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VOL. XVI
MURE AMERIGANS DIE IN AGTION
Ship Board Oftfers Basis for Strike Setllement
MRS. HIRSCH SUFFERS BREAKDOWN
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Mrs. H. H. Hirsch, accused in
‘the alleged blackmail plot against
Mayor Candler, suffered a nervous
break down in her cell at the Tow
er Saturday afternoon and was
reported to be quite ill. It was
believed that excitement over the
arrival of her husband, who is
expected in the city Saturday
night, caused the nervous col
lapse.
Mrs. H. H. Hirsch, accused in the
half-million-dollar blackmail plot
against Mayor Asa G. Candler, Sat
urday remained a prisoner in the
Tower despite an offer of bond by
friends of her husband, prominent
Jocal insurance agent, who, i 8 was
mnadle known, had wired from Pitts
burg, Pa., urging that his wife’s re
lease on bond be obtained immedi
ately. The bond is $5,000, which
gmount was fixed by Solicitor John
A. Boykin when the Grand Jury in-
Jictments were returned against Mrs.
Hirsch and “Handsome Bill" Cook,
accuged as her confederate. Mrs.
Hirsch positively declined to accept
the chance for freedom.
Hirsch, who has been in Pitisburg
for several days on business with the
headquarters of hig insurance agency,
SBaturady also sent another telegram
to certain of his close friends in At
janta, expressing that she “be given
his love.”
Hirsch, following news given him
in Pitsburg of his wife’s predica
ment, Saturday was speeding toward
Atalnta to make a careful investiga
tion on his own account and to id
her. He will arrive Saturday night.
in both of the messages to his friends
here the husband ‘has indicated be
yond question that he is ready to
stand by her in her fight through the
courts.
Trial of Pair Is Set.
The trial of Mrs. Hirsch and Cook
is set for next Wednesday week in
Judgze Ben Hill's division of Criminal
Court. This was determined at a
conference Saturday of Solicitor Boy
kin, Assistant Solicitor E. A. Ste
phens and Attorney Reuben R. Ar
nol, counsel for Mayor Candler, with
Judge Hill at the courthouse. There
nad been some question as to wheth
er Judge Hill would try the case, or
order it transferred to the city Crim
inal Court for trial before Judge Andy
Calhoun, which tribural is the regu-
Jar misdemeanor court, but Judge Hill,
after hearing from the prosecuting
counsel, agreed to try it. The charge
agiinst the accused pair is a misde
meanor, for the reason that the al-
Jeged attempt to blackmail was made
verbally ard not in writing.
Following the receipt of the first
telegram from Hirsch, several of his
friends held a conference @nd prompt
ly agreed to put u pthe required $5,-
000 bond. These friends then visited
the Tower and acquanted Mrs. Hirsch
swith her husband's request and their
willingness to act immediately to free
her, but she declined the offer.
“I appreciate the loyalty of my hus
vand and the interest being shown in
me by his friends, but I have deter
mined to remain in jail—at least un
iil my hpsband arrives,” the young
woman was said to have remarked.
No amount of persuasion was able
to bring about a change of purpose,
and the movement had to be aban
doned.
It was learned Saturday that the
State has obtained still further evi
dence bearing on the alleged close
relations of Mrs. Hirsch and Cook
prior to the exposure of the alleged
plot.
P More Evidence Sought.
This evidence has to do with the
time, a few months ago, when Mrs.
Hirsch was operated on at the Davis-
Fischer Sanitarium. According to the
information in the hands of the pros
ecuting attorneys, ('ook was unusu
ally attentive to Mrs. Hirsch, visit
ing her, it was said, from one to
three times each day.
One or more nurses in the sanita
rium, it was expected, might be
called on to tell of these hospital
visits.
Mrs. Hirsch Saturday had jail of
ficlals telephone to Dr. J. Sprole Ly
ens, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, and request him to come to
the Tower for a conference with her.
She gave no intimation as to why
ghe wished to talk to Dr. Lyons. Mra.
Hirsch is a member of the First Pres
byterian Church. Dr. Lyons called
gt the jail and talked with her the
gfay following her arrest, he being
ghe only caller she has received.
Byc Tae 18:5“&111”" Co.
Tho county Saturday agreed to pay
the city’s share of the paving of
Peachtree, Whitehall and several oth
er downtown thoroughfares. This in
sures théso badly needed improve
ments, for which the city has been
striving for some time.
