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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
WATSON JURY SELECTED
AND HIS TRIAL STARTED
Only Thirty-Fiye Veniremen
Questioned Before Jury
Is Completed
lBy Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Ca. Nov. 27.--The jury 70
try Thomas z. Watson in federal dis
trict court here on charges of having
sent obscene literature through the
mails, was selected shortly before noon
today and calling Of witnesses to try
the case was Immediately begun.
Both sides appeared anxious not to
delay going to trial, and little time was
lost, although each juror seemed to be
carefully watched, and eleven veniremen
were subjected to more than the formal
questions to determine their Qualiflca-
tiOns. 1t was only necessary to exam.
inc thirty-fivc Veniremen before the
twelve jurors had been accepted. and
of the thirty-tive eight were excused
after they had admitted prejudice for
or against the defendant. The govern
ment arbitrarily excused six prospective
jurors and the defense eight. one We
nireman was excused because he had
been in court and heard evidence at the
trial Of Watson on the same indictment
last November when the jury disagreed.
Some surprise was expressed at the
quick selection OF the jury
The jurors accepted were: L. G. War
then, John c. English, J. II. Roger, .. S.
Barnett, c. Z. Smith. 4. Martin, Il. p.
Terrell, J. v. Stephens. w NJ. Daniels,
J.,J. Lyle, Z. G. Storey, ". "A. Hutcn-
inson.
The articles cited were used in con-
nection with attacks on the Roman
Catholic church, and the publisher claim
G dat his previous trial that certain OF
the phrases mentioned in the tndlct-
ment were taken from treatises dealing
with the doctrine of that church, which
had gone through the mails unquestion-
ed For his present trial at which he as
q member of the bar, is acting as his
own leading counsel, Watson has sum-
moned numbers OF prominent GeorgianS
TO attest It was understood, to his
character and that of his works. The
government attorneys called but lew
witnesses, chiefly postottice officials. IL
was not necessary today that the defend
ant enter demurTers, these having been
overruled at the previous trial, and a
formal plea OF not guilty was the only
matter before selection of the jury.
before court recessed at 80 the case
of the government and the defense had
been outlined and the first witness eX-
amined. The district attorney claimed
he would show Watson was RESPONSE
Die for mailing the articles. and that
ney were obscene, and that this was all
hat was necessary for conviction
Watson asserted that the language
used was allowable because Of its mo-
i've. ana cited classical works which
he said the claw might ban" He also
eclarcd portions Of the matter referred
to were taken ETom Roman Catholic
loslocieS in Latin, and asserted that
he Roman Catholic church "prosecutes
.oeople for telling Protcstants what's in"
sho theologies.
T. -. West, postmaster at Thomson,
was put on the stand by the prosecution
to snow Watsons responsibility for
mailing tne articles. The defendant de-
c!ined TO admit this responsibility. as he
had done at his previous trial. and also
endeavored to bring out on cross-eXami-
nation that much of his circulation went
by express.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
BuIgarianS RepuISed
In Attack on Serbs
(By Associated ,Press.l


PARIS. Nov. 27.-Bulgarian forces on
the Macedonian front launched a couns
ter attack on the Serbians in the Cerna
river region last night the war Office
announces. The Bulgarians were are
pulsed with heavy losses. The Italians
continue to make progress in the region
west of Monastir.
The communication follows:
On the Cerna front a Bulgarian coun-
ter attack upon Serbian positions Lass
night was repulsed with sanguinarY
losses for the enemy. North of Monas-
tir the artillery fighting In which both
sides are taking part is being continued
with violence.
ION our left wing Italian troops are
continuing their advance in the noun
taInous region of Dihova, four miles
northwest of Monastir." >-,-
The French official announcement on
the progress of hostilities on the. French
front at the war office this afternoon
reads:
There has been the customary can
nonading at various points on the
Somme front and in the sectors OF
Douaunont and Vaux. The night passed
quietly on the remainder Of the front. :
"a group of French aviators last night
bombarded the aviation fields at CUBAN
court and Matigysx The missiles;
thrown down reached their mark"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
CAPTURE OF BUCHAREST IS IMMINENT
ERWIN THOMPSON
SAYS NO FOOD IS
REACHING TEUTONS
u. S, Commercial Attache at
The Hague and Berlin Is in
Atlanta on a Visit to His
/ Daughter

