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PEACE IS DEMANDED IN REHCHSTAG
Packers’ Slush Fund Revealed by Heney at Probe
TORPEDO KILLS 6 AT NEWPORT
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Six men
were killed and several were injured
in a torpedo explosion at Newport,
R. 1, it was announced by the Navy
Department late this afternoon.
The news was transmitted to Soc
retary Daniels by Captain Beach,
commandant of the torpedo station,
by long-distance telephone.
Captain Beach gaid no suspicious
ecircumstances surrounded the accl
dent, but that a full report would be
sent in ty telegraph.
Hen Lays Egg Each
Day for Motorman
BOSTON, Jan. 26.—Motorman New
hall, of the Lynn-Wakefield run, has
had a fresh raw eggs for his breakfast
every morning. It came about in this
way:
Three years ago last spring his car
wae walting on a siding in the woods
for another car. Hearing a hen cackle
Newhall investigated and found a nest‘
hidden under a tree; there was a fresh
laid egg in it; the hen ran away as snonl‘
as the motorman came in sight. New
hall, who is fond of fresh eggs, hnmadi-‘
ately sucked the egg, and in these days |
of high prices it tasted good. ‘
The next morning he put a few grains
of corn in his pocket when he started
out for his run. There was a fresh la!d}
egg in the nest for him, and in exchange
he left the corn. |
Every morning since then all through
her laying seasoen f{for the past three
years that hen has lald an egg for Mo
torman Newhall, and he leaves some
corn on the nest.
Just now the hen is moulting, but
Newhall says she will begin laying
again soon and he'll have a fresh egg
so: breakfast again.
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Wealthy Californian
Weds Officer Here
Mrs. Lillian I. Moore, of San Fran
cisco, said to be a wealthy resident of
that city, was married Saturday by
Judge Andy Calhoun to Lewis w.
Colfelt, a major at Camp Gordon.
They were accompanied to the court
house by Mrs. R. O. Campbell, of At
lanta.
_ Mrs. Moore told Judge Calhoun she
lived mext door in San Francisco to
Patrick Calhoun, former Atlantan and
famous street ratlway magnate. She
had crossed the continent to marry
Major Colfelt, who had wooed her in
California, his home,
Shelling Continues
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On British Front
(By international News Service.)
LLONDON, Jan. 26—Patrol opera
tions and bombardments constituted
the only activity on the British front
during the night. Southwest of Cam
brai British raiders captured some
German prisoners, the War Office an
nounced at noon. |
In the Scarpe valley (south of
Lens) German artillery was in action, |
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Teutons Again Bomb
Dunkirk ga,nd Calais
(By International News Service.)
BERLIN, Jan. 26.—German airmen
have borbed Dunkirk and Calals, the
War Officz announced today. .... ..
Trere are allied hospital bases in
both Dunkirk and Calais.
A successful raid against the
French lines was carried out by the
Germans last night at Caurieres
wood, according to the report of the
War Office today. Caurieres wood
is on the Verdun fromt.
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LONDON, Jan. 26.—That the truc
ulent “peace speech” of Count von
Hertling, the German Chancellor, has
killed all hope for an early general
peace was the view taken by the
British officials and the press today.
Tre war alms speech of Count
Czernin, the Austrian Foreign Min
ister, while less imperialistic in tone,
was s 0 vague on the most important
issues that it is regarded as no great
er help toward a general peace par
ley than the German Chancellor’ mil
itaristic utteran€es.
The statement of Lord Robert Cecil,
of the British Foreign Office, that
“Germany is apparently unwilling to
give up anything,” aroused wide com
ment today.
Five Points Emphasized.
According to Lord Robert Cecil, the
Ven Hertling speech has emphasized
these points:
1. That the pan-Germans are in ab
solute control of the peace policy of
the German Government.
2. That the German Government is
determined to come out of the war
with more territory than she hadi
when the conflict began. ‘
3. That Germany is prepared to
force a continuance of the bloody
struggle.
4. That the Kaiser hgpes to shear‘
England of some of her colonies; and, |
5. That Germany will not accede
to the restoration of A]sace-borralnei
to France.
Papers Ridicule Demand.
The demand of the German Chan
cellor that England give up her naval
i staticns as a move tcward the free
| dom of sea navigation was ridiculed
by the London newspapers. ‘
The big contrast between the Ber
lin and Vienna speeches was that
the Austrian Foreign Minister ad
| dressed himself cliefly to the United
! States, while the German Chancellor's
'address was coucled in tones of gen
eral deflance and ‘t contained noth
ing to invite a conciliatory reply from
President Wilson.
