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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-28
OStend BOmbardedi Haig
Reports Success of Drive

LONDON, Sept. 26.-The German
naval base of Ostend, on the Belgian
coast, was bombarded yesterday by
British naval forces. British aerial pa
:rols over the fleet encountered six hos
tile airplanes and downed two.
The British made an attack on wide
front in the Ypres region. Good progress
is reported by the war office.
Field Marshal Haig, in reporting this
new offensive today, said:
East and northeast Of Ypres at $50
this morning we attacked on a wide
front.
Our troops making good progress"
ing good progress"
In their new attack this morning the
British pushed back the Germans over
the high ground east of Ypres, Reuters
reports.
Elsewhere on the British front, Field
Marshal Haig reported a successful
raid last night east of Gouzeaucourt.
an the face of strong opposition he
said. two occupied dugouts were de-
stroyed and many other Germans killed
by the bayonet. A few were prisoned
and a machine gun was captured"
The British assault is the third great
drive which has centered in the bloody
"Ypres sector in two months. 1t comes
was the aftermath of a British success
on both sides of the Ypres-Menin road
last week.
General Haig's report did not def
nitely fix the wide 'front.' over which
his troops went over Last weeks
drive, which was also initially de-
scribed as least of Ypres." extended for
a distance of about eight miles. four on
each side Of the Ypres-Menin road.
British forces gained nearly a mile adj
vance in this push. Then came pc
riod of German counter thrusts of ex-
traordinary violence. Last nights re-
ports from Field Marshal Haig detailed
a day full of bloody encounters, most
~ hand to hand, in which the British
repulsed these assaults. in some places
from their own trenches.
The British offensive, coming after
the German cunter thrusts had thus
been broken up, was regarded in Lon
don as heralding fighting Of a ferocity
heretofore unparalleled on this front.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-28
Ready to Quit
Only Wanted Territory

WASHINGTON. Sept 27.-Bulgaria
is uninteresIed in Kaiser Wilhelm's
dream OF a mitteleurOpa empire. In an
interview today stephan Panaretoff.
BulsaTian minister TO the United States
said his country had attained the sole
ends it entered the war for and is ready
TO quit, providing she can keep the ter
ritory which by language, nationality
and historic rights belongs TO her"
Bulgaria, he said frankly, would have
preferred TO have fought on the side
Of the allies. but Germany made a more
acceptable business proposition.
Bulgaria entered the world war with
one object in yiew-regaining Dodbrudja,
Macedonia and parts of Serbia which
were unjustly taken from her during the
Balkan war and in the treaty of 1870
said Panaretoff.
she had no particular love for the
central powers-in fact, a few years be-
fore had been at war with Turkey. AS a
price Of entering the war she asked
restoration Of her former territory,
which by President Wilson's own state
ment Of national boundaries rightfully
belongs to her.
Bulgaria would have preferred TO
Join the allies. But they offered res
toratiOn of her territory provided Ser
bia would consent to take in exchange
other territory-presumabl wrested
from Austria-Hungary or Turkey. Our
prime minister even stated to the al
lies that within twenty-four hours of
the acceptance OF Bulgaria's terms, our
army would be marching on Constan-
tinople.
'Germany's offer was unqualified Dob
drudja and Macedonia were to be re-
stored. We Joined the central powers
not because we had 10. but because we
deIfberar ely chose to
Now Bulgaria has attained those
ends for which she entered the war. She
is ready for peace-according TO no less
authority than Prime Minister RaAos-
lavoff-and wants nothing but which by
language. nationality and historic right
belongs to her. She has no interest in
Geormany's reported dream OF a mittel
Europe nor in the elimination of the Ho-
henzollerns-
"Our armies have not participated on
any battle front except against Serbia
and Rumania- They are holding what
they have won. As far as I know. they
will not fight with the TeutOns against
France or England. and will engage
in no offensive except to maintain ter
ritory which is now occupied.
Bulgaria has not regretted Joining
the central powers She has attained
what she sought-territory which il
now and always has been Bulgarian"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-28
Four Counter Attacks
RepulSed by British

