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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
CONGRESS DELAY
BLAMED BY CROZIER
FOR ARMS SHORTAGE
Chief of Ordnance Is First Wit
ness in Sweeping Probe Be-
fore Senate Military Affairs
Committee

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Cor gress
today began sweeping Investigations into
The military situation and the coal and
ugar shortages The probing may in
rolve some uneasy hours for govern
ncHt Officials. as the spirit behind it
to a large extent critical of present
methods and personnel.
The inquiry to determine whether
yast sums apprOpria led for building
Americas war machine were spent wise
i, opened with Chief OF Ordnance
Crozicr before the senate military af-
fairs committee.
The ssnail-like pace of congress, war
department red tape, and the labor stu
alton were blamed by Major General
Crozier for serious delay in getting
America on war footing. Inability
to obtain quickly appropriations cost
much time in getting started on the
artillery program, General Crozier
stated.
The Sc nate investigation of the coal
sohrtage will begin at once. Chairman
Reed announced today that coal will be
taken up before sugar in an effort to
find an immediate remedy for the fuel
famine in states where thousands are
suffering in zero weather. Reed will an
nounc a list of witnesses late today who
will be called tomorrow.
Food Administrator Herbert Hoover
and Fuel Administrator II. y. Garfield
were to he among the first witnesses
called by the senate committee on man
ufactures to tell why American house
holders have had to go without coal and
sugar Food and fuel dealers will be
summoned. Senator Reed is chairman of
this committee.
Crozicr will be asked 70 answer
charges by Senator Wadsworth, of New
York, that national army men were
forced to drill with broomSt:cks and
wooden artillery. officers in the quar-
termaster's department must explain
evidence OF lack of proper clothing for
the drafted men on reaching canton
mentS Senator Frelinghuysen. New
Jersey, will present affidavitS covering
camp conditions and red tape in the
war department.
Unless the committee IS satisfied that
the vast sums appropriated for the war
have been wisely expended it will recon-
mend close scrutiny of futre estimates.
In the sugar and coal investigation,
said a committeeman today, the pur-
pose will be to learn why with the
broadcast powers the food and fuel die
factors were unable to prevent serious
shortages"
IF there is some fault in the law it
must be remedied," he said. IF the Of
ncials are at fault they must be re-
placed We're going to see if we can't
devise plan that will prevent people
shivering from lack of fuel in zero
weather anC. going without sugar"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
HAS 4 cure
FOR PELLhGRA

Psrrie Nicholas, Laurel. Miss. writes:
Seems to me if I had not obtained
your remedy when l did l would not
have lived much longer. L am glad you
discovered this wonderful remedy that
VIII cure Peliagra- When l began TAX
ing Baughn's PelagTa Remedy my
weight was 6O-odd pounds: now it is 90
odd. | would like to have this publish
ed and sent to sufferers of Pellagra."
This is published at her request. IT
you suffer from PellagTa or know of
any one who suffers from Pellagra, it
is your duty to consult the resourceful
Baughn. who has fought and conquered
the dreaded malady right in the Pei
lagra Self of Alabama.
The symptcms-hands red like sun
burn, skin peelinS off, sore mouth, the
Fps, throat and tongue a flaming red
with much mucus and choking; indi-
sestion and nausea: either diarrhoea or
constipation. There is hope If YOU
have Pellagra you can be cured by
Baughns Pellagra Remedy. Get Big
free book on Pellagra- Address Amer
lean Compromising 60, Box SSH, Jas
per. Ala, remembering money is refund
ed in any case where the remedy fails to
cure.-(Advt0
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
HALIFAX DEAD NUMBER
1900 IN OFFICIAL LIST
Government Investigation of
Cause of Catastrophe
Ready to Begin

