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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21
USING WOOD TO
SAVE: COAL SUPPLY
rEMMESsEk 10 HELD w A
EXAMPLE 70 orhER SOUTH
ERIN STATES
War Fl<i Companies orssrIxsc ia
Mary csaatEss Hope 10 Sha~
Pair Returns ON Investment
sna Conserve Coal.

Washington In the TASK OF con
ssrvinx coal by substituting the hara
Ing OF WOOD tor fuel shersyer prae
tieAble. the county fuel aaminisi1
tors Of Tearessse have set An exam
p.s To practical efficiency thai Is Ger
tain 10 stimulate tho fuel adninistra
tors Of oiAar southern states an
should be widely opted
Ia practically every county OF Ter
nessse war tres companies have bees
ergaained la sems eoaa.ies there
are two companies These are organ
ifed by patriotic ioeal citizens, the
capitalization Of each company vary
inK with the situation, the average
capitalization being $500 Each h.
cal company has manager who ~
poriniends the cutting and selliag ri
weed. and while ths greatest economy
IN pr~cticed II IN hoped that each or
Sanixation will he able to show inter.
'sst de- i PER Ss6t@ dtt 'fHT fions,y n,
vested II taere Ia any higher prof,
ffsxh Tffis fh* ~tss TN e~ret%s
70 the Red Gross
Wood Ii beiag purchased At 81 a
cord delivered II will retail at abou;
$3.50 a cord fcr fire wood and 81 80
cord for stove wood The buyers
are urged to buy fire wood and cat
,ss.tn,x si.ass, aasaai Gsas, ts,ssRssea ~ The
wood. which IL beech. scrub oak and
ash " obtained by shtnnlng out the
forests near tbs edge Of towns and
by cutting on uncleared lands, thus
adding TO the value of the lands IN
each county where these orsanEa
tons exist, thafe Ia now on hand
about 100 cords
Once the idea ~ usias wood IN.
stead OF coat has taken hold u thr
minds az p~opIe Nv constructive and
valuable aid in winning the var, II has
been found that help for tho move
meat comes In many ways Mr.
kysr, Tcaaessesa fuel administrator.
estimates there 10 enough wood on
the susRhirts OF Jackson TO keep the
people thGs warm tor many years.
without the sss OF particle os coal
ne Tena& ssse fuel administration
waa offered 5000 cords of cedar. near
Chapel Hiil. Tenn. at a very low rate
Another pAtrscth cfrer was the vat
cable wood refuse from woodworking
plants. at iiNa cord { o. b cars
so the conservation 81 coal goes on
ri HIans s>s-~~ i5-sscfqas fs,h~~ shsf,
deplsttne mo farms Most OF the
country cook stoves can be made
weed turner's with litt'e trouble. and
IN Tennessee tho consumers ~ wood
can yet y wood CRATE 10 replace their
Old ore hv applying 10 the dealer
In the sace OF what he has already
been able to accomplish, Mr. Myers
appeal 10 the rest OF ha e'ates Ia par
,icaisrly torcsfui He urges farmers
everywhere 20 step driving into town
IA buy coal thus tepis.inE lhe supply
needed Tor people IN other sertioas
Sha ssss ma osaiEe seswSrr eaaI Aaa
- fuel
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21
MAY ASK LAW TO
UNITY RAILROADS
PRESIDENT WILSON Will LAY
WHOLE SITUATION Before
TAE LAWMAKERS,
QUICK ,AcIl0A Is, DESIRED.
What Ire chIssf tasetsiss wlfI' NH II
Net pss,nlts1y Knewm--s4is 40
drsa Likely To Dc Made Be-
fore Christmas AoiiSaya

