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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28

man colonies the natives, notwithstanding
ing the greatest difficulties and the ini&
probability of victory in a struggld
against an adversary many times
stronger and who had the advantage 81
unlimited import by sea- remained III
the gravest circumstances faithful I'd
their German friends, may serve a
proof of their attachment and their re-
solve by all means to preserve allcg
ance to Germany. proof which by its 81
nifcance and weight is far superior
any expression of popular will.
THE principles of economic relation
proposed by the Russian delegation 4
connection with the above six. clause
are approved wholly by the delegations
of the small allied powers who always
have denied any economic restrictions
and who see in the re-establishment OF
regulated economic relations, which are
in accord with the interests of all pee
pies concerned, one OF the most inp
tant conditions for bringing a
friendly relations between the =
now engaged IN war
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
Kaiser Barely Escapes
Rain Of British Bombs

LONDON. Dec. 27.-England's first
repriSal air raid came near being the
greatest success of the war, in that the
German kaiser barely got out of Mann
helm before the bombs began TO drop,
according to Geneva dispatch, print
ed by the London Daily Express today.
The kaiser and his staff were return
ing from the 'Verdun front where last
week the kaiser called God Germans
avowed ally and passed the Mannheim
station just an hour before that struc-
ture was partially wrecked by bombs
from the British reprisal squadron.
Two bombs also fell in the palace
Palatinate and one on the Necker sus-
pension bridge. both being badly dam
aged. A munition factory in a northern
suburban city was also blown up. Many
were killed and wounded in the town.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
American Official Object
Of Russian Anarchist

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The Ameri-
can consulate general at odessa was the
object of bomb attack early in the
morning of the 18th, according to state
department message today.
The consul general said unknown par
ties had hurled a bomb at the building
during his absence and that consider
able damage had been done. He omitted
further details, apparently believing that
the department had previously been ad-
viSed of the occurrence.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
DENIAL Of CHARGE
OF BOLSHEVIKI IS
MADE BY FRANCIS
Ambassador Says He and
Staff Never Interfered With
Russian AffairS-Rumanian
Headquarters Taken, Report

LONDON, Dec. 27.-David r. Francis,
the American ambassador to Russia, is
sued on Tuesday a firm rebuttal of the
charges made against the American en-
bassy by the Bolsheviki. He declared,
according to a Petrograd dispatch TO the
Times, that he and his staff never inter
fered with internal affairs in Russia nor
aided General Kaledines or any other
faction.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
RAILROAD STOCKS
JUMP SKYWARD IN
NEW YORK MARKET
President Will Lay Whole Sit
uation Before Congress Rec
ommending Guarantees to
I Security Holders
Government to Reduce
Big Railroad Salaries

WASHINGTON. Dec. Clone of
the first acts OF the government in
beginning operation OF railroads will
be TO reduce large salaries now paid
20 the railway executives and increase
in some measure the wages of the
railway workers.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
II German AirpIaneS Are
Brouuht Down in ItaIv

ROME, Dec. 27.-Eleven Austro-Ger-
man airplanes have, been brought down
by the British and Italian forces in
big aerial battle which developed when
the Teutons made an unsuccessful at
tempt to bomb Treviso, sixteen miles
north of Venice. Announcement to this
effect was made officially today by the
Italian war office.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
Capture of Rumanian
Headquarters Announced

PETROGRAD, Dec. 27.-The Ukrain-
ian rada today announced capture of the
Rumanian front staff headquarters of
the Fourth and Eighth armies The
MaXimalist forces were disarmed.
Headquarters of the eleventh army
has also been occupied.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
Submarine Sinkings for
Week Show a Decrease

