The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, August 10, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Marictta Tonrnal JOURNAL, ESTABLISHED 1856 VOL. 51. | ARTILLERY AT - | q High Explosive Shell Used In Practice Bounced } Over Kennesaw. I The first to fall before the fire of the new American army died Wedneg-l day night on the historic battle] gr(;un(i of Kennesaw Mountain. One white woman and three negro men were the victims of one of the new high explosive shells which were be ing tested out against the sides of' «Little Kennesaw.” The last shot fired is supposed to have struck some coft clay that turned its course and caused it to go over the mountain. Mrs. Seth Harris was instantly Miled, a fragment of the shell liter elly tearing her heart out, according to testimony at the coroner’s inquest She was the wife of Mr. Seth Harris, who works for the L. & N. Railroad and lives near the Kennesaw Marble Co. Mr. Harris was very sick and could not be told about his wife’s " tragic death Wednesday night. The other three vietims were ne groes. Charlie Martin, cut through the head and abdomen and had many small cuts over his body. Jim Holleman, Sr., had both legs and one hand shot off and his other arm badly cut. Jim. Holleman, Jr., 17 years old, had one foot torn off and a large artery in his thigh was cut. The first two negroes were killed instantly and the last named died several hours later at Dr. Nolan’s sanitarium. Coroner Booth held an inquest at the court house Thursday afternoon. The first witness was Nettie Thomas, a negro woman. She testified that she was going into the garden behind a small barn when the shell explod ed. She was badly stunned and when she recovered she found Mrs. Harris and two of the negro men dead. She went for help, being too excited to know anything else to do. Abe Peeples, an old negro man, said he saw the shell explode about 300 feet away. When he got to the scene he found all dead except Jim Holleman, who said “I’'m pretty bad ly shot, what are you going to do.” Peeples told Holleman he would get a doctor, and then went for help. ~ Col. Lytle Brown, Chairman of the military board that investigated the shooting testified. He said Major Wood was senior instructor of the battery consisting of four guns. They Wwere firing at a point 200 yards from Clays mill on the Dallas road near Pleasant Grove Church. The target Was on the south side of little Ken- Nesaw about one fourth of the dis tance up the side and 2,100 yards from the guns. He said the firing Stopped close to six o’clock and a bout seven o’clock word came to the ‘amp that the last shot Killed four People. Col Noyes immediately sent an ambulance and surgeons to the fténe but other parties had removed Itr}rl:n:(i“i (lmd injured. A board was the HU‘: Zfaplxl)omte(.i to investigate gy o the accldgnt and went “"nerL ,;mnt on the St'llesboro road Thevﬁnt:u: fatal explosion too place. and‘f.“““‘e a thorough examination o~ rom marks on trees and on the i;(("l““\‘ Were convinced that the shell e;rp;'(w In the air. It was a high f;f‘e"“}e shell with delayed action Stfii\-(‘\:“wh 15 set off when the shell e . 1».It was the verdict of this of the :‘dt tng shell str}lck the side sufﬁ;x,,.},‘,‘“untém a glancing blow but B « to set.off the fuse and ex th ©0 in the air after passing over *¢ mountain, (.af;(“'/""';"\\‘n said that the greatest shot been taken in firing each L ‘ -f.»rder to avoid just such W«c “ent. He said the sights were ;rv“. e tach shot and every move -7 Was checked to be doubly sure. ..l 't accident cast a gloom over the «A.... " rounty and especially the sol- E e No move firing will be n this vicinity., wai "'b <t' le(‘t of the coroner’s jury Wbl was accidental, Coroner’s Verdict We, the jury empanelled to investigate the death of Mrs. Seth Harris, Charlie Martin, James Hollemn':, Sr., and James Holleman, °* Jr., find the following verdict: These parties came to their death as the result of the explosion of a shell, and after investigating the same, we are of the opinion that it was purely accidental. We ﬁnd‘ all parties deeply regretful over this sad affair, and we failed to find any criminal responsibility. ! This the 9th day of August, 1917. J. M. STONE, DR. W. H. PERKINSON, [ CHAS. F. WARD, J. wW. HARDEMAN, P. W. CAMP, @ E. D. C. HAMES. ATTORNEYS CHOSEN FOR SMYRNA LOAN ASSOCIATION The Smyrna Farm Loan Associa tion has elected Col. John H. Boston and Hon. John P. Cheney to act as attorneys for them in examining ti tles and other legal matters. These two lawyers are unusually well quali fied to handle this work and their connection with the association will add greatly to its value. In publishing the account of the organization we had the ‘initials of Mr. Barnes wrong. It should have been M. F. instead of W. A. Barnes. Red Cross Notes COBB COUNTY CHAPTER. B. G. Brumby, Cnairman, Mrs. John M. Graham, Vice-Chair