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STRIKERS GAINING
DIDN’T SEND COPY
GERMANY EVERYWHERE FACES
CRITICAL LABOR INREST
and minority wings of the socialists
—•the Scheldemann following and
the Haase-Liebknecht faction—
. which may lead ; to their organize',
j tion into a powerful united party.
. t ' I A “council of 500“ has been cre-
~ . ated in Berlin as a nucleus for such
n||i r ^ a reconstructed party. The circum-
KUlL stances and the personnel of this
| body bear a striking resemblance to
♦»-- , | the germ from which Russian bol-
„ _ . . _ , • T ^ shevikism blossomed forth into its
Pr«.s Dispatchcx t« Neutral Coun- p resent dominating position. Tlje
. tries Tell Of Widespread Unrest— G J erI " an organization is indeed call-
x , ed “workmen s council, the only
Dwire for I*e4»ce Is Evident-^ thing lacking to make the Russian
_ parallel complete being “soldiers’
AVorkman’s Council Is Formed— delegates.”
Socialist I/eaders Head Movement J • Aorwaerts, the official Ger-
T^~ \ ; man socialist organ, significantly
The strikes in Germany apparent- points out’in a general editorial,
‘We Germans proceed slowly but
been and apparently still is, sweep-
Lng Germany. One of its immediate
results was the first step toward a _ . - .
conciliation between * the majority i p^IHd ♦fot Telegraph
Speech to Wilson
surely” and leaders in speeches em-
ly are growing in magnitude. In
Berlin, alone, according to press dis- . .. 4 ..i-.
- ’ ^ h phasi^e that “German patience is
patches reaching neutral countries j on g suffering but there is an end
from •Germany, 700,000 men and to it.” ^ 1j
women have ceased work, while in fragmentary dispatches told
Kiel, in towns along the Ithine, in of a f reat conflagration in the grain
the Westphalian coal regions and reported, to incendiarism by revo-
other districts in tli«> «“mpire. includ- lutionaries. Philip Schridt inann him
ing Bavaria, the situation is serious. is a member of the “workmen's
Additional Socialist leaders in va-
• council.” an “action commission’-’ of
rious German towns have been ar-s
ten men and women has been nam-
r*• ->* • I t)« <ause of their activities in 0< * t
fomenting strikes or by reason of i* 1 ® atrike, dispatches are^
their hostile attitude towards the ron ^ . r * n ^' , * ie,n . r ^f rc ”
policy of the militaristic elements 8 f nt 1 8 exce ^* n K*>' K*’ ave al1 ^
with regard to peace and franchise ^hat the empirt* s whole war indus-
reforWs t trjr^ is tied up. On Monday half a
... .'million workmen were idle lir Mer-
IM ‘ u '’ ,,u{ . T Hamburg, one of |j n a | onf . n no t ,| U n,. f i». a r from
fBree 'cities of the German empire t j ie va g ue news that the Beylin cen-
and Its two Prussian subu.bs Wads- Hor |n whether that was
be,k and Altona were placed In a lhe |n fh# . |ab<>r uamt wheth .
siege, Th** strike which i- f , r || w -as settled or Is still growing
It It* grip faster ant faster k | #|| | arroU nts. all the Import-
upon the Whole empire. gtH beyond ant plaf|tfl |n ||( . r|ln ana
‘r* tro1 aglteontlea ta th# ur j M| | lllJ j virtually shut down.
The story that Count Czernln told
Austrian delegates he had sent a
copy of his war aims speech to Pres
ident Wilson in advance of delivery
was exploded by a cable received
at the state department quoting an
extract from the Berliner Tageblatt
explaining that in refusing to trans
mit his address directly to the pres
ident, Czernin said he would get it
“immediately .by telegraph.”
The Berliner Tageblatt said: “It
would be wrong to take Czernin’s
statement too literally and. to be
lieve that the American president
received directly or indirectly from
Austria a special report *on the
speech. The facts are as follows:
“A Socialist delegate requested
Czernin to transmit his reply to
Wilson through the intermediary-of
a neutral country. Czernin refused,
saying Wilson would get it, * the
speech, immediately .by telegraph.
Thus the expression ‘at the same
hour’ is not. to be taken literally.