LONDON, Dec. 27.-The losses to
British shipping show a material de-
crease for the past week. According too
the admiralty report today, eleven Britt
ish merchantmen of 1000 tons or over
were sunk during this period by mine
or submarine, as well as one merchant
man under that tonnage and one fishing
vessel. ~
The summary: Arrivals. 1916; sailrT
ings, 2,460.
British merchantmen sunk by mine or
submarine, 1900 tons or over, eleven:
under 1900 tons, one; fishing vessels,
one.
British merchantmen unsuccessfulIy
attacked, twelve. including two pre-
viously.
For the week ending December 10, .
seventeen British merchantmen WERE
sunk, fourteen of them of more thanA
$500 tons In the previous week the
losses were twenty-one, fourteen of
them of more than 1,600 tons.
PARIS. Dec 27.-In the week ending
December % one French steamer Of
more than I 500 tons and one Of less
than that tonnage were sunk by<sub-
marines and the mines. No fishing ves-
sells were lost
ROME, Dec 27.-The losses to ItaH
ian shipping during the past week fro
submarines were three steamers of n0fd
than 800 tons, two sailing vessels Of
more than a hundred tons and one sail
ign vessel of less than a hundred tons 4
Two steamers were damages by tor 4
pedoes and were run ashore, while one 81
sailing vessel was damaged. but was
towed into port.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
Spot Cotton at 5000
Makes a New Record

Spot cotton was quoted in Aflants
Thursday at practically 81 cents, tn.
highest price on. record, 1t was exactls
five points up at 5000.
Until Wednesday, the high mark wa,
3O.40, on November 80.
New York spot cotton was 10 e5 poidts a
81 .75 cents
p New Orleans spots advanced So points t
=. IS cents.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
Attacks on Verdun Front
Are Stopped by French

PARIS, Dec 27.-Tnrec attacks were
made by the Germans last night on the
Verdun front east of the Meuse, it 10
announced of1ciaify AT their third ae--
tempt the Germans succeeded in reach-
ing the French lines, but were driven
out Immediately with heavy losses. ieay-
ing prisoners.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
No Soft Coal for Savannah

Especial Dispatch to The Journal)
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 27.-Coal deal
ers say Savannah probably will not get
any more soft coal this winter. The local
supply is exhausted. There is some
hard coal. but not a great deal
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
DR.. BROCK, DEPUTY
WARDEN, IS KILLED
BY j. s. P. CONVICT
Former Deputy Marshal, While
Stationed at Door in Peniten-
tiary FeIIed by Bulgarian
CoUnterfeiter With Iron Rod

! DR.. James r. Brock, deputy warden of
the Atlanta federal peniteutiary, was
killed at the prison Thursday morning
| by Dimiter Popoff, a Bulgarian counter
feiter, who struck him in the back Of
the head with an iron bar.
DR.. Brock was standing in the corridor
outside the dining hall, his usual post.
watching a line of convicts in the "sec-
ond ness leave the hall, where they had
| finished breakfast. 1t was T:45 o'clock.
| AS one line of convic,s left the din
| ing hall, another line, forming the first
mess" who had eaten breakfast about
thirty minutes before, filed out of their
cells and into the corridor on their way
to work outside the building.
DR.. Brock was between the two lines,
his face turned toward the line leaving
the dining hall. Popoff was in the other
line AS he reached DR.. Brock, Popoff
whipped an iron bar from beneath his
coat and brought it down with all his
force on DIR. Brooks skull.
The deputy warden fell forward with
out a sound on the back of a guard
of convicts stopped, stunned by the sud
denness of the crime, and Popoff turn
ed and ran back toward the cell whence
he had came but a moment before. Sew
eral convicts stepped out OF line and
attempted to stop him, but Andrew Nc
Elroy, foreman of the stone cutters,
seized him before he had gone more than
a few PAGES.
Personal Matter
Popof was hustled away to the "isola-
ton building" Here he refused to give
III was a personal matter" It is said
that Dr. Brock had refused to mail some
letters for him a few days ago.
DR.. Brock was taken to the prison in
Urinary, where he Was treated by sur
geons. His skull was crushed however,
and he died two hours later without re-
gaining consciousness.
Popof is a young man twenty-siX
years old. He is d native of Bulgaria
and has been in this country but two
years, so that he is classed as an alien
enemy. He was tried and convicted last
winter in the federal court of the north
ern district of Ohio on a charge OF
counterfeiting. He was sent up from
Toledo to serve five years and was re-
ceived at the prison May 81 of this year.
once before Popoff had given the pris-
on authorities trouble, when he absented
himself from work without permission.
He was placed in solitary confinement
by DR.. Brock, from which he was re-
leased a month ago.
Popoff declared, however, that this
had nothing to do with the killing.
Grilled by Warden Fred J. Zerbst and
L. ]. Bailey, of the department of JUS
tfce, he stuck to his assertion that it
was "a personal matter"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
Nothing to Report on
British Front. Halo SAYS,

