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ight, 1906,
VOL' xvl ByCTol‘::ereorlian Co.
FIGHTING IN PETROGRAD
TO WIDEN SCOPE OF CONGRESS WAR PROBE
GERMAN ATTACK GAINS LITTLE
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(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Dec. 13.—The lull on the
Cambral front in France has becn
broken by a German attack on the
northern side of the Cambrai salient,
but dispatches from that front today
said that the gain achieved was out of |
all proportion to the number of losses
sustained by the attackers. |
Field Marshal Haig in his report
from western headquarters described
the fighting as a “local attack,” al
though it was made by the Germans
with great numbers of men. |
The British line was struck in thei
sector of Bullecourt, about teq milesi
west of Cambrai, and in the district
'i Queant, the western terminus of
the Drocourt-Queant switch, the chief
support of the northern end of the
Higdenburg line.
Military experts do not attribute
#ny connection between the attack
and the fact that Germany “has been
massing reinforcemrnts on the west
ern front for the Cambral attack was
evidently undertaken to straighten
that section of the German line and
was neither a diversion nor an at
tempt to break through. |
" Clearing weather has resulted in
keen aerial activify and there have
been numerous combats hetween Ger
man and allied aviators along the line
At least four German aeroplanes |
were shot down while the British ad- |
mit the loss of three machines,
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Smith's Funeral to
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Take Place Friday
The funera] of Morton Smith, 46 as
gistant managing editor of The At
lanta Journal, who died Wednesday
morning at 4 o'clock at his Home,
No. 101 Lucile avenue, West End,
will be held Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the residence.
Pallbearers will be Major John 8.
Cohen, Lucien York, Henry Schaul,
John Paschall, Charles D. Atkinson,
Forrest Adair, Henry L. DeGive and
John A. Brice. H. M. Patterson &
Son will be the funeral directors in
charge.
Mr. Smith wag son of the late
John M. Smith, one of the South’s
foremost carriage manufacturers. He
made a wide reputation in the news
paper world.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Brownie Harris Smith; one son, John
M. Smith; his mother, Mrs. John M.
Smith; two sisters, Mrs. Maude
Smith White and Miss Mary Lou
Pmith; two brothers, John E. Smith
of Atlanta, and Ralph Smith, Wash
ington correspondent of The Journal
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Two U. S. Engineers
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Wounded in Battle
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Two
American engineers were injured in
action against the Germans Decem
ber 10, General Pershing reported to
the War Department today.
Private Finar C. Bryn was seri
ously wounded and Private Isidor
Kanner slightly wounded. Bryn's
father, Harold Bryn lives at Brook
lyn. Kanner’'s father, Morris Kan
per, lives at New York city.
GEORGIAN EMPTY STOCKING BENEFIT TODAY AT RIALTO—ALL PERFORMANCES
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American Guests
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~ Of Italians Under
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g Fire at the Front
' (By International News Service.)
OME, Dec. 13.—American
R guests of the ltalian gen
eral staff, who have been
on a visit to the battle front, were
under fire, but escaped injury, said
a dispatch from Verona, the ltalian
headquarters, today.
Among the Americans who have
been on the ltalian front were Ma
jor Murphy, of the American Red
Cross, who was a personal guest
of King Emmanuel; Professor
Thomas, a former member of the
educational staff at Princeton Uni
versity, and Congressman George
Tinkham, of Boston.
“Traitor Dollars’ A
rattor Dollars re
Banned by Vanderlip
In Pushing War Thrift
(By Intérnational News Service.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—Dollars
that, are spent for unnecessary
things or dollars that employ
labor needed by the Government
are traitot dollars and allies of
the enemy, in the opinion of
Frank A. Vanderlip, director of
the national war savings cam
paign.
Speaking at the opening meet
ing of the war thrift campaign
here Vanderlip declared the
Government planneq to put $2,-
000,000,000 in certificates into the
hands of 30,000,000 investors.
“Every time we spend money,”
said Vanderlip, “we ought to see
before us a pair of balances. If
we put the money into the pan
labeled *unnecessary expenditures’
we are turning the pointer away
from victory. It we put it on the
other side of the scale, if we re
lease labor, then the Government
can do this gigantic thing it is
confronted with.” ¢
Vanderlip called the war sev
ings certificates to be put out by
the Government “little brothers of
the Liberty bonds.” He urged
that these certificates take the
place of gold in gifts of employers
to their employees at Christmas.
