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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-20
Italy Starts Offensive
AGAINST German line

ROME, Nov. 19.-Italian forces have
begun an offensive on the Asiago pla-
teau and have occupied advanced ele-
ments of trenches, the war Office an
nounces today.
Further attempts of the Austro-Ger-
man troops to cross the Piave have been
stopped
On the front west of the Piave south
of Quero, great numbers of Austro-Ger-
man troops are attacking the Monte
Monfenera and Monte Tomba lines.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-20
'Fleecy Staple Goes
To New High Mark

Spot cotton again has hit tbs trail
for the heights.
Atlanta spots were % points up Mon
day at 29.15, which set new high
record.
The previous high record was 1905,
reached on November Is.
New York spot cotton went up so
points ind hit new record at 3O.1O.
while the New Orleans market remained
UNCHANGED at 2S.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-20
Capture of Two Towns
Is Claimed by Germans

: BERLIN. Nov. 19.-CVia London.)
Quero and Monte Cornelle on the north
ern italian front, have been taken by
storm and the Italians have been driven
from Monte TOmba, the war office an
nOunced today.
The announcement follows:
Northeast of Asiago the enemy re-
peated his fruitless and costly attacks
to gain the lost heights. Between the
Brenta and the Piave the last few days
have brought the Teutonic allies fur
Their successes in different mountain
fighting"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-20

your opinion them-dont miss a single
They are printed for YOU in THE ATLANTA SEMI
WEEKLY JOURNAL.
Thousands are getting the benefit of Billy Sun
days handshake-The Semi-Weekly Journal makes
it possible for you to get the benefit of the
Get it now-begin them and keep it up.
If you not a subscriber now, or if you
and your subscription is not paid in advance, sign
your name to the coupon below and forward to US
today with as cents for II months, s1.0O for Is
months, $1.25 for "a months. Or, better STILL
get up a club of five subscribers. The
price for club of five at time is SO
cents each.
Don't miss this opportunity to read the sermons
of 'The Worlds Greatest Evangelist"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-20
White Man Kills NEGRO

AMERICCS. Ca. Nov. 1s.-PoIice au-
thorities here are searching for Willard
alias Sock" Bragg. a white man who
Saturday night stabbed Frank Gray. 4
negro. 10 death in the restaurant con-
Quoted 10y Jack TinsIey. on Lamar street
RragE'E father Is John Bragg. captain
80 police here
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-20
Read BILLY SUNDAYS FIFTH SERMON
IN THE
ATLANTA SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL

Have you missed the preceding ones? If you
have, don't make the mistake of missing this one
which is one of his most forceful of sermons VIVA:
has gone before, you get in this-together with
all that has to come. Billy Sunday hits the nail
on the head in this in all others-he tells
you about things-he doesn't hint at them.
What about the "trail-hitters?" He has al
ready had numerous ones and are drawing hun
dreds more with every sermon They fall before
Gods words of Truth
Many have walked the sawdust trail and shook
the hand of Billy Sunday-you get the benefit
of his sermon too-all except the hand shake
Everybody is reading misunderstanding them
and you want to do that, too. Be ready to give
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-20
German DeStroyers Are
Reported Sent Down

AMSTERDAM. Nov 10 One and pos
sibly two German destroyers were lost
with most of the members Of their
cr' WIS, in the fight with British naval
forces off Heligoland Saturday, trav-
elers from Germany said today
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-20
Americans in Moscow
All Safe, Consul Cables

ner. the American consul general, has
received telegram dated Saturday from
the American consul at Moscow saying
that he and other Americans in Moscow
are all safe. The city was quiet at the
time. but there had been much fight
said
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-20
whats Your Answer"
And Crowd Flocks Down.

4 moment later and he had swung his
chair TO the pulpit and was mounted
on high. one foot on the chair below, the
other on the pulpit above, mounted high
where the crowd gazed. fascinated, as
he wrenched out a shaking appeal:
"Oh. Georgia., Oh, Southland, oh,
Atlanta Jesus Christ waits to be your
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30
WIDOW Of CU[.
BUFORD DIES
Body of Mother of Mrs.
James Magoffin to Be
Sent to Rock Island.

