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Note to Be Dispatched To-
 dav Admits Great Britain Cannot Define Order.
.ugOODS TO ORDER"
 RIGHT MAINTAINED
washington Takes Issue With Eng. land On This Point, and Also as to
 aEnemy Destinatfon"-kirkwall Mystery Puzzles.

Washington, March co.--The reply
 If the administration to Great Brit
 ,ins order in council will be finally discussed at a cabinet meeting tomor-
 pw and immediately thereafter dis matched to Sir Edward Grey.
 It is learned the note admits it is
 mnossible to demand from Great Britain a strict definition and limita- ton of blockade, and that this gov ernment is not able to make such defnition.
 The note makes stronger presen-
 ation of facts as to the trade of America with neutrals, and unblock- aded ports than was made in the De- cember note of this government to Sir Edward Grey.
 ] New and forceful arguments have been utilized by the administration to ,how Great Britain's disregard for she rights of American commerce in the pending cases of the Wilhelmina sand the Mamareas.
 The Mamareas case originated in a leizure of the vessel at Kirkwall [lbcut month ago. Since that time Ethis government has not been able to ffet any definite information with re- =1Sect to the vessels detention. Ref- lfence is made to the secrecy with 6hch detentions ore made at Kirk vaaE, ssroml lwhich the ,aensuls of otAar nations apparently are excluded.
 GreySFaifs to keep Promise. The Wilhelmina and her cargo has 1 been held I'D for many weeks, and l the state department has not been 1 able to get the case expedited in l court. This government has pointed out to the British admiralty that the cargo is deteriorating. The reply has been made that if that is so, it could l M sold but there has been no effort ! made by Great Britain to hasten the 1 Proceedings.
 The practice of Great Britain at Kirkwall and the circumstances or the Wilhelmina case are in direct con- ilict, it is pointed out, to the reply or Sir Edward Grey to the December note in which he asserted that que expedition was being taken in all cases and that the United States commerce was not suffering. The note takes absolute issue with the British government on the doc trine Of "goods to order" and to "ene- my destination"
 This government asks Grea' Frlt- ain and the allies for an ame'.ordtlon Of the terms of the order in council and such notifications as will re- move the existing objections. There IS no threat of reprisal.
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THIS NITRO WAS "BOOZE."
Maryland ''BO0tleggers" Outwit OHi-
 cers of West Virginia.

Fairmont, w. Va., March 25.--Rep- resenting that their wagon was loaded with ro-glycerine, bootleggers sue ceeded in hauling a load of liquor from Oakland, Md, to Grafton, w. Va., without being arrested for violating the states liquor law.
 Drivers of passing teams stood nearly paralyzed with fear as the out fit passed with it's reckless driver bouncing over the rocks. He did not stop until he had arrived at coal mine near Grafton, where 20 gallons of liquor on board were quickly dis posed of. The driver then sold the team and wagon.
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Czar's Troops Turn Austri an Right and Get Behind
 One Opposing Army,
HEAVY FIGHTING
 IS CONTINUING
Armies of Franz JoSei Said tO Be Falling Back from I'Szok Pass, Though SucceSSp> Are Costing
 Russians Dearly.

Rome, March Dispatches from Bucharest state tha, the Russians have won great victory in Bukowina over the Austrian right wing. It is believed here the Russians have turn ed the Austrians' right, and have got in behind the Austrian army opcrat- ing around Czernowitz The Russians are said to have reached the river Sereth.
 Heavy fighting is taking nlace near said to be falling back.
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BELlIGERENTS BUY MANY WRIGHT PLANES
New Stabilizer of Orville Wright Ex.
 .pected to Make Alrships Safe = As Street Cars.

Dayton, Ohio, March 25.-Orvflte Wright's factory has received orders for scores of war aeroplanes equip ped with the new Wright stabilizer which is designed to make the planes as safe to ride in as street car.
 According to experts representing foreign countries which have placed orders for the planes, the new ma chimes will revolutionize aerial war fare. The aviators will be able to I;y, all of their attention to what is gcIng on on the earth beneath them. instead of keSping their attention certered upon the control of the ma chine.
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Miss Houston Disappointed,

Miss Julia Houston, probation of- ficer of Jefferson county, returned last night from Little Rock greatly disappointed over the action of the governor. Miss Houston had promi- nent part in the passage of the bill, and had hoped the governor would see, as all familiar with conditions in the state juvenile courts do. the need for the new school and the great wrong that is being done young girls who cannot now be properly cared for
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Road Commission Organizes.

