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FIRE IMPERILS SAVANNAH WATER-FRONT
World Leaguae Constitution Is Read by President Wilson
MAN WHO TGOK CRAWLEYS OUSTED
PARTS, Peb. 14.—President Wilson
twday saw the vieion that took him
out of the United States, in violation
of all precedents, come into fruition.
Before the assembled peace dele
gem at the Quai d'Orsay he read in
ringing voice for which he has
become famous abroad as well as at
home, the text of the constitution of
the league of nations—the keystone
of the peace principles enunciated by
kim as representing the only basis
wpon which the United States would
consent to ceawe fighting.
The constituiion of the leaguwe of
nations makes it plain that wars of
the future will not be the result of
secret diplomacy. Activities of world
powers which are likely to affect oth
er world powers are made the subject
of friendly inquiry and intercourse. In
other words, the proposal of secret
agreements may be taken before the
imternatjonal tribunal provided by the
eague and mayv be probed with a
wiew to mirimizing their possible
damage.
Under the terms of the omstitution
of the league, armaments are to be
kept within the range of reason; pri
vate manufacture of munitions and
the implements of war is to be barved
and nations coming into the league
are to be reqguired to give guarantees
of worthiness and willingness not
only tc ablde by the constitution, but
also to co-operate 'n the emforeement
of awards made by the international
tribunes. ’
The league of nations 18 not with
eut means of support, fimancially and
physically. The stgnastory powers
bind themselves to supply the sinews
-the momey to support the secre
tariat and the power to enforce that
body's mandates. ”
The constitution, as presented by
President Wilson, follows:
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ext of Constitution
“PREAMBLE —ln order to promote
Mnternational co-operation and to se
eure international peace and security
by the acceptanec of obligations not
© resort to war, by the prescription
of open, just and honorabie relations
between nations, by the firm estab-
Hshments of the understandings of
mternational law as the actual rule
of conduct among Gowernments, and
by the maintenamce of justice and a
scrypulous respect for all treaty obli
gations in the dealings of organized
people with one another, the powers
signatory to this covenant adopt this
eonstitution of the league of nations
“ARTICLE |—The action of the
high contraeting parties under the
terms of this covenant shall be ef
fected through the instrumentalty of
meeting of a body of" delegutes repre
renting the high contracting parties,
of meetings at more frequent inter
vals of an executive council and of a
permanent internationed secretariat
to be established at the seat of the
league.
“ARTICLE 11-—Meetings of the hody
of delegates shall be held at stated
Intervals and from time to time as
occasion may require for the purpose
of dealing with miafters ‘wicliin the
sphere of action of the league. Meet
ings of the body of delegates shall be
held at the seat of the league or at
such other place as may be found
convenient and shall consist of repre
sentatives of the high contracting
parties, Each of tive trigh contraeting
parties shall have one vote, but may
¥ not more than thyee, pepresenta
s
“ARTICLE Ill—The executive coun
il shall conslist of ‘répréseitatives of
the United States of America, the
British Empire, France, Italy and Ja
pan, together with representatives of
four other states, 'members of the
le:gue. The selection of these four
stutes shall be made by, the body of
delegates on such principles and in
suck manner as they think flit,
“Pending the appointment of these
representatives of the other states,
répresentatives of (blank) shall be
miembers of the executive council
“Meetings of the cduhdil’ shall he
held from time to time as occasion
may require, and at ledst dnece a year
at whatever place may be decided on,
or, faillng any such dedidion, at the
seat of the league, and any matter
within the sphere of action of the
league or affecting the peace of the
world may be dealt with at such meet
ings
“Invitations shall be sent to any
power to attend a meeting of the
jeouncil at which matters directly af
fecting its interests are to be dis
cussed, and no decision taken at any
meeting will be binding on such power
unless so invited,
“ARTICLE IV—AIII matters of pro
cedure at meetings of the body of
delegates or the executive ecouncil, in
cluding the appointment of commit
tees to Investigate particular mant'rn,‘
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CHIEF CODY IS CLEARED
IN REPORT OF BOARD
Two interesting developments came
Friday in the warfare which has splt
the Atlanta fire department. They
were:
1. A statement by John Terrell,
captain of Engine House No. 11, an
nouncing that he is a candidate for
the office of chief and denying pub
lished statements by Aldine Cham
bers, of counsel for Chief Cody, that
‘Terrell was involved in false charges
against the latter.