LONDON, Dec. 27.-"Except Tor some
hostile artillery activity. north and east
Of Ypres," Field Marshal Haig reported
today. to the British war Office. there
was nothing to report. last .night"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28

COLUMBIA, S. c, Dec. Eft became
known here today that $4,000 in cur
rency, sent in registered mail pouch
from Richmond, Va, Saturday, from
the federal reserve bank Of that city to
a bank OF Columbia, has been stolen or
lost in transit.
The pouch was due to arrive here Mon
day. All that is known is that it left
Richmond on schedule time Saturday;
that il has failed to reach this city, and
that postoffice inspectors so far have
failed to find any trace of il.
Monday and Tuesday postal authori-
ties were OF the belief that the pOuch
had merely been miSent in the holiday
rush. Investigation, however, failed to
reveal any trace of it at any point, 50
authorities are now working on the
theory of robbery.
Ii was impossible TO obtain from the
any opinions as to where the
supposed robbery took place. inspec
tors are said, however, to have obtained
some clues that substantiate their be-
lief in robbery and arrests are expected
soon.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
MONEY DISAPPEARS
BETWEEN RICHMOND
AVID COLUMBIA, s. c.
Package Left Richmond Fed
eraI Reserve Bank Saturday,
but Has Failed to Reach
Destination

RICHMOND Va, Dec. GA pouch
containing $4,000 sent by the federal
reserve bank of Richmond to a bank in
Columbia, 5. c.. disappeared in transit
last Saturday and is believed to have
been stolen. Detectives arc now at
work in several cities endcavoring to
md the pouch and the person VINO got
possession of il.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15
TWO 0.YEAR.0LD RACERS
Barring of Youngsters Until April
I Creates Comment.
Arguments Pre- ard Con Are Advanced
ard Its EIpeeieney viii Be Test
e5-opinien Of JUo3. Mel
sen cf Canada.

The barring Of two-yesr-old racers
Until April has created quite lot
Of comment.
The thoroughbred association made
protest to the Kentucky racing com
mission. but their protest came too
late The rule was under cons3dera-
uon for many months and no one
came forward 10 offer a word Of pro-
test II remained for Joe Murphy TO
make the protest. and then he only did
50 when he found out that 1t was
! Necessary for two-year-old races at his
winter track.
In rapid succession the other winter
tracks announced racing for two-year-
olds. and races for horses Of this age
are now being held
Judge Francis Nelson Of Canada be-
lieyes the rule should have a fair trial.
and says 50 In the following words:
NAs the age Of a thoroughbred horse
is calculated from January ! In the
year In which he is foaled. all c. the
1O3 yearlings are now ranked as two
year-olds, and the opportunity arrives
for racing by those that are not intend
ed TO be kept for engagements in the
territories governed by the Canadian
Racing association, Jockey club and
Kentucky racing co,prnissiOn regula.
tons. IL is in these regions that the
most valuable purses are offered and
the best horses seen in action.
Some owners will undoubtedly &C.
cept the penalty OF exclusion from.
these regions for season for their
youngsters. but we may be sure the
risk will not be taken with those they
think most Of. So long as the rule re-
fusing the entry during their two-year.
old year of horses that have raced
prior TO April i Is on the books IL
viii be pretty generally observed.
NO sound reason could be advanced
for the early racing Of two-year-olds;
In fact, so far as its effect on the ami.
NAL is concerned. none but a negative
reason has ever been offered. Breed
ers and owners seeking increased
prices and early returns for their in
vestments naturally are not pleased
with the application Of the first prac.
tical and presumably effective regula-
ton on the subject. Program makers
at winter meetings who would have
one event taken away from their ma
terisf every day, and race-course man.
ayers who would find much of their
stabling taken up by horses not meant
to race till spring; likewise find the
regulation irksome. but horsemen are
coming to not only accept but to ex-
press the view that the measure is en-.
ntled TO a fair trial, in view of its
promise for the general good Of breed.
ing"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15
Phosphorus in Human Body.

