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VOL. V. NO. 46
KAISER OFFERS BAIT TO SWEDEN;
'CAMP GORDON PLEASES BAKER
“Very Favorable” His Only Com
ment on Conditions at Atlanta
Cantonment——Ploughslhrough
Mud to Hospitals and Theaters.
Surgeon General Gorgas in Sec
retary’s Party—They Stop at
Gordon for Day'on Way to Visit
Wheeler—Won’t Discuss War.
By G. K. RUTLEDGE.
CAMP GORDON, Feb. 16.—“ Very
favorable” is Secretary of War Ba
ker's impression of Camp Gordon.
The Secretary was pleased with
conditibns as he found them here, and
sald that the camp'would undoubtedly
be most comfortable’ in the summer.
Rain fell throughout the Secretary’s
visit and gave the cantonment a be
draggled appearance. Practically all
of the men and officers of the Righty
second Division were gnjoying their
Saturday half holiday and did not
know of the arrival of the distin
guished visitor,
The Secretary declined to discuss
war questions, but declared that the
public would be told as much as pos
sible without betraying military in
formation of importance to the en
emy.~ The censorship regulations of
the committee on public information
have been promulgated and are the
only regulations in effect for the guid
ance of officers and the press, he de
clared.
h} Mr. Baker's party were Major
General William (. Gorgas, surgeex
general of the army:. Lieutenant Colo
nel Charles .. Furbush, aide to Gen
eral Gorgas; Major W. F. Welch, dis
tinguished medical expert and a mem
ber of the staff of Johns Hopkins
Y'rfi\'ersi'_\. and Edwin Newdick. a
member of the committee on publie
information.
The Secretary and his party had
not planned to visit Camp Gordon,
but found that they could stop over
here without interfering with thelr
visit to Camp Wheeler, where the
Secretary said “conditions in the hos
pitals had been unfortunate.”
(General W, P, Burnham, command
ing the Eighty-second Division, was
notified of the prospective visit only a
short .time before the Secretary’s ar
rival. With members Qf his staff he
met the party at Chamblee -and con
ducted them through the camp.
Baker Guest at Dance.
At the conclusion of the informal
inspection- General Gorgas motored
to Fort MecPherson to inspeat the hos
pital there and Secretary Baker ac
companied General Burnham to his
home at the Georgian Terrace, where
he was made the honor Buest at a
dance largely attended by Camp Gor
don and Fort McPherson officers.
The Secretary and members of his
party were the guests of General
Burnham at dinner later. ;
The Secretary greeted a surprised
but pleased bunch of Sammies when
he paid a visit to the barracks of a
company in the 328th Infantry. He
saw the.men at home, looked closely
afrthe beds-upon which they sieep, felt
the thickness of the blankets, and
cast an inquiring eye at the caches of
personal effects. He commended the
mén upoén their a'm‘lity as housekeep
ers.
After seeing where they live, the
distinguished visitor called at the
Liberty Theater, watched an act_of
the vaudeville matinee being present
ed at the time of his call, applauded
with others in the audience—and got
an idea of the kind of fun Sammies
enjoy.
A number of Y. M. C. A. bulldings
were visited and the Secretal¥ ex
pressed his pleasure upon learning
of the great part the institution is
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Yook Aok hok
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Czernin Quoted
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Wilson’s Speech
(By International News Service.)
ENEVA, Feb. 16.—"“President
G Wilson's speech constitutes
a serious step toward a
general peace, and.l shall answer
it at the earliest possible moment,”
said Count Czernin, the Austrian
Foreign Minister, after reading a
copy of the address, according to
The Journal today.
The principles enunciated by the
American statesman are said to
have made a very favorable im
pression in Vienna.,
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Government Officials Think the‘
Trouble With Carpenters Will ‘
Not Spread—Only 1,050 Out.