With the exception of Czechs and«the
Socialists who proposed sending the
statement to Wilson, others were
satisfied with’* Czernin’s reply.. It
can be said that there was no direct
communication and that the goofl of
ficers of neutrals* were not request
ed.”
wtate of
tighten!
the ship workers In Hamburg had
fourth greatest iwul of maritime
,,a ‘ ! *! ‘ n »"'W Tli«* p<>i>alatk>B ovt. ikr navy yard ro»n and
..( Ilamhura and Iho taro •abarba wnrk , r . „ Kiri -mhor-
riM-rd. ««••• mlllloa. Tbr iraatMt. fommuai o*man naval ablp-
...mmrr,UI rtly uf .be Kuropean bmM(ll , vlaal u l,^.^ had
.oniin. in |. In I be tbroea of Iba , lnlrk aM ia lfcr „ |rk
avaveal tol...r Irnuble flpriMf ba. aa 4 Weriph.lta were walklac
W** 1 * baa %bdo»#. b , I k e ibuaaaada
* Not a wheel |w iwrning The work*
er» of Hamnurg ha«e taken the lesd
in a«tlng -uV'O the deft flung b>
t*r rnt.tti> • labor ln*o the fa< I «if
Junker«l«»m. The great iron work*.
AGREES ON TERMS
TO SEND MILLII
r» ■'
OUR ARMY TO BE MEASURED
BY NECESSITY OF WAR
♦ . ——» -
500,000 IN FRANCE SOON
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S<x*. Baker Says V. S. W’ar Plans 1)^
pend Vpon HapiMmings Abroad—
(■Ives New . Hevelations Before
Committee — Crowder
Semite
W’orks
to
Secure New Registra
tion for CIaisk One.
Other millions of American sol
diers if nced<xl, will follow the mil
lion and h half men America ex
pects to have in France before the
(Mid of this year.
The fighting fot'be of the United
Stated can be strengthened by an
other million men without serious
delay. Secretary Baker said Tuesday
night.
hours the secretary talked to a room
crowded ( to ita doors. He. said it
was the 'longest speech he had ever
made in'his life. The senate com
mittee abandoned Its own room for
a larger one in the senate office
building. An hour before the ap
pointed time a throng stood in the
lobbies, but only about 250 persons
heard the secretary. These were
composed chiefly of the committee,
congressmen, . newspaper,, reporters
and women spectators who carried
their knitting with them.
^ For the most part the secretary^
Was not interrupted. He came arm
ed with a mass of papers but referr
ed to them seldom, speaking in his
customary clear, incisive language,
without effect and in a logical pro
gression. His remarkable vocabu
lary was used to best advantage in
many striking phrases and smiles
such as:
. “France was a white sheet of pa
per so far as we were concerned.
On that sheet we had to write not
only ah army but the means of
maintaining an army.”
There was the strangest contrast
in the secretary's attitude toward the
committee as compared with his pre
vious experiences. He did not in
dulge in his cigar—in fact smok
ing was prohibited in the stuffy,
crowded room and while having com-
, A . A A . plete command of himself, he was
If it U more man-power that thej V( . ry ,. ar ,. fll| leave Jio. ln.prew.lon
BOY AND GIRL DIE
♦
TRAGEDY OVERTAKES Y0UT1-
FUL MISLED COUPLE
MURDER AND SUICIDE
IjMIImImuhc •Accept* Statement*
\VII*on tv»«l l.l«‘}«l tyeorge
of
lb»* va»t »fct|»%av«U. Ike rot to* mill*
il>e|gg * fr«i*bll»bm»au.
bfewerte*. « Ke MI Ira I pUnt* •»«! mil
imi ygrtU Mg i«U* vfcil* mb? ifeeti
Kveg Krupp* big gun and muni
tions plant at KMen was reported
to he wevTously affected by the
lM*turbanr^« and riots • were
tacnelv reporied fr«»ni Berlin. Hun*
reflnurm. #tg ianother ht« •hiphnlMlM§ port.i
Borhnm. Ihu big mining town.
Frankfort on-the Vain, and rologne
»an«l» of w«»rkcra ••aBenly an alt the Thu mmwwm , vuu fa*l •pmndlug
MWUf from Hrrtlu | ihnsugh the pfwftpeuu udtlrea apMI
Thu capital lUelf la runt aM •hah Ftectrlc and airplane plaau hud
en by labo* truuMeg |«a rummer- heeu rbaaed up at lArh'erfcld. Her-
ulul life and that In nil Ha anhnrha. ingadorf and Johanniathal.