A note of warning was sounded by
the county, however, that but little, it
any, further aid can be expected by
the city this year, as the county treas
ury will be unable to bear much more
strain,
The streets to be paved, and the
amounts that will be furnished by the
county are:
Peachtree, from Five Points to Pine
street, $15,304.
‘Whitehail, $19,651.
Edgewood avenue, from Peachtree
to Pryor, one block, $924.
North avenue, from Marietta to
Williams streets, SIB,OOO.
Pryor street, from the Western and
Atlantic Ralilroad at the Union Sta
tion to Garnett street, $6,211.
Edgewood avenue, regairs from the
Boulevard to Spruce street, $3,500.
These projects were acted on fav
orably by the county public works
committee, of which Commissioner W.
M. Poole is chairman, following an
appeal from Councilman J. N. Lan
ders, chairman of the street commit
tee, and Henry L. Collier ,superinten
dent of construction for the city.
Several other requests were made
by the city, but these were not acted
on.
The total amount of work asked by
the city amounted to $70,000.
Both Dr. W. L. Gilbert, chairman
of the County Commissioh, who is
a member of the public works com
mittee, and Chairman Poole, of the
committee, advised the city authori
ties that the county “almost is broke,”
and that the commissioners would
have to “slow up” in their appropri
ations for city wcrk.
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General Kaledines
Is Reported Dead
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—The
State Department today received a
telegram from Tiflis saying it vgas ru
mored there that General Kaledines,
hetman of the Cossacks, is dead.
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Going Habit—
It is easy to form good hab
its. The chief essential is to
begin.
Begin tod?{ by turning over
to the “Go-to-Church-Sun
day’’ column and deciding
which of the churches you
will attend. Then go tomor
row—it will be easier next
Bunday, and a habit the fol
lowing Sunday. g
Every church service you at
tend gives you a fresh hold
on li?e’s essentials, brings
you nearer the realization of
your best’ self.
Tomorrow {8 the best time
to begin, if you are a begin
ner, and to renew the habit,
if you have broken it.
Read the ““Go-to-Church
Sunday'” column today for
help in the right direction.
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Burials at Front
lITH.. TRE AMERICAN
W ARMY IN FRANCE.
Feéb. 16.—Pursuant to a
previously announced plan, France
has turned over a plot of ground to
the United States to be used as a
burial ground for American deaa.
It will be kept up by the French
as a national cemetery,
Newton D. Baker, Secretary of
War, arrived at Camp Gordon at 1:15
P. m. Saturday afternon for a casua!
inspection of the Eighty-second Divi
slon and a conference with Brigadier
General W. B. Burpham, command
ing. He was en route from Wash
ington to Camp Wheeler and was ac
companied by a number of army of
ficers. His visit to Camp Gordon was
unannounced and came as a surprise.
It had been announced from Wash
ington that conditions at the canton
ment here and the degree of profi
ciency attained by the troops of the
division would make a visit by the
Secretary unnecessary during his
trip South.
MACON, Feb. 16.—Secretary of War
Baker, Surgecn General Gorgas, Ma-
Jor William Welch, one of the best
known health experts in the country,
and Lieuterant Colonel Furbish will
arrilve in Macon Saturday at 11
o'clock from Washington, for a rigid
examination of Camp Wheeler. Upon
their investigation will hinge the fate
of Camp Wheeler as a permanent
cantorment .for training soldiers for
service overseas.
It is said the inspection of the camp
will be made Sunday morning, and it
is prcbable the Secretary and his
party will return immediately to
Washington, leaving here early Sun
day afternoon.
When Secretary of War Baker ar
rives he will be assured by a commit
tee from the Macon Chamber of Com
merce that the swamp near Camp
Wheeler will be drained and many
other reasonable improvements asked
by the Government made. It i be
leved it will cost SIOO,OOO to drain
the swamp. The county also will be
gin soon the work of constructing a
trunk line sewer and finish the pav
ing between Macon and the reserva
tion.
South Georgia Town
ALBANY, Feb. 16.—Passengers
reaching here today from Blakely tell
of a disastrous windstorm which
swept that place yesterday afternoon.
Wire communication has not yet
been established but reports are that
the storm was the worst that ever
vigited that part of the State.
In the negro section of the town
numerous houses were blown down
and one woman is reported dead,
In one of the best residence sections
of the city every two-story house was
unroofed.
A wholesale grocery house also was
unroofed and the contents hadly dam
aged by a heavy rain which accom
panied the wind.
The model dairy barn of P. H.