.2, A preliminary report by a Coun
cil committe named to investigate the
record of Chief W. B. Cody, exoner-
Ating the latter of charges of politi
cal chicanery, brutality and general
incompetency.
Calls Statemem False.
“In day before yesterday's issue of
this paper Aldine Chambers, in an
interview about the fire department
investigation, made an indirect attack
on me. Wherever my name is used in
this article, with exception of the
statements that 1 was formerly and
am now a candidate for chief of the
department, the same 18 raise,
2 not only a candidate for chief
of t fire department in the coming
ele” un. but expect to alected.”
@ report was submitted for the
consideration of the board at a meet
ing Friday morning, but the meeting
was postponed until Saturday morn
ing at 11 o'clock, at which time the
firemasters will decide whether or not
tha pyblic hearing, tentatively fixed
for Wednesday, shall be held at that
time or sooner, All us the charges
against Chief Cody are held unsound.
ed In the report,
Committee’'s Report.
Here is the commitiee's report,
“T'o the Honorable Board of Firemas
ters of the City of Atlanta:
“Your committee appointed to inves
tigate the conditions prevailing in the
fire department to which attention was
c by Chief W. B Cody, especially
F( alleged unbridied insubordination
i} dlurel%eet and slanderous churg:'l
# tulated by certain of the men, beg
Edave to make report.
“We have wvutlntm the matters at
some length, having called upon various
firemen and discussed conditions with
them, and also having talked with lar
numbers of citizens, including those wg:
have lost property by fires and confla
grations, and representatives of insur
nncotu.elu paying losses on that ac
%e have also talked with men who
have heard various members of the fire
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AR I™TA . S .
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J Y LEARING NEVSPAPER R/ 1/ Jaas \J¢/ OF THE SOUTWEAST BY2 &Y
department making tnese statements
set out in the chief's communication,
especially the two men mentioned
therein.
“We find, after making these investi
gations with all possible diligence and
fairness, as follows:
‘l. We find that the statements cred
ited to these particular men were un
true, and this finding is based upon
statements made by men who are wiil
ing to come before this board and swear
to the correctness of their statements,
“2. In particular, we find that the
chief has not treated his men with
cruelty.
3. We find that he is not inefficient,
especially in the particulars alleged. He
used every diligence that could be ex
pected of a reasonable man in the May,
1917, fire, which swept away so much of
the property of our city, He was, and
properly, highly commended by the
property owners affected b( the J, P.
Allen fire for the very efficient manner
in which he handled the same,
‘4. We further find that the insurance
agencies sent a special rngrmnutlv.
here to Investigate the big 1917 fire, and
that this representative made exhaustive
investigation of the fire, its causes, its
results and all the circumstances sur
rounding the same, and that he did not
confine his mwsu’]uuom- ta reports
from the chief of the department, but
went thoroughly imto all details and se
cured information from pumerous
sources
Department Commended.,
“5. This re‘)munnlnuvo made report
which was duly published making many
comiuents on the situation, and com
mending the department, and especially
the chief, for his service on that regret
table occasion.
‘6, We find that all the charges were
cireulated as stated, and all were false,
und therefore slanderous.
“7. Since we began our investigations
certain written charges have been flled
by one of the men mentioned, and these
should now be lnvemlfiulud by the board,
in our oglnion, In order that the facts
may be brought to light by proper and
legal evidence. Such investigations
should not be confined to the mere as
sertions contained In the statements
filed by Mr. Straub, but should be thor
ough enough to disclose what men and
what officers in the department have
participated In their cireculation, and
when the facts are developed, If the
charges are not sustained, then either
the chief or this board should deal with
such men and such officers.
“We recommend that all parties in or
out of the department, concerned e
way or the other in these chn?u. he
flvan an opportunity to come before the
oard In open session, or, If necessary,
be summoned to n&pear .’24‘""‘ a fair
and Impartial hearing In er that the
charges may be sifted thoroughly and
with, equal fairness to all.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1919
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN,
Staff Correspondent of the |I. N, 8.
PARIS, Feb. 14.—Belief prevailed
today that there would be no (unner‘
extension of the armistice after the
period which goes into effect Monday,
the duration of which probably will
be four wecks
Within that time military and na
val terms, upon which Germany will
be accorded peace, will be arranged
They will be submitted to Germany
with the alternative of refusing or ac
i
cepting the terms. It is believed the;
Allied nations are in accord on this|
procedure, believing it absolutely nt-r'»!
essary that the suspense be cleared |
up without any further delay so that
everyone in every quarter will know
Just what to expect, |
Acceptance of the terms by Ger-|
many would end all possibility of hos
tilities being renewed. The rejection
would naturally result in a continua
tion of the invasion of Germany, .