!• pavaHred Intu every part uf the' In the far* uf fhta nallua-vtde
neua haa npmn4> and a dKhrdlulln nnruat. which threuiena nut unty
neua haa apreud. and nil dmpntrhua grave Internal nphenvnl. hnt a Hu
indicate that there la but one end nt! mennrea Iflndenhnrg a proud plan
the rrtala paaalbte—peace - d It h Hue- fur a anpreme mash In I ha weal, the
ala an Unaala a terms With the an-' entire nun • ortaHat proas la fmaiftr
netatlunlsta bullying uf the hulahe- In Ita plea* dcanartatloae. threats
vikl at Hreat-Utarah the truu»*ic «nd rajuUaas of Germaay'a labor
started, first la Auatna-Mnngary. ‘ *>Hheta anrh as Gen. Ourener naad
In Germany. Now Teuton before hi* fall In the Inal big
impathy with Bolshevikt*m ••Hhe. whea he told a delegnilaa of
ed lata n nation-wide strike narkera that these whe struck dnr*
campaign. In whfrh typical BoUhe-1 »*« «nr nera “Ian dugs.** have heea
vtst weapon* are used ^ | rummon In the a p— Oarmgn press
la Haaibata iha —fa at Iha - *" *M*Oay. wham lb* aarari ba
•Ivtba la Bmii. wrtoaa Ibaa aha. I *** '• aa»a«a >ab.i«iiiu>
The .marquis of Laatisdowne. In an
address said that he coucuned en
tirely with the 'recent speeches of
havid Lloyd George, the British
prime minhfter. and I'rnsident Wil
lson on peace aims.
“I believe all of ns are ready to
prolong this war. as terrible ns It Is.
until we ran get g dean pence.”
said the leader of the opposition in
the house of lords.
I<erd Laasdowae added that the
time for’obtaining such n peace
should not he too long delayed and
that no opportunity should be neg
lected la bring It nearer
The speaker said he jiccepted
whole-heartedly the suggestion ef
Mr Lloyd George that territorial
U neat Has should he sullied on the
hn*'s of national *elf determination
The >peerh of f*oaat ton Hrrtltat
the Imperial German chancellor, wa*
a d I* appoint meal la him. Ijtrd I .an *
mmm dMMNh *
**t think nobody weald ha more
allies need, this country stands ready
to supply it. Expansion of the na
tion's war machine will be continu
ous. The full measure of buttle ef
ficiency America is to contribute Is
limited only by the needs of the war
situation. « /, l ' •
If it is found-that munitions and
supplies are the vital need. the.Unit
ed Star*** will h«* preptred to meet
this demand. 'j'he most effective
a*«l«tnnre in c«»operation with the
that he was in the slighte*Ht degree
opposed to criticism or suggestion,
that the secretary’s endeavor to
Committee members, said afterwards
prove that he was not antagonistic
to the inquiry was marked, and was
appreciated
“It’s a healthy spirit.** said a Re-
toiblicaft member Vand I think It will
help the situation materially on both
►ide».“
Secretary Baker was very prompt
Young: Girl 8hot to Death in Room
v ’ * v. . r“ v
of College Students, Who Permit-
ted Her to Stay There With So-
Called “Betrothed”—Man ITien
general allied piograth Is the la*k i m hi* appearance at the committee
to which the people In this country
will bend lh**ir energies. «*
• Tt»r future c«»u»*c «*f this tpxerw-
•»*rul will ht* dt* rfiilie*! by «levrh»|*-
NH*nt« In Fuwbpe. said hevretary
llaker. The secri'tnry elaborated on
r«»om. He entered just at 1« aftd
at once began his dental that his de
part metit was In no way a* black as
h id been painted.
While man) thing* disclosed !m
.. pies»ed. the (ommlttrv was frankly
J hls svnlement before the senate nii| * antsred when told that men of thlr-
Mary affalts cximmltte** with regard nalional army divisional
|to the general plan for America's! r *i*M *re ready to go today or nt
where, heranse, hand-in-hand with
the labor strife goes the antagonism
against FmsaUn military methods
HI ace |tl& Hamburg has been n
free slate and city and proud of her
frer*fom Before that she had belong
ed for some time la France la |S?t
she became a member of the new
German empire bat ns a free state.