LONDON, Sept. 27.-Four separate
and distinct German counter blows, de-
livered with terrific force and strength
against Haig's newly-won positions In
the Ypres sector, were flung back by
British defenders last night, the Brit
1sh commanders report asserted today.
The enemy struck at the British lines
east of Tower Hamlets and the st.
Julien-Gravenstafel road between 4 and
o'clock last evening.
All of the assaults were defeated
Battle front dispatches today indi.
Gated the fighting was almost continuous
along all the six-mile front over which
the British registered their successes
yesterday. The most determined resist
ance was encountered from the Germans
and when the British drove them out Of
positions the enemy sought in violent
counter attacks to regain the lost
ground.
The announcement follows:
Later accounts show the enemy
spared no effort to regain important
ground captured by us. The fighting on
the battle front yesterday afternoon and
evening was exceedingly severe. Be-
tween 4 p. m. and D. m. four separate
counter attacks were made in great
strength against our new front from
Tower Hamlets to the St julien Craven
Stafel road.
British seaplanes again dropped many
tons of bombs on German military es-
adjustments in Belgium on Tuesday
night. An official statement issued to-
day by the admiralty says:
"On Tuesday night our naval air
planes dropped many tons of bombs,
making several direct hits on the rail-
road lines at the Thourout Junction.
the Lichtervelde Junction, and the Cor
temarck Junction. All our machines re-
turned safely.
THE struggle was the most severe In
the area south of Polygon wood, where
English. Scottish, Welsh and Australian
troops defeated repeated attempts of the
enemy to break in to our POSITIONS The
enemy's attacks all were repulsed after
fierce fighting in which the German
losses from our artillery and infantry
fire were extremely heavy.
Later in the evening the fighting
gradually died down leaving our troops
in possession of the ground they had
captured during the day."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-28
German Messages Sent
From Mexico Since
Early in 1916 Reported

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 27.-It is stated
on good authority that an investigation
here shows that the passage of mes
sages in German code between the Ger
man legation and Berlin by way of the
Swedish legation and Stockholm as re-
yealed recently by Secretary of State
Lansing extended as far back as the
early part of 1916.
1t is also stated that these messages
were not confined to dispatches from
Heinrich Won Eckhardt, German minis
ter to Mexico, but that they consisted
in part of messages from the Berlin for
eign Office which were transmitted
through the Swedish legation to Won
Eckhardt ard were answered by the
same route.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-28
Bennett 282 Votes
Ahead of Mitchell

NEW YORK. Sept 27.-william Ben
nett was 2S2 votes ahead of Mayor
Mitchell for the Republican mayoralty
nomination today, when ballots cast in
10 Manhattan districts had been re-
counted.
The recount in three more districts
added 220 more votes in favor of Mr..
Bennett, bringing his majority up to
314 In one election district where the
mayor had been credited with % bal
lots and Mr.. Bennett none, it was found
that each received eleven.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-28
Restoration of Riga
Was Suggested by Pope

ROME. Sept 2T.-RestoratiOn of Riga
and 'all other Russian territory" now
held by the Germans was explicitly and
implicitly" suggested in the pOpe's APP
peal. according 10 a vatican announce
ment today.
The announcement was taken to mean
that Germany must relinquish her plans
for a kingdom of Poland. with a Ger
man regency, 10 meet the pope's condi.
tiOns OF peace.
II was also reported today that the
holy see had advised Germany that the
pope will view with active displeasure
any attempt in Germany to restrict the
liberties OF Matthias Erzberger. the cler-
icaI (Catholic) liberal leader. or the
Catholic press which is firmly support
ing q non-annexationist program
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-28
Four Privates Killed
By a Train in Chicago

