STATES
LRNS ENGLAND
American Government Says Sbe Wilt
Protect Mir Commerce On
High Seas.
TREATMENT IS INTOLERABLE
Formal Note Advicing Triple En¬
tente Not To iDicregard
American Rights
Washington.-—The United States
government has dispatched a long
note to Great Britain, insisting on an
early improvement in the treatment
of American commerce by British
fleets. It warned that much feeling
had been aroused in this country, and
that public criticism was general over
unwarranted interference with the le¬
gitimate foreign trade of the United
States.
The document, constituting the
strongest representation on the sub¬
ject made by the United States to
any of the belligerents, was cabled
to Ambassador Page to be formally
presented to Sir Edward Grey, the
British foreign secretary. Its prep¬
aration was begun a month ago by
Solicitor Cone Johnson, Counsellor
Robert Lansing and Secretary Bryau,
and during the last two weeks had
the personal attention of ITesident
Wilson, who revised its phraseology
As the detailed point of view of
the United States in the numerous
specific cases of detentions and seiz¬
ures of cargoes had been Bet forth
In a series of emphatic protests, most
of which have gone unheeded, this
communication was couched in gener¬
al terms, covering the entire subject
of the relations between the United
Btates and Great Britain as affected
by the latter's naval policy, consid¬
ered highly objectionable to this gov¬
ernment.
The note declares at the outset that
the* representations are made In a
friendly spirit; but that the United
States considers it best to speak in
terms of frankness, lest silence be
construed as an acquiescence to a
policy of Great Britain which infring¬
es the rights of American citizens un¬
der the laws of the nations.
Since France has adopted virtually
the same decrees on contraband as
has Great Britain, America's note is a
statement intended for all members
of the triple entente.
FRANK GAINS POINT
Lumay H»« ~ -'mil- wrk
Of Leo Frank Placing actng Case On
Calendar
Atlanta.—If the Supreme court
grants the appeal of tao M. Frank
from the denial of the writ of habeas
corpus submitted to Judge Newman,
which was certified by Justice Lamar
of the Supreme bench, a iong and te¬
dious fight will again be launched for
the life of the doomed man—this time
In the federal courts.
Justice Lamar has given his certifi¬
cate to the appeal. The case has now
become a part of the calendar of the
nation's highest tribunal, and it Is an.
ticipated will be argued within two
months or less. This action of the
Supreme court justice has created
widespread speculation and interest
among the thousands who have fol¬
lowed the legal ramifications of the
Frank case.
In event the Supreme court upholds
the_denial of Judge Newman, the case
will be ended so far as the courts are
concerned. If, however, Judge New¬
man's verdict is reversed, the case
will again be sent before him, this
time for presentation of proof of the
allegations made In the motion for
habeas corpus proceedings.
MAYOR GIVES BOND
Mayor Roberts of Terre Haute, Ar¬
rested By Government, Released
On $10,000 Bail
Indianapolis, Ind.--Dunn M. Roberts,
mayor of Terre Haute, who was jailed
here with twenty-one others on charg¬
es of conspiracy to corrupt the No¬
vember elections, was freed after his
wife had arranged with a surety com¬
pany to sign a $10,000 bond. Roberta
left for hts home at Terre Haute.
Few War Changes Noted
London. — The battle lines in the
east and west have undergone few
changes in the past few days. French
and German reports agree that the
Germans have captured a section of
trenches near Hollebreke, south of
Ypres. The French assert that the
Germans gave up trenches on the first
line to the extent of about 800 or 900
yards in the Lens region, farther east,
while unsuccessful demonstrations
have been made from both sides at
various points along the extended
lines.
Uncle Sam's Newspaper
Washington.—'To promote the for¬
eign commerce of the United States
the government will go into the news¬
paper business, when the first num¬
ber of the Daily Commercial Report
will be issued by the department of
commerce. In it will be carried all
important commercial cablegrams re¬
ceived from the attaches at the vari¬
ous embassies abroad amt from con¬
sular offices throughout the world. It
also will contain brief abstracts of the
findings of investigators of the de¬
partment in American enterprise.
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HERE
ST. tOUIS RISUSLIC.
GERMANS ATTACK WARSAW
THE KAISER'S MOVE ON WARSAW
FORCES RUSSIANS TO QUIT
TERRITORY.
