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MORE NAMES ADDED TO PARTIAL
LIST OF TRANSPORT SURVIVORS
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Feb. 9.—A revised esti
mate of the Tuscania losses today
increased the death toll over earlier
flgures. but there still is doubt as to
the exact number that lost their lives
‘when the transport was sunk off the
norch coast of Ireland by a German
submarine on Tuesday evening.
A new casualty list compiled here
today placed the total number of dead
between 160 and 170, including about
149 Aemricans.
The bodies of 126 American soldiers
had been recovered when the fore
going list was compiled.
Preparations are being made by
some of the American soldiers land
ed on the Firth of Clyde to hold a
miiitary funeral for the dead on the
Scottish coast.
Some Are Seriously Hurt.
Advices from Irish and Scotch towns
where injured Americans are being
cared for sald all were doing well,
although some had been seriously
hurt.
Major Ben F. Wade, in command
of the American troops on the Tus
cania, who has come to England from
the Irish port at which he was land
ed, gives high praise to the coolness
of the American soldiers.
It was the men’'s first taste of ac
tual war and they passed through
it like veterans, Major Wade said. A
temporary military camp had been es
tablished in the north of Ireland for
the American soldiers.
T. S. Peters, an assitant engineer
on the Tuscania, who was one of the
survivors, said the torpedo which
struck the Tuscania seemed to have
been ailmed at another ship. This
indicated that the submarine was a
considerable distance away from her
vietim when the shot was fired.
Peters, who has made his home in
the United States for many years,
although a native of Yorkshire, has
liad an adventurous career on the high
geas, The Tuscania is the fifth ves
sel on which he has been working
when torpedoed by the German Ü
boats. 3
Sick Georgian Got Away.
“There was a little confusion at
first,” said Peters. “One American
soldier from Georgia, who was suf
fering from pneumonia, ran on the
deck with nothing on but his pajamas.
Another fellow gave him an overcoat
and he got into a lifeboat. It is a
wonder the experience didn't Kkill
him.”
Peters said he thought a good many
lives were lost while the boats were
being lowered. One lifeboat was
smashed by a falling boom. Another
was turned over while being lowered
and a third was smashed against the
side of a destroyer by a big wave.
The engineer said he feared most of
the twenty-two stokers on the Tus
cania had lost their lives.
Identity of Vietims
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—The War
Department today remained without
any accurate information as to the
identity of the victims of the torpe
doed Tuscania. There still was no
definite information as to the number
of victims. All that the department
had available, it was state}d. was the
information made public in London.
This said there were 147 soldiers and
19 members of the crew and others
still missing. ‘
THE WEATHER.
Forecast—Probably rain Satur
day night and Sunday.
Temperatures—6 a. m., 54; 8
a. m., 58; 10 a, m., 63; 12 noon, 66;
1 p. m, 68; 2 p. m, 69.
Sunrise, 6:20; sunset, 5:15.
Partial List
of Tuscania
Survivors
As this edition of The Georgian
went to press other names had
been added to the partial list of
Tuscania survivors that had been
received from Washington. The
War Dernrtmont emphasized
that this list is not complete,
Those whose names do not appear
here are not to be taken as miss
ing.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—The fol
lowing partial list of survivors from
the torpedoed transport Tuscania was
made public by the War Department
this afternoon:
A
Henry Alberts, New York; Anthony
P. Abraro, Flushing, N. Y.; Charles
L. Ambler, Ossinning, N. Y.; Gallan
T. Albritten, Myakka City, Fla.; Mel
vin A. Arenson, Abbottsford, Wis.:
Edwin J. Allen, Jr., Salt Lake City;
Ray Anderson, Marshfield, Wis.;
Clarence Chester Andre, Waukesha,
‘Wisconsin.
Albert Harold Anderson, Boyceville,
Wis.; Carl Martin Anderson, Bar
ron, Wis.; ¥Frances K. Anderson,
Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
Bdwin R. Abbott, San ¥Francisco,
Cal.; Harvey Avery, Katonah, N. Y.;
John F. Autrey, Frederick, Okla.;
Odie C. Atchley, Gould, Okla.; Batie
C. Allen, Shouns, Tenn.; Albert F.
Allen, The Dalles, Oreg.; Rudolph
Anderson, Gully, Minn,; Nels Ander
son, Gully, Minn.; Gust. Anderson,
Junction City, Wash.; Oscar Axson,
Bramer, Mo.