Wade was blown down and several
fine cows killed. The Wade barn was
the finest in that section, being erect
ed according to Government specifi
cations at a cost of more than $5,000.
The smokestack at thé city water
¢nd light plant was blown down and
Blakely was without lights last night,
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1918
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, February 16.—The resig
nation of General Sir Willam Rob
ertson, chief of the British imperial
staff, was officially agnounced here
this evening. He is succeeded by
General Wilson, sub-chief of staff,
Woman Fears Nephew
Was Tuscania Victim
Miss Lela Caldwell, who lives on
the East Point road, was anxious Sat
urday over the safety of her nephew,
John B. Siddons, of Atlanta, who was
supposed to have gone down with the
torpedoed Tuscania and whose name
she has been unable to find in the list
of survivors.
Siddons, who lived with his aunt
prior to his enlistment, was a member
of Company C, Fourteenth Machine
Gun Battalion, in one of the regi
ments represented on the vessel. Miss
Caldwell has no positive knowledge
that Siddons salled, but she has found
the names of members of his com
pany among the survivors and also
the name of Siddons’ lieutenant.
She has made inquiry of the War
Department and is awaiting reply.
As Automobile Thief
Judge Ben Hill Saturday disregard
ed the recommendation made by the
jury late Friday in convicting G. C,
Carson, a criminal bond negotiator,
as an automobile thief, and sentenced
Carson to serve five years in the
penitentiary—the limit for the of
fense.
Al Swords, the first of the alleged
auto thieves to be convicted, had been
given a similar sentence.
“l don't know why the jury wished
me to treat this case as a misdemean
or, after finding Carson guilty,” said
Judge Hill. “l 1 generally follow the
recommendations of juries, but in
this instance I can not do so. I have
announced that I am going to do all
in my power to break up auto steal
ing in Atlanta, and I feel it my duty
to impose a severe penalty, regardless
of the jury’s recommendation.”
Four Persons Bitten
By Rabid Cat and Dog
CHATTANOOGA, Feb. 16.—Victims of
the bites of a rabld cat and dog, sou:
persons have been rushed to a hospital
her to be given the Pasteur treatment.
Three of the sufferers are Mack Evans,
his daughter, Ella, and Rose Ellison, a
child of a neighbor. All are residents
of KEast Chattanooga.
The cat became enraged at the at
tempted caresses of the children and
when the father heard their cries and
rushed to their assistance the animal
sank its teeth into his hand.
The dog, which developed madness in
Highland Park, another suburb, sprang
from a lumber Flle and snapged the leg
of Chester McAllister, a youth, who was
passing on his way to school.
No explanation is flven other than
that the recent unusually warm days are
responsible for the outbreaks.
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2 Georgians Among
Late Sammy Deaths
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16—Eleven
deaths from natural causes among
the members of the American expedi
tionary forces were reported by Gen
eral Pershing to the War Department
late this afternoon. Among them
were:
Private James E. Ellis, engineers,
pneumonia, Knoxville, Tenn.; Civil
Employee Arthur 8. Ford, transport
workers' battalion, pneumonia, Bruns
wick, Ga.; Civil Employee Arthur
Fields, transport workers’ battalion,
pneumonia, Brunswick, Ga.; Private
Howard G. Swann, quartermaster
corps, pneumonia, Piney Point, Md.
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Carpenter’s X-Ray
Detects U-Boats
Under the Water
(By International News Service.)
T. JOSEPH, MO,, Feb. 16,—H.
S A. Cooper, carpenter, of Sa
betha, Kans., received word
today from the Navy Department
that his invention for detecting
submarines under water had been
favorably considered, and that
transportation would pe forward
ed him for a trip to Washington.
Cooper calls his invention the
‘‘eye of the submarine.”” The prin
ciple follows out that of the X
ray, he says.
U. S. Football Star
‘Boots’ Bombs Out of
(By International News Service.)
MONTGOMERY, ALA., Feb. 16.
“You gotta quit kickin' our bombs
around,” sang Missouri regulars
and volunteers with the Ameri
can engineer diviston, .when a
young sergeant of St. Louls, for- :
mer football star of an Ameri- .
can university, placed his toe be
hind a bomb and lifted it into the
air and out into the woods on the
side of the American camp.
The story is told in'a letter re
ceived by a Montgomery woman
from her brother, who is serving
with the engineers in France.