Washington President Wilson will
nxs ~ s1ssrssf asS~Gsstr, Sfr4@fss aessssssessrg
10 bring abou, uniiies,tpn OF The rail-
reads during the aar
Tho fact thai The gtesidens has DE-
tidsd definitely ON sGoh a mnye De.
came known after he had gene over
tia whole transportation situation
with Senator Newianas. chairman Of
the senate Interstate commerce com.
nlttse Ito probably viii ask for the
legislation tn an address 10 be- dst!s
cred before the Christmas holidays
Indications we're that the president
has conslded 20 none " his associates
h!s full Intentions and officials we're
doubtful ~ 10 just what he may ask
Some ware Of the opinion that he
might request action In line with the
suggestion of the Interstate com merc4
commission hat antitrust and Aati.
pooling laws might ac suspended dur
Ina the war,
Others pointed out that the rom.
nlercs eomrnissson's report Also ear
rted the suggestion thu, additional leg
tslatscn might BE- needed were tho gov.
ernmes, 10 decide to take over opeT.
Ation OF The roads ~
The presidents adviser. ar. divided
in their views rs 10 what In necessary
10 be dahe Most Of them. however.
Rave cvu. ou, for government opera.
ton, and some o, the strOnvee, sup
porter~ u this prrysNssi declare the
executive already, unaw the army ~
preparation act, has gouer 20 take over
TIE rnads for operation under an I'd
minfstra.er
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21
THIRTEEN NEGRO
RIOTERS HANGED
FORTY ONE AhE FOUND GUILTY
or TIE HOUSTON OUTBREAK
w AUGUST,
FIVE ARE FOUND BLAMElESS
Three Negroes Given Tive Years and
Ore Man Must x~rvs Two Tssss
and Sin Months NJ
teassrwossh.

San Aalonio Thirteen Of tins ne
uross 81 the Twenty fourth iataAtry.
u. y A., found guilty OF completely In
the rio, aud matiny Vt Houston On
Aa&. ~. was hanged on the military
reservation al Foft Sam Heastoas An.
n0aneetnent OF the carrying eas OF the
sAntaaca was made al headquarters
VI the Southern department
Oniy army officers and Sheriff John
Tobln. OF Baxter county, we're present
when the sentence ~as carried out by
aoldIaru from the post No newspaper
msa or civilian spectators ~sfe al
lowed. the time and place Of the exc
cation hav.ns bern kept secret
OF the 80 men triad by tho same
court martial II we're sentenced 10
life imprisonment Que man waa sen
fenced 10 dishonorabln discharge from
the army, forfeiture Of al! pay and a.
llaransea snd 70 b. eon'ined al hard
labor for two and a halt years. Tires
were sentenced 10 b dishoaorably
Discharged from he arfSy.. f66rrsIt dit
pay and allowances and be coutinea
81 hard labor for two years Five
wer. acquitted
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21
ARTILLERY ACTIVE IN WEST
Az - t@s Fl rt,s%. xs[H &.t4a ~ ~
leadcn Reports bio Guns Roaring ana
Aerial Operations Of British
rorces

London Unusually active artillery
fighting and aerial operations on the
western front are reported In tho Of
ftriai communication. This activity
waa particularly noteworthy OH the
fpses and AxraA fronts
Operations vi III. nature and extern;
Indicated ~ the official British com
muaration almost invariably precede
. graA. attack. The preliminary tbm
bardmant designed to break down the
sppo~ing dsfonsss ana clear - way
Tor ths intaatry advance. MAY con
tinas for \ v.sk or moro. whil~ al
No sane tine Efforts arc tnade to
Nsa~ the air Of spposinx ayia,ors to
ounccal the eringtnx W Of troops and
ethsr preparations tor the attack Tia
Fr~acA and Drltlsh statements AIS,
spts&a Of heavy ARTILLERY fighting A.
many polntA
Recent reporss that the Germaas
r~snforcet ny troops withdrawn from
tkn Russian froaAs IN ere ah.p.. 10 tnai
cato IN the YES, tn greernss Offensive
campaign u he war derived added
Significance from Secretary bakers
ref.renco yssterday Ia his weekly var
review ~ tho naAsing OF Germau
trucpa on tho western front and tha
expected ,tenpt ~ the easmy to
break the allied Inns
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21
JERUSALEM GAINED
BY BRITISH FORCES
suRHouNpEo ON AL siDEs. raE
TURKS suRaENosR rHs
"+oIY CITY,
WAS, .QRlECIx OF. ,cRusAD|Es,
Cry '"s~s s~sss' ~ stsvsss-'ss.shs Ma
hAmmedaSss Stree isiS--Melxh
ana taene coansy Troops
Drive Haek the Enemy.

