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The sun., 1916-11-20
GERMANY DEFENDS
ACTION IN POLAND
Denies Russian Assertion NJ
Violation Of Solemnly
Sworn Treaties.
RECALLS 1915 COMPACT
Semf-official Paper Declare,
Old Kingdom Has Merely
Been ReeStablished.

BERLIN. by wireless. Nov. o-rhs
seml,official Norddeutsche AHoem.m,
ZeitMng, says tho Overseas News Arency
has published reply to the Russia
protest against the reestablishment O,
the kingdom OF Poland. in which II wa,
declared that the proclamation violated
treaties solemnly sworn to by Germany
and Austria Hungary. The news agency
quotes the Norddeutschs Angemems
Zeituno as follows:
"Such a treaty. sworn to IN solemn
fashion. Il unknown to us Probably
the Russian Government refers 10 IN.
treaties OF the Congress OF Vienna. But
these treaties have been rlddled bv sey.
eral wars. and the Russian Governmer.
FOR good reasons, has preferred an on.
scure and vague expression. An oper
reference 10 the Congress NJ Vlenn,
would have recalled TO every reade-
conversant with history that BY no
means was Poland added to Russia AZ
a new province, but that on the cor
trary, DV the consent OF all the Euro.
pean Powers the kingdom OF Poland was
established and the crown Of the kim.
dom was conferred upon the Car.
Name Of Poland Blottea Ont,
Russia used her military suneriorl,v
and devoured Independent Poland do.
prived u step by step of all autonomy
until even the name of Poland dean.
peared and there was only the web ~
the Government OF the vistula 4,
th's was not based upon European
| treaties.
The Central Empires. therefore. hay.
not violated the Vienna treaties OF 1915
py reestablishing the Kingdom OF Poland
put' on the contrary. they have 70
established the legal basis OF 1915. which
had been destroyed by Russia
III now the Poles who haste, n,
volunteers to the colors IN order 10 IA.
iehu their national freedom aEalus, tho
return or Russian thralldom are cor.
sidered as a people fighting agains, the
own country. that IL an idea which NJ,
hardly he acquiesced even in Russi, and
uecidedly not In countries where the
iuea or national freedom Is Understood
Inc Berlin newspapers declare in their
coih'neht that the first meeting OF a
foilsh county Council proves that prog.
ress has been made since self-goycrr.
inent was established and that the Gov.
erhment liz being carried on along IN.
lines or business and common sense
Aiites Protest POiR nd's X Ingdom.
PARIS. Nov. ls-The Italian. Rri..H
and French Governments RESOLVED a.
the recent conference I'm Paris 10 IN.
struct their representatives in ncutr,
B capitals 10 protest against the hus'rb.
| German declaration concerning Poland
the protest. which is mainly based aU
the principle that military ocrupa io,
In time OF war does not imply the trans.
Ter OF sovereignty and consequently do,
not enable the occupying nation to 4 :.
pose Of any rights or territory. con.
cludes
"ln disDosing illegally OF terri,orio.
occupied by their troops, the Empero.
OF Germany and the Emperor OF Austr.l
have rot only done an act null and va.
but once again have shown contcmr'
for the fundamental principles in whtn
repose the constitution and existence %,
society In civilized nations"
The sun., 1916-11-20

Capt. Alfred Hasbrouck of the United
States Coast Artillery, who has been
military attache at Guatemala city.
Guatemala, arrived yesterday by the
United Fruit steamship Sixaola In care
of his mother and his sister an artial
Of this city. and was taken from the pier
In q private ambulance to the Polyclinio
Hospital. He suffered q paralytic stroke
ON Octobsr II. which was succssdsd by
. fever, from which hs 10 oonvalssclng.
The sun., 1916-11-20

BERLIN thy wireless). Nov. 1?,--Brit-
ish officials are seeking recruits among
the natives OF Egypt, according to the
overseas News Agency, which adds tina,
the town OF Cairo has been declared In
the war zone
The sun., 1916-11-20

Arrow indicates the FanceSsrban drive north in Serbia
which has captured Mona Smaller indicates the noun
where the Russians advancing Smaller indicates
the bend who after outhan
Monasr forcing the and Bulgan ad
vanc Priep.
The sun., 1916-11-20
PEACE MOVE TALK FUTILE.
President Wilson Not Taking la
ftiative Despite Austrian Reports.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19,-It IL assumed
IN official circles here that the Austria n
discussion Of the prospect of a move in
behalf OF peace by President Wilson IL
based upon some unfounded rumor
Tsaching Vienna or upon IA misinter-
probation OF one OF the Presidents =
speeches during the campaign advocat-
ing a world league for peace to make
another such war as that now raging In
Europe impossible.
The President, It Is understood, has
not changed his opinion that any action
by him at the present stage OF the Eu-
ropean conflict would be i'll timed and
futile unless the belligerent nations in
dlcated that 1t would he welcome. and
II Is author!tatively stated that no i'm.
mediate step Is In CONTEMPLATION.
The sun., 1916-11-20
Hishwaynea Rsb Detective.