HALIFAX. Nova Scotia, Dec. r.
Fifteen hundred men. women and chill
dren died in the Halifax disaster, ac-
based on count of bodies and thorough
checking up at identification stations.
a big percentage of the recovered dead
have not been identified.
Justice Drysdale, of the supreme
court. expected to start his investiga-
ton into causes of the catastrophe to-
day Witnesses of the collision between
the French munitions ship Mont Blanc
and the Belgian relief steamer limo said
that the Mont Blanc flew no red flag,
as prescribed by regulations, when she
entered the harbor.
Relief work is going ahead rapidly.
Threatened distress from lack Of food
has been averted. The homeless are
all being sheltered and warmly clothed.
Supplies are coming IN steadily. Ad-
ditional surgical volunteers and nurses
arrive on every train. Reconstruction
of buildings needed for shelter has be-
gun. Military, naval and civilian par
ties are continuing the search for
bodies. but snow is hampering them.
The situation in Halifax hospitals is
much improved since many of the in
iured have been taken 10 outside
points
The formidable estimates of casual
ties made Immediately after the eXplo-
sion apparently were due to the fact that
some Of the bodies were counted several
times. The relief workers explained
that even today's revised figures are
not to be regarded as final, inasmuch as
many entire families were destroyed
no members being alive to report such
losses.
1t is estimated that 500 houses are
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
ASQUITH ENDORSES
WILSON'S SECOND
ADDRESS ON WAR
Says President Expressed
Clearly the Intentions and
Desires of the Allies in Mes
sage to Congress

LONDON. Dec. 12.-The Ungrudging
sacrifices made by the British people,
former Premier Asquith declared i'm an
address at Birmingham yesterday.
proved that The ancient and ingrained
spirit OF the British people had not
been Slapped by luxury or stalled and
wthered by dotage
we look to he end" he said, with
the assured and ever-growing bellet
that both in the council chamber o.
peace and in the ordering of our own
house hold a new era of liberty and jus
tice will be opened"
The former premier said he had had
a large part in Rritians entering into
the war and he unhesiTatl2gly believed
it had been worth while il the war ends
in a peace OF security and permanency.
He Endorsed President Wilson's latest
words as expr essing clearly the inten-
tionS and desires of the allies. Ad-
verse criticism OF the recent Marquis of
Lansdowne he added. was caused by
reading into it meanings and intentions
which the letter did not intend to con-
Vey.
Mr.. Asquith said there was abundant
evidence that the enemy peoples are
misinformed of the allies objects
Wnlcn are not TO annlnllate the ter
man people but to destroy the military
domination of Prussia. He said that
Germany must learn that the enthrone-
ment Of force is bad business.
AN enemy misconccntion," he con-
tinued lis that the allies. especially
Great Britain, are aiming at the de-
struction for their own political and
economic objects of what vaguely is
called the freedom of the seas.
This formula, if it possesses any
relevance, can only be used to indicate
some new limitation in wartime upon
belliSerent rights of the power which
happens to have command of the sea
No corresponding limitation has been
suggested for land warfare where ex-
listing conventions have been in this
conflict Systematically violated by the
enemy. ! do not think we are likely
to hear very much from enemy lips of
freedom of the seas.
The allies are still unflinching in
their purpose to use all legitimate meth
DDS, economic and military, to secure a
lasting and fruitful peace which the
world needs. The allied position is
stated with perfect lucidity by Presi-
dent Wilson in his recent address and
! especially subscribe to and indorSe
the language he used. When that OBJ
ject is accomplished we shall be free,
as he we'll and wisely said, to base
peace on generosity and justice and to
the exclusion of selfish claims to ad-
vantage even on the part of victors." .
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
RELIEF Fur YOUR
GRIPPY COLD
Or. Bells Pine Tar Honey Is
Prompt and Effective

Did it ever occur TO you that DR..
Bells Pine Tar Honey has been giving
satisfaction TO thousands upon thou
sands OF cold and grippe sufferers year
after year,
The reason is that it gives quick re-
lief. and when you are suffering-with
your head stopped up. throat sore. fe-
vsrish. all knocked out, you, too. will
feel grateful when you have tried this
reliable preparation
The first dose of this pleasant rem
coy will satisfy YOU that il is going
TO do the work. and you will be glad
10 recommend il to your friends for
coughs, colds and bronchial affections
Children like it so well that YOU
don't have to coax them TO take it, Fine
for Group.
Tear this ad- out and take il TO your
druggist. with CSC. and he will give you
the genuine Dr.. Bells Pine Tar Honey.
-(Advtl
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14

permitted allowance Of underUed.
shirts. shoes and socks and suit You
have an oveTcoat and a hat You have
your four hankeTchiefS. You have no
right 10 more.
stay. There is one more thing the
welI-dressed man must have if he is to
remain we'll dressed. By irony or forget
fulness. that is the one article of ap.
parel YOU may buy in Germany nov
without n cord. Your trousers may be
in holes and your coat falling apart and
your SHOES ingenious combinations Of
intagonistic materials, and you may in
general present the appearance of the
wrecks of gentility one sometimes sees
i'm a downtown street, but there is one
thing you must have and can buy with
out a permit.
That is a necktie-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
2 Paper Men Invited