President Wilson now plans to leave
tonight for Brest, accomipanied by
Mrs. Wilson They will sail on the |
George Washington tomorrow I
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Predicts Dry Summer |
|
On Work of Muskrats
(By International News Service,) |
GENEVA, N. Y, Feb 14 (?h;ulm"
Kelley, a half-breed Mohawk Indian of
this city, predicts the dryest summer |
this year that has been experienced in !
many vears Kelley sprang in promi- |
nence as & weather prophet last au- |
tumn, when he prophesied that the pres ‘
ent winter would be a mild and open
one He bases his prediction on the
actions of the muskrat and other ani
mals. The habit of the muskrat is to |
build his house thick In wall and high
This winter they were the reverse, nu)’\l'
Kelley
| THE WEATHER.
Forecast—Fair and somewhat
cooler Friday night and Saturday.
Temperatures—6 a. m., 47; 8 a.’
m, 48; 10 a. m, 50;: 12 noon, 52; }
Ip.m, 53;: 2p. m, 53
Sunrise, 6:24; sunset, 5:21, J
(By International News Service.)
ASHEVILLE, N. C, Feb. 14.—Be
cause he had paid out of his own
funds railroad fares to take eighteen |
deserters to Camp Wadsworth last
week, S. Glenn Young, special agent
of the Department of Justice, was
dismissed from the service today
just after returning here from At
lanta, where he turned over to the
authorities three members of the fa
mous Crawley clan, whom he cap
tured single-handed in the Tennes
see mountains.
When the news was known by of
ficials last night and today thereq
was great indignation that a man
who has achieved such wenderful re
sults during the time he has been in
the service of the Department of
Justice should be removed for the
violation ot a rule or regulation
which resulted only in the good of
the service.
Mr. Young last Sunday, with sev
ergl assistants, went to the Big Ball
Mountain section of Tennessee and,
single-handed, ecaptured the three
Crawleys, which was the climax in
his career of hunting criminals and
army deserters and general bad men.
He took the men to Knoxville and
then went to Atlanta, where he re
ceived the warmest praise from the
officials of his work.
It is understood that Mr. Young
has paid out of his own funds more
than S6OO for auto hire, railroad fare,
hotel bills for himself and men, in
chasing down and capturing the cul
prits, and that he has not been re
imbursed by the Department of Jus
tice for this money In many of the
cases where he has arrvested desert
ers he makes the man pay his own
fare to Asheville, and with those who
are placed on their honor here, he
requests them to pay their own hotel
bills.
.
Says Husband Called
To Collect Her Pay
Mrs. Lula Gray Montgomery, in a di
vorce suit filed Friday in Superior Court,
declared that her husband, Thomas J. |
Montgomery, not only refused to work,}
but that he greatly humiliated her by
his punctuality in appearing at her of
fice on pay day to receive her pay. She
said that at one time she worked in a
local telegraph office until late at night,
and that when she asked her husband
to meet her at the car and escort her
home, he became angry and finally
knocked her out of a chalir She fur
ther charged that he pulied her out of
bed while she was ill and forced Rer to
go to work
Ay nude Carthen brought sult for
divorce from J. P. Cariher ' Eing
that he sold her clothes and dishes to
get money to spend on himself and
others He also beat her in the face
with his fists and threatened her with a
knife, she said
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Big Still Is Found
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Busy in Chatanooga
(By International News Service.)
CHATTANOOGA Feb 14 In the
basement of the Altmore apartments,
orner of Vine street and the Southern
Railway bridge, Captain N. P. Bush, of
the local detective department, and De
tective Joe Paradiso and Tom Gillesple
found an enormous distillery in full op
erntion Friday morning
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Read for Profit—Use for Results
A quiz before the Fulton Grand
Jury Friday of Mrs. John Abbott,
slayer of her husband, was halted
suddenly when her counsel, Attorneys
Reuben R. Arnold and E. W. Martin,
having been notified by telephone
from the jail that the young woman
had been taken out and was on her
way to the Courthouse( hurriedly ap
peared there and warned her not to
answer questions.
Mrs. Abbott had been in the Grand
Jury room but a short time when her
attorneys arrived. She had been
brought there as a witness in the
case of Mary Power, the girl in the
case. The lawyers vigorously pro
tested against the quiz of Mrs. Ab
bott, declaring this would place her
in the attitude of appearing as a
sworn witness in her own case. Fol
lowing this, no further attempt was
made to quiz Mrs. Abbott and she
immediately was returned to the jail
by the Sheriff, :
Lawyers Surprised.
