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VOL. V. NO. 45.
MORE AMERICANS CAPTURED
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Bodies of 126 Soldiers on Tusca
nia Recovered—Newest List
Places Total Deaths Between
" 160 and 170—149 Americans.
. Major Wade, in Command of
Troops, Pays High Tribute to
Their Coolness in First Actual
Ruthless War Test,
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Feb. 9.—A revised esti
mate of the Tuscania losses today
increased the death toll over earlier
figures, but there still is doubt as to
the exact number that lost their lives
when the transport was sunk off the
north 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 Americans.
The bodies of 126 American soldiers
had been recovered when the fore
foing list was compiled.
Preparaticns are being made by
pome of the American soldiers land
#d on the Firth of Clyde to hold a
E:lltury funeral for the dead on the
ttish coast.
\ Some Are Seriously Hurt.
Advices from Irish and Scotch
t)wns where injured Americans are
weing cared for said all were doing
swell, although some had been seri
pusly hurt.
Major Ben F. Wade, in command
Pt the American troops on the Tus
tania, who has come to England from
ghe Irish port at which he was land
#d, gives high praise to the coolness
®f the American soldiers.
It was the men’s first taste of ac
sual war and they rpassed through
it like veterans, Major Wade said. A
temporary military camp had been
established in the north of Ireland for
the American soldiers.
T. 8. Peters, an assistant engineer
on the Tuscania, who was one of the
’l'ur\'lvors, said the torpedo which
struck the Tuscania seemed to have
becn aimed at another ship. This
indicated that the submarine was a
eonsiderable distance away from her
vict'm when the shot was fired.
Peters, who has made his home in
she United States for many years
although a native of Yorkshire, has
had an adventurous career on the
high seas, The Tuscania is the fifth
vessel on which he has been working
when torpedoed by the German Ü
boats.
Sick Georgian Got Away.
“There was a little confusion at
irst,” 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 overcoate
und he got into a lifeboat. It is a
wonder the expericnce didn't kil
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 ol
the twenty-two stokers on the Tus
’2nia had 'ost their lives.
'lncomplete List 0
complete List of
Tu’sclZmia, Survivors
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—A partial
Hat of survivors from the torpedoed
transport Tuscania was made public
by the War Department this after
toon,
Among the names were these
Eoutherners:
James R. Bost, Atlanta, G&., No. 496
Pledmont avenue. :
Charles H. Greer, Union Point, Ga.
=, George Hardy Robinson, Lawrence
lle, Ga.
Bbyd E. Haverck, Thomasville, Ga.
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BEAUTY AT BRENAU
THE Brenau girls voted the other day to determine the pret
tiest, the most fashionable, the cutest, the most intellectual
and so forth among their number. Miss May Belle McDorman,
of Springfield, Ohio, was acclaimed the most beautiful, and a
glance at the upper picture here will prove that the Gainesville
college girls are good choosers. Miss Flora Shingler, of Ash
burn, Ga., shown below, was voted the most stylish, winning the
title of ‘‘Miss Vogue.’’
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(By International News Service.)
ICHMOND, VA, Feb, 99—
R 'That sectionalism in the
I South is a thing of the past
{ was shown conclusively here today
é when the Virginia Legislature
adopted a resolution to adjourn
I from Monday to Wednesday so as
; to permit the State legislators to
participate in the exercises at
Camp Lee, February 12, in honor
of the memory of Abraham Lin
coln. The vote on the resolution
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Strong for Thrift
When the first report of the cam
paign in the high schools was made
Saturday it slowed that pupils of
these institutions had brought §l,-
548,16 worth of thrift stamps. The
Boys' High led.
| How Home Selection
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Where to find a home-like
room or boarding place
where the rates are reason
able has been satisfactorily
solved here in Atlanta.
The Georgian and American
has come to be known as a
directory of Atlanta’s homes
where roomers and boarders
are taken. Its information
is up to the minute—lts
guidance ever ready.
And this means much to
strangers who are unfamil
? jar with names or Jocations.
$ It means insurance against
discomfort or disappoint
ment.
A fact worth remembering
) in this connection, also, is
I that those who have attrac
tive homes to offer paying
guests and who back up the
printed word with 100 per
cent service, most success
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Must Remain Quiet
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—Theo
dore Roosevelt must remain in
absolute quiet at Roosevelt Hos
pital for at least three weeks, ac
cording to a statement given out
by his physicians. “The Colonel
is resting comfortably,” the state
ment said tonight. “His pulse
and temperature are normal. The
alarming symptoms in the in
ternal left ear are subsiding. Ab
solute gquiet and rest will be es
sential during his stay at the hos
pital for at least three weeks.”