By STANLEY M. REYNOLDS,
Staff Correspondent of International
9 News Service. . :
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Goyern
ment officials are confident tonight
that the strike of the ship carpenters
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will not spread. -
Latest reports received at the of
fices of the shipping board tonight de
clared not more than 1,600 men were
out. Of this .number 1,050, it was
stated, represents all the ship car
penters at the Staten Island and New
York yards and 550 those at the af
fected yards at Baltimore, :
Announcement tonight by the wage
adjustment board of -“the shipping
board of new schedules of wages for
all yards in the Delaware district in
cluding -those at Baltimore, is expect
ed to operate as a powerful lgver in
bringing in the striking carpenters
back into line. T
Action by the President {s not ex
pected before tomorrow night. The
following telegram was received by
him today from William L. Hutche
son, president of the carpenters’ un
ion, requesting a conference:
“The siluation now existing in the
shipyards is of a nature that requires
immediate attention. I, as president
cf the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners of America, en
deavored to reach an-understanding
with the officers of the United States
shipping board, but was unable to do
so. 1 feel if given opportunity to lay
thé matter before you that a solution
would be quickly arrived at.
“l desire to inform you, my dear
Mt;: President, that I, as a patriotic
citizen, am desirous of rendering ev
ery assistance to yvou and our country
to carry on the work necessary to
bring about a successful conclusion
of the world war in which we are en
gaged.”
Tonight the President was in con
ference with Samuel Gompers, presi
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, and representatives of the New
England Federation of Labor. It was
stated that the matter of labor in the
making of munitions for the Allies
was discussed, but neither the White
House nor the Federation of Labor
would talk. The matter of the ship
vards strike, it was indicated, was not
taken up.
The Presiden}, however, was in re
cetpt of advices from the Shipping
Board during the evening tending to
minimize the seriousness of the situ
ation. .
Secretary of Labor Wilson an
nounced he would appoint.a new wage
commission of téen members, the func
tion of which will be to devise a uni
form labor policy for the Government
for the pericd of the war., Five of the
members will represent employers
generally and five will be nominated
by the American Federation of Labqgy.
Assurances were given to the Ship
ping Board tonight by represen&atives‘
here of other trades employed at the
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Atlantic Coast shipyards that they
would not walk out in sympathy with
the carpenters, but would stand by
their agreement not to bring up dur
ing the periog of the war disputes
concerning closed or open shop con
ditions at the yards.
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WORRY NG
[HE BUCHE
Yankee Gunners Have Become So
Expert That They Even Can
Pick Off Individual Germaps
Spotted Behind Enemy Lines.
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Harassed Teutons Seek to Get‘
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Even by Sheoting Gas Shells
at Their Tormentors, but Only
One Private Is Damaged.
By NEWTON C. PARKE,
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service..
WITH THEsAMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCHE, Feb. 16.—Artillery sniping,
or rather sharpshooting, has been so
successfully carried out by the Amer
ican batteries that the Germans have
begun “‘strafing” operations, shooting
“mustard shells” (gasshells) at the of
feriding Yankees. Thus far the Ger
man efforts have resulted only in
sending one private to a hospital.
The American private was outside
of his dugout when the mustard shell
exploded near by. He did not feel the
effects of the shell immediately, hav
ing been masked. Other gupners
have become so expert they are able
to pick off individuals behind the en
emy lines,
The commanding officer of one bat
tery, observing what appeared through
his glasses to be a German officer
emergifig from a supporting trench
which” crossed exposed groufid, or
dered the gunner to “‘get him.”
The gunner planted a shell directly
ahead of the German ofticer, who was
knocked down, but immediately picked
himself up. Then the gunner dropped
another shell at what appeared to be
only three inches directly over the
German, and this time the officer did
not stir.
A group of five Germans came out
of a dugout to bring in their comrade
and were picking him up when the
gunner landed a third shell directly
into the group. T
Three of the men did not rise from
the ground and one crawled away
evidently badly wounded. The fifth
departed from the spot with consider
able speed. iy
Another incident of the good shoot
ing probabiy cost a number of Ger
mans their supper. An American look
out reported smoké emerging from be
hind a curve of the enemy trench and
an officer who jnspected yne smudge
with his glasses decided” the smoke
was coming from cook wagons pre
paring the enemy’s evening meal. He
promptly said:
“Make 'em go to bed hungry, ser
geant.”