. Harley R. Ameigh, Plainfleld, Wis,;
Rudolph E. Anderson, Minneapolis,
Minn.; Herman H. Alexander, KEth
ridge, Tenn. .
Joseph Bartol, Abrams, Wis.; Wal
ter R. Brox, Hempstead, N. Y.; Ernest
Bollon, Kenosha, Wis.
B.
Henry Brondyke, Grand Rapids,
Mich.; Robert H. Broyler, Kalamazoo,
Mich.; Jamie M. Burke, Beeman, Mo.;
Guy F. Buth, Waterloo, Wis.; Joseph
Bauer, Wautoma, Wis,; Oliver B
Bendixen, Wautoma, Wis.; Martin D.
Bongers, New London, Wis.; Warren
J. Berry, Wautoma, Wis.; Daniel W.
Bickford, St. Paul, Minn.; Ernest R.
Bidges, Van Court, Texas; Arthur E
Bidney, Independence, Wis.; Fred
Braem, Jr., Marshfield, Wis.; Harry
A. Burnham, Barron, Wis.; Joseph
B. Burkhardt, Johnstown, Pa.; Claude
Buckmaster, Barron, Wis.; James
Karel Brunslik, Haugen, Wis.; Hurl
burt Berry, Virginia City, Nev.; Lyle
Barnhart, Waukesha, Wis.; James O
Bickford, Oakland, Cal.
Joseph L. Barnett, New York,; K. L.
Barker, Jefferson, N. Y.; Harold W.
Bresnahan, Ripon, Wis.
John C. Barth, Clintonville, Wis.;
John L. Barnes, Milwaukee, Wis.;
Otto Franklin Bates, Baraboo, Wis.;
Archibald Beaudoin, New London,
Wis.; Joseph L. Bejma, Milwaukee,
Wis., Arthur Francis Bender, Bar
aboo, Wis.; Earl Embros Blank, Mel
len, Wis.; Clarence Braun, Baraboo,
Wis.; William C. Brown, Cumberland,
Wis.; Clarence W. Buchholz, Wau
toma, Wis.; John Budzisiewski, Mil
waukee, Wis.; Lyman P, Byse, Wau
toma, Wis,
Howard E. Bowman, Rocky, Okla.:
Thomas L. Ball, Cleburne, Texas;
Anson L. Bales, Spring Lake, Texas;
BEarl Burton. Headland, Mich.; Joe E.
Bailey, Chickasha, Okla.; Howard B.
Bushnell, Clinton, Ill.; Millard F.
Boatwright, Hico, Texas; Chester E.
Berg, Round Mountain, Nev.; Edgar
B. Brownell, Oakland, Cal.; Thad
deug Black, Pulaski, Wis.; Ambrose
V. Ballock, aKnsas City, Mo.; Leroy
P. Bennett, Woodmont, Conn.; Wil
llam N. Byrd, San Angelo, Texas;
Charles L. Burkett, Thayer, Mo.;
Edward T. Beletski, Portland, Oreg.;
Lewis C. Bliem, Dufore, Oreg.; Wil
liam R. Bell, Coquelle, Oreg.; Ernest
C. Brown, Thomas, Okla.; Charles B.
Barnett, Moss Point, Miss.; Herbert
B. Bartholf, Glencoce, Ill.; James C.
Bigger, Newbern, N. C.; Emmert VV.|
Black, Summerfield, Kans.; Earl M.
Blair, Plaverville, Cal.; James R"J
Bost, Atlanta, Ga.; J. B. Backett,
Woodward, Okla.; Arthur L. Bragg.!
Hungtington, Oreg.; Ora F. Brown,
Oakland, Cal.; Dexter L. Bullard,
South Hadley Falls, Mass.; Stephens
F. Burke, Cabinet, Idaho; Vernon E.
Babcock. Walnut, Kans.; Wayne 8./
Bell, Marion, 8. C. |
George E. Borden, Thief River
White Pialng, N. Y.; Arthur: P,
berg, Jamaica, Long Island, N. Y.;
Brown, Keyport, N. J.; Robert Blum-
Continued on Page 2, Column 3.
