor Gardiner, of
Harvard; “Ginger” Frazer, of Colby,
and others, on the First Maine team,
while the Seventh Regiment will have
a half dozen old veterans of the foot
ball game,
s . -
Favorable comments are being ut
tered on the health of the 20,000 men
now at Camp Greene, as compared
with health reports from many other
camps. While pne\gnonia has taken
heavy toll at several camps, Camp
Greene has had but four deaths since
September 1, and none within the
ast two weeks’ time. The camp site
is regarded by military men and med
ical corps officers as one of the most
sanitary in the South. £
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In order¥to meet the requirements
of the colored troops at Camp Greene,
who have just arrived from Vermont
and Massachusetts, a provisional bat
talion with colored officers from each
of the two States, special tents have
been erected for the entertainment of
these troops, corresponding to the Y.
M. C. A huts already in use at the
camp. The colored troops were given
a regimental reservation near the
center of Camp Greene, and are now
well established in their new quar
ters. It is probable that several hun
dred other colored troops will be add
ed to the population of the camp
d\xring the early winter.
- - -
Following ¢lose on the heels of the
statement that Major General Dick
man had been ordered from Camp
Custer cantonment to take command
at Camp Greene is another rumor that
Major General French, now at Camp
Jackson, Columbia, S. C., will be or
dered here. The report as to General
Dickman was sent out from Battle
Creek, Mich., and stated without res
ervation that General Dickman would
assume command at the local camp.
Brigadier General Sweetzer was
placed in command only five Jdays
ago, succeeding Colonel Frank Jones,
until that date ranking officer at the
camp with the United States regu
lars. Camp Greene, since it was
placed unier military regime in Oc
tober, has had not less than seven
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1917.
War Secretary Says Situation on
All Fronts ls Favorable
to Them, _
Continued From Page 1.
Infantry then wag calied upon to hold
and consolidate the terrain gained.
Thus the British were able to record
a decided success with very great
economy of ammunitions, and slight
casualties.
“Three successive lines of German
defenses on a frontage of six miles
astride the Cambrai-Bapaume road
were captured and the Scheldt canal
in front of Cambrai was crossed.
“The first day of the battle dry
weather greatly facilitated operations,
which began at dawn November 20.
Ltaer, bad weather set in and torren-g
tial rains, accompanied by flurries of
snow, held up the attack, |
Capture of Villages. |
““The capture of the village of Fon
taine Notre Dame, two and three
quarter miles west of Cambrai, marks
the present limit of the advance.
“The British forces, while press
ing forward, are meeting with in
creased resistance,
“Severe fighting continues, and we
may expect desperate attempts on the
part of the enemy not merely to pre
vent any further British advance, but
to regain, if possible, some of the
lost ground.
“Cambrai, the center of very im
portant rail, road and canal lines of
communication, now comes under the
immediate fire of the British field
guns while the large caliber high ve
locity and naval guns can readily
search out the country side for miles
in the rear, harassing hostile terri
‘tory and rendering the tontinued ten
ure of the city by the enemy difficult
“To the right and left of the scene
‘of the major operations on a front
extending approximately to 32 miles
‘the attacking forces have penetrated
various strong points.
| “The number of prisoners enumer
ated heretofore is over 10,000, which
exceesd the total Brit'sh casualties.
“While the battle for Cambrai has
resulted in so rapid and sweéping an
advantage for the British forces, ap-.
parently without extensive prélimi
nary preparation, it must not be for
gotten that it was only made possi
ble. by the continued pounding of the
German lineg in Flanders. ‘
“In the meantime the British have
not ceased to keep the enemy busy
in the Ypres salient and gaing of
terrain are noted to the southeast. ‘
“Along the front held by the
French forces the latter have achieved
a successful coup de main south of
Juvin court, in Champagne, resulting
in the capture of some elements of
enemy trenches and the taking of nu-’
‘merous prisoners.
“Lively artillery duels took place!
north of the Chemin des Dames and
in the Verdun sector, where, as for‘
several weeks past, the enemy contin
ued to bombard the French positions
in Chaume wood. ‘
~ “In the sector where our troops
are training increased artillery activ
ity is noted. Small detachments,
while ‘on patrol duty, have gained
some useful experience.
“The Italian armies, now complet
ing their reorganization, have been
able to withstand the assaults of the
numerically superior forces of the
Austro-German divisions engaged
against them. They have hitherto
prevented any further invasion of
the Italian plain. |
“The enemy is continuing his es—(
forts to break through. The line of
the Piave has held firm. Along the
lower Piave, where hostile forces
gained a temporary foothold on the
right bank of the river, they were
driven off with great loss, thus ren
dering the Italian positions more se
cure, '
‘ Foe Held in Check. ‘
“Along the plateau of the Zette
commune heavy fighting is going on.