Russians Victorious In Galicia And
Pursue Small German Army
Northwest Of Warsaw
London.—The allies in the west, the
Germans in Poland and the Russians
in East Prussia and Galicia continue
offensive operations, but the advances
have been so slight as to be almost
imperceptible. In the long run, how¬
ever, the ground gained may prove
vital and the various armies are fight¬
ing with an Intensity not exceeded
since the war began.
In Poland tbe center of interest has
>| s we hift direct ed slightly ru&gi to to Warsaw the south. blocked Finding by
r Russian reinforcements, the Germans
made an attack from the soutnvvcsrt
and have reached Skierniewlce, some
40 miles from the Polish capital. They
thus far have failed to pierce the Rus.
stan lines, but have forced Grand Duke
Nicholas to withdraw from before Cra¬
cow. In this, one of the chief aims of
their offensive against Russia, the
Germans have been successful.
In Galicia Russia has resumed the
offensive against the Austro-German
forces which have poured in from the
west and across the Carpathians. Ac¬
cording to the latest l’etrograd report,
the Russians have inflicted heavy
losses on these forces, while in the
north they have pursued back into the
interior of East Prussia, a small Ger¬
man army which made a feint at War¬
saw from the northwest.
KING THANKS AMERICANS
Youthful Monarch Directs His Army
From Small Corner Of Belgium
Still Under His Rule
Grand Headquarters of the King of
the Belgians, in West Flanders, Bel¬
gium.—In the council chamber of an
ancient Flemish town hall from which
he is directing, under German shell
fire, the resistance of ltis war-worn lit¬
tle army blocking the road to Dun¬
kirk and Calais, King Albert of the
Belgians told of the stand his soldiers
are making against the German invad¬
ers. The king’s headquarters is locat¬
ed on one of the remaining dry areas
of that small corner of Belgium still
under his rule.
King Albert also requested the press
to convey to the people of the United
States his deep gratitude for their
efforts to feed his subjects under Ger¬
man military rule.
Period Of Prosperity Predicted
New York.—European nations have
placed contracts $300,000*000 in the.United States
for more than worth of
supplies since the beginning of the
war, according to Charles M. Schwab,
president of the Bethlehem Steel cor¬
poration. who returned from England
on the Lusitauia. Mr. Schwab de¬
clared that as a result of this buying
the United States now was at the
threshhold of the “greatest period of
prosperity it has seen in many years.”
Mr. Schwab went to England to cancel
provisional contracts he had made.
Portuguese Africa Invaded
Lisbon.—Germans have again in
vaded Angola. Portuguese West Af
rica. That was announced in the
chamber of deputies by the minister
of colonies who said the Germans had
made a fresh attack on the military
post at Xaulila, in the province of An
gola. The commander of the post,
Colonel Roeadas. the minister stated,
had only a small force at his disposal
and retreated to obtain
men; s. The first invasion qf_ Angola
occurred late in October, according to
reports from Laurence Marques.
THE CLEVELAND COURIER, CLEVELAND, GEORGIA.
ITALY MAY WAR WITH TURKS
LANDING OF SAILORS AT AVLONA
MAY HAVE FAR-REACHING
RESULTS
French Report States That Further
Small Advances Have Been
Made In West
London.—Christmas brought no
rest to the European armies. It found
the Russians still fighting desperate¬
ly in the snows of Poland against
the fierce attacks of the German and
Austrian allies; Przemsyl is still in
the grip of the invading army; the
French making spasmodic thrusts
against the strong German lines ol
trenches in northern and northeast¬
ern France, and the British and Bel¬
gians engaged in almost hand-to-hand
warfare against the Germki^ tjencbtf
in west Belgium. \ /»*
Tie Frencfi ckJi
along the Gertfifhs centjg and dertaj^Wey enBSf fi|
taken * hhe the tia*,
the second British trenches in
Belgium. Both sides assert they have
repulsed attacks at various points,
which indicates that the feeling pro¬
cess is under way all along the lines.
So close are the trenches of the al¬
lies and Germans at many points that
almost the only weapons used are
hand granades, since it is impossible
for the men to expose themselves
even to use their rifles.
A violent revolution has broken out
in Albania against Essad Pasha, whom
Turkey established as ruler. Essad Pa.
sha’s palace at Tirana has been pil¬
laged and burned. Massacres are re¬
ported. The Italian government has
landed sailors from warships at Avlo
na to restore order and protect Euro¬
peans and peaceful inhabitants.