man, : J. J. Daniell, Treasurer, Miss Mabel Cortelyou, Secretary. This Red Cross as it now stands, reconstructed, revitalized, makes its personal appeal to every man, wo man and child in the Union. It’s not a Red Cross that belongs to an or ganization; it’s not a charity. It’s simply a big, democratic, fed eralized human proposition for handling our boys at home and a broad and for heartening our allies. We're bound to have criticism—so let the criticism be as helpful as pos sible. And for the sake of the few who sit on the side lines and jeer at all endeavor, I think we’ll have to hang out the placard I once saw in a little Western church. That pla card read: “Do not shoot the or ganist! he’s doing the best he can.” ; HENRY P. DAVISON, Chairman War Council. - The newest members of the Red Cross added to the Cobb County Chapter are Miss Ida Leßoche Brum by and Miss Emily Caroline Haynes, these two patriotic young Misses earned their membership fee of $1 each by selling home-made candy, and they are now the proud possessors of a receipt for the annual dues and of a Red Cross pin. These little ladies are planning to earn money so that they may— Do their bit! The Red Cross Work-room was opened Monday. The Marietta Branch, of which Miss Laura Margaret Hoppe is chair man, has a large supply of work ready for the willing helpers. Any one desiring to help with the sewing, either at the work-room or at home, can register with the Chairman of the day at the Work-room. The Red Cross Society does not allow the work taken into a home where there is any contagious diseases. Mrs. A. D. Grant is the Chairman of the Cobb County Chapter Pur chasing Committee, and will be glad to assist any Branch in the County in the_purchasing of supplies. The little girls of the Smyrna Branch have a unique plan to raise funds for their Red Cross work. They are colleéting eggs from friends ev ery week, only one egg is requested, and yet they collected and sold $2.10 worth the first week. They plan to earn enough in this way to equip one hospital outfit for a soldier. One egg means very little to an in dividual and the total collection mean: comfort to our boys at the front. The Powder Springs Branch has now thirty merxbers, and the en ‘thusiasm in the werk is growing. AND COURIER S—— ———— A —eeeee et ettt Aottt MARIETTA, GA., FRIDAYMORNING, AUGUST 10, 1917. DIVISION MEETING I. 0 .0. F. AUGUST 14. The Twentieth Semi-Annual Con vention of the 19th Division I. Q. O. F. of Georgia will be held with Free Home Lodge No. 385 in Cherokee County ten miles east of Canton, Ga., on August 14th and-15th, 1917. All lodges of the division are ex pected to be represented. Grand Mas ter J. E. Bodehamer and Grand Sec retary T. H. Robertson will be pres ent. An interesting program has been arranged. Mrs. Setze is knitting wash cloths for the Marietta Branch to supply the hospital outfits. She has already knit 80 sponges for the surgical sup plies of the Atlanta Chapter. A most generous offer of a Benefit for the Marietta Branch has been made by Mr. Marchman, with ten per cent of the receipts from the picture “Womanhood.” The Red Cross girls will act as ushers. This picture is considered in the same class with the Birth of a Nation and the committee wishes to take this opportunity to thank Mr. March man for this expression of his sym pathy with the great work we all are trying to do for the Red Cross at this time. The committee hopes that every one who possibly can do so will help the benefit to be a great success. While at the same time the public is having a wonderful opportunity to witness one of the finest pictures to be seen anywhere. The picture will be shown in August. RED CROSS HONOR ROLL. In this Honor Roll will be publish ed each week the names of those who contribute to the Red Cross in either funds or material. The Cobb County Times page of the 28th of June contributed by the following, netted the local Branch $43.45: Brumby Garage, Marietta Ice & Coal *Co., Hygiene Laundry, Bullard Bros. Stables, J. H. Groves, Insurance, W. P. Dobbs, Groceries, A. L. Conyers, Groceries, Dobbs Hardware Co., E. G. Gilbert & Co., Merchants & Farmers Bank, City of Marietta, V. B. Waddell, Clerk, Mc- Neel Marble, Marietta Knitting Co., First National Bank, Sessions Loan & Trust Co., J. A. G. Anderson, Liv ery, McClure Ten Cent Co., Brumby Furniture Co., Kennesaw Mountain Farm, R. H. Northcutt, Owner, N. M. Mayes, Livery, Sales and Feed Sta bles, Brumby Chair Co., “Cigars for the Man Who Knows,” N. K. Smith, Equitable Life Ins., Geo. D. Ander son, Atty., Lawson Fields, Printer, Kown and Matthews, Groceries, W. G. Owenby & Co., Postal Telegraph Co., Dobbs and Gurley, Ins., Black Builders Supply Co., W. C. McCol lum, Tailor, F. E. A. Schilling, Hard ware, W. P. Stephens, Building Ma terial; Kennesaw Meat Market, Ben son Bros. & Co., Connor, Camp & McCleskey Co., Marietta