Three rounds from our battery
burst around the risimg smoke. The
ohservers were unable to determine
whether the ‘gunners had scored a
direct hit, but an almost immediate
“strafe”’ from the German guns along
the entire length of the le assured
the battery commander his shells were
well placed.
German Prisoners °
Chat With Sammies
By NEWTON C. PARKE.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Feb. 16.-—American officers,
through close questioning, have ex
tracted valuable informéation from the
Germans who recently were taken
prisoners by the Sammies. The cap
tives are mostly youths 18 or 19 years
old and well set up.
The Germans answered the gues
tigns freely, and they did not express
surprise when told that a large force
of American soldiers already had ar
rived in France. The prisoners insist
ed whatever force thé United States
put in the field would be insufficient
to change the ultimate end.
The men were mostly glad to be
taken prisoners. although they said
they were well fed in their own lines
and had no complaints to make,
ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1918
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Asia, Japs Assert
EW YORK, Feb. 16.—1 f the
N chaos in European Russia
spreads to Siberia and
threatens the peace of Asia, Japan
will not hesitate to take action,
Dr. T. lyenaga, head of the Bu
reau of Information of the East
and West, told the Lawyers’ Club j
today. |
“Japan holds herself responsible
for maintenance of peage in that |
part of the world,” Dr. Iyenaga
said. “The Allies z\avo been ex
hausting their resources to save
Russia on their side. That is why |
Japan has been extremely cau- ;
tious. Until the last hope is gone, |
until Russia’s course is definitely
determined, caution and best en-: :
deavors should be our watchwords, ;
We are firml¢ convinced that Ja- ;
pan must not recoil from any sac- 2
rifice she may be called upon to
"make.” 1
Dr. Garfield Tells of Great Im
provement in Shipping Due
to Closing Order,
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Four hun
dred and eighty shipg carrying food
to our Allies and supplies to our
fichting forces in France were freed
from Atlantic pérts where they had
been held up because of the difficulty
of securing bunker coal through tha
closing order, Dr. Harry A. Garfleld,
Federal 'tood administrator, told the
alumni of Willlams CoHege at their
annual banquet here tonight. This
was the record. he said, for the period
from January 17 to 29, ineclusive.
«“The flow of supplies to our forces
abroad and to our Allies hds been re
stored,” he declared, “A normal num
ber of ships now wait at anchor for
coal. Of the 480 *ships freed from
ports ‘more than 350 of them were
loaded *with the essential munitions
which has made it possible for our
artillery to shell the German lines.
“This is the thought that I want
to bring hoine to you—the fuel admin
istration asks that not some, but ail
participants sacrifice.” ’
In defense of the fuel administra
tion he gave a summary of the dc
complishments of the department
since its creation.
“When .the fuel administration was
created,” continued Mr. Garfield, “the
coab production was at its lowest
point. We might have used force by
means of a Government cloak, but it
was thought better to secure the co
operation between the workers and
the mine operators in a more effective
manner., The mine owners and the
labor leaders were called to Washihg
ton for a conference, where the ne
cessity of increasing the production
of coal was explained to them. This
method worked to the best advantage
and ‘lmmndi:l'tely the production scale
rose, In the months gince the ap
pointment cf the administration more
coal has been produced than in the
corresponding months of the previous
year.”
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Cheaper Coal April 1
Is Garfield's Promise
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, IFeb. 16.—Lower
prices for coal are promised to the
retailer and consumer by the United
States fuel administration.
Decision was announced today that
the prices of coal to retailers will be
made the same whether either an
thracite or bituminous is sold direct
by the operators or through jobbers.
At present the jobber is permitted to
add to the Government price at the
mine, his commission running from
15 to 30 cents a ton, mostly 30 cents
Under the new plan this commission
will be eliminated, The price of coai
at the mine will be increased slight
ly, but the jobber wiil be required
to look to the operator for his com
pensation.
The increased price at the mines
will not, however, equal the commis
slon that is being charged now by
the jobber. Thus the retailer will be
able to sell cheaper than at present.
The administration will anmounce
the prices to be allowed at the mines
before April 1, at which time they
will go into effect,
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Husband of Woman Charged With
Blackmail Plot-Against Asa G.