The allied blockade Of Germany is
alright
Such is the message brought 70 At
lanta by Erwin ". Thompson. CONNER
cial attache Of the United States at The
Hague and Berlin, who is here on a
short visit 20 his son-in-law and daugh-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Lyle, at their
home in College Park
Mr.. Thompson, who for diplomatic rea-
sons, was not inclined to go into de-
tails regarding the food supply in Ger
many or to offer any prophesy as to
the duration OF the European war or
to discuss the more intimate conditions
OF the central powers, called attention
to the rather significant fact that Ger
many's annual importation Of 100000
bushels OF wheat was absolutely cut off
The same condition, he said obtained re-
garding other imports.
Mr.. Thompson declared that he did not
care TO discuss possibilities or to make
prophesies. They were largely a mat
ter Of opinion, he said.
On his. visit to the United States
which will be about four months dura-
ton, Mr.. Thompson will visit the COM
mercial organizations of the large cities
for the purpose Of acquainting them
with the federal department of COM
merce.
I'VE want TO keep them alive to the
fact that this department of the govern
ment belongs to them and to let them
know that II is always at their service
We want to give the people facts OF
commercial value and to find out from
them what they want to know so ae
70 supply them with t9ie information
II ii cannot be gotten from the de-
partment at Washington the commercial
attaches will make the Investigation
first hand.
THE United States. after the war, is
sure to reap a rich harvest in export
trade. particularly from the central pow
ers. who have been cut off so effective
ly from the outside world for the past
year: for it is only since then that the
blockade has become practically insur-
Ynountable. And II is being frightened
every day IL such thing is possible.
Mr.. Thompson will be here for only
a few days before he resumes his tour
Of the country in the interests OF the
department of commerce. At the end
OF three months work he will take a
vacation Of a month and then return 20
EuroDe He said he twas not sure
whether he would again make headquar-
tiers in Berlin or at Copenhagen where
he has spent a large part of his time
lately.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
FIRE At TAMPA DOES
100000 DAMAGE
Destroys Block of Frame
Warehouses and Spreads to
Fashionable Residences
tSv Associated Press.S

TAMPA, Fla, Nov. 27.-Fire Sunday
morning destroyed a block Of frame
warehouses along the Hillsborough riE-
er, burned considerable material being
unloaded from cars for the deckwork on
the Central Hudson Steamship Pough-
keepsie now being rushed to completion
here and flying sparks carried by a
strong easterly wind set fire TO more
than thirty dwellings across the river,
in the fashionable residence section,
three of which are total loss. The
total damage is estimated at between
$50, 900 and 100000. The fire upparat-
us from West Tampa was hurried to
the aid of the local fire fighters. A fire
man and an employe of the Tampa
Foundry and Machine company were Sc
riously injured.
The fire was first discovered at 8
O'Clock and by tne time the fire depart
ment arrived the entire block was en-
veloped In flames Considerable hay and
grain. including ten carloads of hay
stored by the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
way, was stored in the buildings.
The plant of Tampa Foundry and Ma
chine company was endangered and the
steamship Poughkeepsie was towed from
its moorlngS to across the river, but
not before the flames had caught on
the wooden deckpOsts which were set
up yesterday. This firm, with losses
estimated at not less than $4,000 is the
heaviest loser. The material damage in
this instance. is slight compared to the
delay in completion of the steamer,
which was to have been delivered in
January.
The sparks started fires as far as
mile and half away, only the fact that
ii was sandy morning and the men
folks were at home to combat the flames
in their incipiency, preventing the con-
flagration from being general. One of
the dwellings that was destroyed was
nearly half a mile away.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
Monday Unlucky for
Grays-Three Accidents
In the Same Family