Dispatches .from the kaiser's cap*
Ital and from polntq along the DntcJi
border showed, however, that tha
movement ha*- taken on proportions
(hat cannot be exaggerated In the
seriousness of their bearing upon
German Internal unity. Sweeping
demands have been made by the new
ly-formed council of workmen* In
whose executive committee Philip
Scheldemann, the majority Socialist
leader, has joined hands with such
ladicals as Haase and Ijedebour.
There is every indication that be
hind the whole strike movement is
the determination on the part of the
Socialist leader to try to force peace
before Hindenburg strikes his much-
advertised blow in the west. Scheide-
mann, in his reply to Count von
Hertling's peace aims speech, vir
tually announced this with his
query: .“Suppose Paris and Calais
are taken will that end the w’ar 9 ”
And his own answer: “No, we wMll
still have America to fight.”
One dispatch today, which indi
cated that the labor agitation has
borne fruit at last among the garri
sons in the large cities, was to the
effect that troops calkd out in the
Berlin suburbs to quell strike dis
turbances refused to fire on the
strikers.
Other advices told of clashes be
tween troops and strikers resulting
in many casualties. There w’ere also
reports of mutinies at Kiel and on
the east front, in which officers were
said to have been killed by soldiers.
These are, how r ever, unconfirmed.
Vorwaerts, the majority Socialist
organ, says the attitude of‘‘the strik
ers everywhere is becoming more
and morp threatening.
. The situation in Austria is consid
erably obscured by the lack of di
rect information. Roundabout dis
patches, however, picture conditions
as ’.extremely grave. Troops were
said to be pourjng into Prague^ the
Bohemian capital^ to suppress city-
wide disorders. One dispatch said
the whole recent Austrian strike
movement was instigated by Aus
trian soldiers with the tacit consent
of thel^ office* f.
.Late frontier advices foreshadow
ed n move Ayr the German labor
leaders to have the relchstag con
vened In extraordinary session and
then to force n th
the issnea of 4he
•wrprlaed lhal ton Iferlllen,
speaker sold. “If he thohght we were
■wing to hand ever Gibraltar. Hong
K one a ad arfVne other little g Barters
of the forth **
MAH. SEMIS NAVY
w
iHipalrhr* Fleet to Help AMra hi
F ar*«f«r«o HI at era
Pedro Proof I, has boon
aha re to tbe\wortf! struggle
T>e only po*ethle arhent* till*
nation ran follow,, said the *eere
tary, la one that will *fp In with
lhal of the atltie na a whole Y|r-
tory will he wow thmogh n nwl|y
of an Ion The policy of the
! ailed Htalee mn*t he safftrlrai'
ly fVtlhle to head to meet fe
tor* need* and demand* a* Hh*%
arise The fall •trensth of all
the a I Be* moat he ruord loafed
The *aprem«- allied war ro«n« II
form* the •leertag gear whi'h •hall
d-ter mine fat ore artlvlties oo Ihia
tide, Development* here «||| he dl
ret ied at all I tinea m romplele ro-
nperoitoo With the general atm* of
I he allien.
A million mea ran hr raised under
the aeroad draft rail, lb* ••erelary
explained Five hundred thooaand
men ran hr ordered into iraining
a* the aeroad larremeal of the na
tional army Another five bond red
oppohrtod the rwmmnndor of. the|thoo*aod con he drafted Into acrVW*
tlona
Hlndenhorg s word* * atrtkiag I*
treachery.** nr* repented again and
naoln. nnd the workers^re aolemn-
ly Implored not to “desert yoor rom-
radea at the front ** All perceive
thal I here Ilea Iho greatest dn—or [ tho^warshlps of
- that the troops on the bnttle line. Braxll In her
MprrUlly tho» la •«(. «•» •*• -bbbI la
eve of fhelr anpreme effort, will be
come dlarooraged by the unrest nt
home, and -he pervaded with (he
spirit of “What'a the us^T*
Such was the situation In Ger
many at last accounts. Settlement
or no settlement, news of the for
mation of a “workmen's council*’
foreshadows unprecedented concert
ed Activity by the socialists and rad
icals. The leaders In the newly cre
ated body are besides Scheldemann.