Here Is the dtory:
‘“We were on fatigue after the
mess on January ... About twen
ty Missouri boys were gathered
in a group singing college songs
and otherwise enjoying the bribf
rest. All of a sudden a big, round
black article, much resembling
the old-time football, dropped in
the center of the Missouri bunch,
“It stuck, making a small dent
in the ground. Sergeant ........,
who used to play quarter on a
college eleven, calmly stepped up,
placed his toe nicely under the
bomb, swung his body gracefully
forward and tb? missile sailed
through the air like a football, al
though not as swift.
“The missile landed in a small
piece of woods, some 20 yards to
the side, and exploded. No dam
age was done, except for the
scattering of weeds. It was a
German bomb and the Missouri
quarterback’s toe carried it away
from the danger line for the
Americans.
“One of the Missouri men
shouted: ‘Out of bounds,’ and the
others took up Champ Clark’s
‘houndog’ parody, using the words
‘You gotta quit kickin’ our
bombs around.'”
Japs Guard Against
Disorder in Siberia
llSOoraer 11 siberia
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Feb, 18.—If the chaocs
in European Russia spreads to Si
beria and threatens the peace of Asla,
Japan will not hesitate to take action,
Dr. T. Iyenaga, head of the Bureau
of Information of the East and West,
and well known Japanese, told the
Tewyers' C'lub today.
“Japan holds herself responsible for
maintenance of peace in that part of
the world,” Dr. Iyenaga said. ‘The
Allies have been exhausting their re
sources to save Russia on their side.
That is why Japan has been extreme
ly cautious. Until the last hope is
gone, until Russia's course is defi
nitely determined, caution and best
endeavors should be cur watchwords.
We are firmly confident that Japan
must not recoil from any sacrifice
she may be called upon to make.”
's Assi
Gregory’s Assistant
CHAYTANOOGA, TENN,, Feb. 16—
Neal L. Thompson, son of Attorney Gen.
eral Frank M. Thompson, and a mem
ber of the legal firm of 'l‘flompson, Wil
llams & Thompson, has becn appointed
one of the Assistant United States At
torney Geenrals by Attorney General
W. L., Gregory.
3 CENTS
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb, 16.—The com
plete report of the Federal Shipping/
Board’s wage adjustment board deal
ing with the demands of the shipping
workers In the so-called Delaware
district, was in the hands of Chalr-l
man Hurley this afternoon. It will be
made public tonight.
Officials of the Shipping Board indi
cated that they were somewhat
doubtful whether the decision of the
board will serve to end the various
strikes and labor troubles in the sev
eral plants. It was stated that re
‘ports that the striking carpenters
‘were not affected by the conclusions
of the board were unwarranted. All
classes of labor are affected, officlals
sald, but in advance of the official an
nouncement they did not care to say
what the award would be,
In certain classes of work wages
are advanced materially, but thel
award deals to a great extent with
the so-called plece workers and It‘
was explained that until the generai !
averages in this connection could be
figured out it would be impossible to
determine whether the increases were
as large as those recently granted to
the ship workers of the Pacific Coast
yards.
Officials were hopeful that the re
adjustment, in so far as it affected
both wages and working conditions,
will at least form a basis for further
negotiations and will prevent any
strike at the various plants.
Report To Be Used as Model.
The report now before Chairman
Hurley covers the so-called Delaware
district and will be used as a model
for adjustments along the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts.
If the present shipbuilding crisis
makes necessary the drafting of la-‘
bor for shipyards, Secretary of Labor
Wilson declared today that “the ship- |
vards themselves must be drafted.” I
“I am opposed,” he said, “to draft
ing labor for private employers. If
it becomes necessary to draft labor‘
we must also draft the plants.”
The Secretary appeared before ,the‘
House public buildings committee in
support of the administration muni
tion plant housing bill. He be]leved‘
the bill should have been left in the
Lands of the eccmmittee on labor, but
sald the public bullding committee‘
“seems to have an open mind; it is
neither friendly nor hostile.” ‘
Provost Marshal General Crowder's
threat to withdraw deferred classifi
cation given shipbuilders who are
now on strike, placing them In class
1, Secretary Wilson said he could not
discuss. He indicated, however, he
would be opposed to carrying such a
threat into action, fearing the whole
shipbuilding crganization might be
disrupted thereby.
Permanent Houses Needed.