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Manufac-
turers, jobbers and consumers of news
print paper were today invited by the
federal trade commission to attend the
news print paper hearings which will
begin here January T. Information ad-
duced at the hearings will be used by
the commission in fixing price for
news paper, which, by agreement is SELL
ing now for 5 cents a pound
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
LITTLEJOHN,

GEORGE LITTLEJ Ohm, an
other Georgia boy, who has felt the
thrill of being under fire from a u
boat. Littlejohn lives at Miner, Ga,
and like his namesake who fought
for Robin Hood,.is a giant of man,
although but twenty years old. He|
is six feet three and weighs 200l
pounds.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14

The action OF Stuart's Calcium Wa
fers in the skin is SO direct and natural
that pimpIeS. blackheads and skin erup-
tfons,- such as acne and eczema. disap-
pear utterly. They simply cannot re-
main Their redneSs and itching are so
usutraIized that new blood forms new
skin all over the body. The dead skin
fIakes or and passes away in the natu-
raj perspiration.
Even bIackheads disappear and the
skin becomes firm. clear and of that
texture where the color sparkles and
dances to your smiles and emotions
Plain food and Stuart's Calcium Waters
viii surely take the place of all your
creams and lotions, and you won't need
your powder puff. Get 5O-cent box OF
Stuart's Calcium WATERS today at any
drug store. And il you wish q Tree
trial package mail coupon below.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
Tag on Carrier Pigeon
Made In Massachusetts,

MELROSE. Mass. Dec. 12.-Chavlc%
z Bourne, of this city, said today tina
he was the maker of the tag found o.
the carrier pigeon captured in Halifax
\. S. yesterday, causing an investiga
ton by the authorities OF a report tina
Il bore a message in the German Ian
guage.
Mr. Bourne said that he sold simi;a
tags in large numbers to pigeon fancier.'
and that there was no way of tracing
the owner. lie explained the number
1929" printed on the tag as indlcatin&
the birds number in its coop.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14

wrecked beyond repair, that 500 others
we're totally destroyed and that another
90 can be restored to use.
Conditions in Dartmouth were dis
.rcssing today Some of the inhabitants
who were injured by the explosion, fire
or tidal wave had not received medical
attention up to this morning and the
relief system is being reorganized so
they may receive necessary aid at once.
In one shelter in Dartmouth inveStf-
gators found 500 men, women and chill
drcn
LONDON Dec. 1.-THE British gov
eminent today sent 100000 pounds
iabout S5.OOO,OOO) to Halifax for relief
work and rebuilding the city.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
u. S. Officer in France
Is Wounded in Action

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.--Anothcr
American soldier in France has been
severely wounded in action and three
have died from ma tural causes, the va:
department announced today.
Wounded: First Lieutenant l2dga
w. Young, Mckinney, Va, medical
corps. attached to the British forces
Dead: Corporal r. c. Evans, Pail
myra, Tenn, December .; Private |. NJ.
Shaw. Columbia, No, November %, ana
Private ]. 4. Morris. Fon du Lac, Wis,
drowned, December 4.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
GERMAN CIVILIANS
ARE NOW IN RAGS
AND OLD CLOTHES
One Suit, One 0verCoat, Three
Shirts, Two Suits of Under
clothes, Pair of Shoes OFF,
CiaI Limit

CThis is the seventh OF Mr.. Corey's
articles on conditions in Germany
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
600 SuffragistS Gather
At Washington Meeting

WASHINGTON, Dec 12.-The marble
corridor of the capitol echoed today
with the tramp of 500 suffragists. They
were delegates to the National Woman
Suffrage convention here who advanced
in forty-four groups on to as many diff
ferent state delegations in congress.
The women carried the definite chal-
lenge to each member opposing passage
of a federal suffrage amendment that
they will line up against every such
congressman in the 1918 elections.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14