The human body contains, among
other constituents, about two pounds
OF phosphorus. This phosphorus, II ex.
tracted md pot TO another use, would
make up about 1000 packages OF fric.
tion matches. Besides phosphorus the
human body contains few ounces of
sodium and half nn ounce OF potas,
STUN. The quantity Of the latter would
be sufficient for many experiments In a
class In chemistry. In addition to So
dium and potassium there are few
grains OF magnesium In the human
body, enough 10 make the "silver rain
for fnmlly's stock OF rockets on q
Fourth OF July evening or to create &
brilliant light visible ut a considerable
distance.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15
What He Thouob, Was wroro.

Montagu Rollawny had taken the
new car out for trinl run.
AS new cars always do On trial runs,
II broke down and the usual crowd Of
sympathIzcrs gathered round. While
Montngu sprawLd himself underneath,
questions came thick and fast upon
him.
Broken down. guv'norT
"Oh, no. Only playing BEARS" re.
piled Monty.
rs It n good makcf"
"Thc dealer said So"
"What power Is III"
Forty horse power"
whats tho matter with NJ"
Don't quite know" replied the over.
courteous Monty. "but, as far as | can
guess, thirty-nIne Of the horses bolted
on the way, and the last one is 100 up
set to answer any more Questionsl"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15

the Great Northern railroad In ST.
Paul with Mike and Tom Gibbons that
Miske first conceived the idea Of be-
coming a fighter. Miske says Of him
self:
Il was naturally a strong kid, my
work as mechanic and as a lineman
for the telephone company having de-
velOped my muscles. and / could lick
most Of the fellows Of my weight. in
our neighbOrhoOd Then when Mike
Gibbons became famous / decided I'd
like TO be d fighter. too. SO / Iijoined
the Dreamland Athletic club In. ST.
Paul and used to put on the gloves
with the professionals who trained
there and ! soon picked up q slight
knowledge Of che game"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15

held Gown third base for the Toronto
club OF the International league. This
team was managed by Joe Birmlng'
ham, formerly OF Cleveland.
In one game Blackburne fumbled a
grounder with man on third base and
failed TO throw the bah home.
"fou remind me of Johnny Evers,"
SAID Birmingham, recalling the famous
incident of the world series between
the Braves and Athletics when Evers'
failure TO throw home after making n
tumble enabled Eddie Murphy to score
from second base.
On the next play Blackburne tried
to put out a runner. He held the ball
between the base bag and the runners
foot and appealed TO Umpire Kitty
Bransfield for an out.
mot out" said Bransfeld. "You
are pulling Kid Gleason by pulling a
runners foo< of the bag"
That's pretty good replied Black
burne, ito be called an Evers and q
Gleason ir the sam. inning"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15

In Billy Misks Of St Paul. conquerOr
of Charley wsinert and Jack Dillon
within four days. the ring has a man
who compares favOrably with the box
FRS Of an earlier day in that he Is a
real fighter and is 10 the game because
1e likes II rather than because Of the
gold 10 be derived from IL.
Being perfectly sane. he Of course
demands fair wage for his work, and
"a return he furnishes the best brand
Of hsiicuffs Of which be is capable on
every occasion that he appears in the
rng. II Is this trait which singles
him out from the ordinary run Of pres
ent-day BOXERS and places him in a
class with the old-timers.
II was while working in the shops Of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15

weii' said the Vegetables and Ap-
pies, who were rather quiet now.
II don't see why shouldn't talk 10
you, though I'm pretty different from
YOU said the biggest Tomato of all.
"And why shouldn't you be-? asked
Mr. Potato. You have been insy hot.
mouse. spoilt and petted. Y0td be
queer II you weren't superior. With
sun and warmth Of course you have
fine coior!' l|.
But don't let's quarrel any more
said the Carrots, and all agreed to be
pleasant and friendly In the future.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15
HARD LIFE OF PROFESSIONAL
Outdoors All Day In Summer and Dur.
Ing Winter They Are Forced to
Leave Spowdrifts Behind.