Big War Fund Refused
Toklo, Japan.—The imperial diet
was dissolved. The house of repre¬
sentatives rejected the army expan¬
sion measures proposed by the gov¬
ernment. This led to the dissolution
of the house. The closing session of
the house was extremely dramatic. De¬
bate occupied the entire day and ex¬
tended into the night. There was no
sign of a compromise. when it
was announced that Emperor Yoshihi
who had dissolved the diet.
Russia Claims 357,406 Prisoners
London.—A Reuter Petrograd dis¬
patch says the number of German
prisoners registered is 1.140 officers
and 131,700 men; the number of the
Austrians registered is 3.166 officers
and 221,400 men. Slav prisoners have
asked the Russian naturalization so
that they may he sent against the
Turks.
Avlona Occupied By Italians
Rome.—A company of Italian sail¬
ors have occupied Avlona, a seaport
of Albania, on the Adriatic sea Re
cent dispatches from Athens said an
archy reigned at Avlona and that the
! region around the Albanian seaport
was a prey to civil war. Partisans of
Kemal Bey last month forced the gov¬
ernment to haul down the Turkish
: flag and hoist the Albanian colors
Essad Pasha, commander-in-chief of
the Turkish forces in Albania, then
! sent 500 soldiers to Avlona and they
I disarmed the inhabitants.
Cargo Of Cotton Sent To Germany
Galveston, Texas.—The first cotton
cargo to Germany from Galveston
since war began departed for Bremen
on the American Pathfinder. The car¬
1 go is 6,550 bales, valued at $455,000.
' The hatches sealed in
were the. pres¬
! of the French consul and
ence a rep¬
j resentative of Lloyds. Both certified
the vessel contained only American
cotton and was entitled to unobstruct¬
ed passage. Freight rates on the
shipment were the highest ever paid
out of Galveston, being $3 per one
hundred pounds.
DIVERSIFIED CROPS
FDR COMING YEM
Peaceful Revolution Now Going On In
Georgia and tbe South to Offset
Present Conditions.
WILL GIVE AID TO FARMERS
Diversification Of Crops Now a Real¬
ity In Georgia, Says Com¬
missioner Price
Atlanta—Judging by the flour mills,
the packing houses, the grain ele¬
vators, the wheat and hay, the cattle
and hogs which are taking the place
of cotton from the Tennessee line to
the sea, a Georgian returning home
in the spring of 1915, after a year's
absence, might well think he had en¬
tered some western state by mistake,”
said J. D. Price, commissioner of agri¬
culture.
Commissioner X*rice cited examples
of the progress already made, and,
predicting a fine farm year for 1915,
considering the tremendous changes
effected, summarized the agricultural
situation as it now stands,
“The prosperity or distress of the
Georgia farmer affects vitally every
man, woman and child in the state,”
be said.
“Georgians who realize this are de¬
voting much of their time, advice and
money to the aid of the farmer—and
for the aid of themselves and all other
Georgians. It’s exceedingly far from
being a charitable proposition, for the
farmers are not loved any more than
any other general class of men. The
reason for this absorbing interest in
the farmers is because farmers are
distinct from all other men, and that
they are vital to the state and the
nation. They compose the one class
whose interests are everybody's in¬
terests. They are the producers, with¬
out whom we go naked and starve.
"1'here is a peaceful revolution go¬
ing on in Georgia, and the rest of the
South today, and, like any other revo¬
lution. it breeds considerable chaos be¬
fore the end is reached.
“The people are fighting to over¬
throw King Cotton and establish the
democracy of diversified farming, and.
though the Democrats are winning
right along, they must fight for a long
lime yet, before the revolution is final¬
accomplished. Every detail for mar¬
the new crops must be perfect¬
ed; new systems of credit based on
products other than cotton must be
established or diversified farming wiR
,ean „nothiinfc. t m-re than , q iveraifl ed,
Horse Guards Plan Ex’
Atlanta.--The Governor's
are planning a trip to the Pan¬
exposition in San Fran¬
next year. The organization is
to make trie best possible
showing upon this trip, and with this
end in view of arousing interest in
this organization and its trip the Horse
Guards paraded the streets of Atlanta.
The troops, with its own horses, which
it recently acquired, made a fine
showing. The troop had its buglers
out who made a merry martial din up
and down Peachtree. Quite the most
attractive feature of the parade, how¬
ever, was an army wagon load of pret¬
ty girls, which took part in the’ pro¬
cession. The Horse Guards propose
to charter a special train for the ex¬
position next year, taking all the mem¬
bers of the troops and as many of
tlieir friends and members of their
families as may wish to go along.