He is not permitted to speak
or be spoken to and no person is
admitted to the room except the
memberz of his immediate fam
ily, Even Mrs. Roosevelt is only
allowed to enter the room for a
few brief moments. It was ex
plained that any noise, even the
slightest or the softest voice, will
irritate the Colonel’'s ear. This
might cause an increase of the
now subsiding inflammation and
necessitate another operation.
While the former President was
reported today to be well on the
way to recovery, there is always
danger In the treacherous nature
of the illness.
ATLANTA, GA. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1918
His Latest Book, Dictated From
the Spirit World, Is Submitted
to the Publishers in New York
and Two Firms Turn It Down.
:American Writer's Style Shows a
I Big Slump—Tennessee Family
I Tells How the Departed Novel
~ist Spun His War Story,
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‘London was physically alive the pub
lishers were glad to pay for his sto-
Iries at a rate per word exceeded only
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is a first-class writing man. But now
two New York firms have turned
down London’s latest novel merely
because it came from the Other Side
by way of the ouija board and be
cause they couldn't believe that his
literary style could so deteriorate in
fourteen months of spiritual exist
ence. So three earnest Southerners
who came to New York a few days
ago to market “The Savior of the
World,” a story of the war in sixteen
chapters, have folded their manu
script and gone home to bide their
time.
In Memphis lives a prosperous cof
fee merchant, C. W. Brunner, a mem
ber of the firm of C. E. Coe & Co.,
also his sister, Miss Belle R. Brunner,
and his nephew, C. W. Starr. Not
long ago Miss Brunner was operated
upon for appendicitis, and to help her
while away the convalescence period
her brother and nephew bought a
ouija board.
None of the three had ever touched
one before, Young Starr and Miss
Brunner placed their fingers on the
board and it began to spell. A French
officer who had fallen in battle intro
duced himself and said that Jack Lon
don was waiting by his side. The offi
cer retired and Ouija 'hopped about
80 spryly that Miss Brunner, writing
with her right hand while resting her
left on the board, could hardly keep
up.
What London Told Them.
Without venturing to pass upon the
merit of “The Savior of the World,”
he told his friends that the publish
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Almost Unanimous Passage of
Important War Measure s
Looked for Following Favora
ble Action in House Committee.
Two Bills Are Before Congress
Having Same Purpose in View,
Experts on Economics Are
Heartily Supporting the Plan.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—That the
United States will go on daylight
rutions between March 30 and October
30 seemed certain today when the
interstate and foreign commerce com
mitte 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 30 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
twp months would be accepted by the
‘Senate without conference. -t
I Chairman Sims, of the commerce
committee, will ask immediate con
gideration of the bill early next week,
Little delay in passing it is expected.
Indications are that the bill report
‘ed to the House will be passed almost
unanimously as a war measure.
I Thus far no objections have been
Iheard to the passage of the bill, and
lacr!nn by Congress in enacting this
legislation will be in keeping with
that of the chief legislative bodies of
all the countries at war.
Congressman Sims will urge the
passage of his bill on not only eco
nomic grounds, but will insist that
it be passed as a fuel saving meas
ure. He cays that the people of the
nation will retire earlier and thereby
‘use less coal, that it will close sa.
loons, theaters and places of amuse
mert, and all night activities an hour
earlier and send them home to rest
from the wear and straln of the war
an hour sooner than at present,
No measure in recent years has
been supported by the scholars and
students of economlics as generally 8s
a daylight saving bill. Marcus M
Marks, of New York, chairman of the
daylight saving movement, has been
active in furthering the cause of the
measure, and a year ago President
Wilson gave it his indorsement by
writing to Mr. Marks: “T would have
been glad to back up any movement
which has the objects of the daylight
saving movement.”
A thorough study of the effect of
the measure has been made abroad
as a fuel saving measure, Last win
ter in England, when it was in effect
five and a half months, 1t saved In
fuel $12,000,000; and in France $lO,
000,000, while in Berlin it hs been
found to have been just as beneficial.
With Congress conversant with al
these facts, there is little doubt but
'that a daylight saving bill will be
passed at this session.
Toccoa Bank Assets
Are Sold for $104,000
An order was entered in the office
of the Clerk of the United States Dis
trict Court Saturday approving the
sale of the property of the First Na
tional Bank of Toccoa, in liquidation.
William I. Wilson, receiver of the
property, made a sale to H. H. Deane
for $104,000. The court had fixed
a minimum price of $92,000 on the
asrets of the bank.
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Cousin of Ex-Czar
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Weds Prima Donna
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—~Prince Cyril
Narischkin, a third cousin of the for
mer Czar of Russia, and Mlle. Gene
vieve Vix, u prima; donna with the
Chicago Opera Cfiany, were mar
ried at the City Hall here today,
Year of U-Boat War
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ITntal 'l'nmmg'v"l‘):;;;»;:d‘;;l—ly 6,500,000 of Al
lied and Neutral Shipping—British Losses
3,300,000 Tons.