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“Busi-ess Cards” '
Valu: of the usi -ess Cards |
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Nation May Accept Germany’s
Terms Unless Some Definite
Action Is Taken Soon,
(Bv international News Service.)
LONDON, Dec. 13—The Allied
chancelleries are today viewing the
Polish situation with some anxiety.
Some go so far as to call it “eriti
cal.”
Information gathbgd here today is
to the effect that events have taken
a turn which, wunless checked by
strong counters by the Allied Govern
ments will lead to more or less of a
fruition.of German hopes in this quar
ter. :
Polish sentiment is still ani-Ger
man, but there is a growing inclina
tion on the part of a big bulk of the
ponulation to make the best of a bad
job and to come to some kind of terms
with the occunying powers.
There are indications that the new
Polish Government has or is about
to include in the agreement a guar
antee to raise troops. These troops,
the Germans say, will not be used for
an offensive against Rusgsia, but “to
defend the Polish borders.”
In quarters most closely in touch
with opinion in Poland it is believed
that the danger could be aVerted only
by an early pub'ic declaration on the
part of the All'ed Governments defi
nitely including among the war aims
the establishment of a united Poland
with access to the¢ sea. It appears
that the absence of such a declaration
has been tlfi subject of wide comment
in Po'land and is one of the factors
which in the present critical junc
ture is favoring German aims.
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LaFollette Burned in
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Effigy at Alma Mater
MADISON, WIS, Dec. 13.—Stu
dents of the University of Wisconsin
burned Senator Robert LaFollette in
effigy in the gymnasium of the uni
versity after a patriotic rally. La-
Follette is a graduate of the univer
sity.
ATLANTA;~GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1917
Many Service Flags to
Fly at U. of Georgia;
500 Students in War
ATHENS, Deec. 13.—¥Vraternity
chapter houses of the University
of Georgla will all be flying many
starred serv}(:e flags after Christ
mas. The flags have been or
dered by most of the chapter
houses yd will be here by the
- end of the holidays. A move
ment has been started to get
service flags for all the dormi
tories, but as several of the
“dorms” have sent over a hun
dred men to the service, it would
be hard to get flags of conven
ient size with all the men repre
sented. Georgia has sent about
500 men to the different branches
of Uncle Sam’s fighting force.
The thivd quartermaster’s
training course is over and all the
men who passed the tests have
enlisted and will bhe subject to
call within a week. Most of them
have left the university for their
homes to spend the remaining
few days before going ‘“over
there.” ,
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Santa Gets Pickled
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- Celebrating New Job
(By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—Policeman
Patrick O’Malley’s eyes popped out
like a fifer's when he glanced up
State street, near Monroe, and beheld
no less a personage than Santa Claus
steer'ng an uncertain course and mos’
undeniably “pickled.” The Yuletide
saint's whiskers were askew and his
feet didn’t track. Under his arm
was an imitation brick chimney, down
which no sober saint could possibly
descend, to say nothing of one bur
dened with so emphatic a sosh. !
“Where are you going with that
load?” he asked.
Santa Claus hauled in sail and came
about. “Ish all ri-misser policeman”
said he. “I'm jus’ shelbrating my new
job "
“What's the new job?”
“Collecting money for the Volun
teers of America,” replied Santa.
He was locked up and later it was
found he was Frank Roberts, wear
ing the regalia of the charitahle or
ganization in whi¢h to solicit funds
for the poor.
'Man With Knitting
(By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—Little by lit
tle man is leaping from his sphere.
Only last night the audience of the
'Studebaker Theater had some trou-
I):;le paying strict attention to “Love
O’Mike” because of the activities of
’a, tall, well-built man in a dress suit
lwho passed the time in the intermis
sion with a ball of yarn and some
needles. He is L. F. Dyson, Evans
ton, office manager of the Continen
tal Fire Insurance Company.
] “Nothing unusual, I assure you.”
! he' declared. “I have a firend, yes,
a man, who has already made three
sweaters. It will be quite common
before long.”
“For the ldve o' Mike!” explained
the copper in the rear seat.
Boys in France Writ
Fitzgerald, Parents
FITZGERALD, Dec. 13.—Two Fitz
gerald families were put at ease to
day by the reception of letters from
their sons from somewhere in France,
the young men being enlisted in the
engineers’ regiment recently sent
overseas. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Martin
heard from their son, Everett W.