344 Carriers Delivered Mail
Atlanta.—Friday, Christmas Day,
was the greatest in the history of the
Atlanta postoffice. Due to the effi¬
ciency of the cle,rks and carriers and
because of the extensive improve¬
ments just completed in the office un¬
der Postmaster Bolling Jones, the de¬
partment “cleaned out” the building
and was ready to face unhampered
the routine work of Saturday. Thirty
wagons and 344 clerks and carriers
disposed of the immense mail. Not
only was there an enormous letter and
circular mail, but the parcel post
packages exceeded all expectations.
Approximately 70,000 packages were
handled and carried to the addresses.
Another remarkable thing was that of
the hundreds employed to cope with
this work, no single person failed to
be in his appointed place or asked
to be relieved.
Urge Use of “Minute Men”
Atlanta.—Conforming to plans which
he has been preparing to make At¬
lanta the best policed city in the
United States, Police Commissioner
Andy R. King has asked the police
department to make an estimate cov¬
ering the cost of adding thirty more
men to the present force. These men
will be known as the “minute men”
of the department
Happy Christmas At Federal Prison
Atlanta.—The words of the poet,
“stone walls do not a prison make,"
came as nearly proving true at the
Atlanta federal prison as they could
to any man who is not seated at
Christmas surrounded dinner, by his family in his own home, ] j
and friends,
The day was one of the brightest the
men behind the gray walls have ever j
seen. Beginning at ten o'clock in the i
morning prisoners were given a not- j
ing picture show of some eight or !
ten reels, including “The Last Days of j
Pompeii." The day was rounded out j j
by a big Christmas dinner.^ -
| f DOINGS AROUND |
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Georgia Guard Inspection
Atlanta.—The inspection itinerary
for the National Guard of Georgia for
next year has been approved by the
war department in Washington in so
far as it relates to the infantry
branch of the service.
Cavalry and artillery inspection
dates have not yet beeS approved, but
will be announced later. Here are
inspection dates for the First and Sec¬
ond regiments of infantry:
February 9, Macon, company B.
February 10, Macon, company F.
February 11, headquarters First bri¬
gade and headquarters Second infan¬
try.
February 12, Milledgeviile compa¬
ny C.
February 15, Macon, company C.
February 17, Barnesville, company G.
February 16, Columbus, company D.
February 8, Jackson, company A.
February 19, Griffin, company L, and
bait alien headquarters.
March I, Monroe, company H.
All of the above apply to the Second
regiment.
February 23, Augusta, company A.
February 24, Augusta, company D.
February 25, Augusta, company B
and battalion headquarters.
February 26, Waynesboro.
Dodd Bequest For Mercer
Atlanta.—The supreme court revers.
ed the lower court in sustaining de¬
murrers raised by heirs of Mrs. Bar¬
bara C. Dodd, who left a large part,
of her valuable estate to Mercer Uni¬
versity.
The reversal was given because the
court sustained a demurrer to that
part of the caveat which set up mono¬
mania on the part of the testatrix.
The supreme court enters into a
learned dissertation on monomania
and delusional insanity. It states that
the code recognizes such a thing as
monomania as effecting testamentary
capacity, but that not every delusion
will deprive one of such capacity.
It wars held that sufficient evidence
was produced to set up the charge of
monomania, and that this issue sliouio
not have been demurred out of court.
It is said that the bequest to Mer¬
cer would amount to a large sum.
Boost Given To Girl Canners
Atlanta.—Results of the Girls' Can
ning club movement in the Southel
states, promoted jointly by the dept
raent of agriculture at Washington,
C., and the general education
are detailed in an installment of
latter organization's annual rej
made public. “The method is
”ibt
, «.nt, cul¬
tivate and plant. perfect" Tfiir gy OwTii f*Mhe
tomato Meanwhile ponabie
canning outfits have been provided, to
be set up out of doors, in the orchard
or the garden and trained teachers of
domestic science instruct the local
teachers in the best methods. When
the tomatoes are ripe the girls come
together, now at one home and now at
another, to can the product. It is
done in the most up-to-date fashion.
The girls are taught the necessity of
scrupulous cleanliness; they sterilize
utensils and cans, seal and label, and
indeed manufacture an easily market¬
able product. Three hundred and
twenty-five girls were registered the
first year three thousand the next, 23.*
550 in the year following, in 1913 that
were upward of thirty thousand in
fourteen different states.”