Mrs. Mary a Buford, mother O.
Mrs. James ". Magoffin, died Sunday
afternoon at her home. 1920 Msgof-
fin avenue. at the age Of q years.
The deceased came TO Fl Paso with
her husband. Col. l. II Buford. when
he accepted the office OF United
States consul at Juarez n 1892. The
body viii be sent Tuesday 70 Rock
Island, H.. former home OF the Bu-
fords.
Mrs. Buford vas born in Ci1cin-
natl. Ohio. sac married / n Bu-
ford. OF Kentucky. who fought in
the union army during the civil war
and for gallantry on the field was
T~afe 4 colonel. In 1892 president
Cleveland appointed him consul at
Juarez. but in 1896 the Bufords
moved TO Torreon. Coah-- Mexico.
where Col Buford took n position as
purchasing agent for the Mexican
Central railroad.
After the death OF her husband
Mrs. Buford remained at Torreon with
her son, Charles :. Buford, who was
joint agent for the railroads enter
ing TJrreor. When the Mexican rev
olution broke Out five or six years
ago. Mrs. Buford and her son came
10 Fl PasO and have resided here
since
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30
Roundabout IOWn
Let Every Man Do His Bit At Fighting, Says Hare
A Couple of Notable Political Hot Air Records

whereas, Il the government had used
business judgment and had given .
occupants time 10 get out and {
contractors more time to wreck the
benefited. The government could
have got the work done cheaper and
those who occupied the old building
would have been able 10 close up
their business more leisurely and
with less loss.
Don't take two lightly the cam
paign to swat the fly merely because
you have heard so much about il; that
is all the more reason for taking Il
seriously. for e has not been dis
cussed enough, apparently, 20 duly
warn the people Of all the dangers
from the pesky little insect, for there
is much carelessness. Listen TO this
from the United States health bureau:
Fly time is more to be feared than
war time.
Screen your windows. Begin now
In your warfare against flies You
can not begin too soon. Your precau-
ton may save your life.
1T has been clearly demonstrated
that flies carry the bacillus Of tuber-
culOsis in their bodies after being in
the room where a cOnsumpCve is con-
fined.
Our investigation shows that as
the temperature rises the flies become
more active and intestinal diseases
become generally prevalent with 4
corresponding Increase in mortality.
It IS 2 mistake to think that these
diseases are due TO the hot weather.
Screen your windows. Hunt flies
as you would death"
Speaking OF speeches. calls 10 mind.
a speech by an Arkansas politician
which deserves q place in history,
hence It is worthy OF d position in
this column. Judge L c. Smith was
and, speaking ~ Holly Grove. Ark,
according to Literary Digest, he di-
vested himself Of some superheated
atmosphere as well heated IS l have
ever heard OF a politician eNuding
although I once heard the late Jim
Hogg, when running for governor of
Texas, addressing a bacl5w Gods crowd
OF voters, contribute the following to
the oratorical records OF Texas poll
tics;
THE city fellers are running It on
me that I eat with my knife. 7 do
What DO you eat with, John Jones?
Don't you eat with your knife2 Of
course you do. SO do you. Bill Jones.
and you, Jim Smith, and you John
Brown. What 90 they expect = Teller
to eat WITH Maybe them city fellers
have some new tangled way Of eat
ing" The speech set the audience
wild and they voted soildly for jim
HOgg.
The speech OF the Arkansas man Is
more of 2 gem than the Hogg speech,
however. Here il is:
Nov. should you honor me- with
the office Of governor. and come to
Little Rock on business. after l am
sworn in, and your wife should come
along with YOU to do her shopping,
drop IN on your governor. but before
you leave home, II your old grip Is
not too fun. pull Up some turnips.
tops and all, and when you land. I
viii have my little wife (Who only
weighs about $50 pounds 20 put your
name IN tine diuner-pot Also bring
along your cob pipe and I viii furnish
the Hillside Navy. and we will six
down and talk about tile interests o.
our state and discuss old times. aati
plan for The future prosperity az our
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30