Attorney Arnold said the first he
knew of the plan to use Mrs. Abbott
as a witness in the Mary Power case
was when he received a telephone
message from the jail, announcing she
had been taken to the Courthouse.
“We protested against any effort
to quiz Mrs. Abbott, as we didn’t wisk
her to be placed in the attitude of
having to give sworn testimony in her
own case—any evidence that she
might have given against Mary Pow
er would be the same as testimony
bearing on herself,” explained Attor
ney Arnold, |
Mary Power Not Indicted. ‘
Acting on the request of the Solici
tor's office, the Fulton County Grand
Jury Friday veturned a finding of “no
bill” against Miss Mary Power, held
to the jury by the City Recorder on a
charge of heing an accessory in the
killing of Johnny Abbott,
The Solicitor's ¢ffice explained that
there was no legal ground for a
charge of that kind against Miss
Power,
Solicitor Boykin and his assistants
began Friday drawing subpenas and
summoning witnesses for the State,
preparatory to Mrs. Abbott's trial next
Wednesday before a jury in Judge
Humphries' division of Criminal
Court.
It was understood that the State
will summon a large number of wit
resses, probably as many as twenty,
although no definite figures were given
ou' in the Solicitor's office Ineci
dental to the drawing of the sub
penas, the Solicitor began eliminating
the names of persons who have been
Guiized In the investigation, but who
will not be needed as witnesses,
The summoninrg by the State of
' such a large number of witnesses
‘v'uuwd much speculation abput the
Courthouse as to the line that it will
pursue In prosecution of the young
woman It is known that investiga
tors have been probing various phases
| of the tragedy, concerning the char
acter of which no intimation has been
| given
Both Sides Ready.
‘ Both the State anl the defense an
nounced Friday that they will be
ready to proceed with the trial next
Wednesday, and indications were that
it would be put under way on sched
uled time
‘ “The State's investigation has been
concluded, and we are ready to pro
ceed with the trial,” said Solicitor
Boykin,
“The defense has its case in hana.
ard Mrs. Abbott will be ready to face
a jury Wednesday,"” said Attorney
Reuben R. Arnold, who, with Attor
ney B, W Martin, represents Mrs,
Ahbott,
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Pay S6O for Water and
Coftee, Expecting ‘Ske’
(By International News Service.)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., Feb. 14
The “wholesaler’” carried his samples
and the “retallers’” declared It “great
stufr’ How much for a full case of
pints? he was asked
“Sixty bucks, canh,’ replied the
wholesale dealer. 'The men dug up
When the case was delivered the re
tallers were on hand to sample It It
looked all right
“Stung,”’ yelled one as he placed hin
lips to the first hottle “Water and
coffee,”” was their verdicet, instead of
“old sour mash."
GARMENT WORKERS GET RAISE
MOBILE, ALA., Feb, 14,.-The em
ployees of Kahn Company, makers
of overalls, Friday were granted an
\lnrra-n.«s lin wages of from 15 to 25
“u-r cent, The concern employs sev
eral hundred peopis
Issued Daliy and Eutered as Second-(ass Matter ad
the PostofMoe st Atianta Under Aet of March 3, 1879
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AT NEW ORLEANS,
FIRBT-—Claiming, purse SSOO, 2-year
olds, 3% furiongs; Ella T. 111 (J. Moo
ney), 6 to 1, 2 to 1, even, won; Accel
erate 111 (Simpson), 12 to 1, 6 to 1, 5 to
2, second; Guaranteed 111 (Pauley), 15 to
1, 6 to 1, 3 to 1, third. Time, :43. Miss
Horner, Free State, Wild Flower, Biddle
Dee, Alice Haigh, Emma Weller, Aanna
Belle, 1 Am First and Quick Fire also
ran.
SECOND--Purse 85560, maiden 3-year
olds, 6% furlongs; Phantom Maid 110
(Krickson), 9 to 6, 4 to 6, 1 to 3, won:
War Cloud 115 (Bell), 4 to 1, 2 to 1, even,
second; Lariat 115 (Simpson), 12 to 1, §
028 W o thivre Time, 1:10 1-5.
Lillan G., Plurenzi, John [J. Casey, Lady
Manager, Huey, Travis, Water Willow,
Cocotte, Caval, Cadour 1I and Hand Blue
also ran.