The French press generally takes
the same view of the Teutonic ad
dresses as the ILondon newspapers,
although some of the Paris papers
hint that Count Czernin was “bluff
ing" and that his invitation to the
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Negro Fires at Cop
In Heart of City as
He Flees; Is Caught
They had a regular old-fash
foned Keystone comedy chase of
it, with most of the comedy left
out, and when Officer Bill McKin
ney flnally captured Jim Jack
son, a negro, near the corner of
Edgewood avenue and Ivy street,
he had to give him a sound beat
ing to reduce him to submission.
The negro had filred a revolver
twice during the chase-—once in
the air and once at Officer Mc-
Kinney, which may have had
something to do with that plucky
officer’'s fighting mood when he
eventually got hold of the quarry,
Two other negroes, with Jack
son, were pointed out on Walton
street by another negro to W, T.
Buchanan, a city investigator, as
plotting to seal a motor car.
With Officers Lasseter and As
kew, Buchanan started after the
trio, and the policemen quickly
got and held two of them. Jack
son broke away and ran, drawing
a revolver as he went. Officer
McKinney was In a case eating
lunch when the noise of the
chase attracted him. He prompt
ly got into the game, with the re
sult noted.
The three negroes are being
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On Coal Diversion
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Federal
Fuel Director ‘Garfleld today iasued‘
a new set of Instructions to State
fuel distributors to prevent confustion |
in the diversion of coal shipments un
der the coal order of January 17, es
tablishing a list of preferred consum
ers.,
Complaints reached Dr. Garfleld of
many unauthorized diversions and
these have led to some confusion. The
directions that went out today made
it plain that in no case should coa!i
consigned to or intended for desti
nations outside of the State shall be
diverted without the sanction of the{
Federal fuel administration, |
Hereafter, no coal can be diverted
from one preferred consumer to an
other specified in the preferred list,
except in emergency to relieve human
suffering or when the original con
signee is already amply supplied.
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Ith Benzine Afire
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Jan. 28—
Joading at the Pennsylvania Rall
road grain plers here with grain for
Italy, the American steamer Deep
water caught fire this afternoon.
As there was 150 barrels of benzine
’and ofl on the plers, ihe ship was
‘towed to midstream where fireboats
‘and tugs are trying to extinguish the
blaze. Government agents rushed to
the piers to make an investigation
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
The work of the fire fighters was
handicapped by the fear of an explo
slon occurring at any minute. A large
guantity of blankets and tar paper
form part of the ship's cargo. ‘
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Speech of Czernin
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Is Studied by Pope
. ROME, Jan. 26.—A copy of Count
Czernin’s war aims speech has been
received at the Vatican and was be
ing studied by the Pope today, It
was stated that Vatican circles were
pleased over the attitude adopted by
Austria toward President Wilson's
peace principles.
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tU. S. Taking Over
Russians’ Munitions
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—1 t was
learned -late thig afternoon that the
army and navy are taking over from
manufacturing plants in the country
rifles and munitions under construc
tion for Russia. Among the supplies
‘nre 250,000 rifies and fleld guns and
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ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1918
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(By International News Service.)
NEWARK, N. J. Jan. 26.—Three !
men were arrested this afternoon and
thirteen others were “detained” fin
the investigation of a $1,000,000 fire
that swep* through the new Govern
ment shipbutlding yards on Newark
Bay, operated by the Submarine Boat |
Corporation. |
According to the police, blueprint
maps of a section of the yards and
submarine plan drawings were found
on cne of the prisoners.
~ The possessor of the suspicious pa
pers described himself as Andrew
Evanoff, a Russian, 32 years old, liv-
Ing in Newark. He admitted he once
had been employed for a short time
at the shipyards. Officials declared
Evanoff gave eovidence.of being a
skilled draughtsman and they believ
ed that he possessed more than ordi
nary education and intelligence,
' BEvanoff was held at Newark pollce
headquarters as “suspiciaus charac
ter.” He was arrested in the ship
yard zone when the flre was at its
‘height. The two other men arrested
‘were held by the military authorities.
Their names were not made public.
Both were arrested near the yards
when they failed Yo halt at the com
mand of soldiers. One of them, it
was reported, continued to run until
geveral shots had been fired over his
head.
The thirteen others being detained
were taken into custody from barges
along the river.