Coca-Cola Co., Dr.L. L: Blair, Brown & Allgood, Groceries, W. & A. & L. & N. R. R,, Fate Hyde, Agent, Smith, & Ward, Groceries, Dixie Bakery, W. E. Schil ling, Ins., Anderson Bros., Medford Grocery Co., T. W. Read, The Cloth ier, Norton Hardware Co., T. L. Wal lace Clothing Co., Collins Bros. Drug gists, Daniell Bros., Jewelers, E. L. Faw, Groceries, Griffith’s Pharmacy, Marietta Trust & Banking Co., J. D. Malone, Real Estate and Loansg, Cash Grocery Co. : The work-room and Headquarters STUDENT OFFICERS l -~ WAR EXPERIENCE r March and Camp in Mud and ~ Rain For Ten Days As | Final Training. i As a finishing touch to their three ‘months training the student officers at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, spent almost the entire week “hiking’” and camping in Cobb County. They ‘stopped at Smyrna on the way to Ma rietta, and while here camped in the ‘pasture back of Clay’s Mill on the ‘Dallas road. From this point they ‘marched and maneuvered over the surrounding country. The artillery got in some real practice firing a gainst the side of Kennesaw Mountain and the entire time was taken up in real work under warlike conditions. The rain never hindered them at all. While torrents poured these young men worked and marched and moved camp just as though the sun was shining, and never was a com plaint heard. Several succumbed to the strain and had to be taken to the hospital, but generally they all stood it well and feel that they have gone through conditions pretty much as they will find them in Europe. One officer who had been in the United States army for 29 years said that he had never seen anything like it. He had been everywhere the ar my had but no rain and mud like they found in Cobb had ever been encountered by him. In spite of it all, however, these young men who three months ago were mostly young business men and accustomed to stay #ag indoors and taking life pretty easy, just went through it like veter ans. We saw three long columns of them coming up the Dallas road Wed nesday in the heaviest downpour of the week, all smiling, some singing, but all apparently happy and enjoy ing it.. If the Germans think they are going to have a bunch of “office boys” to fight they are greatly mis taken. These Americans can take to anything quicker than any other peo ple and when these young men get to Europe they will surely “take to” the Germans: The sight filled us with pride and confidence and we can certainly congratulate the young men who have stood the test, and also the men who have trained them. DEATH OF MISS GOODRUM. .Miss Carrie Goodrum died Sunday morning at ten o’clock at the sani tarium in Smyrna after an illness of two weeks. She was a sister of Mrs. Mildred Fain, with whom she lived on Cole street, and an aunt of® Miss Ollie Fain and Mrs. E. Q. Gaddy. The funeral service was conducted at the Black Chapel by Dr. J. H. Pat ton, as her pastor, Dr. Rembert Smith was out of town. The pall-bearers were J. M. Stone, T. W. Florence, N. J. Kile, W. G. Owenby, George Griffin and M. A. Dobbs. The inter ment was in the city cemetery. The hymns “In the Christian’s Home in Glory” and “Home of the Soul” were sung by Mrs. Charlie Ste phens, Mrs. Charlie Northcutt, Mes srs. Frank Hardeman and E. L. Moore. Mrs. E. Q. Gaddy, of LaGrange, came up to attend the funeral. DEATH OF MRS. HAMBY. - Mrs. B. J. Hamby died Friday morning at 2 o’clock. The funeral and interment will take place Sunday morning at 11 o’clock at Malony Springs. for the Red Cross Society has been generously donated by Mr. Ed Gil bert. It is located in the Gilbert Buil ding on Washington Avenue, former ly occupied by the Brumby Furniture Company. Benefit sales have been given un solicited by the following merchants: W. A. Florence, $2O; M. D. Hodges $10; Representing 10 per cent of the cash sales for the day of the sale. W. A. Sams, $12.08; 50 per cent of the soda fountain receipts for the af ternoon sale, The Honor Roll will be continued next week, FARMERS WILL GO TO ATHENS NEXT WEEK Dr. D. E. Sawyer is going to con duct a touring party to Athens on next Wednesday morning to attend the State College. The 15th and 16th of August will be Special Farmers Visiting day and a special program has been arranged. If you have an automobile you will do well to take a day or two off and go with this party. Dr. Sawyer requested that all par ties who intend to go meet him at the court house in Marietta next Wednesday morning at 7:30 o’clock. He promises you a trip worth while. PATRIOTIC RALLY OF HOME GUARD FRIDAY A patriotic rally will be held by the Marietta Home Guard at the Court House Friday night. Hon. C. Murphey Candler, of Atlanta, will be the principal speaker and several pro minent Marietta citzens will also speak. There will be patriotic music and an extremely interesting evening is promised all who attend. Such success has been met with in