THlßD—Claiming, purse $5560, 3-year
olds and up, 6% furlongs; Sabretash 116
(Stalker), 6 to 1, 7 to 10, won; Blaise 118
(Pauley), 9 to 2, 7 to 6, 7 to 10, second;
Maud Bacon 115 (Cassidy), 20 to 1, 7 to
1,3 to 1, third, Time, 1:09 1-5. Squeeler
finished second, but was disqualified for
foul. Caraway, Gallant Lad, Sandy Lad
and Grey Eagle also ran.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
FIRST——The Blue Ridge purse for
2-year-olds; 3% furlongs: Going l'cvlo’l,
All Good Ascension %‘H. P hit
ney), Canvas Back 114, Foreclosure 114,
Minute Man 114, Mlle. Dazie 111, Lady
Mount Joy 111, Rib 107.
SECOND—Three-year-olds and up;
61 furlongs: Liberator 115, C. A. Co
miskey 113, Minnie ¥. 110, Queen Blonde
108, Bond 115, P, G. King 113, Mary Ful
ler 110, Toombeola 108, Frank Monroe
115, Reilloc 111, Spokane Queen 110, Tit
For Tat 108, Also eligible: Padua 100,
Scaramouch 115, Irish Maid 119, Thistle
108, Kildare 80% 112, Magikon 115.
(Note—Thirty-eight excluded.
THlßD—Dixie Handicap, 3-year-olds
and up; w furlongs: Top o' the Morn-
In! 118, .W. Hastings 110, To‘g Coat
105, Marie Miller 100, Bagpipe 94, Blackie
Daw 110, Assume 109, Drastic 105, Mars
Mouse 100, Basil 110, Night Wind 108,
Charlie Leydecker 105, Under Fire 98,
FOURTH—Allenby Handicap; 3-yvear
olds and up; mile and a furlong: Court
ship 116, Luclfi;) B. 110, Hanovia 108,
xßuford 107, aßondage 113, Fern Hand
ley 100, Opportunity 107, Waukeag 100,
aßolster 102, Royce Rolls 108, Barry
Shannon 107. (x—lncludes three pounds
penalty, a-—Arthur and Franeis entry.)
FIFTH-The Tallyho purse; 3-year
olds and up; mile: Bolster 106, Warsaw
106, OCpera Glass 106 Rol Craig #O,
Bribed Voter 106, Buford 106, Reveller
106, Douglas 8. 106, Royce Rolls 104,
Sansyming (imp.) 104,
SIXTH--Claiming; 8-year-olds and
up; 11-16 miles: Lottery 112, Newell W,
89, Sir Oliver 107, Paddy Dear 106, The
Collen Bon 9%, Sayonarra 9%, Libyan
Sands 106, Sleeth 110,
SEVENTH Claiming; 3-vear-olds
and up; mile and 70 yards: SBlumberer 11
111, Stelleliff 111, Leta 104, Dundreary
106, Paula V. 89, Kenward 111, Bar of
Phoenix 111, Bracelet 99, Say 106, Jack
Healey 94, Flash of Bteel 111, Brown
Velvet 106, King Mart 108, Passing
Fancy 101 Also eligible: Howard Bland
109, Thirst 96, Senator Broderick 109,
Boxer 106, Cain Spring ¥, Jay Thum-.
mell 106,
Weather clgar. Track good.
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 14, —Chief Pay
master Neil Sheftall, of the emer
gency fleet corporation, and Iwo as
gigtant paymasters were held up and
robbed of $12,000 at Clinton and Car
roll streets, Brooklyn, Friday after-
NOoH Wil x wonte to the Todd
Shipyards Corporation to pay wviu
ployees
They drew the money from the sub.
treasury in Manhattan and engaged
a taxicab to take them to the cor
poration plant at the foot of Twen
ty-third street, Brooklyn,
At Clinton and Carroll streets the
taxi stopped, apparently as the re
sult of engine trouble, and two high
waymen confronted the paymaster
and his assigtants with revolvers,
“Get out or you will be shot,” the
bandits commanded,
As the paymasters got out the
chauffear started the car and the
banditg leaped in and slammed the
door as the taxi sped away. The
number of the machine was talken and
glven to detectives now working on
the case
Offers Measure for
.