Irving Carson, a private detective. of
20 East Ninety-second street. was on his
way home early yesterday morning
when at Third avenue and Eishty-ninth
street two men blackjacked him and
robbed him Of his watch and scarfpin.
The sun., 1916-11-20

MAP 'front.' where the allied under Gen.
AVA Sarrai captured Monastir yesterday
indicates the British attack the right wing to In
wade Bulgaria.
point the attack
the Vardar Valley.
The sun., 1916-11-20

The day was quiet all along the
French front. There was heavy cannon
aiding at Eerdun. where the Germans
bombarded Fort Douaumont The Ger.
mans say French troops tried again to
take the ST. Pierre Vast wood trenches
on the Somme front. but failed.
Adjutant Dorme. one of the most
prominent French aviators. has brought
down his sixteenth German airplaue. the
War ONCE announces. The machine fell
near Marchelepot. on the Somm-. on
Thursday.
The German Official statemen, to-day
follows:
Army Group OF Crown Prince Rup-
precht-Artillery fire directed FOR some
days against our positions On lo!h sides
OF the River Ancre made a continuation
OF the English attack probable. cav
airy appearing yesterday behind the
hostile front and the enormous In
crease Of fire beginning early In the
morning announced a rev great at
ternpt to break through our lines. The
attempt ended in a sanguinary Eng
lish reverse and gave them AT only
few places an insignificant gain OF
ground Troops fighting under the
command OF Gems. Fuchs and Baron
Marschali In tenacious resistance op-
posed the English thrust.
The sun., 1916-11-20

The bells In the beifry are held in their
places by ropes. for shells have destroyed
their supports Fragments OF statuary
strew the floor.
Outside, the main portals are now
protected by sandbaEs. but all their
stone ornamentation disappeared during
the first bombardment. All around the
roof the delicate stone colonnades show
signs OF toppling over.
The Bishops house. by the side OF the
cathedral, has almost disappeared. and
every house In the direct line Of fire
from the German batteries Is a mere
shell.
The population Of Rheims. which be-
fore the war was considerably more than
100, 900. has been reduced to approx
mateiy $4,000. Stores still keep open In
some streets. but whenever the arrival
Of a salvo Of shells from a German bat
terry announces that the city Is to submit
TO new bombardment these are closed
and their proprietors, as we'll as the other
inhabitants. retreat to the cellars.
The sun., 1916-11-20
LACKING IN GUNS.

u Wnsa niass Alse Have P0oP Leaders,
says Ger.s. CsrreYs.ds.t.
BuaLIN. via London, Nbv. lS.-Ru.
mania's failure 10 Withstand the Austro-
The sun., 1916-11-20
Four Stesmers Are susL,

LONDON, Nov. 19.-I.loyds reported
to-day the sinking Of two British steam
ships. the Lady Darlington and the
Nasco the Portuguese steamship Ssu-
ukola and the Italian steamship Leila.
The Lady Darlington registered 1920
tons gross and was owned by the Car
rirston Steamship Company OF Cardiff.
The vsscO was u i.Si+ tons gross and
was owned by T. Wilson. Sons 4 Co. Of
Hull. The Leila was Of 3.se7 esaa
The sun., 1916-11-20

Of the fort and the region around
Douaumont there is nothing to report
on the whole front.
The sun., 1916-11-20
BRITISH ATTACK ON
EIGHT MILE FRONT
Force Their Way to Grand
court in Fierce Assault on
the Ancre Lines.
HAD CAVALRY READY
Berlin Says Drive Was Made in
the Expectation Of Breuk-
ing Through.