organizing the Marietta company that it is now hoped the organization can be extended to cover the county. | The Home Guard is an organiza tion to take the place of the National Guard which has been called away and it is a necessary as well as a patriotic organization. It will be composed of men who are not sub ject to draft into the regular army. LOCAL U. S. MARINE WITH FIRST AMERICAN DIVI SION IN FRANCE. Among the “First to Fight” Ma rines who have gone to France is John H. Sewell, a Private of the 43rd Company, according to advices just made public. Private Sewell, who is the son of Robt. E. Sewell, of Marietta, Ga., en listed in the United States Marine Corps at its Atlanta recruiting sta tion July 11, 1916. He has displayed such marked mi litary ability and daring that he was among the first to be chosen to “do his bit"” oveseas. The Marines who have been selected to represent their country first in the war for de mocracy are proud of the recogni tion bestowed upon them and they go with best wishes of the entire na tion. Our readers may well be proud of the local boy and wish him the best of success as U. S. Marine—one who is willing to die, if necessary, to up hold the honor of his home and country. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to those who were so kind to us in the illness and death of our dear husband and father. May God’s richest blessings rest upon them all. MRS. M. E. RICHARDSON, and Children. TRUSTEES ELECTION An elction for trustees of the Cobb county schools will be held in the va rious school houses or other conveni ent places August 20, from two to five P. M. All vacancies should be filled whether caused by expiration of term, death, or removal of trustee from the district. Returns should be made to the County Superinten dent for the Bcard of Education. By order of the Board of Education of Cobb County. BERNARD AWTREY, Supt. Aug. 10—17. MONEY TO LOAN We have several thousand dollars on hand for good real estate loans. Can make good farm loans at 6% interest, No delay. See us if you want to borrow money. HOLLAND & McCLESKEY, ATTORNEYS REYNOLDS BUILDING, MARIETTA, GA. COURIER, ESTABLISHED 1901 Kennesaw Plant Quits While Changes Being Made In City Wells. ‘ Many have been the troubles with ‘Marietta's water supply during the past ten years. This week, in spite ‘of the rain the supply was short. The ‘trouble is the supply is not equal to ‘the demand but other wells are be ing bored and it is hoped that enough to offset the increased demand caused by the Kennesaw plant shutting down will be met. The McNeel Marble Company re ported Thursday that they would probably have to close dewn before night because of the supply failing Mr. McNeel said that the Kenne saw plant shut dewn on Aug. Ist and that all the factories in tewn were now using city water. This has greatly increased the demand, A Journal representative called on members of the water board and the situation was explained. The wells ‘have been shut down one at a time ‘while new deep well pumps are being installed. This has caused a shortage of supply. Also the cloging down of !the Kennesaw Plant has caused the city to have to supply all customers ‘of this system, and on top of it all the officers training camp near town drank up about as much as one or two wells would supply., It was like adding an extra size city to the city mains when all the factories and the soldiers were taken on, but with the soldiers gone and with the last well about ready it is thought that the new well will bring the supply up to the demand. The pump for the last well is in the depot now, but the wa ter board requests that everybody use as little water as possible for a few days until things are running normal again. The new pumps, it is said, will reduce the cost of pumping from 35% to 50% over the present sys tem, It will not do to have the facto ries shut down and we hope that the water board will soon succeed in furnishing more than enough. ROME GOLFERS TO BE IN MARIETTA AUG 15. On account of the rain the Rome IGolfers requested that the tourna ment with the local club be post poned until next Wednesday. The tuncheon that had been planned for the visitors will be held that day and the regular club dinner will be neld Thursday night, August 16. EDITORS OF ATLANTA JOURNAL PRCMOTED TO FILL VACANCIES Atlanta, Ga., Aug 6.—The manag ing editor of The Atlanta Journal is now John Paschall, formerly city editor, who began newspaper work as a cub reporter and has worked his way to the top. He is a Vanderbilt graduate and has a hest of friends throughout the south. On the death of the late James R. Gray, editor of The Journal, Majer John 8. Cohen, managing editor, succeeded to Mr. Gray’s position, and Mr. Paschall suc ceeded Major Cohen. The city edi tor of The Journal is now Harllee Branch, formerly capitol reporter and political writer of the Journal. NO 32.