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(By International News Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 9.—An uncon
firmed report is circulating in Ger.
many that former Grand Duke Nich
olas, commander in chief of the Rus
sian army at the outbreak of the war,
has been assassinated, according to
information from the frontier to
day.
(Grand Duke Nicholas was in com
‘mand of the Russian army in the
Caucasus when the Russian revolu
tion broke out last March. He re
tired to private life and since then
'has been living quietly on his coun
try estate in Crimea. Nothing has
come out of Petrograd to confirm
the rumor of his assassination, al
though conditions are very turbu
lent in Crimea right now, with the
-anti-Bolshevik forces engaged in civil
war against the Red Guard. The
former Grand Duke's residence is
near Yalta, which the Tartars cap
tured last Monday after a savage
battle with the Bolsheviki.)
Allied Embassies at
| (By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Rumors
via Swedish souvr ces that the Allied
Embassies ‘at Petrograd have been
expelled were set at rest today. The
State Department received a tele
gram today from Ambassador David
Francis. It was dated February 5,
and although it referred purely to
routine matters and made no mention
whatever of political subjecq depart
mental officials accepted it as killing
the rumor that the Allied Embassies
had been expelled last Monday.
The State Department did not make
public the report from the Ambassa
dor because it was entirely routine
in character. }
New Flour Order ?
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Expected Tonight
pected Tonight
Dr. A. M. Soule is expected to issue
Saturday night an order making a
sweeping revision in the method of sell
h}g flour and eereals on the ‘“fifty-fifty”
plan.
Dr. Soule wouild not say just what
arrangement is planned, but it was un
derstood that people In the rural dis
tricts, at least, likely will be put on a
card system iln so far as the purchase
of flour is concerned.
‘Very Light' Sh ‘
ery Light owers
The weather man admits tacitly |
that he can’'t stand the pace and sug-]
gests light showers for Saturday |
night and Sunday-—with the qualifi
cation that they probably will bo“
“very light.”
“It will be appreciably colder Sun
day,” he adds, “probably touching the
freezing point Monday.”
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Brig. Gen. Perkinson
111 With Diphtheriaa
(By International News Service,)
CAMP SHERMAN, OHIO, Feb. 9.—
Brigadier General Perkinson, com
mander pro tempore of the national
army cantonment here, today was
quarantined with diphtheria.
b New 2d Lieutenants
WASHINGTON, D. C,, Feb. 9.7--'lhe§
following at the Georgia School of
Technology have been commissioned
gecond lieutenants, aviation section:
Hugh A. Coulbour, Ralph J. Grocer,
Charles B. Martin, Ralph D. Me-
Laughlin and George D. Post, Jr.
ATLANTA, GA.,, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1918
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} WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—That the
United States will go on daylight
rations between March 30 and October
30 seemed certain today when the
interstate and forelgn commerce com
mittee favorably reported the Bor
land daylight saving bill to the House,
The bill would set standard and
railway time ahead one hour. A bill
to begin saving daylight April 20 and
to end the period September 30 re
cently was enacted by the Senate, but
Senator Calder said today that an
amendment to increase the time by
two months would be accepted by the
Senate without conference.
Chairman Sims, of the commerce
committee, will ask immediate con
sideration of the bill early next week.
Little delay in passing it is expected.
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Germany-Ukrainia
Peace Pact Reported
(By International News Service.)
THE HAGUE, Feb. 9—Germany
and Ukrainia "have effected a peace
’ngreement, said a dispatch from Ber-i
lin today. j
Late in January it was nffi::iallyj
announced in Berlin that Germany
and Ukrainia had reached an agree
ment on peace terms, and that noth
ing remained “but the formal sign
)lng of a treaty.” The general belief
is that Ukrainia has consented to
'give part of Bessarabia to Roumania,
in return for which Ukrainia will an
nex part of Poland and receive “sub
stantial aid” from the Central Pow
ers to support the Ukrainian Gov
ernment against Bolshevik and Cos
sack encroachments,
893 Sick at Gordon;
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Wheeler Has 918 11l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—The re
port of the surgeon general on health
conditions at Camp Gordon for the
week ending February 1 shows the
number of sick men in camp to be
893, or 27.8 per 1,000.
Of pneumonia there are 18 cases;
measles, 65; venereal diseases, 131;
meningitis, 1; other illness, 678. For
the, first time the War Department
failed to issue a comparative state
ment with the previous week.