The commissioners of Road 1m- provement district No. 8 have organ ized by selecting B. G. Bailey as chairman, Pinchback Taylor secre- tary, Rowell & Alexander attorneys and White & Humphreys engineers. Other members of the commission are J. T. Wilson. A. G. Watkins and T. w. Jones. The district starts at Olive and Twenty-sixth streets and extends about five miles to a point on the Warren road. The road will cost about $10,00O.
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HAYS VEJOES
 BILL FOR NEW
 REFORM SCHOOL
State Must Continue With out Place to Care for De-
 linquent Girls.

Little Rock, March Ex-Governor Hays tonight vetoed the Jeter bill, ap- propriating $41,OoO for the purchase of a new site for the reform school and the erection of new building. This means tl1e state will continue to be without a place for caring for de- linauent girls; and alsosto be under heavy expense to maintain the pres ent school for boys. The Jeter bill would have permitted the use of the present building for girls, and the equipment of place where boys might be usefully occupied.
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Magazine Men on Trial.

Bismark, N. D., March 25.-Taking of testimony began today in the third trial of Sam Clark and c. H. Crock ard. publishers O a monthly maga- zine, charged with sending obscene literature through the mails. Their first trial ended in a disagreement. The verdict of guilty in the second was reversed because the whole ot the magazine alleged to have con tained the obscene article had noI been introduced as evidence.
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,Austro.Germans Quit Italy

Rome, March 25.-Everything is in readiness for general mobilizatio:s of the Italian troops. Seven com p!ete classes are already under the colcrs The departure of Austrian aad German families is reported from all parts of Italy. It is estimated that about 5000 persons of these Eationalities have left Rome. Trains from Milan ana venice to the from tier are filled with Germans and Austrians, and large numbers of Fl, ngarians have left Venice by steamer.
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TRY TO MURDER GIRL.
Thieves, Enraged by Failure, Torture
 Child.

New York, March 25.-Two dis gruntled thieves, who failed to find any booty in the apartment of Mrs. Hermann in Brooklyn today, became so enraged that they bound 15-year- old Rose Hermann to table and turned on all the gas jets in the house. They left the girl to her fate and she would have been stifled to death but for the timely appearance of a neighbOr.
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Losses Are TrerlenlGuS.

Amsterdam, March 25.-The Aus trian and German newspapers report that fierce and stubborn fighting is continuing in the Carpathians. They claim the Russian effort to break through near KamiemcZ has failed, although it is admitted a decision has not yet been reached. The Russians are continuing their attacks without intermission and with overwhelming forces. Both sides have sustained considerable losses.
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Cancel Alaska Coal Claims.

Juneau, Alaska, March 25.-The United States land office has an nounced the cancellation of AZ coal claims in the Christopher group in the Behring river coal fields. The claims covered 1000 acres, which were held to have been located frau du.ently. The locations were made in the names of the Pittsburgh, Pa., Youngstown, O., and Cleveland, O., coal companies.
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HOUSTON JiTNEYS
 TO PUT UP $lO,O0O
Council Declares Them Common Car. riers and Prescribes Stringent
 Regulations.

Houston. Texas, March 25.-The city council has declared jitney autos to be common carriers, and passed an ordinance exacting bond of $1O,000 for each machine. The ordinance al so imposes a wheel tax, and pre- scribes other drastic regulations.
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GERMANY HAS ND HOPE OF KEEPING
 ITALY NEUTRAL
Prince von Buelow Will Confine Himself to Protect
 ing German Interests.

Rome March 25.--It is rumored
 tlat the last Berlin cabinet courier who arrived Saturday brought Prince ,on Beulow disappointing informa- ton regarding the extent and nature of the Vienna. concessions to Italy. vcn Beulow is maIing new effort noder these .londit.s6 He will con- fine himself to protecting German interests exclusively.
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Vessel Carrying Cargo from Spain and Flying Dutch
 Flag Destroyed,
ENGLAND RID OF
 WORST SUBMARINE
Announced by Admiralty That German Submarine ('-2J Has Been Sunk "Nith All Hands," Which Would
 Include the Daring Weddgen.