Golf professionals lead the hardest
life we know. In the summer they
are outdoors all day In the open coun-
try. And N the winter they are forced
to leave the snowdrlfts and the smash
Ing winds for such places as Palm
Beach, Bellaire, Pinehurst. Augusta,
St. Augustine, Ormond and Aiken,
says New York Tribune. Yet we have
never heard Of golf pros strike.
Showing again that the Scot comes
from hardy race.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15
"One of the
Family"
o
By JOHN ELKINS


-BnIy. I'm prOposlaz 20 you = saId
June with a sauey grin .Dy,'i yO1
sss,n % recognize it when yO1 see
itY-
"well. hardly. T., 10 sgSsea.- rsur-
r1uref Billy.
-svd5enf Why leap year n two
months ~. II seerns 70 re that's Old
sBOush - beZ1n 70 take notice
Bat ! hacn't. sEsEese1 B.Ily IA
worried perT,ierify.
wei. must say this u E0rlefhirg
81 = 'l0lt' thoJgh; you'd jump az
it-or ruther--4i me-
Il repeai.- obaerye1 Billy. 1T g.
~ sudGen.-
Billy. aitb01gb BIT over thirty. had
retained yBch n eyergreea youth th,.;
10 one. even 30 the cement works
where be WAS q partner. ever ;hOugat
of calling him William. He would
probably always be Bgly 70 the end
Of the chapter. though be was Eve feet
nine, and strongly built He nevss
laid any claims 10 beauty. but had q
go1Dd whOlesOfns cOun;enancs that
looked capable and honest.
June Barry had been taken ~ Mr.
Hunt. Bllly's mother. when Ehe was
only eight years old. She Was dis
tsBiiy related by marriage. but 10 -e-
rDotsly that when yOu began TO try 10
enisngie II. IL ended IN not being re-
lated. But June was left an orphan
With a small Inheritance. and Hrs.
Hunt brought her home, and she be-
came one of the family. That was ten
years ago. and sbe had rODped
through her childhood with Bnly, and
u had not apparently occurred to him
that hbe had grown mp. Evidently II
yss occurring 10 him now. for the
quizzicai smile on his lips was but a
transparent mask 10 cover his per-
piered surprise.
Look here, Toodles." erpostuiated
Billy, why use me for buffer TO
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15

bring that Thurston fellow 10 time.
III do anything for you In that line,
but why do thisf"
Don't trouble yourself to take the
good Samaritan pose, you don't have
"a. ] refused Tommy Thurston day
before yesterday"
"Y6u dIdf" Bin was plalnly sur
prlsed.
"Yes. Had you any Idea I could
care for such silly creaturef'
"Iie has oodles of money"
well, do you think that's all /
wtntf You that's been living IN the
scne house with me for the last ten
yearsf"
'Thnt's H." muslngly rejolned the
man. "Sometlmes we don't know the
people Of our own family ns well as
we do outsiders. Perhaps because we
dop't take notice"
"Wo don't take notice" echoed June
grizzly.
"hnd you know" laughed Billy try
Ing TO dismiss the matter as n Joke,
1--we nll look upon you as one of
ti'
HShnnk you" said June with cutting
rtqteness. 'It's very kind OF you"
Rat with great dignity she took her
sfit out OF the room.
Jbne had not quite known what 1911.
Iy meant 10 her till one dny some
thing happened. She heard that he
was calling very often on Mrs. C.ire,
tbe young. fngcinatlng widow who had
ihely come TO town, and taken n pret.
~ apartment nearby. Then she saw
HIM walking with Mrs. ClIffe, and the
quick, hard tug nt her heart told her
slr wns jealous. Then she knew.
Upon this came the sudden Impulse 20
fihdi out II he cared for her except as
just one Of the family.
About two weeks after this episode
June met Mrs. Cllffe nt n friends
home, and was cordially invited TO
come and see her. Not nj once takAg
advantage OF the Invitation, she one
dny received pleasant little note
from Mrs. Cliffe asking her 10 come TO
fea,t, June said nothing to Billy, but
she wondered and went. She thought
II might be case Of spying out the
situation. and sizing her up and she
Sound she was not far In the wrong.