At Camp Wheeler the number of
sick was 918, or 55.1 per 1,000. There
are 36 cases of pneumonia there; ve
nereal diseases, 45; other illness, 979.
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Special Wage Scale
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For Alabama Miners
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-—-Because
conditions in the Alabama coal fields
differ from those in other States, a
special wage scale is to prevail in that
territory. The fuel administration an
nounces that the allowance of 45 cents
per ton to operators, as provided in
the Washington wage agreement of
October 6, shall not apply to that
State.
.
Secret Quiz for Baker
OnU.S. War Programl
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Secretary
of War Baker will be examined in se
cret on the war program for the
United States before the House mili
tary affalrs committee early next
week, Chalrman Dent announced this
afternoon.
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AT HAVANA.
FIRST—Six furlongs; Honeycut 108,
(Thurder), 10, 4, 2. won; White Crown
110 (Howard), 2, 4 to 5, 2 to 5, second;
'Milton Campbell 110 (Humehmys). 5,
‘2, even, third. Time, 1:15 2-5. Jose De
Vales, Rebel, Big Lumax, London Girl,
Dromi, Proctor, Captain Ben, Elizabeth
McNaughton and Bill Wiley also ran. \
SECOND-—Six furlongs: James Oak
ley, 116 (Humphreys), 5-2, even, 1-2,
won; Betterton, 111 (Hunt), 6, §-2, 6-5,
second; Paul Gaines, 116 (Thurber), 8,
3, 8-5, third. Time, 1:14 1-5. Mazajel,
Dryer, Highland Lassie, Divan, Lyn-\
dora and Mas also ran. |
THlßD—Three-years up, 6% fur
longs: Orestes, 116 (Crump), 2, 1-2,
out, won; Golden Soldier, 113 (Taplin),
2, 7-10, 1-4, second; Harlock, 113
(Hunt), 8-5, 1-2, 1-5, third. Time,
1:07 1-6. Marco Polo, Little Menard
and Brandymo also ran.
FOURTH-—Five and one-half furlongs:
Little Nephew, 106 (J. Pitz), 4, 8-5, 4-5,
won; Rafferty, 94 (Lunsford), 5-2, even,
1-2, second,; Blllg' Joe, 111 (Shilling),
6,2, even, third. Time, 1:07. Jack
Laffan, Nettie Walcutt, Ed Garrison,
Encore, Miss Frances, Milestone, Zall
also ran.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
FIRST—Bix furlongs: Korrhafi, 108
(Sande), 7, 5-2, 6-5, won; Harry Mason,
113 (W. Collins), 4, 8-5, 7-10, second;
Sandy Lad, 113 (Troise), 8,3, 3-2. third.
Time, 1:121-5. Bachelor's Blend, Pon
tefract, Silvey Shagiro, Chemung, Black
Bass, Petrograd, Grapeshot, Englebert,
Onwa also ran.
SECOND—One and one-sixteenth
miles: Baby Cal, 111 (Robinson), 12,
5, 5-2, won; Wild Thyme, 109 (Lyke),
8-6, 7-10, 1-3, second; Blue Thistle, 110
(Mink), ' 9-2’ 8-, 7-10, third. Time,
1;47 1-5. Perpetual, Erin, Juvenile,
Booker Blill, Bob Dundon, Sea Urchin,
Zetetic, Miss Waters, Diadi also ran.
THIRD—Six furlongs: Top of the
Morning, 116 (Robinson), 4, 6-5, 2-5,
won; Counterblast, 98 (Troise), 10, 3,
6-5, second; Jockscot, 114 (Lyke), 2,
7-10, 1-3, third. Time, 1:11 1-§. Basil,
Buchanan Brady and Cobalt Lass also
ran.
FOURTH--Two miles: Pit, 108 (Rod
rl%uez). 5,2, .3-5, won; Thanlumvlng.
']Ulri (Rsob_lggo&}. rrl" l-&s }-g. u‘co‘n.'.
nce S, i a , 8-0,1-8, 1-
third. mu Tgl W riggy < ]
Mirza, ckross also ran.
FIFTH-—-Mile: Water ng‘;'. 108
45.gyke). 9-10, 2-5, out, won; arsaw,
1 (Robinson), 6,2, even, second;
Bufford, 101 (Troise), 6,2, even, third.