LONDON, Nov. 1s.--Yesterday's British
attack on the Ancre front. which brought
Haig's troops to the outskirts Of Grand
court. was an effort TO break through on
a front Of nearly eight miles. to-day's
official German statement says.
Despite the cold and snow the British
had brought up cavalry behind their
trench lines. hoping to use them II the
German line was pierced. according tO
Berlin. The artillery preparation was
tremendous.
The Germans admit that the British
are 'in Grandcourt" as q result Of the
ATTACK, but say that az whole the at
tempt ended In . sanguinary English re-
verse"
6,082 Prisoners In SIX Days.
I The attack resulted In the capture OF
T72 prisoners. OF whom twenty are ofii
GERS. the British official statement to-
night says. This brings the total taker
In the six days Of the Ancre hghting &c
6.962. The situation Is unchanged, >
says the statement. ''The weather con
tinues wet and stormy
For the first time In months the Bel
gian infantry got into active fightins
with the Germans across the trenches ir
'ne small corner OF Belgium that hins
, Albert's troops hold. Spirited bomt
nghting occurred near Steenstraete ant
Boesinghe.
Belgian statements have como from
Paris daily for the last three days
Coupled with recent articles. British cor
respondents at tho front have been per
mitted to send describing the rejuvenatet
Belgian army and its training, they hav,
given rise to the belief that the Belgia
are now able to attempt an attack u
| their own.
The sun., 1916-11-20
1,OOOTH SHELL HITS
RHEIMS CATHEDRAL
Danger Of the Fall Of Great
stone Roof Now Greater
Than Ever.

RHEIMS. Nov. <-On the hrst day of
November the thousandth German shell
struck the Cathedral OF Rheims Ever
since the recent French drive at verdun
salvos of shell have been poured daily
into Rheims, many striking the cathe-
dral Four Of the flying buttresses sup
porting the roof OF the nave have been
demolished and several others hit. As
the weight Of the stone roof. which is
twenty-four inches In thickness. is borne
almost entirely by these fying but
tresses. the danger OF its fall has be-
come imminent.
Other parts o' the beautiful archi-
lecture and statuary have suffered ir.
reparable damage. and this increases
daily. but as their destruction does no,
AFFECT the stability OF the building their
loss 10 felt only from the viewpoint OF
art.
The fears OF the authorities. have been
Increased by the unusually severe rainy
season. which this year has been unin-
,crrupted for many weeks The timber
and leaden roofs OF the cathedral hav.
ing been destroyed early in the bom.
bardment. the rain falls directly into the
building through the shell holes in the
stone roof and washes away layer after
layer OF the calcined stone Of the in.
terror. leaving muddy puddles on the
floor and gradually percolsting through
10 the crypts and foundations
Working Parties Fired o..
Endeavors were made at first to dea
with this peril TO the cathedral by en-
ploying men to clear away the water
and at the same time to prop up parts
OF the building In danger OF failing. The
Germans however. who keep very closs
observation on all that II going or
within the town. hred on the workini
parties and the EFFORT ha6 to he aban
doned.
The Associated Press correspondent
who AT the beginning Of the war was on'
Of the first to he allowed to witness tn,
destruction caused by the German shells
was again granted permission to view
the Interior. Inside every particle o
woodwork except a few splintered STALL
and the pulpit has been removed II
order to avert danger from fire. tn,
bare cathedral could thus he seen in al
! its beautiful architectural lines. Tn
unique rose window above the front por
tai. whose stained glass was considered
, the finest specimen OF that art. is In
sad state Of destruction. Most Of tn
panes have disappeared. and those whicl
I remain hang to the leaden frames. onl
awaiting an extra shock OF vibration u
! fall.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-06
GEORGIA PROHIBITION LAW
IS ATTACKED As INVALID
Whisky Seizure in Coffee
County Is Before Federal
Court Judges