Monday vas an unlucky day for the
family OF Mr.. L. p. Gray, Of 1876 Bass
street.
The first mishap was the running
down Of Harry Gray, seven years old,
by the automobile of S. A. Boorstein.
Gray was playing on washington street
and ran in front of the car, being knock
ed down and receiving q slight scalp
wound. He was taken to the Grady hos
pitsl by MIR. Boorstein and carried home
after his wounds had been dressed.
He arrived at home just III time 10
see his little sister, Marguerite, aged
six, catch on fire while playing in FROM
Of an open fireplace. Her clothing was
burned off and she received painful
burns over the face and hands and por-
lions OF the body. Her father in an at
tempt TO smother the flames With his
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
WARE FARMERS FORM
| COMMUNITY CLUBS
w. ], MlIIiS Named President
of Organization at
WareSboro
ESPECIAL DISPATCH to the Journal .

Especial DISPATCH to the Journal }
WAYCROSS. Ga. Nov. 27.-The first
community club Of several that Ware
county farmers will organize prelimi-
nary to perfecting a county organiza-
iton has been formed at Waresboro,
with the following officers: w. ]. Mullis,
president; L. L. Spence, secretary; w.
]. Cannon, press representative. The
first meeting OF the club wfll be held at
Waresboro tomorrow afternoon.
The organization of this club is d.
rect result of the boil weevil prepared
ness meeting held at Waresboro We'd
nesday. at which farmers heard talks on
how to fight the boil weevil and what
steps to take TO have cotton despite the
presence in this section of the Weevil.
C. V. Cunningham, assistant state agent,
who has lust attended a conference at
WASHINGTON, and who was among the
speakers at the Waresboro meeting, told
of the fertilizers and seed best adapted
To the production of cotton under boil
weeyu conditions. C. b. Burley. assist
ant boil weevil field specialist, who has
had ten years experience growing cot
ton under boil weeVil conditions in
Louisiana and is acquainted with condl-
tions in Alabama and Georgia, gave
facts that aroused considerable interest.
County Demonstration Agent Eben Z.
Mann Ia well pleased with the start
made in Ware and is satisfied that with
proper cooperation of merchants and
bankers the Ware farmers can meet the
boil weevil half way.
One of the most encouraging signs
of the work in Ware is the increasing
interest paid to the live stock industry.
BY raising more hogs the farmers ex-
pect not only 10 make up for the loss
OF cotton but increase their returns
handsomely. The opening Of the pack
ing plant at Waycross has given q
year-reund market not only for hogs.
but for ali live stock this county and
section may produce.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28

in the automobile and We went on on;
Boulevard TO Ponce de Leon"
The confession attributed to A. l.
Smith follows:
1--WE went opt Boulevard and Mr.. Boil
ton stopped the car on Boulevard, be-
tween North avenue and Ponce de Leon
avenue, and Williamson and Gunter got
out of the car and placed ssome dyna-
mite on the street car track. Gunte,
said he put two caps on it and William
son put one, / believe, and they go'
ack in the automobile"
All four or these men are under -
rest.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
N. Y. Cotton Futures
Break Record Again

New York cotton futures established
new high records for the season and
broke all high prices since the, Civil war
Monday when further sensational adj
vances of active options were made on
renewed bull support.
January cotton sold at 21.19. five
points over the previous high; March
was four points over the top at 21.S2;
May was 21.55. net gain of thirteen
points and July was up fifteen points
at 21.51. All are new high records.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
(By Negotiated Prea.l


NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-The Teutonic
ing rapidly with a converging drive on
Bucharest from three directions. The
immediate threat to the capital seems
to be greatest on the southwest where
the invaders have approached to with
in fifty miles after Won Mackenzen had
forced the passage of the Danube at two
points and effected a junction with the
armies of General Won FaIkenhayns
which are pressing rapidly eastward aft
er having broken the Rumanian resiss
lance on the lower Ault. :
The rapid Teutouic advance southeast
of Craiova turned. the flank of the ALI
position as did the Danube crossings.
These factors, with the continued pres
sure on the northern end of the line
also theoretically outfanked, have now
resulted in the Rumanian abandonment
of the Alt line Bucharest announced
this today, reporting also a Rumanian
retirement little to the east of the
Topolog river, a tributary Of the Alt on
the east. The retreat apparently places
the important town OF Rimnik. on the
railroad from Craloya 20 Hermannst adt,
IN General Won Falkenhayn's hands. ~
The threat on the north and Rorthwezc
from the border passes east of the AIT.
| is still being held in check by the Rus
| so-Rumarian troops and entente mill
tary writer's assume that the Russians
are sending further forces to help out
! the Rumanians defending the more i'm
mediate menace farther south.
SOfio to-day GiyeS some details Of f6f
crossings of the Danube. The crossing
at Ziminitza was made by Bulgarian
troops who are said to have captured
a large quantity of grain in the town.
! The Germans crossed near the mouth OF
| the Alt, occupying Islacz. 'rt
In Dobrudja north Of the Constanza-
Tchernavoda line, the Russian advance
appears to have come to halt. The
Bulgarian war office announces that
the hostile forces which had been at
lacking have now entrenched before the
Bulgarian positions. :
Fighting on the Macedonian front
has been less general on account of bad
weather, but continued progress for the
Italians. who are driving northwsrd Of
! Monastir is reported by Paris. Sofia
declares the Italians were repulsed IN
this region. A Bulgarian counter attack
northeast of Monastir in the Cerna river
region was repulsed, according to the
French war office.
Seemingly there is 10 dispo sition on
the part of either the British or the
French to attack in force IN the Sonrne
region. Extremely bad weather has been
reported and such attacks as Berlin has
recorded apparently have been local
LONDON TO-DAY in its report. on operations
along the Franco-BeIgian Eront mentions
only artille.v activity IN the neighbour
hood of La Bassts % the north Of Arras.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28

hands was more serioJsly burned than
the child She was taken to the Grady
hospital and physicians dressed Mr..
Gray's wounds.
None of the injuries are fatal The
police investigated the automobile acci-
dent and found that it was unavoidable
and no case has been made against Mr..
Boorstein.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
Carpenter, Now Aviator,
Decorated for CALAMITY
CBy ASEocIs+sa Press. }
q "--A

PARIS. Nov. 27.--Georges Carpenter.
the French champion boxer, has been
on leave in Paris after taking part as
an aviator at the -recapture Of Fort
Dcuaumont on the Verdun front. Car
pentier was decorated With the military
medal for gallantry in action. While
in Paris he gave an informal exhibition
of boxing at charity SbaZar in the Troc-
adero Palace and received an enthusiast
tic reception from the many thousands
in the audience.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
|TEUTOES ARE DRIVING
At RUMA|NAN CAPITAL
IN THREE DIRECTIONS
=
Greatest Threat to City Is
From Southwest, Where, Won
Mackenzen and Won FaIken-
avn Joined Forces
(By Associated Press,)

LONDON, Nov. 27.-The foreign Of
fee has sent Ambassador Page a note
definitely refusing to grant a safe con-
duct to Count A6am Tarnowski Won
Tarnow. the new Austro-Hungarian ans.
-bassador to the United States.
The reason for 1.-The refusal may be
paraphrased as follows: 8
Even If international law forbade the
refusal of such a conduct the actions
Of Austrian and German embassies and
consulates abroad have been SO much
in excess Of regular diplomatic funcs
lions that the British government feels
justified in Withholding its consent for
such diplomats to travel t6 their posts.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
Rumanian Retirement Is
Admitted by Bucharest
(RY Asaociatad Preas. )