Keep Bowel Movement Regular
DR.. Kings New Life Pills keep you
in healthy condition. Rid the body
Of poisons and waste. Improve your
complexion by keeping the Bowels
regular. Get 25c. bottle from your
druggist to-day. Effective but mild.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-14
5000 Hundred-Pound
Bags Of Sugar Held
By | Savannah Firm

Especial Dispatch to The JournaL)
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 12.--Homer
w. Geiger, local federal food admins
traitor, has reported to state Admins
traitor Soule that he has found a Savan-
nah firm boarding 5000 UNDERGROUND
bags of sugar. and asks for instruc-
tionS.
Savannah restaurants are limiting
patrons to two Jumps of sugar to a cup
of coffee, and retail stores arc limiting
patrons to ten pounds each.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-15
Rags Are Royal Raiment.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The sterling old sentiment Of melodrama
had 1t that rags We're royal raiment when
worn for virtues sake. At the same time
the ragpicker was no aristocrat, virtuous
or otherwise. and his humble calling did
not enrich him beyond his most frugal
needs.
But times have changed, and even rags
have changed with them. If the price az
paper Keeps on going up one may see
fortunes found from the rag bags and
purse proud plutocrats of the future viii
point proudly to their ancestor as lone nf
the old millionaires who made his money
in rags"
The ragpicker Of today Is selling his
stuff for more than four times his return
OF four years ago. And it is not onlv
In paper rags that the profit on refuse Is
hundred other things formerly classed az
rubbish and garbage are commanding A
constantly increasing return. Out Of the
Things that every household makes haste
to get rid of not only good Hvings but
old books to old boots, from last weeks
newspaper to last years birds nest, every
thlDg you throw away as useless finds
ITS uses and adds to the s~cayenger's bank
roll: 1t .fs safe to say that nine-tenths of
ones rubbish may be salvaged at a profit.
Not only is the leather of discarded shoes
used again, but the eyelets for the shoe
iaces, the shoe laces themselves, and the
bit of steel that ~stiffens the instep.
rags as such are: not royal raiment ex-
cept IN the exclusively figurative sense in
tended IN the moral sentiment of the old
into gold that will purchase any sort Of
ralment the heart may desire-even to the
ermine that Is being generally discarded
by some Of the highest families of Europe.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-15
AS Old as His Son.

Sixty days in the workhouse was
the sentence, but it had nothing to
do with the startling reply of the pris-
oner, standing before Judge Pugh to
receive justice on a charge of assault,
relates the Philadelphia Press.
The usual number Of questions was
asked. Then the judge inquired:
Your father liying?"
Yes
''How old is he?"
Same age as me"
Judge Pugh glared.
Il said how old is your father?"
AS old as l am, your honor"
Take care!" warned the court.
Now. answer properly"
II have said the prisoner. HE be-
came my father the same day l became
his SON"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-15


And seeing their sad estate and all the
pitiable helpiessness Of 1t, his great heart
bled for them, and he went up into a
mountain, where. lost to the madding
throng, he might be a little while alone.
Up on the cool, clear heights, where one
might walk with God, where the winged
chariots of angels seem to swing low,
where the inimitable beauty Of the world
old miracle Of the daw and the glory Of
eternal sunsets make glad the souls of
men, where like the mighty anthem of
the spheres come faint and g the
subdued noises Of the busy marts Of the
world.
While of the people there were none
with him, one came of kindred soul, "a
man of sorrow and acquainted with
grief" Like the ceaseless roar Of a rest
less ocean there came to them the rattle
of musketry, the roar OF cannon and the
cries Of battle.
And he opened his mouth and taught
him, saying:
Blessed are they who for humanity's
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-15

erty is more successfully hidden. Fewer
bread and fuel riots have been reported
IN this city h in other places, where the
past two years. Now and then there is
an attempt by the authorities to force
things, "whoop her up" as one hears at
the camp meetings, to make people for
get their troubles. Shortly after Mr.. Ger
ards departure a slightly military gain,
which had been magntied by the govern
as an occasion to .~enhearten the burghers.
Berlin broke into bunting and there was a
great deal of handshaking and a mighty
Wilhelmstrasse, with a feebler echo from
the people. Restrictions were removed for
the day and attempt was made to revive
the old street dancing: Berlin wachelt
Cox trots) in the face OF her enemies"
was the way the papers described it next
day. Yes, the city was gay, but it was
like a red dyed carpet. brilliant in spots.
with the worn and faded portions pain.
fully visible at the seams and edges.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-15
Berlin a Pampered City.
Adele N. and ..Dsse! Phillips, in tn,
AtlaniI,. Monthly.