Constitutional phases of the Georgia
prohibition law were attacked Monday
when the whisky seizure case in Coffee
county, involving the sheriff, railroad
and two consignees, came up for a hear
ing before Federal Judges Don A. Pardee
w. 7. Newman and Emory Speer.
This case is known as the Ocilla, Pine
Bloom and Valdosta railroad against
David Rickett, the sheriff of Coffee coun-
ty. Acting under telephoned instructions
of a superior court judge, he attempted
to confscate two carloads of whisky,
shipped household goods which
were shipped over the plaintiff railroad
to Wiley Williams and George Davis
The cars containing this liquor were
sidetracked.
The railroad secured from Judge
Speer at Macon a temporary order re-
straining the sheriff from making a
seizure. This was on May 8. On May
16 the sheriff. alleging that the rail-
road and the consignees planned to dis
pose of the liquor, asked that custodians
be appointed. This Judge Speer did, and
then the railroad fled an amended petit
ton for injunction, alleging among
other things that the liquor had been
ordered rebilled to Jacksonville a few
days before the prohibition law went
into effect on May l.
Attorney Roland Ellis, of Ellis &
Glawson, of Macon, counsel for the rail-
road, argued for the granting of an in
terlocutory decree against the holding
up of the shipment on the ground that
seizure would be without due process
of law, especially as 1t had been ordered
rebilled before May /. He also argued
that the seizure was made irregularly.
on telephoned order, and without any
other authority.
Both Judge Speer and Judge Newman
asked Mr.. Ellis particularly whether the
order on the railroad to rebill the LIQUOR
was given before May l.
Mr.. Ellis was followed by Thomas B.
Fielder, who, with l.. Z. Heath and r. d.
Feagin, represented the sheriff. Mr..
Fielder cited numerous authorities TO
show where similar seizures had been
upheld.
Quincy and Rice of Ocilla, and o. H.
Elkins, of Fitzgerald, also represented
the railroad.
Neither Governor Harris nor Attorney
Attorney General Clifford Walker was in
court Mr.. Ellis said they had been no.
titled that the suit would come up. The
court however, proceeded on the as
sumption, borne out by Mr.. Fielder, that
they had been duly notified and that
the states side of the case would be
taken care of by Mr.. Fielder.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-06
Claim RepuISe
Of the French Attacks
y Associated Press.


BERLIN. June 5.-tBy Wireless to
SayVilIe- Repeated attacks by masses
OF French infantry against German DO
sitions on the Verdun front east of the
NIeuse broke down with heavy losses. the
war Office announced today
The statement reads
Western front: The British yester-
day evening again attacked the positions
captured BY us southeast OF Ypres The
attack broke down under our artillery
fire
a feeble attack which was under
taken by the French after gas prepara-
ticu near Prunag. in the Champagne. re-
suited in failure.
con. the Verdun front west OF the
Nerse our artillery fired on the enemy's
batteries and trenches with good sue
cess French infantry attempted an adj
vance on our trenches west Of the Hau-
c0urt-EsBss road. and was repulsed.
"Eas. OF the river fighting continued
with undiminished violence between
Cafuette wood and Damloup. The enc
uy's infantry in mass formation at
tempted 20 regain positions captured by
u during the last few days. The great
est efforts were made by the enemy on
Fumin ridge. southwest OF the village Of
vauS. and in the district southeastward.
All French counter attacks were without
success and were repulSed with heavy
losses. German recOnnoitering detach-
mcuts entered positions Of the enemy
along the User near Altkirch. They cap
tured unwounded. thirty French. twenty
Belgian and thirty-hve British soldiers.
IS well As one mine thrOwer.
Eastern and Balkan fronts: The sit
uaticn IS unchanged.
Aviation Aerial Combats in May
resulted verv successfully for US. The
enemy In aerial combsts lost thirJy-siX
aeroplanes. iu addition nine were shot
down from earth and two landed invol-
unarilv within our lines. making the
.OtaI enemy losses fOrty-seven aero
pIanes We lost eleven in aerial com
bats and five which did not return. a
total OF sixteen aeroplanes."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-06
Hastings Beats
VI cCtWre for
NGtL. COMMITTEE
(BY RALPH SnIITR0

CHICAGO, June 5.-The Georgia dele
cation to the Progressive convention set
tied it's differences at a meeting this
mCning at the Auditoium hotel with
the following results:
H. G. Hastings, the Atlanta seed store
man, was reelected national committed
man over c. w. Mcclure, the ten-cent
store man, by a vote of rs to 1-2.
Roger Dewar, of the Fidelity Fruit Elk
change, of Atlanta, was elected chair
man of the delegation and authorized to
vote the delegation as a unit for Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
An effort to adjust the contest for ma
tional committeeman by the withdrawal
of both candidates in favor of Rufe
Hutchens as a compromise, failed.
Mcclure was given the choice Of any
convention committee that he might de-
sire, and elected to serve on the confer
ence committee that will negotiate with
the Republican convention.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-06
German Infantry Is Hurled
Forward In Compact Masses