(By Associated PTess.) ~ y
BUCHAREST, Nov. 27.-tVia Lon
don. THE Rumanisns have retired from
the line Of the River Alt, the war office
announces. =
The Rumanians also have retired a
little to the east of the Topolog river. .
- :.
The Topolog is a tributary OF the Ale
into which II flows at a point about
forty miles south of the Hungarian bor-
der, below Rothenthurm pass. 1t runs
parallel to the Alt over most OF its,
course about ten miles east Of that
river. This section of the front is north
west of Bucharest and it's abandonment
by the Rumanians was forced by the
Austro-German advance further south,
thanking the Alt line. Z
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
Kills Self by Accident

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Charles Case,
an actor, aged 30, accidentally shot him
self in the heart in his hotel room here
today while cleaning revolver. He died
shortly after.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-06-15
County Commissioners Hold
Monthly Meeting.


i The usual mass of routine bust.
Eess and a few specisl matters oc.
c:pied the attention of the county
commissioners at their June meet.
ing Much of the FIST days session
was SIZE Mt in passing upon ti'ls
agaist the county, the accounts Of
ord paid an.N ming to about
: $4,000. -
The beard approved al arpl;ca
ton from citizens and ax.payers of
he Bessemer special tax school
district asking for an election on
he question of issuing bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for the erection
of a new school building and pro-
vidine the needed equipment The
election was ordered held at Bla-
lock Brother store on Tuesday,
July II. l. D. Blalock was appoint
ed registrar and G w. Dawson and
A. II. Murray poll holders The reg
istration book oper today and will
close July /.
An appropriation of $1CO vas
II ade TO each Of the military cou,-
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-06-15
Go NO. FARTHER

High Point proof is what you wal
and the statement of this highly le-
spected resident will Danish all
doubt.
F.M. York Staten A., Shelter
ST.. High Point, says: AT one time
I suffered severely from pains across
the small of my back and the kid
ney secretons were unnatural. My
b ack was lame and sore and l knew
that | had kidney complaint. Whe'-
I heard of Deans Kidney Pills, | 60:
some and they cured me of the at
tack. know whereof speak when
| say that this medicine is an effec-
tive one" Statement given De-
cember 80, 1907
OVER THREE YEARS LATER,
Mr.. York said: Il recommend Doan's
Kidney fills just as highly tot az as
| did some years ago | have not
had the slightest recurrence of the
old complaint"
SOC, at all dealers. Foster-Mil-
burn Co. Mfgrs, Buffalo, N. 7.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-06-15

He died in about 10 days. Another
negro whose time expired as a pris-
cner while he was in Jail, having
been brought from the camp, has
been carried to the home. This ne
gro has case of pulmonary tuber-
culosis and cannot last very long.
Six visits have been made to the
home during the month. ~
Work house. Here some very
great improvements have been made
in that the entire building has been
made as near fy-proof as possible
ty means of mosquito wiring. which
has been placed over the entire
space of every window. Only four
visits have been made to the work
house during the month.
"Jail-During the month just
passed there has been less work at
the Jail than during any month re-
Gently. There are three men in Jail
who are sick.-two negroes and one
white man. One negro, John Sellers,
who is not able to work ON the
roads, could 60 to the work house and
do some light work, such as driving
a team, etc, and this work would
be beneficial to him. Eight visits
have been made to the Jail.
Camps Nothing out of the or
binary has occurred at the camps
during the month. The negro, John
Goode, who has been at the hospital.
and whose time has expired as
convict, has been released Nine
visits have been made to the camps.
Charity calls, 8; Office calls, IL;
examinations for court, a; witnesses
for court, 8; nuisapees examined, A;
lectures, S; sputa examined, 4;
deaths examined. S; smallpox vac
cinations. SO; typhoid fever vacci-
nations, O; smallpox, 4; diphtherla,
2; scarlet fever, O; measles, 81.
Il have had some correspondence
with Surgeon General Rupert Blue,
of the United States public health
end marine hospital service. and |
hope to have an expert here during
the summer to study the mosquito
situation"
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