The enemy has been successfully re
stratned. : |
“In the mountain. regions between
the headwaters of the Brenta and the
Piave defensive operations have been
well conducted, and the enemy has
been unable to make any further
progress.
“Strategic reserves, strengthened by
Allied contingents, have been consti
tuted.
“The morale of the Italian forces
is improving daily, ard while the situ
‘ation is not wholly free from critical
;flspects. the defensive measures ap
pear adequate to meet the situation.
‘ “In Palestine the British forces un
der General Allenby are advancing
rapidly on Jerusalem. They have
now reached a point on the Famaleh
road approximately seven miles west
of the city, while another force is
bearing down from the north.”
Valdosta Turkeys -
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Are For Rich Only
VALDOSTA, Nov. 27—Turkeys are
higher in this market than ever
known beforé, and none but the rich
can afford them. * A farmer brought
in a Joad yesterday, from which he
sold four gobblers for S2B, or §7
apiece. They were not large, either
Farmers are charging from $3 to $5
for turkey hens. while dealers in the
city ‘are getting from 40 to 45 cents
per pound. It is understood the local
supply of birds is as large as in pre
vious yedrs, but it is not likely the
sales will be as numerous, unless they
get cheaper,
WOMAN LEAPS IN LAKE.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 27.—Mrs. Wal
ter Couse, 47, ended her life by leap
ing off a 90-foot cliff ,on the rock
shore of Lake Erie this morning.
Grief over the death of a daughter is
believed the cause. She was attired
only in a nightgown.
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changes in its commanding officers,
Major General Liggett holding the
short record of less than twenty hours
as military head of the camp.
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boys at Camp Greene a royal time
Thanksgiving, and although Uncle
Sam has announced a liberal ration
of turkey and other Thanksgiving
viands for that day for each soldier,
the men will not be compelled to be
at camp, and thousands will be
guests in Charlotte homes. Besides
this social effort on the part of the
city, many churches, women’s socie
ties and other orders will be hosts and
hostesses to hundreds of the officers
and men, and Charlotte will have
more guests on this day than she has
ever entertained in her past history
in the samée manner, ‘
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Rex Beach Story Makes Big Hit
on the Screen at the
Strand.
Broadway, white lights, lobsters, gam
bling hells, girl shows, top hats, top
less gowns—these make up ‘“The Auc
tion Block,” the feature movie at the
Strand Theater this week. It is full of
atmosphere and action, of love and pas
sion, of thrills and sensations.
Rex Beach, turning away from the
Frozen North and the Pacific Coast for a
time, wrote ‘‘The Auction Block” for
The Cosmopolitan Magazine, scoring one
of the biggest serial successes in that
monthly's history. Screened, the story
promises to have almost an equal ap
peal.
The story Is that of the small-town
§lrl thrown into the gay life of New
ork. It gives the producer oppor
tunity to deglct niiht life as it is seen
—in the movies. There are many inter.
esting street scenes, several really vivid
moments.
Rubye De Remer as Lorelei Knight
has the leading role. Tom Powers and
Florence Deshon give her excellent sup
port.
DUBLIN BANS FIREWORKS,
DUBLIN, Nov. 27.—Notice is being is
sued ahead of time by the mayor and
council that the lid will be clamped
down tight here on the holiday fire
works, as has been the custom for two
years, and especially this year when the
fire menace is more to be feared than
usual on account of the war situation.
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l!ll AN NE golden brown, spread with rich,
L - & creamy butter—that and a cup
2 :.q of good, old Luzianne. There’s
i%_ fl a breakfast in itself that's hard
. !!: = i to beat—mighty hard. You buy
A il a can of Luzianne today. If it
“’-‘i’g?‘.?g‘” doesn’t go better and farther than
S— any other coffee at the price,
The Luzianne Guarantee: your grocer will refund your
:f;:::';:fi:.‘::‘:n“:{:; money, without question or
in ovor'y respect, your ‘:-o. qu.ibble. Ask for prOfit‘S}'laring
cer will refund your money. catalog.
[UZIANNE
LUZIANNE coffee
The Reily~Taylor Company, New Orleans
TIGER KILLS PARTNER. ”
TULSA, OKLA., Nov. 27.—Shot in a
quarrel over the disposition of some
whisky, George Tilley, alleged bootleg
ger, Is dead here today. His slayet
and alleged partner, George Gooch, who
was shot by Tilley, also is expected to
die. After being wounded Gooch fired
five shots from the sidewalk, each bui
let taking effect in Tilley’s abdomen.
DENIES PLOT TO KILL.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27.—Samuel Strobl,
an inventor, is in custody here today,
accused of a plot to murder John Svatik
to obtain his SIOO,OOO estate. Strobl is
accused by Robert B. Berg and George
Schmid with havini offered them SSOO
each to ‘‘put Svatik out of the way.”
Strobl admitted knowing Berg ' and
s;hmid. but denied their charges.
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