Candler Arrives—Says He Will
Make Full Statement Later.
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State Promises to Develop Star-!
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clines to Leave Jail, Although
Friends of Husband Offer Bond.
Trembling with emotion and beg
ging to be given time to make an in
vestigation before expressing his fu
ture attitude toward his wife, Her
man H, Hirsch reached Atlanta at
1:15 Sunday morning. He indicated
that in so far as he is at present in
formed he will stand by his wife in
her fight against the charge of at
tempting to blackmail Asa G. Candler
and will visit her at the Tower some
time Sunday.
Mr. Hirsch was met by Howard
Pattillo as the representative of a
number of Atlanta insurance men
who did not wish to embarras Mr.
Hirsch by meeting him in a body. Mr.
Pattillo was. accompanied by a sol
dier who refused to give his name.
~ Mr. Hirsch started to make a state
ment to a representative of ha Sunday
American, but was advised by Mr.
Pattillo to await further information
and asked that he be not quoted,
“Is J. W. Cook a friend of yours?”
Mr. Hirsch was asked.
“T would not call him one,” was
the reply. ‘
“Just an Acquaintance.”
“Do you vregard him as not a
friend ?”
“Well, I prefer to call him just an
acquaintance yet awhile,”
“Had vyour wife told you of any
attempted attack on her?”
“I will not answer that question,”
he replied.
Mr. Hirsch pleaded that no more
questions be asked, stating that the
whole affair was a terrible shock to
him and he needed sleep before being
in his right mind. He sald he had
received many messages of sympathy
and friendship and appreciates the
loyalty of his friends. He promised
to go into the situation thoroughly as
soon as . possible, to some extent be
fore going to his home, and agreea
to make a complete statement Sun
aay. HeMould not say where he.in
tended to spend the night or where
he could be found today.
Silent on Domestic Affairs. .
Mr. Hirsch explained his extreme
nervousness by stating that- he had
lost sleep in his haste to reach At
lanta “from Pittsburg, and because
the whole affair is so horrible and
unexpected. He would not discuss
his previous domestic relations.
The statement of Mr. Hirsch that
Cook, Jointly indicted with Mrs.
Hirsch, is merely an acquaintance and
not a friend has an important bear
ing om the blackmail case by reason
of the fact that Cook gave close
}fr'mndsh!p with Mr, Hirseh as his rea
'son for interesting himself in the af
fairs of Mrs. Hirsch. He publicly
is(urml that he wished to get Mrs.
l Hirsch out of Atlanta “because he did
not want his friend Hirsch living with
}v:-‘h a woman.”
i The train on which Mr. Hirsch ar
|rl\l-d was due in Atlanta-at 9:55 p. m.,
';m(l at that hdur there were a number
of his friends at the station, but they
decided to let Mr. Pattillo represent
them in waiting for the delgyved ar
rival. Mr. Patttillo gave assurance
that scores of friends will rally to
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gar 8. Buallis, resigned Cam#p Han
gock medical officer, was tonight sen
tericed to serve a year and a day in
the Federal Prison in Atlanta, Ga., and
to pay a fine of sl. He was found
guilty by the Federal Court jury for
accepting a bribe to obtain the release
from the army of Private W. 8. J.
Burgen, of Carnegie, Pa.
The jury returned a verdict shortly
after retiring, and tonight Judge Em
ory Speer imposed sentence in the
presence of court officials, the de
fendant's attorneys and newspaper
men. Crowds have attended the other:
stages of the trial, but due to the fact
that court was converied this after
noon, no one was expecting sentence
to be imposed tonight, Captain Bullis
bore the sentence stoically, and held
Lis head high, although walking feeb
ly from his recent iliness,
He will be sent tonight to Atlanta
in custody of a United States Mar
shal. '
Caruso’s Income Tax
Is $59,000 for 1917
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Enrico Ca~-
ruso, the world’s most famous oper
atic tenor, has just paid the Govern
ment $59,000 income tax for 1917. This
sum is not the tax on his salary from
the Metrgpolitan Opera House a@lone,
but from. his returns from phono
graph records and his appearances in
concerts,
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Roosevelt Sits Up,
Reading Thrillers
’ (By International News Service.)
. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—" Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt i§ well on the
‘mad to recovery,” was the statement
given out at ‘Roosevelt Hospital to
'night. The Colonel sat up in bed to
day and spent some time reading de
tective stories.
Sir William Robertson To Be Suc
ceeded by General Wilson,
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His First Aide.
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Feb. 16—Sir William
Robertson, chief of staff of the British
armies, has resigned and will be suc
ceeded by Sir Henry Wilson. An
nouncement to this effect was made
this afternoon. BSir Henry was sub
chief of staff. .
The resignation was due directly
to limited pdVver.. General Robertson,
it was explained in the official state
ment, found himself unable to take
a position as military representative
on the supreme war council at Ver
sallles or to continue as head of the
general staff with his power curtailed.
The functions of the war council
representative have been extended.
It is understood the name of this rep
resentative will be announced shortly.
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Sweden Is Indispensable Instrus
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ment to This End, and Alluring
Prize of Aland Island Is Offered
for Support of Kaiser. ;
State of War Formally Resumed
Between Germany and Russia,
Petrograd Also Breaks All Re«
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LONDON, Feb, 16.—Hostile air
| Jraft carried out a raid on London
¢ tonight. 18
é Explosives were drppped, but up
§to a lats hour there were no offi
) clal reports as to casualties or
§ damage.
(By International News Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Feb, 16.—Over thd
prestrate body of the new-born re«
putlle of Finland, bathed in the
bloody orgies of the Red Guards, Ger~
many proposes to leap at the throat
|of Bolshevikism while Hlnd.en.bur“
takes his last chamce on land_ in the
west. This is the pith of reports
seeping through from Germany.
As indispensable Instruments i
this, the Kaiser’s boldest dream, re
vealed by the events of the last 7@
hours, Germany needs Sweden, the
largest and militarily best equipped
of the Scandinavian kingdoms. She
needs further the good will and probe
ably the active ald of Norway, Dens
mark and Holland,
To Sweden she holds eut as an ale
luring prize the Aland Islands—oncs
Swedish and for decades a bone of
contention between Stockholm and
Petrograd-—with control and exploi
‘tation of - “independent” Finland
thrown in for good measure. The
otuer neutrals she means to buy with
a large part of the Ukrainian food
jusf contracted for in the peace pact
'with the Rada.
Plan Naval Dashes.
| As an important part of this l
scheme, Marine Minister von Capells
‘has Inaugurated a policy of daring
naval dashes, such as the destroyer
raid in the Dover Straits yesterday
and today's U-boat attack oh Dover
itself.
A state of war between Germany
and Russia was formally resumed to
day when the German civilian com=
missioners to FPetrograd crossed the
border back into Germany.
The Petrograd Government at the
same time broke off with the Allies
and repudiated all agreements. Trotz
ky's last threat to.the Germans was
that the German people would not a}-
low the Kaiser's armies to sweep
through undefended Northern Russia
in what would be equivalent to a
“campaign of pillage.”
T'he German high command, well
realizing the truth of this threat, is
planning, according to rellable ad
vices, to tackle the Bolsheviki only .
where they are on the aggressive. To
the aid of the Ukraine and to the aid
of Finland German troops will be
dispatched on the pretext of “libera
tion’ from Bolshevik terrorism and
Bolshevik ‘‘campaigns of pillage.”
Sweden Is Astir.
All Sweden has been for weeks
reported astir over the tide of Red
Guard terror sweeping nearer and
nearer Scandinavia and already flood
ing the Aland Isles. Powerful influ
ences are at work trying to move
the Stockholm Gowernment to inters
sere. Thus far Sweden has stead
fastly refused to listen to these voices,
knowing that intervention would ulti=
mately aligin the kingdom with Ger
many. In the ellied capitals there is
firm confidence that Stockholm will
hold out against Berlin inlug?ues and
allurements almed at nougishing SWwes
(i:m's old desire to regam the Aland
Isles
A German fleet which swept the
Gulf of Riga of the Russiany and eAps
tured Oesel and Dago Ulslands and
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