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Four privates Of
the Forty-ifth United States infantry
stationed at Fort Sheridan were run
over and instantly killed by a North
Shore electric train at Highland Park
last night
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14

as we may by the laws of chance. Was
1t chance that threw rs together at
your Cousins house In Guthrieville a
year ago last June?"
She laughed happily. 81 suppose 1t
was-though I'd like to be romantic
enough to believe that It wasn't"
"Debritt would say that It was the
Absolute Ego" he said, half musingly.
"And who Is Mr.. DebrittP"
"He is the man / dined with on my
last evening in Lawrencevllle. He had
been joking me about my various
little smugnesses-good job, good
clothes, easy life, and all that, and he
wound up by warning me to watch out
for the Absolute Ego"
"What is the Absolute Ego?' she
asked dutifully.
John Montague Smith, with his curl
ing yellow beard three weeks un-
trimmed, with his clothes dressing the
part of a neglected camper, and with
steel-jacketed bullet trying to encyst
itself under his right shoulder blade,
grinned exultantly.
DeDritt DIDN'T know, hmSelI; OUT
know now: it's the primitive man
soul; the Il that is able to refuse TO
be bound down and tied by environ
ment or habit or petty conventions, or
any of the things we|mlsname 1imita-
TONS It's asleep in most Of us; 1t
wasn't asleep in me. You made 1t sit
up and rub its eyes for a minute or
two that evening in Guthrieville, but
it dozed off again, and there had to
be an earthquake at the last te Shake
it alive. Do you know the frs thing
1t did when 1t took hold again and
began to drive?"
"No."
"Here is where the law Of chances
falls to pieces, Corona. Without tell
ing me anything about 1t, this newly
emancipated man-soul Of mine made a
Decline for the only Absolute Ego
woman 1t had ever known. And 1t
found her."
Again the young woman laughed
happily. "If you are going to call me
names. Ego-man, you'll have to make
it up to me some other way" she said.
Whereupon, the moment being strict
~ elemental and sacred to demonstra.
lions of the absolute, he did.
(THE END.)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14
eest Soldier a MlddIewelnht.

It isn't the big 40 Founders that
the examining boards who have been
choosing recruits for the new National
army greet with enthusiasm, says Mile
stones. It's the 1.-THE chap who weighs
about 40 and hasn't pound to spare
that is the real prize for military serv-
ice.
Tests made Mt Princeton and in the
training camps 20 to show that
weight for weight, man Of this
build handles himself more effectively.
He scores relatively low IL strength
tests but remarkably high N endur-
ance. lie is adaptable when il comes
to the notifications of diet that life
In camp makes Necessary and he can
stsn1 inspection VIII full equipment
on hot day and smile, while the big
fellow willis and falls out.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14
KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN
CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACHE

When your back aches, and your blad-
der and kidneys seem to be disordered,
go to your nearest drug store and get a
bottle of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root. 1t
is ? physicians prescription for ailments
of the kidneys and bladder.
1t has stood the test of years and has
a reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands of cases.
This preparation SO very effective, has
been placed on sale everywhere Get a
bottle, medium or large size, at yoGr near.
est druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
preparation send ten cents TO DIR. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton. N. Y, for, a sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men.
ton this paper.-Adv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14
Worlds Rlnaest Fish Net.

The largest fish net in the world
will soon be in use In these waters
says the Avalon Islander. 1t is S,40O
feet long, 300 feet deep and has five
purseli'-e pockets made of a two-inch
REINFORCED mesh. Two S0-foOt tugs
and a fleet of small boats will accom-
pany the net. The equipment will cost
almost 100000 to fish for three
months. WHIT chance for its life viii
any fish have with such net cnmbing
the channel day and night?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14

They are there now, and the wire says
that Watrous Durham has been arrest
ed and that he has broken down and
confessed. You are free man, John;
YOU"
The grass-cropping pony had
widened its circle by a full yard, and
the westward-pointing shadows of the
frs We're growing shorter and more
clearly defined as the August sun
swung higher over the SUBMITS of the
eastern Timanyonis. For the two on
the house bench, time, having all its in
terspaces filed with beatific silenceS
had no measure that was worth record
ing. In one of the more coherent In
tervals it was the man who said:
Some things in this world are very
wonderful, Corona. We call them hap
peni1gs, and try to account for them
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14
nlat 4 Matter Of Habit.

Our daily food is to a large extent
a matter Of prejudice and habit We
think we must have certain things be-
cause we always have had them. But
the war has shown US that by the ex-
ercise of intelligent planning we can
get the necessary nutriment for less
money than we have been accustomed
to spend.-Kansas City Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14
Marines at euenos Aires.