He explained to the committee that
much of the housing proposed would
be permanent construction, that would
be sold to workmen after the war on
easy terms. He emphasized that
“nothing was farther from his
thought” than to propose as a per
manent governmental policy that
housing be provided for all Govern
ment employees,
(hairman Edward N. Hurley, of the |
Shipping Board, will *“sit tight” in
his dealings with William L, Hutche
gon, president of the International
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers, who has declared himself helpless
to prevent a general strike of ship
‘workers in the Eastern shipyards, it
was learned this afternoon,
While Shipping. Board officials shy
at the term “fight,” as applied to the
attitude of the Government toward
\the leader “of the carpenters, ship-
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Young Woman Ordered
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To Leave City Wants
Judge to Pay Car Fare
Bertha Thomas came to At
lanta a week ago to find work,
she told Judge Johnson. But it
appears she did not find work,
and her methods of searching for
it did not appeal to the court. So
Judge Johnson in the Recorder's
Court Saturday mopning told her
to go hack to her home in Green
ville, 8. C,, and make another
start,
“How about you paying my way
home?” Bertha inquired, some
what impertinently, h
“The only way that can be ar
ranged is for me to get you a job
at the stockade and let you work
for your ticket” the Recorder
told her. This plan did not ap
peal to Miss Thcemas, who finally
admitted that she had sufficient
money for transportation.
To make this quite certain, the
court detailed Detective Shaw to
act as escort to Miss Thomas to
the Terminal Station and there
be an offjcial witness to the pur
chase of the ticket, her embarka
tion on the proper train, and the
departure of the, said train in the
general direction of Greenville,
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AT HAVANA,
FIRST—Sxi furlongs; Big Lumax 106
(Taplin), 8, 6 to 5, 3 to 65, won; Jose
De Vales 102 ((,‘olIlnn). 5 to 2, even,
1 to 2, second; Elizabeth McNaughton
107 (Dwyer), 10, 4,2, third. Time, 1;14.
Kindle, Ayers, Rebel, Milton Campbell,
Dromi, Protector and Hedge Rose also
ran,
SECOND-—Six furlongs: Highland
lassie, 107 (Crump), 2, 4-5, 2-5, won;
Mac, 115 (Murphy), 8, 6-5, 3-5, second;
Confiscation, 94 (Bullman), 6, 5-2, 6-5,
third. Time, 1:13. Arrow, Amazonian,
Salon, Ralph 8 and Cardone also ran.
THIRD—Five and one-half furlongs:
Yorkville, 99 (Smtih), 3-5, 1-3, out, won;
Jojam, 97 (Bullman), 10, 4,2, second;
Norvie, 109 (Kleeger), 5-2. even, 1-2,
third. Time, 1:06 2-5. Tom Manson,
Luzzi, Detour and Tom Elward also ran.
FOURTH—SBIix furlongs: Orestes, 110
(Crump), 3-5, 1-3, out, won; Sparkler,
104 (Bmith), 4, 7-5, 3-5, second; Golden
Soldler, 103 (Murphy), b 5-2, even, 1-2,
third. Time, 1:12. Alert, Queen Apple,
Ormulu also ran.
FIFTH-—Mile and 50 yards: Dr. Nick.
ell, 108 (Wingfield), 15, 6,3, won; Pretty
Baby, 103 (Lunsford), 3, even, 1-2, sec
ond; Queen Trovato, 112 (Howard), 6-5,
3-5, 1-3, third. Time, 1:45. Itastern
Princess, Bit of Blarney, Zuzu, King of
the Scarlets also ran.
AT HAVANA, FOR SUNDAY.
FlßST—Three-year-olds and up,
clalmlrbg, purse S4OO, s’,}@ furlongs: xLeau
dator 94, Napoli 104, Fickle Fancy 107,
Phedoden 107, xxElizabeth H 108, Kale
109, Herder 109. ‘
SEC()ND—-—Clalmlnf. 3-year-olds and
up, 6 furlongs: Duchess of Lizwell 100,
Scylla 100, Dash 103, Lyndora 103, Biddy
103, Manfred 107, Wavering 107, Regular
107, Zodiac 112, Fonctionnaire 115. |
THlßD—Three-year-olds and up,
claiming, purse S4OO, 6 furlongs: Rhyme
102, Nettie Walcutt 104, Sister Emblem
104, Beverly James 105, James 109,
Hands Off 109, Sleeper 109, Al Hudson
109, Charles McFerran 112, Pajaroita II
112, Early Sight 112. ‘
FOURTH-—Three-year-olds and up,
claiming, purse S4OO, mile and 50 {ards:,
xViolet 100, xConan 102, xLoheqr n 103,
Brizz 107, Captain Marchmont "107.