Time, 1:38 2-6. Tokani, Balgee, Im
presive, Daddy Holbert also ran.
RACING ENTRIES,
AT HAVANA.
FlßST—Claiming; 3-year-olds; erse.
s4oo¢ 6 furlongs: Clonakility 97, Dr.
Nickell 106, Margaret Boyd 101, Tom
Tit 106, Laburnum IIT 103, Phedoden 107,
Bit of Blarney 105, Pretty Baby 107, Zuzu
105, Kildare Boy 110, Confiscation 1086,
Fickle Fancy 110.
SECOND—Claiming, purse §s4oo; 0%
furlongs; 3-year-olds and ug: Slater
Emblem 105, Moonstone 110, Brown
Baby 107, Dr. Cann 112, Varda B 108,
Sureget 112, Katahdin 109, Beverly
James 112, Sleeper 109, Santo 112, Miller
110, Dufloss 112.
THlßD—Claiming, purse $400; mile:
4-year-olds and ué): Bendlet 94, Birdy
102, Kid Nelson 96, Massenet 104, Bar
nard 99, Algardi 104, Investment 102,
Morristown 104,
FOURTH-—Claiming; 4-year-olds and
up; pursa $400; mile: Rhyme 94, Soldier
104, Fuzzy Wuzzy 99, Rockport 109,\
Mother Mnchrge 102, Brown Prince 111, |
Carlaverock 102, Passion 114, (
FIFTH-—Three-year-olds and up; the
Carnival handicap; $1,200 added; mila:
Alert 98, Old Miss 112, Moneymaker 110,
J. J. Murdock 121, Ocean Prince 119,
Sungod 120, Ormulu 112,
__Alert .and Moneymaker Spence &
Dortsch’s stable.
‘ Old Mise and J. J. Murdock Umen
setter & Murphy stable.
| SlXTH—Clalming; S)urse $500; mile
‘and 20 yards; 3-year-olds and up: Parr
96, Schemer 104, Nashville 1061, Early
;ii)ght 104, Wenonah 104, Miss Fannie
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| BE'\‘EN'l‘H—Claimlnf; purse $400; mile
and 650 gards; 3-year-olds and up: Rock
away 98, Thesleres 105, Protectlon 97,
'Brizz 110, Scorpil 99, Senator James
‘ll6 Lady Romena 104,
‘ Weather clear. Track fast.
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Germany Stirs War
Against Bolsheviki
(By International News Service.)
COPENHAGEN, Feb., 9.—Germany
{8 secretly fomenting war by the Rou
‘manians, Ukrainians and Fins against
the Bolsheviki in order to complete
the disintegration of Russia, accord
ing to accusations made by the Bol
sheyik government at Petrograd and
rnn‘lm‘d in a dispatch received here
today.
The German allies are said to have
entered into a secret pact and that
Germany and Austria-Hungary are
glving aid to the anti-Bolshevik forces
in Southwestern Russia.
The statement of Count Czernin,
the Austrian Foreign Minister, that
Austria will probably effect a formal
peace treaty with Ukrainia next week
was foilowed by a report from Ger
many that the Central Powers have
virtually completed the terms of a
peace pact acceptable to the Rouman
ian envoys.
4 Georgians Named
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Clerks in War Dept.
WASHINGTON, D.'C., Feb. 9.—
Georgians appointed clerks in the
War Department are Lucille Cobb and
Flora V., McLean, of Atlanta; Claude
O. Ferris, of Mat}-.ua. and Ralph C.
Lunsford, of Cobl County.
’ (By International News Service.)
‘ WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Request
for an additional $11,295.000 in the de
‘flclency appropriation bill was re
}c(‘ived from the army ordnance de
‘partment by the House appropria
tions committee this afternoon. The
iamount is necessary, it was said, to
meet conditions which Secretary
Baker said could not be foreseen.
This estimate included $6,000,000 for
manufacturing, repairing and issuing
arms, and $5,000,000 for terminal stor
age and shipping buildings, including
rental, land, the ordnance supplies go
ing abroad, and the balance divided
between the Rock Island and Water
town arsenals building improvements.