Big Interstate Road
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb, 14.--An inter
gtate road from Chicago to Danville,
mn to Terre Haute, Vincennes and
Kvansville, Ind, to Henderson and Hop
kinsville, Ky., to Nashville, Tenn., Is
provided in an amendment offered in
the House Friday afternoon to the pend
ing Woods road building bill by Repre
ontative Denton, of Indiana,
The rond would not be less than six
teen feet wide and of the latest and
best construction. No cost of It was
estimated
Lieutenant Arrested
Al ’, . .
For Swindling Privates
18( International News Service.)
CAMP GRANT, ILL., Feb, 14.—Lieu
tenant Wiley Doherer, charged with so
lelting and accepting money fro men
listedd men on his promise to secure
early discharge papers for them, has
been arredted at Sapulpa, Okla,, accord
ing to word received here Friday.
Lieutenant Doherer will be returned
to either Rockford or Chicago and tried
on charges of operating a confidence
game
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'FINAL EDITION!
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SAVANNAH, Feb, 14, Fire starts
ing In the plant of the Southern Fers
tilizer and Chemdcal Company across
the harbor from Savannah this afters
noon has caused enormous damage.
The flames have spread to the com
press, where 40,000 bales of cotian are
in danger. :
Stores of turpentine, gasoline gnd
oils of all kinds are burning. There
have been several severe explosions.
It is not known definitely if any
body has been killed, but there are
reports of several injuries,
The Beaboard Air Line wharves
caught fire, There were several
ships of American and British reg. °
istry lying at the slips. 3
Two huge British tramp steam
ships in the Seaboard Alr Line slips
were threated with the flames early :
in their outbreak and were moved
under emergency orders (0 save
them. The Ascensun de Larrinags
was moved by the tugs Leon and
Cambria as the flames caught on
‘her. The kelvenbrae was moved ae
the flames jumped 8. A, L. #lip No. §
and ecaught 8. A. L. siip Ne I'f‘,;,
which is the cotton shed. Both ships
carried large quantities of ammunis
tion, which they had on board for
tbeir gung which they carvied against
the Hun submarines,
Desperate efforts were made to
gave the ships, There is fear of ex
plosions from the mmunition,
Both ships carried considerable
portions of lrge cargoes aboard.
The cargoes were cotton, naval
stores and general
Woman Asks SIO,OOO »
. . .
For Injuries in Hospital
Suit for SIO,OOO damages was
brought in Superior Court Friday by |
Attorney Garland M. Watkins in bes
half of Mrs. B. A, Portrum, who |
asked this sum of the Davis-Fischer
Sanatorium Company and who set
out a remarkahble story of injuries
received while in the hospital, -
Mrs, Portrum said that she was
badly burned about the leg, Jjust
above the ankle, by hot water bottles
while she was unconscious from the
effects of an anesthetic, following & d
surgical operation February 12, 1918,
She explained that the weather at 4
that time was very cold, and thet, =
after she had been removed from the
operating room, hot wtaer bottles
were placed about her feet and weres
allowed to remain there for ten oFf
twelve hours, She declared that as &8 '
result of burns she received, she wasg
confined to her home, unable to do
@iy work far’ #izght months. She &
set out also taht the buris bave po=
manently injured her. Negligenoy |
was charged 3
¥ )i‘
Germans Are Barred 3
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From World Leagwe
By ROBERT J. PREW, ;
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. 8.
PARIS, ¥eb. 14.~There is no press
ent intention of admitting ene 2
powers to the league of nations, e
was declared today by Andre s
dieu, member of the French v .
commission,
Neutral nations, favorably dls{
toward the league, will be recelva;:f
upon application, if guitable guarans
tees are given ’f\
The society of powers, according l“\"i
M. Tardieu, follows the lines previous
ly indicated, with measures relating ™
to international arbitration and 80
on. National sovereignty remains in
tact. '
The disarmament principle will ems g
tail the existence on a minimum seale
of national armies, M, Tardieu stated
The league will exist henceforth
with the members having the A kAN
a 8 the peace conference,
et el W
v v #J
No Cotton Can Be
y v 4
Sent Enemy Nations
The question of raising the embaps
g 0 on exports of eotton to m‘
countries is being given attentive eom
slderation by the peace congroess, bas
cotton for Allied countries may be
shipped without limitation, it has
been made known in cablegrams
from President Wilson In Paris to J,
J. Brown, Georgia Commissionse of
Agriculture, and Sam C, Dobbs, paae~ ]
ident of the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce, The cables came fn pos
sponse to messages of inquiry fore
warded to the President by the recent
convention of cotton growers in Mas
con and members of the Atlants
chamber, & 3
NO. 167