Adele N. and -.Dsse! Philips, in the
Atlantic Monthly.
Rarely are the narrowing phases of the
war revealed to the people Of the German
metropolis. Berlin Is coddled. pampercd,
as heavy as that borne by other munich
palities. Her food supply is greater. and
the restrictions are not as tightly drawn.
The cities in the extreme north are life
less. Unable to contribute their share to
the great conflict, they are neglected, a
greater toll Of man power being exacted
from them.
Photographs were shown in private
circles of the longshore women of Cux-
haven being driven like sheep to oad the
ships with supplies; mere shapeless snags
of women-flat cheated and devoid OF
feminine grace, slouching along with un-
womanly disregard of their appearance.
And yet, only three years g these
coarse, frowsy creatures we're noted for
the sturdiness OF their carriage and a
ernment considered these photographs of
sufficient Importance to make q mouse to
house search in the district for copies of
49, ard ~ aryccf tive h.aiior 0f tho maya
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-15
HDixie" stirs the Heart.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Dixie" stirs them all. It's the one y
and rdn FOR 'a ali time mssu It s Is a ' World wininerM
q world awakener; just what the old
southern darkey would call "a risin'
tune!"
A remarkable demonstration Of this was
given recently by a Seattle audience,
waiting to be addressed by former Am
bassador Gerard. TIL Seattle Post-1ntel-
ligencer says that:
During the hour Of waiting, I tH 8
ing quietly about the war. At 7:ao
Of applause swept the arena. The
enthusiasm grew until, as one per-
son,>the 5000 persons stood, cheer
ing wildly.
That's right, stand up!" cried a
grizzled old soldier.
There was nc WEAKNESS Of waiting for
the orator of the evening after that, and
when he came the band gave him a
Dixie greeting and responding to 1t,
Mr.. Gerard said:
If 1 am not heard clearly. let me
know, and I will turn on more
steam. The playing Of Immortal
Dixie reminds me that q brave
people can go to war and be block
AIDED and suffer defeat, as did our
brave people in the south. without
resorting to flame throwers, poison
gas and baby killing!
That was a fitting introduction to a
p a oliS SPSSSA pSLSAS 49, -
triots.
"Dixie'' reminds them of the old days.
while 1t is a ringing call to the patriotism
of the new 1t is as if the people had
said: Dixie and d, the old flag forever.
ner' receives cordial dignified recogni-
ton. the people slowly rising to it's meas
ured strains. but Dixie" is a rise with
a rush, whether they will or no!
II can't keep my seat when the ban
plays Dixie" said IN eminent English
man. I'm UP in an instant, cheering
with the crowd"
And Dixie. is played over there now!
IT rrd punt ae whe save the fae il Ameri .n 1'e troops peop
marched through the streets Of London
on the way to the western 'front.'.
For our boys stepped lively as the spirit
of Dixie and men ard music won the
cheering crowds.
Never mind how they change the words
of il. as an enthusiastic old veteran has
said: They cant runaway with the
tune!"
tional anthem!
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-15
B0sCHEE's GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe the in
flammation Of a sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation In the bronchial tubes,
insuring a good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
In the morning. Made and sold in
America for tifty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature in
building up your general health and
throwing OF the disease. Especially
useful In lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil
lied countries.-Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-15
Island Of Mindoro.

So prolific was the Island Of Mindoro
In the Philippines at one time in the
production of rice that it was popular
~ called '.the granary of. the Philip
pines" Sugar, cotton, hemp, and 9TH
er crops thrive on the island, when
properly cultivated. Yet its economic
conditions are extremely backward,
and a large part of its population Is In
a constant state of poverty. It has al
together about $4,000 inhabitants.
Among these are $4,000 Tagalogs, 1900
Manganese, 1000 Visayans, and of
nocanos less than 1000. OF the whole,
over 1000 are pronunced savage; a
large proportion Of the remainder are
densely ignorant.