One year ago on February 1,
Germany unleashed her subma
rines for the great “ruthless’ of
fensive which was to have
brought England to her knees and
ended the war many months since.
In this, their primary object, the
U-boats have failed—failed by a
wide margin. \
When the unrestricted cam
paign was launched, Von Tirpitz,
Von Capelle and other German
Admiralty officials made the hold
prediction that the U-boats would
sink 1,000,000 tons a month. The
final figures for the year just
ended show that they have de
stroyed in all only about 6,500,-
000 tons of Allled and neutral
shipping, es which, the British
share has been but 3,300,000 tons.
Although at some periods—
particularly during April, 1917,
when no less than 156 British mer
chantmen were destroyed and the
Germans claimed that the month's
booty had aggregated 1,100,000
tons—it seemed as if the enemy’s
boasts were to be realized, be
fore the end of August it became
apparent that the U-boats had
failed in the task set for them.
Defensive measures began to be
perfected, the weight of the
United States navy was thrown
into the scales and the weekly
toll of sinkings began steadily to
decline,
Early in December BBir Eric
Geddes informed the British that
the downward trend of losses had
continued satisfactorily for more
than a month; that the upward
curve of merchant shipbuilding
had also contfnued satisfactorily
and would be maintained, and that
the destruction of enemy suma
rines was increasing at an en
couraging rate,
Official information showed that
submarines were being sunk by
the end of the year at the rate of
about 40 a month, while the Ger
man rate of construction was
about 23 a month, Meanwhile
British shipyards have been re
placing tonnage at the rate of
100,000 tons a month up to Au
gust, 1917, and at a much in
creased rate since then. In July
Britain had 15,000,000 tons afloat,
with a promise of 2,500,000 tons
to be added during the year, while
6,000,000 tons of shipping are ex
pected to be flying the American
flag before the end of this year.
Since April 6, when the United
British General
Watches Review
At Chickamauga
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., Feb,
9.—General J. B. Erwin reviewed
8,000 troops at Chickamauga Sat
urday morning, the first mass
formation of this character since
the officers took command of
Camp Forrest. Brigadier General
¥. G. Trotter, chief of the British
contingent in America, Is visit
ing Chickamauga and witnessed
the review,
General Trotter is making a
tour of the Southern camps main
ly with a view to observe the
training work that is being done
by English officers. Interviewed
Saturday morning he declared
that he is much impressed with
the sober determination that he
finds everywhere in this country.
He also highly complimented the
“progress that is being made at
the post.
The general characteristically
declined to eat meat for his
breakfast this morning, saying,
“Save the bacon for the boys in
the trenches.”
IbLE MINERS FINED.
PANA, lILL., Feb. 9.-—-Two hundred
and fifty coal miners who refused to
work in the Pana Coal Company mine
here for two weeks because a wash
house was damp and cold and unfit for
changing clothes have been fined s§4 each
by Federal Fuel Administrator Dr, Har-
A. Garfleld, It is belleved to be
{ge ‘:\rst fine of its kind in Central Ii-
(Copyright 1913 by the
Georglan Company.)
States declared war, 89 American
ships, of about 171,000 tons, have
been sunk, but in that same pe
riod America has added four
times as many tons from enemy
vessels seized in pbrt and now
being successfully used to trans
port men and material across the
Atlantic,
Despite the fact that the army
being sent to France under Gen
eral Pershing s growing steadi
ly, it was only this week that a
successful attack was made on a
loaded transport.
The American convoy system
has proved an unqualified success
and apparently has pulled the
fangs of the U-boat as a vehicle
of military attack.