Wilson Railroad Bill
Nears Final Passage
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9—~The Ad
ministration railroad bill today began
its second lap in the race toward final
passage through the House, The bill
has been reintroduced by Chairman
Sims, of the commerce committee,
and again ordered favorably reported.
This formality was gone through tc
avold the delay of tacking on com
|mlttee ameéndments when the bill
comes up for consideration in the
House.
Majority Leader Kitchen told Mr.
Sims today that the way was clear
for action on the bill next week. On
Monday Mr. Sims will ask that this
legislation be made the special order
lon Tuesday and thereafter be given
preference over all other Dbills until
‘flnnlly disposd of.
Chairman Sims began work on the
‘majority report of the commerce
committee on the bill today. At the
same time Representative KEsch and
several other members were busy
iwritlng a minority report.
The two principal points to be
'made in the dissenting report are
‘that the eighteen months' time limit
for the return of the railroads to
private control after the war ghould
be reduced and that the rate-making
power should be vested not in the
President but in the interstate com
merce commission,
Pitcher Peters I
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PROVIDENCE, R. I, Feb. 9—o Otto
Peters, pitcher with Providence in
th einternational League, has been
sold to the Atlanta Southern League
club. Announcement of his disposal
was made today when the Providence
stockhoiders voted in favor of sus
pending this season on account of the
war.
Eddie Onslow, former big leaguer,
was sold to Little ock. He is a firlt‘
fiaseman.
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- Church Upward |
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g The church is an organiza
¢ tion of the loftiest ideals, §
but it must depend upon the
support of the individuals in
the organization to realize
those ideals. {
It ig face to face with great
and wonderful opportunities
for service, but it needs the
help of its members to meet
these opportunities.
Your support and your pres
ence are needed to bring the
churcen to its highest degree ¢
§ of usefulness—give them }
generously, In giving, your ¢
own life will be enriched by
the blessings which return
to those who give,
Church programs are printed
today over in the ‘“Go to §
Church” columns. Read them
and enjoy one of them to
morrow.
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Dr.Hardman Suspends
iB iness Will R '
Authority for business houses
in Georgia to operate as usual
next Monday. and Mondays in
future, was given Saturday by Dr.
L. G. Hardman, State fuel admin
istrator, in a telegram to The
Georgian. Dr. Hardman an
nounced the receipt of a telegram
from Dr. H. A. Garfield, Federal
administrator, suspending the
“fuelless” Monday order in this
Stete.
Section 1, relating to priority
orders in shipments of fuel, and
section 10, the penalty for viola
tions of the order, remain in
feree,
Atlanta merchants have an
nounced their intention of resum
irg business on Monday.
Alien Enemis To B
CHATTANOOGA, Feb, 9.-—Fort‘
Oglethorpe is to be made a concen- .
tration camp for enemy aliens. This
announcement was made unofficially
today and is declared to mean that
about twelvi,‘ hundred prisoners will
be massed . here, transferred from
New York, ("hicago and New Orleans.
The construction of barrack build
ings and barbed wire baricades will
be commenced within thirty days, ac
cording to reliable information. There
are now 300 enemy aliens in the
i prison camp at Chickamauga. These
include many prominent German
American citizens and foreigners
who have been deemed dangerous
characters by military authorities and
are interned for the duration of the
WAT,
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T.R.Is Reported on
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Road to Recovery
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(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-—Colonel The
odore Rooseve!t is on the road to re
covery today. After spending a rest
ful night he continued to improve this
morning and when seen by his phy~l
sicians he was reported to be im
proving rapidly.
Doctors Martin and Duel, who have
been in constant attendance on the
colonel, issued the following bulletin
today:
‘Colonel Roosevedt has shown con
tinued improvement auring the last
24 hours. The alarming symptoms
which made his case critical are sub
siding. Absolute rest and quiet aro|
esgential to his recovery and he will
probably be confined for at least three
weeks."”
Hog Island Ship Yard
' Hurt by Inefficiency
(B lnurnatmn;l’;vu Service.)
“’Agl{lN(‘.T()N, Feb. 8. —T.ack of vis
fon and inefficiency have caused the
apparent failure at Hur Island, where
the world's greatest sh p{ard was pro
posed by the TU'nited States shiprlng
board. This was the evidence given
today to the Senate commerce commit
tee {Vy John W. Towle, residentfiplant
engineer at Hog Island for the Emer
gency Fleet Corporation.