Martin, and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Quinn
from Willis Quinn, both members of
an engineering corps. Both young
men have a large circle of acquaint
ances in South Georgia who will be
interested to know of their safe ar
rival “over there.”
Senate Committee Will Look Into
Shipping Board’s Work and
Air Fleet Progress.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The con
gressional drive to get the facts about
the conduct of the war was in full
sw'ng today.
The scopes of the Senate military
affairs committee’s investigation into
the army, it was learned today, will
be extended to include the progress
being made in the construction of
America's great air fleet and the
'speed with which the Sh'xon‘ng Board
ikls now turning out tonnige to over
comec the submarine menace,
. Both these programs are regarded
by the committee as important phases
of the military mtuntiun and hoth the
air and water plans now stand for the
subject of careful inquiry.
The committee today continued the
examination of Major General Wil
liam Crozier, chief of the Bureau of
Ordnance. The general was being
subjected to a rigorous cross-examli
nation behind closed doors in an ef
fort to fix the responsibility for the
shortage of rifles and ordnance in the
army. The War Department is con
fident that it can show satisfactory
progress has been made under the
conditions and that every necessity
will be supplied to the men in canton
ments in increasing consignments
from now on. When General Crozier
completes his testimony other staff
officers will be summoned, after which
the committee plans to call in line
officers and enlisted men from the
training camps.
The fuel and food administration
were brought into the investigation
today. XThc Senate manufacturers'
subcommittee met this morning to
arrange its program for the inquiry
into the coal and sugar shortage,
The coal shortage probably will be
taken up first, and Dr. Garfield, the
fuel administrator, will be among the
first witnesses called.
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Thirteenth a Jonah
For This Auto Thief
(By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—Harold Glat
ter labored diligently to make the
“13th” a lucky day, but failed. He
and Alex Klein, recently sentenced to
Pontiac reformatory by Judge Hop
kins, stole auto trucks July 13 and
August 13 and a touring car Septem
ber 13. The judge yesterday sen
tenced him to the Chester peniten
tiary for the criminal insane, and to
day—December 13—he will be taken
to prison.
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‘Going to Die,’ Read
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Sign on Door; He Did
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Dec. 13—
A week ago Henry Gels, a character
who bought and sold antiques, hung
a sign on the front door of his shop
which read “For Sale—l Am Going
to Die,”
A messenger boy, peering through
a window, yesterday saw the man
dead. His pet dog. almost starved
was faithfully watching at his side
Physicians said he died from apo
plexy. The body will be sent to
wea'thy relatives in Quincy, Il
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Lieutenant Commander David Worth Bagley, commander of
the United States destroyer Jacob Jones, who was saved when the
vessel was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the war
zone. Commander Bagley is a brother of Mrs. Josephus Daniels,
wife of the Secretary of the Navy, and is a native of Raleigh N. C.
His brother, Ensign Worth Bagley, was the first naval officer killed
in the Spanish-American war. ‘
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International Film Service.) .
Attorney Edgar Watkins, repre
senting Mre. Florence Cook Bronson
of New York, announced Thursday
an appeal immediately would be taken
from the decision of Judge W. T.
Newman in the Brouscn-{'ook case.
Th:s case, involving about $50,000, is
a sequel to the wili of the celebrated
hat manufacrurer, Knox, who recently
died, leaving Mrs. Bronson one of the
prineipal beneficiaries. @ .
Mrs. Bronson, a resident of New
York, gave her brother, Edward Knox
Cook, of Atlanta, several thousand
dollars of her ilegacy and notes and
stocks for further amounts. This was
early in 1917. Mrs. Bronson now
claims that she was men:ally and
physically in a serious condition and
in the hospital when she gave thes
sums and notes to her brother. And
she now asks the courts, through her
attorney, to enjoin her brother from
suing her for the balance due on the
notes, 3
The case was heard before Judge
Newman about two weeks ago. His
decision was announced Wednesday
afternoon, Judge Newman declared
the case a plain suit on promisory
notes ard that if there was any fraud
it can be brought out in a suit before
a jury. He therefore denied her peti
tion.
23 FITZGERALD RECRUITS.
FITZGERALD. Dec. 13.—Serg-an*
Chapman, in charge of the recruiting
Mation In this city, reports having
tsent 23 recruits to the army this week.