London, March 23--Thc Dutch steamship Mcdea was sunk in the English channel today by the Ger man submarine U-2s, according to an announcement made tonight by the official press bureau. The Medea was about 10 miles off Beachy head, car rying a cargo of oranges from Spain when the submarine appeared and ed to see the ships papers, and the Medea's mate was therefore sent aboard the submarine with them.
 The submarine then took the Dutch ship in tow and proceeded with her for half an hour. At the end of that time the mate was sent back to his ship with message from the German captain that the ship would be sunk in l. minutes.
 The Medea's crew promptly took to the boats. As soon as they were safely away from her, the ship was sunk by six shots from the subma- rine.
 After being al sea four hours in two open boats. the crew were picked up by the British destroyer Tetiot. They were landed at Dover tonight.
 The press bureau states that the Medea was not only Dutch ship, but she was flying the Dutch flag. had a Dutch crew and the words "Medea 1 Amsterdam" were painted in large letters on her side. .-.. l The Medea was comparatively new steel screw steamship of 5,437 gross tons.
 1 IT-29 Sunk! 1 London. March 25-The admiralty announces there is good reason tc believe the German submarine U-2e has been sunk with all hands.
 New York, March 25.--If, as believ- ed by the British admiralty, the U-29 has been sunk with all hands, the English are rid at last of the most destructive of all the German under sea terrors which have been preyine on their shipping. On March II and 12 within 36 hours. the U-29 sunk nc 1 less than six ships off the Scilly is- lands.
 According to letter from the cap- tain of the steamer Headlands, one of the ships sunk. the U-29 was com manded by Capt. Otto Weddigen, whC won fame and the iron cross on the TJ-9 earlier in the war by sinking the British cruisers Hogue. Aboukir Cressy and Hawke. Assuming this statement to he true. the loss of the TT-29 with all hands" means thai Germany's most famous under-ses hero has paid the penalty of his dar' inp.
 Weddigen was described by all the men on the ships which he sunk as a model of courtesy. In every case except one the crews were given Op portunity to escape before the ships were tornedoed. In one instance Captain Wcddigen offered the crew ciPars and wine.
 The U-29 was one of the largest newest and best-eGuipDed of all tho Germ9n submarines. She was said tt have wireless outfit. She differed from most of the others in having { high bow. which enabled her to rul at great speed on the surface.
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SHOOT WOMAN SPY.
French Soldiers Promptly Execute
 Woman Who Served Germans.

Luneville, France. March 25.- Marguerite Schmitt, a French woman sentenced to death after being court martialed. was shot yesterday after troops of the garrison had been as- sembled to witness the execution. The woman admitted she had accepted $40 from the Germans to enter the French lines and obtain information.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-26

London. March 25.-A Reuter- ais match from Amsterdam states that % the duchess of Brunswick, daughter of the kaiser, gave birth to son th's afternoon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-26

E. Long has returned from St. Louis and Chicago and has resumed his position in the dress goods de- partment of the Froug department store.
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REFUSE U. s. REQUEST.
England Will Not Have Foreign con.
 sul at Kirkwall.

Washington, March 25.-state de- partment officials were surprised to- day by the report that Great Britain had refused the request of the depart ment that an American consul or consular agent should be allowed to
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Take Austrians hy Storm.

Pettrograd, March 3.--An unofficial statement issued tonight says:
 We are progressing on the front west of the middle of Nieme1.
 "On the Carpathian front in the di- rection of Bartfeld and Uszok. we are advancing favorably. We have gaine ed a decisive and very important success in the Lupknow district, taking Oy as- sault the most important Austrian po- sitions in the Deskid mountains.
 "rhe Austrians delivered several counter attacks, but were repulsed by Russian rifle fire and bayonets.
 con the morning of March "A, the Austrians retired from several posf- tions. During the day we took 100 officers and $500 men prisoners, and captured several dozen machine guns."
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Turks Ready tO Quit.

London, M,.reh 25-The Evening Chronicle publishes d dispatch from Bucharest, Roumania, saying the Turkish government recently decided to surrender Constantinople and the Dardap ellas-. 10ssAa1e. attacking, fleet. The surrender was all but arranged, the Chronicle says, when at the g]ast moment it was blocked by Germany.
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Quiet Day i'm Flanders.