! iHaden Andrew honaF fAs chaA
t6ktsairT ~ s;r~ sxnsseGf t'srsagss IN
me house ~ cnmmons that JnfasAlcIi.
after beihg karruundea on all sides b,
British troops. had surrendered
+ The chancellor said nrttlsh. French
and Mohammeaan representatives
we're on the way To Jerusalem TO safe
quart the holy places
Genera Allenhy reported TIA, ne
attacked the eaemys position suath
and wee, OF Jerusalem. the chMac~ior
said
Welsh and hame county troopa al
vascinx from the direction Of Be,hlc
ham, drove back the enemy. and pass
Ing Jerusalem on the east. established
themselves on ths JerusAlrn, Jericho
rad
Al she same time London jafsntry
and dismoun,sd yeosnAnry attached
the strons enemy positions west and
northwest OF Jerusalem and placed
themselves sssrids the Jerusalem.
sch.ehcm road Tha holy city, being
thus isolated. surrendered TO General
Allenhy.
The chancellor said General Allcnby
eIp~cted TO enter Jerusalem Officially
pec, II, accompanied by the officers
NJ the French ans Hrttish forces
49,. o
The captare of Jerusalem by The
british 'orvea marks the end, with tao
hries interiades u nare than roo
Feers' possession " In s%at Of ehe
Christian religion BY Moaainmedans
For sTS wears the Holy CITY has bc.a
In uEdssaated ownership OF tAs Turks
the last CNristiaa ruler 81 Jerusalem
be.rr ne German emperor Frederick
II. wh~e shor;livea domination lasted
frnss, lsSS to .ta4A. .4rss. .N. ....:.:s.a.. y,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21

VIII Detail CsrcitIe~s in orsvth.
Stricken Arss ef yexaa
&u-ssn. T~sss Plane eaF tAS -
peal to the federal snvernmen, for ~
iIet tos 3rcu,h strokes IVES, Ts1as
were heias perfected st 4 meeting ~
a COMMITTEES appointed BY Gov " ?.
tsoAhy The official appeal Il hsass
drafted from information gathered
from Is eoaaty iatgrs 81 the counties
affects, ard VII be ts.isnet 10 show
actual eor9ttious Ia ,ae affected area
When the plans are cosrp'e'~a A..
raasemsa,s ~iIl he made IN pr~ser'
TIA data - President Nylson. S~re
tarv NcAaeo snd the national fuod I'd
mlnistrattou
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21
rRlsurE 70 AMERICA.
100 600 Italians eartfSirsse IN Dem
ens.ratten at Eems


Rome Two hundred thousand yer
sons tock part III demonstration 10.
fore III. American embassy Anses s
the speakers was Congressman Syarei
Ia Ia CuartiA. NJ New Worn seArtus
ats uniform as captain II Iae AmeFi
cAn slythA CORPS
Capt, Ia lluar dia said italy had
given 10 America s@versi generations
cs wasstrxmen Who had helped Ia
build mp the prosperity Of iae t'nstea
States THAT ccaatyy VAS ROW Fe,aru
ing the dent contracted. aui WAS ready
Ia shsd Nl,,oa for tao triumph at she
CAUSE ~ sAs allies vhirh vas the
eaase ~ vivtsisattcc
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21
TElscRApS estErs,

wasa.as,os>-p Dr. 4 y Melvin.
chic; O! sas bureau Of saiaisi Indas;vv
ana wesa taown to ne caestFy A. tas
xovcra'neats rerNrac~t 'isu-e ia Gem,
hating foot and mouth a,sesss ars.
ether aisaascs u cattle, 1;ssa ri HIS
ncs,e Acre II sas-oaArr Gesaasraase.
lie ~as s. YEAR, cid
haitian IN Survivors Of It's Na~
wewsaa stesussr iEaa ~higa es'isssd
vita she ErOsSh raas itSon sap Maa,
H.sae. were as4c prisoners by tas
British naval sstAexisies
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21
aiNcENsuR6 AT cAaesAI,

Geneva Both Field MaF.Aai tas
Fiaaeasrrg aud Gea. ',sn l.sda8ert.
are % the Can e-si frnct ase'ory'sn I
70 a 4iscssch from StrAss9ary Eas'
eay traits thrcsya the RhiGs sowcs
Aas heez songrsses stg seve-tl 1sys
Il Is ~e~arsess s-a=a Ills sa@rce- aw42 :
q, re Gov u tfeS3s ss4 artillery ~
ms r1saea 3ro1eA 20 tlsts fr0as No
Sfva 5Ars an. permitted ~ trasei Easss !,
,sr Rslne aad Ire German f:satSsr
resHass,s closed
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21