Dr. Haase and Dr. Ledebour since
Liebnecht's arrest and are moving
spirits in the radical movement, and
Herrs Dittman, Ebert and Braun,
all are reichstag deputies.
These are the principal causes be
hind the labor unrest: ...
1. Food shortage.-
2. Opposition to lengthening the
war for purposes of conquest.
3. Delay .in granting the Prus
sian franchise reforms.
4. Failure of the government to
tell frankly w'hat it purposes to do
with regard to Belgium. (German
labor is convinced this failure is one
of the chief stumbling blocks on
the road to peaceD
5. Demand of guarantees that
German labor will have full repre*
sentation at the peace conference.
The epoch-making action of the
British labor party In virtually draft
ing Britain’s peace terms for the
government, since Lloyd George
adopted them almost in full, has
made a profound impression upon
German labor. They now’ demand
equal freedom of action and influ
ence in the affairs of the nation.
Itratiliaa Gael which will reoperate | a*
with the alltea ia DC a re peas water*
Fur a long time It had been known
tknt the Itrwstllgh fleet a wwtd aa-
•ume the reapoBsIbtltty of patrolling
the entire roast line from the Gal*
ana border to the southern boundary
of Itratil hat thts la the first tad!
ration that the Braxlllaa Meet woald
cooperate la European waters, with
the allies,
navy has been roa*
equal la strength to the com
bined power of Chile nnd Argentina
The prids~4ji the Brasilian nnvy la
her Into modern ^dreadnoughts of
19.281 tons, th* Minas Geraes and
Sao Paulo, both of which were built
In the United States. These vessels
carry 12 12-inch guns and Hubsldlary
batteries. In addition Braxll has a
number of cruisers and gunboats,
torpedo boat destroyers, torpedo
boats, submarines and mine layers
NMMlM"HhHllMMMk
SPAIN IS SUSPECTED
WAR COUNCIL MEETS
Sessions in Paris Are to ’Decide Plan
of Military Campaijni
The supreme w'ar council, with
delegates representing the United
States, Great Britain, France and
Italy In attendance, has convened
at Versailles. France. The plans
of the military campaign of the en
tente allies and of the United States
forces are expected to be discussed.
No F.X|M>rtN Are to Be fAuit to Coun
try Friendly to Germany
Because of certain conditions in
Spain, which the government con
siders are to the advantage of Ger
many and discriminatory to the
United States and the Allies, the war
trade board ceased to issue licenses
for export of merchandise to that
country and held five ships about to
sail for Spain.
Recently, when General Pershing
was authorized to buy 200,000 blan
kets in Spain for American troops,
and attempted to buy'other merchan
dise, some influence suspected of be
ing German intervened^ Other in
cidents convince the government her
of German activity. Measures similar
to those recently adopted ' toward
other European neutrals are in prep
aration.
' . RAID ON PARIS
Hubs Sink 3 Frewch Ship*
Three French shin of leas than
1 .<00 tows were suw|l during the
week ending January 25.
•aaaw for tha ItaAawa for
the
ending January 28
two f••Haw *♦<
l a 5#A tx—v W twn
nndcf Jht Iona. .
than
(German Machines Break Over Lines
and Kill 20 Persons,
Paris, for the first time since taft
year, has been subjected to a Ger
man air raid. Wednesday night a
number of enemy machines flew over
the French capital dropping bombs.
Considerable material’ damage was
done and some 20 persons were kill
ed and 50 wounded.
WANT BIG WAGE INCREASE
* uBBSBBwua^MnsuMaana
ItailriMMl Worker* Ask 40 Per Cent
From Wage ('emmi**ion
• £
Demands for wage increases pend
Ing before the railroad wage com
alaaioB w* .tor m »wr<■,»!<• aver. ,f( ur , roMBtya* to ro»ty to a»
tbo rorralilac battalloas th. rbcalar
army, national army and national
guard contingents can he maintained
to full strength
It was made plain that the num
ber of men 1o he called out under
the second draft had not been deter
mined The date of the next call
also fta undecided.
Th« •re |a no Immediate plan to en
large the existing rani|»s and canton
ment*. The present rapacity Is I,-
0«»o men in ail branches of (he
military se/vlce. la addition there
are'martne and other ramps. A num
ber of large army posts offer fa
cilities for housing and training
large numbers of men.