FlFTH—Caribbean stakes, 3-year-olds
and up, claiming, SI,OOO added, 1 1-16
miles: xFlash of Steel 91, Marauder 98,
xßchemer 99, xßig To Do 99, Mone{-
maker 107, Nashville 102, Sungod 111,
Ocean Prince 111. Marauder and
Schemer, He!fcrlng entry; Big To Do
and Moneymaker, Spence entry.)
SIXTH— i hree-year-olds and u%
clalmm'f, purse S4OO, 1 mile and
yards: Tippo Sahib 97, xCarlaverock 103
xGrasmere 108, Rockport 109, Vagabond
109, Donald McDonald 109, xßoy 110.
SEVENTH-—Three-year-olds and u&i
claiming, purse S4OO, 1 mile and
ards: xProtection 100, xGet L{\g 103,
glerman 104, High Tide 105, olherl
Machree 106, Dude 109, Brown Prince
118,
xApprentice allowance claimed.
Weather, clear; track, fast.
NAON TO SEE IRROGOYEN.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 16.—Dr.
Romulu Naon, Argentine Ambassa
dor to the United States, who arrived
here yesterday, will have’ an audl-I
ence with President Irrigoyen on
Monday to discuss the object of his
visit, ;
THE WEATHER.
Forecast: Rain Saturday night
and probably Sunday; colder Sun
day.
Temperatures: 6 a. m., 52; 8 a.
m. 54; 10 a. m., 56; 12 noon, 48;
Ip.m, 47; 2 p. m, 46,
Sunrise, 6:33; sunset, 5:23,
NO. 167
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(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—General
Pershing late this afternoon reported
the death in action of four more
American soldiers, the wounding of
oné and the fact that two are miss
ing.
Those killed in action were:
Private Ferinand Sauers, infantry,
February 8 Washington, D. C.
Private John V. White, infantry,
February 8, Euworth, lowa.
Private James Novasconi. infantry,
February 9, Ouray, Colo,
I Private Lewis W. Spacek. ipfantry,
February 14, Oklahoma City, Okla.
I Missing-—Private Edward Roberts,
infantry, February 8, New York, N.
Y.; Private John W. Hill, infantry,
January 30, Berry, Ala.
| Slightly wounded: Private Mar
shall R, Farnum, infantry, February
8, Inkster, N. Dak.
Austria Is Pleased °
By Wilson's Speech
(By International News Service.)
GENEVA, Feb. 16— President
Wilson’s speech constitutes a serious
ste* toward a general peace, and 'l
shall answer it at the earliest possi+
ble moment,” said Count Czernin, the
Austrian Forelgn Minister, affer
reading a copy of the address, ac
cording to The Journal today. ;
The principles enunciated by thé
American statesman are said to have
made a very favorable impression in
Vienna.
Conflicting reports continue to ar
rive as to the date of the war aima
speeches expected from Count wven
Hertling, the German Chancellor, and
Count Czernin. It is now said the
German Chancellor will reply te
President Wilson on Tuesday or
Wednesday of next week and that
the Austrian Foreign Minister will
not speak until next week.
Russian Troops Leave
Galicia to AII)ISt ians
(By International News Service.)
ZURICH, Feb. 16.—The Russians
have withdrawn from northeastern
Gallcia, allowing the Austro-Hunga
rian forces to occupy Brody without
any opposition, according to infor
mation from the Austrian frontier
today.
The foregoing dispatch indicates
that all of the Aus®cian province of
Galicia is now clear of Russian troops
for the first time since the war be
gan. Brody is fifty miles northeast
of Lemberg and about five miles with
in the Galician frontier. The Rus
sians occupied the town in their last
drive against Lemberg.
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Murder Trial Ends;
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Verdict Not Public
(By International News Service.)
CAMP LOGAN, HOUSTON, I'TX,
Feb. 16.—A verdict was reached by
the military court before which Pri~
vates John B. Mann and Walter Mat
thews, colored, were tried for the
murder of Private Ralph M. Foley
this afternoon. The deliberations
lasted less than an hour.
The decision will not be made pub«
lic until reviewed by Major B, M.
Chiperfield, judge advocate, and in the
event of a death sentence by Presi
dent Wilson.
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Ukrainians Defeat
Bolshevik Troops
(By International News Service.)
COPENHAGEN, Feb, 16.—Bolshev
{k troops were reported today to have
been defeated by the Ukrainians in a
bloody battle at Kiev. )
It is believed the Austro-German
army has placed trained officers and
guns at the command of the Ukrain
jan Government, i