New NerA Freezing temperatures
Accompanied by high Winds continued
mere, vita increasing aa9 Der of ~
y0f's u spffertng due 80 the ssortsgs
o. tn" eoaI supply
The co.4est D@t 10 ia 10 years
made 81 iElposslsle 10 bring ts.nsss<gas
a. real - 'wa4lay sqarly for Greater
New fars arrcss the war froas Aew
jersey and deAtars continued 10 meas
grv e4 IAei- tuinG3lnx satasy On the
ssx-f a!s'rs haitaa plan
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21
COMMISSIONERS SUED,
write House p'estts Asa Totsi Of
500. 900 Damages

tor so a<sa each we're tiled against The
tAT~~ commissioner waa govern the
District ~ Cosga1haa ana the sags1ta
tena~ni ~ the bail here, wv tire VIC
rah party siilBActs reseAtty I'm
prtsoaeA for ricsssias TIRE Ws!te
Aeasa The yensD eharvs assaags
and conspiracy
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21

HslifsK " & A rearing BLIZZARD ..
t.. ihird 20 strike this soreiy sttsictea
esly STAGE TIE hIAa, ftssa The sxrf-,s sor
os a steamer that snsde .se@ pssspss
hopeless las, week bz-st from the
aera~s, Raging rita All tire fury
for wssh .hess eoftAern wtatss
s;orHs R-e noted II al sHt crushed isac
hearts 20 the brave hsnd NJ workers
struggling arafass Overwhelming ODDS
IN Alleviate sgfs%raag
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21

i1andon -Esitisa tonnage tetaefss al
ia November ~ss ~visAtr VI sNsa-nhts
distance Of the tonnage Losses in thai
ported br eaeniy attacks. il Vas &c
ncnnresf In ias sisGse ~ cn- ranss by
Sir t.eo MoIsr, parliamentary srtystg
sseresary to the mlni.Sry ct naHitscas
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21
BOMBS ON GERMAN POSTS,
Usttisn Aviaters Conduct = Series o,
Cperstiens,

os,tisr Aviasors Conduct = series Of
Operations
toadea, RsportinS on the .sctistt
stat~anaat says
Naval aircraft carried cat hxnb
Tax r~h upon the AertrtcAc a!rdom.
The ~.~shre wM cloudy but many
sorsh~ we're dr,vpcd upon thu oeicc'
lives The eomh~xs weFe attack ci By
ea~tny aHcrAfI sccats, tao OF Which
sme hroaght iown completely cat II
etsatrni and appaars>d tie Iva damaged
Isif'ns patrol flights tive hsws.ts
I@as hiues we're d~strv,sj ard Qua PIT,
cot NJ toutrol Al oar machtnes rs-
tasuel safety,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21
RAISE COAL PRICES
IHe-~sse o. Ties censs ~ ~ s1ls re,
nt&aee % A~-aaa-sea

vsShgzSton. Al lacrosse os 70
eests a sea in casl T-icrs IL Gdae
-eaeessec vas anazsgzses. by fAa .ae.
asri aEsSsrst4or, TAts xtvss tae ser
sr- ss~4& tse sane ar%ea D. tee eastern
esxt-. { RE RAISE apple - Tee AZ
ti@s II s.eAsc@ Grasdv ans W&itc
The sew prices are asa 20 assasA
s-ta, s+tpaTss slssS seS&; slaex.
t3iS
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21

W&sNine'oa Virginia. North &a1
ssssu,n Carolina sai Nostscsst Gsoy'
"a were covered BIZ yss sf tbs h@sv-
!esi rssess-. sssr ssowfaIls In hysipsy
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21

Mashtnstaa.-- SssistNa II rsAxniar
cavalry. the urs, the sne<.tsn army
has had ssnee eivii wsr days 10 t~tnx
fsrmea at MI Fssc reix.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21

Isaiw,n sss g&oatssa. A8ssNyts wss
he celass. rei-, IN the norts west- the
Temperature r~&cAfng 50 degrees be.
los zero
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21

Washington THE ealaest Dse~,u sse
weather IN 20 years ~as recorded In
the Ohio valley sith a nfnimum torn
pesa.urs a IL degrees below zero a,
Cincinnati In all parts IT ,he country
cas-, 81 TIE Rocky mountains ife tenn
peraiare' .es trpga 20 10 80 degrees
below the usual arer@Se a; tAis .iRs
~ the year
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21