The fire was not finally under con
trol until fire boats from New York
and fire apapratus from several near
by towns were rushed to the assist
ance of the Newark department.
Two thousand yvards of Government
pler property was destroyed. Seven
big supply barges were sunk and the
plant of the Submarine Boat Corpora
tion heavify damaged by the flames.
One suspect seen climbing a ladder
by guards was called upon to halt.
He answered by shooting at the
guard. More than thirty shots were
fired at him, but he made his escape.
The blaze originated on a fleet of
oil barges at Port Newark, in New
ark Bay, and quickly spread ashore.
When the flames reached the quar
termaster’s stores soldiers brought
dynamite into use to prevent their
advance. The blaze was discovered
shortly before 3 o’clock and spread
so rapidly that soldiers and speclal
police reinforced the firemen.
Rumors had reached Mayor Gillen
on Monday of a plot to blow up the
big .hipyard and about 200 soldlers
!a.nd more than 60 special policemen
were put on guard.
Federal Probe Into
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Fires Is Under Wa
(By International News Sorvice.)y
WASHINGTON, Jan, 26.—Sweep
ing investigations already are in
progress over the mysterious fires
'whlch today caused great damage to
the Westinghouse plant at Buffalo,
at the Government shipyards on
Newark Bay and the Oella Mills in
Baltimore. These investigations are
being made by the local representa
tives of the Department of Justice at
each place.
Officials sald that under the war
time rules all fires in plants doing
work for the Government are Inves
tigated immediately upon their tak
ing place, and that until such investi
gation s completed reports will not
be made to this city.
The local authorities have the
power to call for special investigators
from this city, but if they nave been
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(By international News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—The flve
Chicago packing firms under the
shadow of TFederal investigation
agreed to spend $15,000 in an effort
to defeat the Borland resolution call
ing for such an inquiry. This fact
developed this afternoon before the
Federal Trade Commlission when
Francis J, Heney read excerpts from
the confidential files of Swift & Co.,
showing the apportionment of this
gum among the packers involved.
At first tnere were but three flrms‘
in line to fight the resolution, but as
other companies joined the move
ment there was a reapportionment,
the Swift Company at all times bear-
Ing the llon's snare, tne flgures
showed. W
Disciosur=s Are Mace.
Disclosures full of political dyna
mite were made before the Federal
Trade Commission investigating the
meat packing industry today, when
letters from the files of the packers
were read showing the packers ex
pected to control the Carlin subcom
mittee considering the Borland reso
hition and the result of their efforts.
The letter, dated July 29, 1916, to
Henry Veeder, counsel for Swift &
Co., from R. C. McHManus, of the lega!
department, to which the members of
the committee were referred by ini
tials only, said, in part:
‘“Wednesday the chairman relying
on G. called for a vote. W, as
junior member, voted first and against
reporting any resolution favorably.
(~ second to vote, made a speech and
voted for the resolution. M., third,
voted for it. The chairman then said
he was agalnst it, but that at all
events it was necessary to find out
what an investigation would cost us,
so he undertook to see the commis
sion. He found only Davies there,
Hurley and Harris were away.
“Three Possible Actions.”
‘“We have three possible actions by
subcommittee. One, G. Is at home In
Ohio. There may be a chance to call
it up while he is away if T. can be
relied on. In that case a vote might
be taken to report against the reso
lution.
“C'hairman advises against this, be
cause, he says, it would open the door
in the Senate for a similar resolution
there, and also give the other side ap
excuse to try to get the full commit
tee to reverse.
“No. 2. To report no recommenda
tion. This, he thinks, might be easier
to do. T. would rather do this than
No. 1. This still open to action in
Senate, |
“No. 3. Emasculate resolution to
cover widest poegsible scope and sub
committee pass it with big appropria
tion, |
“The chairman of the full commit
tee (judiciary) is with us and C, says
very little chance of full committee
will act, this session, anyway.
Tells of a Ride.
“l saw C. and rode around town
with him for an hour. He says he is
sure we should agree to No. 3. 1
have wired George 1. McCarthy. Hl:»(
is secretary of the Meat Packers’' As- |
sociation.) He will be here Monday |
night. I plan to have him go to Cin
cinnati, where his acquaintance should
help us with G. I vote to leave it
with C.—R. C. M
Special Counsel Francis J. Heney
re.d additional extracts from the
packers’ confidential files baring a
'scheme to 4eluge Congress and the
' House judiciary committee with ap
peals to vote against the Borland res
olution .