The senate committee tentatively
approved legislation proposed by the
war'department to provide for the
registration of youths attaining the
age of 21 years since June 5, au
thorizing tha fixing of quotas on the
hasls of Class 1 of the" new* classi
fication and empowering the presi
dent to call men needed for special
military or other work. Maj. Gen.
E. H. Crowder, provost marshal gen
eral, appearing to explain tha bills,
told the committee it was proposed
to hold a new’ drawing to establish
the order of liability of the new reg
istrants. When the new men have
been given their serial numbers,
their names w ill be inserted Jn the
classes to which they may be assign
ed according to a plan being work
ed out. ‘
It is assumed, General Crowder-
said, that tuost of new registrants
will fall into Class 1, giving that
class this year a total of some 2,-
000.000 men. From Class 1, it is
proposed to take the next and any
future drafts.
In a formal memorandum pre
senting his view’s, (he general also
disapproved suggestions that the
registration be extended to men be-
,yond the age of 31, saying the
effort of classification is great and
so expensive and the number of per-
spns past 31 years w’ho would fall
in Class one so small that the task
would not be w’orth while.
Although Secretary Baker today
reiterated his desire to have exempt
ed registered men who reach the age
of 31 years without being called In
to the military service, the commit
tee refused to include such a provis
ion in the 'legislation. General
Crowder disapproved the suggestion.
Firwt definite announcement
was made that America would
have a half milUoa men in Fraare
early thi* >enr. She will have
three time* that maa> ready to
(•end befote HUB.
Barret ary of Wa{ Newton D. Bak
er made these * tat emails whea he
appeared before the eeaate military
u*« d When member* waited to
khow why *urh thing* had lot heea
*!%*• publicity before. Mr Baker
•poke of the felnetaare of military
men to reveal their war plaa* aid
quoted German remark* about
.\m*nra*u adtertHement of her pie-
pu ration*
E«pha*lxiac thal* he was MM
! there to defend hlmaelf or aayhody
eta*, the Hevretary urged the com
mittee acala and agala to lay bare
•a% *hortromlaga or* fallarw of the
department that It might he cor reel
ed Frequently he paused to seek
•trnnger language to deorrlhe tha dm.
v of too of hi* aanortftes in tha de
part meat. military aid rtvtllaa.
Table* were riled to show tha'
over-rrowdlM la the ramp# sad can
ton meat* had lot heea general sad
thal the ftlrkaeo* had roam asostly
la the ramp* where amdlral opia-
km had agreed It was least ta he
expected The history of tha devel
opmeata was given la detail to allow
that every p reran Don
been taken M
Anal) ring tha effort* gf tfca gp§*
name bureau, the Her ret ary said
that Gen Crotter had urged for
tear* a great artillery preparation,
'hat he at least had realised the
time given making required Hut
even France herwelf. “with the ene
my al her throat.'* he added, had
not been able lo *ee what vast gun
program* the war would lead Into
Suicides.
One of the most sensational trag
edies in the history of Georgia, oc
curred Wednesday morning before 4
o’clock, when in the room of student
acquaintances in a building on the
University of Georgia campus, James
Jackson, a young man of Jeffer
son, Ca.,.a visitor in Athens for the
night, shot and instantly killed Miss
Dela Hill, also of Jackson county,
a pretty girl of eighteen, with whom
he was said to be eloping, and then
turning the pistol on himself fired
two others shots Into his own heart,
and fell across the prostrate body
of the girl.
The young woman was evidently
shot while a*ieep-—and probably
never knew when the pistol was
fired. Her eye* never opened, and
when taken an hoar or more after
I he tragedy to the undertaker'! e*-
tahlDhmenf. save for th# pallor of
her face *he appeared to be still
a*leep The young man. however,
with garments aonked la kts own
blood from iwo gaping holes ta hie
hpaaai; was •taring with wild fren-
xy and expression of the strnggle of
ibe posting
Yonag Johnson, accompanied. It In
•eld. by the young woman, rame to
Athens Tuesday night on the train
from Jcffrraon The couple went to
the movies and then registered at a
hotel, hat before going to their
rooms, apparently I
thal they might he |
derided to go lo tho S. A. L.
lo await the 5 o’riork train far At
lanta. Htreet car* had quit opera-
ti«»a whea they m
and not a rah or a tail at the
standi near the hotels
U. S. TROOPS HOLD LINE
Baker Hay* thir Soldier* Have a Cer
tain Trench Hector
•
In the absence of any report from
General Pershing the war depart
ment wax unable to throw any light
upon the German raid Thursday up
on the trenches held by American
forces.