Detailed statistics of British
losses in the first year of the sub
marine campaign follow:
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February 26....] 16 4] 12| 45641
March 4.......| 14 9 ; l: 5,005
HBPON 11,0055 Ig ‘ 3,544
March 18,......] 1 21| 19| 5,082
March 26......] 18/ 7| 10| 18] 4,747
April 1.........| 18( 18| 6| 17| 4.680
April 8.........] 17| 2| 6] 14| 4,713
April 16........| 18 9] 12| 15| 4,710
April 32.....‘... 40| 15| 9| 27| 5,208
yrll 29.....0..| 38| 13| 8| 24| b 5.408
ay 6.........| 24| 22| 16| 34| 4,873
May 13........] 18] 6| 3| 19| 5,120
May 20........] 18] 8] 3| 9| b 5.428
May 27........| 18] 1| 3| 17| 6.487
June 8.........| 16| 8| Bb{ 17| 6,836
June 10........| 22| 10| 6| 23| 5,689
June 17......... ¥. 8| O 21| 5890
June 24........| 23| 17| oOf 22| 85,799
JUly 1....iv0e0) 18] 8 11} 16} 5,601
JWY 8 i.oiseces| 281 @1 T LT BERY
July 16.........| 14| 4| 8| 13| 5.748
July 83........ 8% 8| 115 5,583
July 29........] 18] 8 O 9 65,8628
August 5.......[ 21 2[ O 13{ 5,469
August 12......| 14| 2| 3| 13| 5,442
August 19.....| 16/ 3| 2| 12| 5,602
August 26......| 18| & O 6 5,309
September 2...| 30| 8| 0| 9| 4,816
September 9...| 12| 6 4| 12| 65,612
September 16..| 8| 20| 1| 6/ 5,432
September 23..| 18] 2| 2| 10| 5,466
September 30..] 11| 2/ 0| 16| 5422
October 17......| 14| 2{ 8| 5| 5,161
October 14.....| 12| 6| 1] b 5 4,218
October 21.....| 17| 8| O 7| 65,3837
October 28.....| 14/ 4| 0 1| 4,606
November 4... 8| 4 0 6| 4,763
November 11..[ 1| 8| 1| 8| 4,432
November '18..] 10; 7| 0 2| 4,994
November 25..| 14| 7| O 8| 4.180
December 1....| 16| 1| 4| 8| 4,307
December 8....| 14) 7| 0] 11| 4,810
December 15...| 14/ 3| 1| 11| 4,960
December 22...| 11 ll 1] 12{ 4771
December 29...| 18| 3| 0| 8| 4,185
January b5.....| 18] 8| 4| 11 4,329
January 12....| 6| 2| 2| 5| 4.290
January 19....] 6! 2{ 0| 8| 4,497
January 26.... 9’ 8! 1| 8| 4,661
February 2.....| 10| B] 41...1.......
Totals ......|707/287|178/638|247,822
Pershing Asks Cut
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‘No Extra Hazard’
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb., 9.—At
the request of General Pershing,
Secretary of War Baker this aft
ernoon sent to Congress a draft
of a bill repealing the law grant
ing extra allowances to aviators.
General Pershing, in a cablegram
which was sent to Congress along
with the bill, said that there is
no more hazard in the flying
corps than in any other combat
gervice. The hardships are noth
ing like those of trench work, he
said.
Mr. Baker also forwarded to
Congress a bill giving the Secre
tary of Agriculture authority to
ragulate stock yards, corrals and
other places where animals are
collected for public sale or exhi~
bition. He stated that the meas
ure was vitally necessary to pro
tect animals purchased for the
army from contagious diseases,
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Additional Americans Captured
Near Xivray, German War Of
fice Says in Statement Satur
day—Xivray on Lorraine Front.
No Report Has Been Received in
Washington From General
Pershing Telling of Loss of
Men in German Raid.
(By International News Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 9.—The Ger
mans claim to have captured some
additional American prisoners on the
western battle front, according to an
official statement issued by the Wap
Office at Berlin today. The Ameri~
cans were taken near Xixray, the
German statement added.
Xivray lies on the Woevre plain,
about fourteen miles northwest of
Toul. 1t is nine miles east of st.
Mihiel and lieg on a gmall stream
called the Rupt de Madt. Xivray is
four miles west of Flirey, a town
“made important by the strategic
roads which pass through it. Re-
Icently there have been reports of ar
tillery activity around Flirey.
No Report Received
Sy .
- From Gen. Pershing
I WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—The War
Department has received no report
;trom General Pershing dealing with
‘any new German raids in which pris
‘oners were captured. The altest cag-~
‘ualty report received here stated thag
lone man was wounedd in action. llf
is expected that if the German repert
is true General Pershing will make
a report in the near future.
Alien Registration
Period Extended
I Bolling H. Jones, Atlanta postmas- .
ter, Saturday received notice that the
German alien enemy registration pe
riod has been extended three days, to
cover Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day. Mr. Jones is chief registration
officer for the Northern District of
Georgia., v
The Government discovered that
the period of one week allowed for
the registration was insufficient to en
roll all alien enemies in some districts,
and the period was extended to give
every German a fair chance. Those
failing to register will be placed under
arrest.
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Great Britain's New
(By International News Service.)
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Feb. 9.~
Lord Reading, the new British Am
bassador to the United States, ar
rived here today en route to Wash
ington, where he succeeds Sir Ceci)
Spring-Rice.
Lord Reading, as Sir Rufus Isaacs,
was Lord Chief Justice of England
before being elevated to the peerage
0f Bigamy Charge
RICHMOND, VA, Feb. 9.-—Percy
Towns, 20, the former Riverside Mil«
itary Academy student, has besn ao
quitted of the bigamy charge, but
must yet answer to the white slave
charge resulting from his Christmas
elopement to Baltimore with a td«
yearyold girk ol