PARIS. June Sin their repeated at
tacSs on Fort vaux. one OF the outlying
defenses OF Verdun along the front
east OF the Mouse. the Germans are
hurting forward their infantry in masses
so compact that the first ranks are
obliged 10 advance 20 certain death
The assauIting columns debouch from
the passage of DamIoup, below the for:
and separated from it by a ravine which
they are obliged 10 cross TO attain the
slopes near the fort. For three days
this spot has been the scene OF carnage
which has saturated the ground with
blood.
one German column advanced no far
Their than the bottom OF the ravine. The
front ranks. pushed on by those behind.
fell as fast as they reached dead line
swept by the French quick firers- As
they tOppled over others came on to
take their place and fell in turn
Returning French officers declare the
butchery at Verdun surpasses magma
ton.
TIE statement follows:
ION the left bank Of the river Mouse
there has been an intermittent hon.
bardment- East Of the river the artl-
ieTy fighting has continued with extreme
violence I'm the region OF ThiaumOnt ana
Douaumont- The Germans continued
yesterday evening and last night their
attacks upon our positions at Vaux and
DamlOup. To the northwest OF Fort
VauN on the slopes OF the Fumin wood,
repeated German advances were COM
pIetely checked by our fire. All the as
saults between the fort and the village
of Damloup also were broken
There was ferOciOus fighting be-
tween the garrison OF Vaux fort and
the detachment Of the enemy who were
attempting to penetrate this position.
IN spite OF the fact that the enemy
made great use of flaming liquids. our
troops prevented their adversaries from
making any pr0eress.
in the Vosges an attack by the en-
envy at a point west OF Carspach re-
suited in their becoming possessed Of
three trenches. shortly afterward we
delivered counter attack and drove the
Germans from all the positions they
occupied-'
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-06
Over Russians
Is Claimed by the Turks

'oNSTANTINOPLE. Turkey. June ,.
wa London The reinforced Turk
ish army in the Caucasu which lat
last month began an offensive campo Ign
mas driven the Russians farther back,
the war Office announced today. The
statement follows
'-Ju the Caucasus front in the centre.
o,.r troops drove back the enemy's left
wing some forty kilometres gabOut TWEEN
ty-five miles Notwithstanding unfavor-
able weather. All attempts Of the en-
eusv 70 cover his retreat or TO regain
mrs positions collapsed with neavy
LOSSES under our bayonet attacks. We
-ar--.r-d f-ty soldiers. two machine
guns. and other arms and engineering
material
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-06
MRS. |NNES WEAKENED
BY HUSBANDS CONVICTION
Counsel to Consider Means of
Temporary Freedom and
Appeal of InneS

Judge James K. Hines and associate
counsel will confer Monday on the pre-
paration of. the formal motion for a
new trial for Victor E. lines, convicted
in the superior court Saturday for lar
ceny of money from the missing helms
girls and sentenced to serve seven years
at hard labor. If the motion is denied
appeal will be taken to the court of ap-
peals.
During the conference counsel will
consider means of securing temporary
freedom for Mrs. Ida May Times, who
has not been tried under the indictment
charging her jointly with her husband
of the offense of larceny after trust.
Mrs. Innes, 1t is stated, is in feeble
health, suffering from tuberculosis. Her
prolonged illness, it is said. aggravated
by her husbands conviction, has so
weakened her that it will be necessary
to remove her from the jail.
Counsel probably will endeavor to Sc
cure her freedom by appealing to the
court for a moderate pond for her APP
pearance next fall, when the state eX-
poets to place her on trial. Solicitor
Dorsey has stated that he does not wish
to try Mrs. Innes until the appeal of her
husband is settled.
WILL ACT AT ONCE.
Formal moves will be made by the de-
Tense Monday or Tuesday both in the
matter of asking a new trial for Innes
and i'm the effort to secure Mrs. Innes
freedom pending her trial.
The habeas corpus proceedings insti-
tuted by Mrs Viola Sickles Innes to re-
cover her son James Sickles Times, who
she alleges was stolen by Times in New
York nine years ago, will be heard be-
fore Judge John T. Pendleton Tues
day morning.
Judge James K Hines, leading coun-
sci for the defense. in discussing the
trial of Victor Times expressed his ap-
probation Monday Of the manner in
which the trial was conducted by judy
Ben Hill. before whom Innes was tried
i'm the superior court.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-06

LONDON. June 5.-British officers O.
the fleet which participated in the Jut-
land battle and have returned here
identify two German battle cruisers
sunk as the Hindenburg and the Isut-
ZOw
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-06
Violent German Attacks
Continue East of MeuSe

PARIS. June with undiminishcd
violence the Germans continued their
attacks last night along the NerdUn
front east of the Mouse. The war Office
report Of this afternoon says these as
sauIts were unsuccessful
The Germans attacked French posi-
tiOns in the region Of Vaux and Dam
Ioup Between the fort and the village
ct uamloup the German offensive was
particularly severe The French are
still in possession OF Fort Naux-
In the vicinity OF DOuaumont there
was heavy artillery fighting. Unsuccess-
full German raids were undertaken in the
Vosges.