It would not be improper. Secre
tary Baker said to deduce frfltn the
casualty Hat the fact that American
troops were in possession of a trench
sector and ^ had been . “In military
contact with the enemy.” He em
phasized the fact, however, that it
would be most improper to draw
the conclusion that their presetft^lo-
cation in the allied lines Is per
manent.
Secretary Baker said frankly that
General Pershing, from his position
with the troops, would be better
able to determine v. ,ien this informa
tion could do no harm.
PLANS OFTEN CHANGED
I developments of Fighting in Europe
Bring New Programs
Constant altering of plans to meet
rapid changes in air fighting tactics
in Europe, combined with delays in
getting material and scarcity of skill
ed labor has put America’s great air
craft program two months behind
schedule though it now is moving
forward smoothly.
In the senate military committee
Colonel Deeds, assistant to Maj. Gen.
George Squier. chief signal officer
of the army, said that not a single
machine of the exact type planned
when congress appropriated $640,-
000,000' for an air fleet will see
service in France.
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• The fighting ia Northern Italy
roatiaaeu ta favor the Italians
the Aalago Plateau An intensive
artillery deal la now la progress
alaag tha satire fraat Two Aaa-
tnaa dtvislaae ware aha
plstely wiped eat durtag
lag fee the height
he'had ^lilted "thaaT 1 * ,w * ,l,r ***
la vwceat weeks Tbs pair weat*ta
the room of
cross. To* C •
Dedl**aa. tkre
families Their room Is a
rambling roe* oa the sasaal
of ike old “road
oa (he east
It was a little after
the rala was tailing la
son requested the students ta allow
kt* to reauHu. with tha young wom
an. la their roo*. teetlsaoay reveal
ed. llll the time for tha rala ta At- •
laata. Tha hoys were reluetaat ta
secede, hut after deliberation and
personal pleading for shelter, say
they derided to allow them to ro-
amta- giving the couple the end of
the room aext to Iba door, while
they weat to bed at the tar end of
the roogi. tweaty-flva feat away.
The students declare that they
were startled and awakened by pis
tol shots -sprang to* their feet aad
saw the young womnn fall from the
bed to the floor nnd the young man
stagger and fall, across the body of
the girl. They taw the clothing of
the young womnn was blazing from
the flash of the pistol and put out
the flames—then called the police
and a physician. Dr. A. G. Holliday,
an uncle of the students.
The clock, it Is said, had been set
so that the alarm would go off at
3.30—and the shooting occurred ten
or fifteen minutes before that time.
The coroner of the county Is In
Missouri and Judge Milton Thomas,
ustice of the peace, was called and
an Inquest held in the room where
the tragedy occurred—officials of
the University having been
advised of the shooting, the police
officers, and two or three others
being the only ones present—as few,
even those living in a few hundred
feet of the building knew of the kill-
ng.
The verdict of thte jury was that
Belie Hill oarae to her death from
a pistol shot at the hands of Jamie
Johnson and that Johnson died by
lis own hand. •
Relatives at Jefferson and near
Jefferson were notified'of the trage
dy and the caskets containing the
two bodies left this place for Jeffer
son on the same train.
The young girl—liardly more
than eighteen years of age—was a
daughter of Mrs. Charles T. Hill,
a farmer living two miles from Jef
ferson, her mother has been an in
valid for years. She was unusually
handsome and was neatly'dressed.
L. H. Hill, brother came to Ath
ens to accompany the body home,
stated that his dead sister wax mar
ried early last f; II to a man . named
Cochran, of Clnttanooga. and that
soon after their marriage be went In
to the arm;/«.nd Is now with the
American expeditionary forces In
France.
Young Johnson was a son of the
late Robert Johnson, prominent la
Jackson county and a (Risen of Jef
ferson,. His mother Is Mrs. Mamie
Johnson; b* irate* a sister aad
‘brother
It was staled that toms time ago
ha Inherited a heat fifteen
daUara. aad Mi 4mqt
<«nfw that msaUy he.eofct a tel ef