Dyss The ~e~r's sssssss fof npw
members " ne Rcd Gross chAStw
- juR esessd. THs sssa 81 s.ss 80
s1del 70 the Rcd sSssns fpaas IA
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21

EASrrasse. Guarded NY sssarasl -
isc~. sHsu we sack the plaet% NJ assss
10 lssr4kin0 nsETe srsrkrsH ~
frssshs ssse,ers s&fs are szsditsx
- hssyy frsxss srstEs q the so~
tAArn railway hsFv.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21

ssxr&sawtcs. --Csxrvs. tceasy wpt
-svsw cine w. VITA ~ ~y~ sssscssr.
ssae In lin army r. NJ G. a. f&mpaiKr.
Nsv AvpcssscDnesi vss tt.sss Th~
a~owss sas~erfe~a y u. As IN.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21
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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-12-21

nsmssss ~YT~ &ttafass shs rset
&enrs Of Co, nxs~ri Galloway. prsss.
sscs NJ The Nsfsvhia psyA sassa Toe
AsUsrs wae estimated b. csbs9sasi tisi.
,exsy 10 In In sSsess q - asss
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-02
.RE-TRAL OF ROGERS ON;
SAME GROUND RECOVERED
Solicitor Puts Up Only Two
Witnesses and Then Rests
States Case

The retrial OF w W. (Boots) Rogers
which commenced Thursday morning
on a charge of robbing Paymaster Boy
kin. of the Martel Manufacturing COM
pany, near Hapeville on the morning of
last December 2. is covering practically
the same ground that was gone over las
week in Rogers first trial, which came
TO an end when Judge Hill declared a
mistrial as the case was nearing the
finish.
Solicitor John A. Boykin put up only
two witnesses Thursday morning, and
then rested his case; The first was
Paymaster Boykin, who again described
the robbery, again positively identified
Rogers. and incidentally brought NJ J..
Yarter into the case by asserting that
Yarter aided Rogers in the hold-up. The
second witness was Mrs. Nora Lloyd,
who happened to pass when Boykin was
being robbed, and who again identified
Rogers.
Yarter is the man whom Rogers ac-
cused when he took the stand in his
own defense in his first trial 1t will
cence and threw the crime on Yarter's
shoulders by asserting that he dicto-
graphed Ya-ter in the home of Mrs
Viola Tyler and overheard him tell her
about robbing Boykin.
At q preliminary trial held wednes-
day, Boykin. sprung a surprise by iden-
tifying Yarter as the man who was
with Rogers, and aided him in the hold
up. Yarter. as the result Of this testi-
mony, was bound over under a bond of
$1,000.
Governor-Elect Hugh NJ Dorsey, chief
counsel for the defense, grilled Paymas-
ter Boykin for half an hour in an at
tempt to break down or weaken his iden-
tification of Rogers, but the paymaster
stuck to his story.
When Solicitor Boykin had closed, the
defense Immediately began to present it's
case. Instead OF putting Boots Rogers
on the stand ahead of the alibi witnesses,
as in the first trial, Attorneys Dorsey
and John w. Moore, who is associated
with him. led off with the alibi wit
nesses.
r. Godfrey. motorman. and ]. Nesbit,
conductor of the street car that carried
Boykin to Lang avenue on the day of the
ROBBERY testified that Rogers was not the
man who got off of the car behind Boy
kin and that Yarter was the man. Both
were put through a severe cross examin-
alton by the solicitor and admitted that
they could not remember any other stop
made that morning or anything about
any other passengers whom they car
ried on that day
The Jurors, who were selected without
much difficulty, are as follows:
J. A Adams. A. V. Toney, II. B. Phil
lips, Sam Clover, T. L. Middlebrooks.
William F. Maurer, d. r. Evans, w. y.
Dewberry, w. H. Smith, L. II. Hill, J.
E. Paden, W. R. Johnson.
At 1 o'clock Judge Hill took a recess
until o'clock and announced that the
trial would then run until o'clock.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-02

long-standing friction with the United
States.
Observers here believe that the break
down of the scheme so far as Japan wan
concerned was signalized when thu
Mexican government suddenly reversed
its attitude and announced that 1t had
no intention OF cutting of the British
supply nf naval fuel oil, as had plainly
been indicated in General CaxranzS's
proposal to make peace in Europe ey
cutting of exports of food and munitions
from neutrals.
A copy Of Zimmermann's instructions
to Won Eckhardt. sent through Won
Bernstorff. is in possession of the Unit
Ccouttnusd on Page 9, COL. IL
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-02
BANDITS ROB BANK
AND KILL TOWN MAYOR
Two Men Get $4,000 From
CoIIinStOWn, La, but Drop
1t in Flight
by Associated Press.)