Paris, >.Marc.l 25.-Tonight,s official statement says:
 "The day passed quietly. With the exception of the repulse of Ger man attack at Notre Dame de LOT ettte there is nothing to report"
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It's reasonable that our exclusive attention to the SCIENTIFIC FIT TING OF GLASSES should produce results not possible elsewhere.
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-08-12
SYDNEY j. CATS RUNNING FOR
GOVERNOR.

The Lakeland Telegram COM
mented on Rev. Sidney ]. Cats in
the month of June, saying that Cats
was going only to the sticks for his
support, and he could not go to the
cities. He was too ignorant and
bOOrish to do otherwise.
Editor HethelingtOn Catholic.
On Thursday, June 20, Cats called
at The Telegram office, challenging
the editor to public debate on any
subject on earth. The editor affected
surprise that Cats would approach
towns. Cats cited his diplomas
from three colleges; referred to his
successful work as ministers;
showed that he had managed an in
surance company, and felt that he
was gubernatorial material.
Thursday July Sth, Cats returned
to Lakeland to speak. He had a
hard time in securing the permit. He
spoke at o'clock, but was warned
against mentioning religion.
Cats first attacked Wellington,
then the Mayor, then the ordinance
for usurping authority not delegated
by the Constitution. He then showed
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-08-12
PACE TEN.
THE JEFFERSONIAN

that Of John Wanamaker, that we buy Bel
gum at cost of $4,000 0,000,O00.
Mr.. Bryan, in his palmiest days, could
never get away with anything to beat it
universal peace being left at the starting
post.
In the first place, from whom would we
buy, and what kind of title could we get?
10 think of buying nation, like you
would go out and buy farm, is utter non
sense.
Mr. Wanamaker is unquestionably in his
dotage.
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The talk about special privileges being shown
to some conyicts at the Georgia State Farm,
while others arc accorded hardly humane
treatment, will not down, and in spite of the
buster Of Mr.. Dawson, and the assurances
Of Judge R&iney, that everything is alright,
the people are beginning to believe strongly
that there is something 'rotten in Denmark"
When the first convict, johnson, gave his
revelations to the Macon Telegraph, there
was a great stir of Indignation, upon the
part of ''the holy and righteous" that any
credence should be given to the statement of
an eX-convict-a criminal.
But ever since Johnsons statement, differ
ent stories have been circulated about as to
the real conditions at the State Farm-cor-
roborating Johnson-until there is a grow
ING belief that the Prison Commission is not
doing its duty, or acting squarely with the
people Of Georgia-that the Prison Commits
sion is trying to smother the facts, instead of
turning on the light by an honest investiga-
ton that would have shown us the real state
of affairs.
If the conditions at the State Farm are as
johnson says they are, the people should
know tiff johnson, 'the criminal" has
lied, the people are also entitled to be shown
better proof than the denials of two inter-
ested officials who have contradicted each
other in trying to prove the State Farm such
model institution under their adminlstra-
ton.
Why did not Dawson and Rainey-if they
believe conditions at the State Farm to be
what they told the press they were-conduct
an investigation instead of doing white
wash job?
But another ex-convict from the Prison
Farm at Milledgeville turned up IN Macon
last Saturday. and told the Telegraph story
more interesting than the one told some days
ago by the other ex-convict. johnson.
This man. Calhoun. corroborates every
thing that johnson said, and offers ito face
Warden Smith with my story at any time"
So it is now UP to Messrs, Rainey and Day
ison to again tell us what model prison is
being run under their administration, and
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-08-12