Of the number three were negroes,
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COLUMBUS, Dec. 13.—1 n the wee
small hours of this morning the pro
tracted deadiock of the Fourth Con
gressional Distriet convention was
broken, and on the 256th ballot Wil
liam Carter Wright, of Newnan, a
“dark horse,” was nominated. It was
the seventh day of the convention.
Aftcr twenty votes had been re
corded for Mr. Wright and it was seen
he was sure of nomination, the roll
‘}v(‘il” was halted and the vote was made
‘unanimous by acclamation. ‘
Wednesday the names of Judge J.|
Render T rrell, of Greenville, and A.
W. Cozart, of Columbus were put in;
nomination in the effort to break the
prolonged deadlock; but nothing hap
pened until Mr. Wright was put be
fore the convention.
Mr. Wright was defeated four years
ago by Congressmnan Adamson, whom
he now is slated to succeed. He was
born in Carrol! County, near Whites/!
burg, January 6, 1866, and has lived
at Newnan since he was 2 years old.
He has been a practicing .attorney for
30 years., eight of which he was so
licitor for the Newnan City Court
H» has been chairman of the Coweta
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee; of the Senator Executive
Committee of the Thirty-sixth Dis
trict; of the Fourth District Commit
tee, and of the State Committee.
Mr. Wright was chairman of the
Coweta delegation in the recent con
vention, with instructions to vote for
Garland M. Jones, and of course did
not vermit his name to be put for
ward until Mr. Jones. geeing there was
not hope for ny of the five candidtaes,
volunte-red his pr-rmlssion4o nomi
nate a “dark horse.” h
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NO. 112
(BY International News Servies.)
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 13.—Disordes
has again broken out in Petrograd as a
result of counter revolution started by
the Cossacks under Generals Kales
dines and Korniloff.
Information was received here to
day that firing took place in the
streets and that Boisheviki had placed
machine guns on the roofs of build
ings along the Nevsky Prospect to
sweep the thoroughfare, the most
prominent in the Russian capital.
| Contradictory reports have been re«
ceived as to the outcome of fighting
in the Mohileff district. The indica
tions, however, are that the Bolshev ki
forces were defeated.
Ensign Kreylenko, the Bolsheviki
'commander-in-chief, continues to
withdraw soldiers from the front.
'which may have given rise to the re
port that the Rusians have begun to
demobilize.
Germany and Austria are reported
to have put their peace terms in the
hands of the Russian commissioners,
who are believed te be considering
them. These terms are said to con
tain a promise from the German Gov
ernment to support the Bolsheviki
Government at Petrograd from “do
mestic enemies.”
A eablegram to the International
News Service last week stated that
certain units of the Russian army on
the Eastern front were being disband
ed following the conclusion of the
temporary armistice.
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Can Smoke indoors,
But Not on Streets
(By International News Service.}
ZION CITY, ILL., Dee. 15.—Little
rolls of smoke were visible around Zion
City today, rot from f{actories, but e
gars, pipes ard cigarettes. And Wiibur
Glenn Voliva’s anti-smoking laws are
practically :n the discard.
Circuit Judge Edwards, of Waukegan,
on petition of a Chicago firm, held that
smoking should be permitted in stores,
depots, hotels, private residences and
depot platforms. He validated that part
of Voliva's ruling prohibiting smoking
on the streets.
The Chicago concern declared its fac
tory here was in danger of closing down
for lack of workers, unless they be ale
lowed to smoke.
Captain’s Commission
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For Fitzgerald Youth
FITZGERALD, Dec. 13.—Henry B.
Ball, another Fitzgerald boy, for a
number of years in the Department
of Commerce and Labor in Washing
ton, has been commissioned a captain
of infantry in the regular army, sta
tioned at the Presidio, San Francisco.
Captain Ball is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Ball, of this city, the father
having served in the Union army dur
ing the War Between the States. A
younger son, Fred W. Ball, has re
cently been commissioned a lieutens
ant in the aviation section of the sig
nal corgs.
~ ORDER MORE LOCOMOTIVES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—In a final
effort to clear the tracks of freight
congestion the Railways War Board
| ordered Western railroads immediate
| ly to forward 100 locomotives for use
| on Eastern roads. The Western roads
lwil] be required to furnish the loces
motives on a pro-rata basis.