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TS A Clean Wholesome Paper for Southern Homes VOL. XVI o R 30 o NOCAPTURESREPORTEDTOU.S. O:d";""; DZPa;thHt*Sest 11 Millions Emérgei;tcyfi Fund 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. ‘-—-_—-—-g THE 5 '\ I\ S J-%;wf? — ' X I = g o _geme NpFag s S= g . TR % | LEADING INE & ; ‘&.Ll”,“!\u_l,lldfa,i £ s's"_\ !y ) ,‘.V‘fi "“g : PAPER (RE/VAAce 3 (LK ¢OF THE SOUTHEAST % (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 ? | . \ 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.” ik AR Rey e 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 \ | ‘ \ | l l t i {By International News Service.) } 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. " . \ 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; ] 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. b - Special Wage Scale g . 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. ,/f/ %Z, /%/// 7, 7 7 777,77 ¢4 744 %% 7 ;;;/{£’/. 2 4, 77 % Z % ~— /) /‘v’ J \\\\ ’ ~ ?.‘ N o 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 \ . | 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. | e ; 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 . 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 Itcher Peters ls ghit by ‘ 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. - Help Lift the g - Church Upward | ' : 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. ? ’ } TheAtlanta Georgian The Newspaper of the Home | 20-22 East Alatama Street g { 3 CENTS Ao 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, ‘ e eep—— T.R.Is Reported on | Road to Recovery ' — e (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. . 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. ) ' ' 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 FINAL EDITION Y% % K t | | RO . e aha R ek e e X oS » I ¥y ey — o (By International News Service.) 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, . . % 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 . . 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 - ) do wO, o v i : '-I‘Af\sfi NO. 161