Towle's duties have consisted in in
specting the work done by the Ameri
can International Corporation, to which
company the Emergencx Fleet Corpora
tion intrusted the work.
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Va. Legislature to
Honor Abe Lincoln
(By International News Service.)
RICHMOND, VA, Feb, 9.—That
gectionalism in the South is a thing
of the past was shown conclusively
here today, when the Virginia Legis
lature adopted a resolution to ad
journ from Monday to Wednesday so
a 8 to permit the State legislators to
participate in the exercises at Camp
I.ee February 12 in honor of the
memory of Abraham Lincoln., The
vote on the resolution wasg unanl
mous.
Worst Winter Storm
(By lnternati;);\:l——rfl—ews Service,)
SYRACUSE N. Y., Feb. B.—Syracuse
was isolated this mornlng by the worst
storm of the winter. Sleet accompa
nied by a 60-mile gale played havoe with
telegraph and telphone lines in and out
of the city. Trorley service was badly
hampered and two of the suburban lines
were entirely crippled.
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Atty. Gen. Gregory’s
WASHINGTON, Feb, 9.—Mrs. M.
C. Gregory, mother of Attorney Gen
eral Gregory, died at her home here
this afternoon from pneumorfia. She
was 80 years old. 9
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—The ' Wat
Department has received no report
from General Pershing dealing with
any new German ralds in which pris
oners were captured. The latest eas
valty report received here had. one
man wounded in action. It is ex
pected that if the German report is
true General Pershing will make a re
port in the near future,
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Berlin Claims U, 8.
Captives in F
] AMSTERDAM, Feb. 9—The Ger
mans claim to have captured some
additional American prisoners on the
western battle front, according to an
officlal statement issued by the War
Office at Berlin today. The Ameris
cans were taken near Xivray, the er e
man statement added, . \:
Xivray lies on the Woevre p%
about 14 miles northwest of ToulhE
is 9 miles east of St. Mihiel and lles
on a small strea mcailed the Rupt de
Madt, Xivray is 4 miles west ‘of
Flirey, a town made important by
the strategic roads which p‘y
through it. Recently there have been
reports of artillery activity ardund
Flirey. A
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. Sammies Reported
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Two pri~
vates wounded in action, two deaths
| from aeroplane accidents, two s from
| gunshot wounds and seven from na
tural causes is the casualty toll in
the American expeditionary force, ?‘
ported by the War Department today.
The men slightly wounded in action
were Private Joe Pekas, of Declacs,
N. D, and Private Frank Chavers, of
San Jose, Cal. {
The men killed in the aeroplane ac
cident which occurred January 30
were First Lieutenant Frank V. Tur
ner, of Wicomico, Md., and Ctzt
Charles A. Hopkins, of Newark, N?
Jersey. e
The victims of the gunshot w
both of whom died on January b, re
Corporal Lee O. Sailors, of Pit .
Kans., and Private Earl Davenport,
of Tehachapi, Cal.
Among the deaths from natural
causes were Private John Blackman,
{nfautry, pneumonia, January $§ ‘({.
D. Blackman, father), of Foshee, Au,
Private Charles C, Burns, of Hounfl:,
Texas, and Privass John C. Hg 2
‘of Brilliant, Ala. Y
In addition General Pershing tod
reported the deaths of Bugler Wil
H. Lindsey, infantry, pneumonia, Jahi
uary 30 (B. J. Lindsey, father), Abbe
ville, Ala., and Private George E.p?!c-
Dowell, engineers, cerebro-spinal
meningitis, February 1 (J. M. ,_‘Me-
Dowell, father), Rowell, N, C. .
Prisoners Captured
By French Raiders
PARIS, Feb. 9.—French raiders
penefrated a German trench system
on the Lorrain front, returning to
thelr own position with some prison
ers, the War Office stated this after
noon,
Frengh patrols were successful alse
on the front north of the Aisne River
and in the Champagne district,
More Registry Time
For Enemy Aliens
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.—The time
for the registration of German ens
emy aliens has been extended to fn
clude next Monday, Tuesday _and
Wednesday, Attorney General Gf&s
ory announced today. Pt g
The extension, the Attorney General
says, is to afford full opportunit.{_,
all persons required to register - )
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