seriously, and will suggest that the present
Commission get out Of office.
Hon. EHhu Root threw a bomb into the
New York Constitutional Convention few
days ago, when he declared:
81 have beer in public life for forty years, and
in all that time State government has been
as representative as the government of Venezuela
If we don't give the people real cure they will
keep on demanding such things as the initiative
and referendum and the recall. They have had
abundant for complaint"
Mr. Roots remarks apply to other States
as we'll as New York, and such conditions
are brought about by the professional poll
tlcian and the corporations.
We can see light here at home what the
politicians are doing for the corporations by
the Alabama exemption law and the effort to
get law in Georgia, exemptlng Georgia
owned vessels engaged In foreign commerce
from taxation.
The bill now before the Georgia Legisla-
ture is simply the entering wedge, Just as the
entering wedge was driven in Alabama with
the law exempting water power companies.
Alabama started out with eXempting water
power companies, and the House of Repre-
sentatives wound up few days ago with
passing a bill that will, if it becomes laws
exempt practically every corporation In the
State from paying its proportionate share of
the expense of government.
From one harmless looking little exemp
ton, the corporations have increased their
demands until they are about to take the en-
tire State by the nape Of the neck, and make
the little fellow pay the taxes of the rich
corporations
Any tax exemption is wrong in principle,
and when you make one exemption, you let
down the bars for others.
Everything should bear its proportionate
share of taxes, for when you exempt one
thing-it matters not what it is-you put
just that much more tax on that which is not
exempt.
It takes so much money to run our govern.
ment-both State and National-and that
amount has to be raised from taxes, direct
and indirect, it matters not whether there are
exemptions or not
When you exempt one thing, you increase
the burden of taxes on another, and you can
not get around it.
And have you ever stopped long enough to-
notice that it is always some moneyed inter-
est that succeeds in getting these exemptions,
while your load is made heivier?
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that the evidence against the prison officials
IS only that of an ex-convict and criminal.
Calhoun tells how lie and two other con-
victs were whipped because they were sick,
and asked to be allowed to quit work; he
states that after they were whipped for try
ing to put up a sick stall, the prison ply
sician examined them and Immediately had
them taken off the work; he tells how
guard, McDay, was fired by the Commission
after convict had told Governor Harris of
the inhuman treatment McDay had melted
out to him, and was taken back In two weeks,
and IS back there noa0 noistreating other G'ris-
0nerS.
AS to the Star Boarder at the Farm Cal
houn says:
We'll, since The Telegraph came out with
Johnston's interview it has been whole lot bet
ter We get something now besides grits and fat
meat In fact, the meals are a whole lot better.
The Telegraph's story made some other changes
around there, too," grinned Calhoun
what they?"
well, they took Franks desk out right now,
I'm telling you, when that paper came over that
morning to the effect he had one thore.'
'"Then is it true Frank did have desk there
for himself? You know the warden denied that
charge by Johnston and said the desk belonged
to him and that the only work Frank did there
clerical work for the prison"
Calhoun grinned again. He evidently consid-
cred this pretty good.
"I'm not going to call the warden liar; all
that know is the desk in there the day after
Frank arrived and it hustled out the day the
Johnston interview appeared in The Telegraph,
and that Frank spent all his time there and
body else went it. Still, the warden
may be right, maybe it wasn't put there for
Frank to use," he added with some relish.
Crank ever worked any?"
Frank Hasn't Worked.
''Not bit except the day the committee from
the Legislature was there. They heard the
mittee coming and hustled Frank into stripes
and put him to cleaning toilets all the time the
committee was there. But they took them off
and put him back among the High Rollers just
as soon as the committee had gone"
This incident that of the desk, with the excep-
ton of it's removal, and the whipping of the fever
patients even to the name of Martin and Banks,
was narrated by Calhoun precisely Johnston
told them with the exception of unimportant
details.
Now, Calhoun cites instances easy Of proof
or refutation, and it is up to the Prison
Commission to make an honest investigation.
If they do not do othe people will be-
lieve that there are others besides eX-convlcts
and criminals unworthy of bel1ef-some who
draw fat pay from the State for their cen
nection with the prison farm.
The first thing the Commissioners know,
the people will be taking Rainey's request
for suggestions for betterment of conditions
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why Rome must be protected and
could not come to the light.
He proceeded without interruption
until he mentioned the Ne temere de-
cree, while a Mr.. Ellis, chief of
police, went up and read the permit
privileges. He then warned Cats to
"cut out the religion"
Cats said, 81 am going on"
''Then l must arrest you," said the
policeman.
Cali right; I'll be here" said Mr..
Cats.
A few minutes later the policeman
started to make the arrest, but cries
Of "Shame! Shame! Go Ahead! Free
Speech" inundated both the po-
liceman, and Cats was allowed to
proceed.
Cats is the lion OF the hour here
No such sentiment has developed in
years. Such opposition will surely
make him Governor.