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 81
Three thousand marines have been
modified in Buenos Aires. The Off
cial explanation is precautlon
against the threatened general strike,
cut 1t is believed the move is to OBJ
tain support for the president during
the special session OF congress.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14
Effinx Of Ia Toilette Burned.

Madison. Wis, Dec. Ex-senator
Robert la Toilette was burned in
efiigy On the campus, following a mon
steY mass meeting by University Of
Wisconsin students to adopt resolu,
lions Of loyalty.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14
Thorouahness.

Charley, dear" said young Mrs.
Torkins, u have decided to keep a
goat"
"A goat ..
Eyes. You Know what n lot Of vege-
tables were preserved. l don't intend
TO have the tin cans wasted They
shall be eaten"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14
pesce consistent Win Honor

Let us have peace, permanent, Sc
cure and, if | may use the term, indie
pendent. Peace which depends not on
the pity of others, but on our own
force. Let us have the only peace
worth having, peace consistent with
honor. Governor Morris.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14

as colonel-daddy and Billy Starbuck
were getting ready to steal you away,
one Of the others died. In some way
the report got out that you were the
me who died, and that made every
ming quite easy. The report has never
been - contradicted, and when Mr..
Aracauley reached Brewster the police
naonle told him that he was TOO late"
"Cood heavens, Does everybody In
p-sws+er think I'm dead?"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14
Imnortant Point

She-Would you marry q woman
who had sued another man for breach
.: nron1ise7
He-E-w much did the court award
your
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14
Out of Debt.

Many a man would feel Ike fish
out of water If by chance he should
manage to get out of debt.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14

The foundation of true happiness is
being satisfied with present possess
SionS
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-12-14

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels. AID.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-09
Bdr0ns in Final Exhibition
 TiH Prior 10 SedSOn.S Start; Jutz Anxious 10 Win HOnOrS
Final Strenuous Workout Before Opening of Southern League Season Today, When Barons Meet T. c. Team-Open-
 ing Day Campaign Continues

charge of the opening day attendance proceeded fury Chairman Frank Jutz and his assistants are lining the mer- chants and business men of the city up and all are confident that Birmin gham will again "Kop to Kup"
 It is the desire of the committee to secure at least 15,0 900 people to attend the opening game. The weather man has given assurances of fair and warm weather for the occasion.
 BOYS TO DRILL
 The drill of the Boys Industrial school at the park prior to the game is expected to attract much attention Over 400 of the boys will participate in the drill. The same drill, it will be remembered, was given last year at Redwood and proved a great attrac- tion.
 The committee has only three more days to work. They must show the real speed or else Atlanta. our greatest rival, will probably beat Birmingham for the past four years. The day has been declared a half holiday by the city commission and Birmn gham is ex- pected to turn out in full.
 Roy Ellam and his band of Nash vile Vols will oppose the Barons on that memorable day. The Vols are in poor condition and every indication points to a Baron victory in every line A good start means lot and every nerve must be strained In order to ac- complish this pair of feats
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-09
CALLAHAN PUZZLED OVER MAKEUP OF
 HIS RECRUIT TEAM
Boss of Pittsburg Pirates faces Serious Problem In Selecting Men to Play
 Infield Positions