MONROE, La, March 1.-Two uniden-
titled men held up ana robbed the Bank
Of Collinstown, La, twenty miles north
of Monroe, about noon today. and in the
pursuit which followed they shot AMI
killed P. w. Vaughan. mayor of Collins
vile, a member of the posse. Reports
from the scene stated one of the rob-
bers had been captured.
The robbers obtained So from the
bank and fled on horses they found tied
nearby. posse quickly was organized
and started after the robbers, who were
so closely crowded in the pursuit that
they dropped the bag containing the
stolen money, according to reports. The
authorities here were informed that cit
liens of Collinsville were threatening TO
lynh the robbers for killing Mayor
Vaughan. If they were captured
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-02
WASHINGTON Goes DRY
BY VOTE OF 273 TO 1877
.ConfereeS on Postal Bill Reach
Agreement Favoring Reed
Amendment
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. March prohibition
won a double victory In congress last
night when the house passed. 273 to 1877
the senate bill to make the national cap
ital dry and senate and house con-
ferees on the postal appropriation bill
Unexpectedly announced an agreement
under which the Reed bone, dry
amendment is virtually assured of en-
actment
Hope of agreeing on the postal supply
measure had been abandoned by the
conferees, who submitted a resolution
to continue existing postal appropria-
lions for another year. Last night,
however. they got together on a report
which includes the Reed amendment,
prohibiting shipment Of liquor into pro-
hibition states, and which they expect
to present in both houses today or Fri
day. The leaders thought there was no
doubt of its acceptance in senate and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-02
(By Associated Press

NEW YORK, March I-Berlin today
made its expected announcement on the
Somme front retirement. referring tc
the move as an evacuation of "a part
of our advanced positions" on both
sides of the Ancre. The move was
made several days ago. it is declared,
and remained concealed from the Brit
Ish, upon whom considerable losses were
inflicted by the German rear guards as
they fell back, according to orders. The
defense. it is stated, has been trans
ferred to another prepared line.
The German office also reports the
reDulse of two British attacks, Just
south of the evacuated ground, one near
lie Transloy and the other near Sally.
The British appear to have penetrated
the German positions in the latter case
and to have established themselves in
what Berli nalludes to as "rifiemen's
nests" of local importance only.
According to Paris dispatches the
great retrograde movement of the Ger
mans on the Franco-Belgian front con-
tinues. Apparently even the strong
hold of Bapaume, for months the main
objective of the British operations on
the Somme front, is to be abandoned, if
indeed, it has not already been evacu-
ated.
Paris military circles report informa-
ton that TIE fall of Bapaume is immi-
nent, the Germans having already fallen
back behind the town. Dispatches from
the front by way of London lent color
TO the reports. The Germans appear
to have been preparing for evacuation
and were said to have blown up the
famous clock tower there.
The new German line according to
French information, runs behind Ba-
paume' and thence southwark along the
Bapaume-Peronne road. This would ap-
proximate the present line from LIE
Transloy, three and a half miles south
of Bapaume. southwark to Peronne.
Northwest of Kut-el-Amara, on the
Tigris, the British still have the Turks
in full retreat, according to the latest
official .advices received in London. The
pursuit was previously reported to have
reached a point more than thirty miles
north-northwest OF Kut, and the addi-
tional advices announce it as continuing
More prisoners and material have been
captured
The American merchant steamer
Rochester from New York for Bordeaux
has arrived safely in French waters.
Another German air raid on England
has been carried out. A single airplane
was the raiding medium. 1t bombarded
Broadstairs, on the Island of Thanet.
The British official report says one
woman was injured.
Teutonic submarine operations have
resulted in the sinking of four more
vessels, aggregating S,796 tons. The
largest was the British steamer Clan
Farquhar, of 1858 tons. A Norwegian
steamer, a British sailing vessel and
French schooner were the other vic
Tins