This letter, written by Arthur
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Arrest of Div. No. 1
Registrants Ordered
Members of the local police force
will begin at once the rounding up of
registrants who have failed to return
their questionnaires to their local
woards,
(‘hairman J. R. Seawright, of local
board No. 1, Saturday submitted to
the police department the names of
464 registrants who have fafled to
show up with their questionnaires,
and for whose arrest he has issued an
order. All of the men who can be lo
cated will be taken to police head
quarters and held there awaiting ac
tion by the local board.
Surprise Attack by
(By Initernational News Service.)
PARIS, Jan. 26.—German troops
‘made a surprise attack near St.
Gobain wood during the night, but
the War Office reported this after
noon that it was easily repulsed.
Artillery duels are taking place in
the Bezonvaux-(Caurieres wood sector
of the Verdun front.
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PARIS, Jan, 26.—French aerial ac
tivity has risen to a high pitch in
the last 24 hours and four German
machines were shot down in sky com
bats. Loss of the German machines
was announced by the War Office this
afternoon. French airmen threw
down 8,000 kilograms of high explo
sives upon the German Industrial
cities of Ludwigshafen and Freiburg
Other aviators attacked the German
military work and the railway at
Thionville.
Observation planes have penetrated
nearly twenty miles behind the Ger
man front while mor ethan 300 photo
graphs were taken by Frénch aerial
photographers.
Wright Assigned t
House Committees
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Repre
sentative Wright, of Georgia, has
been assigned to the committees on
irrigation of lands, merchant marinas
and fisheries and election of Presi
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and the South
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26—
American diplomats in neutral
countries today cabled to the
State Department stories current
there of rioting in Berlin. No de
tails were given, and the caoles
made it plain that the raports
were as yet without official con
firmation.
(By International News Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 26.—Complets
reinstatement of Beigium and a di
rect appeal for peace before spring
were demanded by Philip Scheltfe
mann, German Socialist leader, in an
address to the main committee of the
Reichstag. Scheldemann also eriti«
cized Chancellor von Hertling's an
swer to Premier David Lloyd George
| and President Wilson, in regard to
the peace aims of the Entente pows
ers, according to word received hers
from Berlin.
Scheldemann also laid emphasis
upon his assertion that even if France
and England were to quit flgh!,l;.l‘
‘that Germany still would have Amer
fca to reckon with, o
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Austria Ready for
Peace With Russia
(By International News Service.) j
LONDON, Jan. 26.-—Austria-Hun-~
gary las signified her willingness to
conclude a separate peace with Rus
sia In the event the present nego
tlations between Russia and the Cen
tral powers at Brest-Litovsk collapse,
according to a dispatch from Pet!:O
grad today.
The dispatch added that Austria
had consented to treat with Russia on
the diplomatic basis previously an
nounced by the Bolshevik Govern
ment.”*
Maxim Gorky. famous Russian nov
¢list, has been slightly wounded by
being struck with a rifle bullet dur<
ing the disordcrs in Petrograd, it was
reported from the Russian capital to
day.
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Trotzky Empowered
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To Resume Sittings
(By International News Service.)
COPENHAGEN, aJn. 26.—Leon
Trotzky, the Bolshevik Forelgn Min
ister, has been empowered to resume
| peace negotiations with the Central
Empires at Brest-Litovsk by the come
‘gress of workmen’s and soldlers’ del
egates of all Russia, sald a dispatcd
from Petrograd this afternoon. ’
Dr. Kuehimann, German Foreign
Minister, is scheduled to arrive as
Brest Tuesday, and the Aus‘rlan For
eign Minister Monday.
Finnish Ultimatum
Sent to Bolsheviki
e Bolsheviki
(By International News Servige.)
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 26.—The pew
autonomous Government of rinland
has sent an ultimatum to the J3olshe«
vik Government at Petrograd thret!.-
ening a declaration of war unlessathe
Bolsheviki discontinue furnishing
Fiinish revoluticnists with arms, said
a dispatch from Harparanda today.
Big Fire Is Reported
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In Canadian Town
OTTAWA, ONT, Jan. 26.—Travel
ers arriving here early today report
that a serious fire was in progreas at
Peterboro, a large manufacturing
town 100 miles northeast of Toronte.
The town of Lindsay, 25 miles dis
tant, had sent aid during the night
to help fight the flames. All wires
are down and details are meaggr.
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