The entente allies are not the only ones who are worrying with the Ger man question.
 If you doubt this statement, page Jimmy Callahan and listen to his troubles. Here is the problem "Jeems" must solve before the season gets un- der way:
 Callahan must decide whether or not he will play Bill Hinchman on first base If he decides to keep the big German on the initial sack, where he played part of last season, he must find a slugger to fill the gigantic shoes which will be left open in the field.
 Hinchman wants to continue at first base He admits that his ability to scurry to the right or left for the hard hit chances isn't quite as great as 1t used to be. He thinks that he can show to his best advantage at first. and Callahan feels that way about 1t, too.
 So 1t Is up to Cal to develop some one who can plug up the hole in the garden. The Pirates had a very ca Popio PIdy CA dl ohc tlIIS lOi c JOb e shortstop. He was none other than Alex Mccarthy. brilliant fielder. Mo Carthy held down a spot on the Pirate bench for several years and never played continuously as a regular. Later he was sent to the Cubs in a trade.
 Callahan has few recruits who will be given every chance in the world to make good and he is praying that one of them will show the amount of gin ger necessary to hold down the inpor- tant station. Among the players who will be booked over for the shortfield job is Chuck" Ward. Ward was se- cured from Portland and he comes 70 the Pirates with the brightest kind of prospects, if we are to take the word of Portland writers and the scouts who looked him over in the far northwest.
 However, if Ward is to uphold the predictions made for him he will have to show more stuff than his record in- dicates he possesses. He ranked sev- enth among the shortstoppers of the Pacific Coast league last season in % games or more, and he hit .235 and fielded .927. It Is up to Callahan to, bring him out" and Cai believes he can turn the trick.
 Like most managers, Callahan prob ably figures that Ward will do if he can hit around .225 to .240 with Pitts burg, provided his fielding and throw ing come up to the standard.
 Much the same situation prevails at Chica go, where Manager Mitchell has a /, brilliant shortstopper in Church Wortman. secured last fall from the Kansas City Blues Wortman is a flash in the field and has mighty sweet wing to the initial sack, but his hitting will not set the National league afire by any means.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-09
.Mdrtins0n and Cutler In Finish Wrestling Match; Record CrOWd Indicated Manson Expresses Confidence of Ability to Score Victory Over cutler-Bcth Grapplers Went Through Hard
 Workouts Yesterday

! All is in readiness for the big wrestling
 ma tch at the Jefferson theatre tonight when Jaul Martinson and Charles Cut Ter will go in for a finish bout at 'he Jefferson theatre tonight The match VIII be staged by Brown Parks, who IS en- thusiastic over prospects for rattllng
 good bout.
 Both wrestlers are in Birmingham ana anxious for the bout to come off Bo'n were interviewed by MT Parks yester- day afternoon and he found them in tlp- top condition for the match. The seat sale indicates that interest in the meeting has been aroused not ohiS in Birmingham, but all over the county as inouiries have come in from outside towns Bessemer will send large dele cation to the match while north Jef- ferscn is coming in automobiles Mart1nson. on his arrival here. talked interestingly of wrestling affairs in the east.
 Chicago just at present is the pest wrestling town in the country, he salo'
 and when wrestling is good in Chicago if is good all over the United States l expect to find 1t so here. In fact, since it became noised about the hotel that was a wrestler I have had any number
 of people stop me and ask about the
 bout tomorrow night.
 Of course, the interest in the east
 right now centers on the Caddock-
 Stecher battle Monday night and con-
 trary to general belief well informed
 sporting circles in Chicago think that
 the boy will give Stecher trouble. In fact some pick him to win, although l do not go this far. l have seen Caddock in action, and, believe me- he is fast. Stecher is slow and has only one hold. the body scissors. Caddock has trained to meet this particular hold and does not
 seem afraid. Then too, Gotch will, Tn
 Chicago, put Caddock through good stiff training The match will not be
 nearly so one-sided as one would imag- inc
 Cutler went through a hard workout
 in his room yesterday and will do light training for the match tonight.
 Whaa Brown Parks and couple Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-09
BOWLING CONGRESS
 IS ON THIS WEEK Teams From Four Cities Entered in Fight For
 Southern Title

Savannah, April S-The third annual contest of the southern bowling congress will open here tomorrow and play will continue through until Saturday night. The schedule completed today shows that teams from Jacksonville Chattanooga, Atlanta and Savannah only will compete but as 1t has been expected that several other cities might be represented, pro- motors of the congress hoped that elev- enth hour entries would come in. Savan- nah bowlers will have the alleys to them selves until Thursday, according to the schedule made public today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-09
Tigers Win and Even
 Series With the Giants

Kansas City. April s.-The Detroit Americans evened the exhibition series with the New York Nationals by defeat ing the Giants here today, to 1. Each team has won four games. Score:
 R. H. E. Detroit ..4 400 01O 010-6 10 New York 900 0l0 Ooo-l l Batteries: James, Roland, Cunningham and Yelli; Benton, Anderson and McCar- ty Rariden.