The Farmers' Opportunity
Atlanta.—Dr. Andrew M. Soule, pres¬
ident of the State College of Agricul¬
ture, at Athens, who has done more
than probably any other man in the
state to encourage the live stock indus¬
try. has recently issued a most inter¬
esting address, entitled "The Farm¬
ers’ Opportunity,” in which he gives
detail and explicit advice with refer¬
ence to the cattle industry.
In this address, Doctor Soule calls at¬
tention to the fact that corn and oats
are abnormally high, due to war con¬
ditions, and for that reason a substi¬
tute feed must be used in order that a
fair profit may be made on cattle-rais¬
ing. He highly recommends the use of
cotton seed meal in making up ra¬
tions for horses and mules.
397 Bales of Cotton For State Farm
Atlanta.—Advices from Milledgeviile
state that the Georgia State
prison farm this year produced 397
bales of cotton as against 234 bales
for the year 1913, a gain of 163 bales.
The last of the state farm cotton
has been ginned and if this year’s
crop could be sold at the same price
as last year's crop was sold for the
gain in value of the crop of this year
would be more than $11,000 over that
of the past year. The en ire yield
of the cotton produced on the state
farm this year is stored in the ware¬
house at the state farm, none of it
so far having been sold, and it is not
yet known when it will be put on the
market.
258 Arrests Made Christmas
Atlanta.—Reports at police station
showed that the police made 25S ar¬
rests between four o'clock Christinas
Eve and ten o’clock Christmas Night.
Last year for the two days there
were only 16S arests. Of the 258 this
year 89 cases were made on charges ;
of “drunk.” 2S for carrying firearms j
or for discharging firearms, and 21
for shooting firecrackers on the j
streets. At Grady hospital it '
was
stated that some forty negroes had
come in for treatment of knife or pis
tol wounds, received while celebrating
the day.
Time it! Papej
ait Stomach!
mirt
Do some foods
taste good, but wj
into stubborn luml
sour, gassy stomf
Mrs. Dyspeptic, joJ f
Diapepsin digests
nothing to sour an|
never certainly was anything
effective,
badly your stomach! relhf
will get happy
but what pleases y.J
strengthens sud reg
ach so you can eat y|
without fear.
You feel different
Diapepsin” comes in
stomach—distress just 11
stomach gets sweet, no
ing, no eructations of uf §
Go now, make the be
you ever made Pape’s by getting Diapeil
cent case of
needless store. You it realize is in five r|
to suffer fri
tion, dyspepsia or bad Biot \
Had a Familiar Sou*
It was juBt after spring
She was reading in a low,
voice:
"When the packing begins in e
it seems as though there could
spot on the earth's surface uns'
en.”
He roused himself from a son,
lent attitude In an easy chair.
“Who wrote that, Maria? He's b
through It, whoever he is. I wonde
who he married?”
“Why, you great stupid,” said she,
■'It’s Amundsen writing about the ice.'
—Stray Stories.
CLEAR YOUR
By Daily Uae
Dint
You
superci
your sl¬
ing bet|
blotche
sonIp of
bands of
Sample
Skin Boo^
Dept.Y.l
Want
Comme
ship now
made in
Sergeant
Marine
The ea
pointing out
away, said:
“You see that ship?"
“Aye, aye, sir,” said the gunner.
“You see the officer on deck?”
“Aye, aye, sir.”
“Well, you hit him in tbe eye with
a 16-inch shell."
“Aye, aye, sir. Which eye, sir?”
asked the gunner.
SUP OF FIGS FOR
It is cruel to force nails'
harsh physic into a
sick child.
Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the “dose” mother insisted
on — castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you feugh’
against taking them.
With our children it’s different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don’t realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found¬
ed. Their tender little "insides” are
injured by them.
If your child’s stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli¬
cious “California Syrup of Figs.” Its
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless “fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet¬
en the stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor¬
row.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle
of “California Syrup of*Figs,” which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
His Explanation.
"There will have to be new rules
made here, or I shall give notice,” said
the hello girl in the telephone office to
the chief clerk.
“Why, what’s the trouble?”
“Well, some of the things said over
the wires are not fit for me to hear."
"Oh, that's all right,” was his flip¬
pant rejoinder. “You can't expect to
work around electricity and not get
shocked!"—Philadelphia Record.
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure your Rheumatism and all
kinds of aches and pains—Neuralgia,
Cramps. Colic, Sprains. Braises, Cuts,
Old Sores, Burns, etc. Antiseptic
Anodyne. Price 25c.—Adv.
Literal Travel.
"Did you take the fast express out
of New York?”
“No; tbs engineer did."