sailors and the hit or miss status n
which IL therefore places the service,
is the fact that under II the very best
and most energetic men rush Off TO
offer their services while inferior men
hide behind the lines Thus the coun-
try loses its finest men and carrying
this theory out to its logical cOnclu-
sion, race deterioration sets in War
with the best men at the front is not
q survival OF the fittest for the mt
test are lost Il is survival % the
inferior grades.
Furthermore under the volunteer
system men enlist who may i'll be
spared from their Industrial occupa-
tons. Their service to the country is
far greater IN factory and at forge
than il viii De carrying rifles or
digging trenches. Only q proper regu-
lation OF the active and industrial
services will place the right men n
the right place"
Carrying the argument a bit furth-
er, Capt ". F. H. Godson, adjutant
of the Eighth cavalry, says with the
volunteer system. the best officer
material" ia the nation IS destroyed,
for the men who usually volunteer
are usually the ablest, the best edu-
Gated those best physically fitted
They are slaughtered and then later.
when il IS necessary to force the
"slaclzers" 10 20. there is a shortage
OF good material to officer them.
DR.. r. L Ramey. the Rotary club
president, IS becoming q regular
orator. If you don't believe IL, listen
TO his Introduction Of some cele-
brated speaker some day. He throws
so much fervO- into his tributes that
judge Baggott said Saturday if he
where he met DR.. Eamey walkin z
with old man Ananias, he would say
he was in appropriate and suitable
company.
For more than Z month now, the
site for the new government post
office has be1l cleared and bids are
only Lls--einE asked for. 1t viii he
two months more before work can
start, at least, yet when the site was
ordered cleared. the government
specified that il must be done in 30
days, as II the work was right ready
TO begin As result Of this. accord
ing TO George r LeBaron. who was
acting as agent for the property. ore
man doing business in the old build
ing. which stood on the pOstoffice
site. had TO so out Of business COM
pletely and several others lost money.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30
The Daily Novelette,
GOING: CONC GONE:

ZONE on. gents! What am bid
for Hockenmulier's marvellous
~ orchestra-organ? cried Al
dies, the auctioneer- The opportunity
Of an age, a bargain in a billioni
Note the miraculous violin effect
Note the drums, Note the distinct and
separate sound OF the Swiss oboe,
Give them another tune. professor
Anything you like gsnts-the Hook
enmuller orchestra-organ can play
any music ever written. What shall
it be,
silver Threads Are Growing Older"
shouted someone.
Prof. Hockenmuller. who sat at the
keyboard. nodded and rendered Wag-
ner's famous classic
Note the drumsi Note the Swiss
Oboei Note the VIOLIN yelled Adde'S
every IS seconds.
And, in truth. the prospective bid
ders were as charmed as they were
mystified with HockenmUller's inven-
tion. The bidding started. and pro-
crossed by bounds and leaps as the
professor rendered Handlers 'Mysteri-
Gus Rag" Hadyn's Hearts Of Flour.
and Rubsnstein's "Old Oalten LOcket-"
The wonderful cOntriyance was fin
ally knocked down to Marcus Hook
for $500 and costs.
As il was being carried through the
dark corridor Of Adde'S auction rooms
TO the waiting van, Zeke Wellers with
his drums, sam Putty with his Swiss
oboe and Lem Whisk with his fiddle
craW led out of the bottom and wiped
their persDiriEE brOWs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30
MRS. MARGARET ROLAND
OF CARRIZOZO DIES HERE

Mrs MsrSare. ROLAND. wife OF a
J. ROLAND. q druggist at Carrizozo. Y
II, and a daughter OF Mrs. William
c. Mcdonald. wife OF the former gov
ernad OF New Mexico. died in - local
hospital Friday of peritonitis. follow
ing an operation The body was sent
20 Carrizozo Saturday. accompanied
by the husband and a brother of the
deceased, John J. McCourt who re-
sides in Fl Paso. as wei as Mr.. ana
Mrs. Mcdonald.
Mrs ROLAND was brought from
Carrizozo the middle Of last week Sc
riously III ~ the recommendation OF
physicians lnterment was made -
CsrriZozo- Deceased IS survived by
two small children. besides her hus-
band.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30

4 FTER two years and over in the
y trenches, behind the trenches
= a and on the highseas, minglinE
with fighters Of all grades from rook-
les TO field marshals, from able sea-
men 10 vice admiralss Jimmie" Hare
IS for universal service from the
sound OF the first gong until the ref
eree's final count
1zr. Hare, as has been mentioned
before in these columns. has been n
Europe making war pictures. for
Leslie's Weekly. He IS now in e
Paso doing the same thing except
that he is not making war pictures
here, because We haven't any war, not
even any war in the WOman's club
any more, but he is making pictures
and advocating universal service just
the same said Mr.. Hare, when asked
Tor an expression
Since my return 20 the United
States and the declaration Of war
against Germany many persons have
asked Do you think we shall have
conscription% Ny reply Is invariably;
I sincerely hope So
~.e take exception TO my answer
and say universal service may be all
right in England because they be-
lieve in il over there, but we, in this
democratic country, 90 not Now, the
fact of the matter IS that Great BrI-
lain did not believe in IL and fought
Il tooth and nail. but has had reason
70 change its opinion
an the end cOnscriptlon gave Eng
land the army that is today beating
sferruans back on the Flanders and
French front in the greatest battles
Of the war, but had CONSUMPTION been
adopted earlier I think there is no
doubt that peace would be much
nearer today. England learns her
lessons slowly but she learns them
Levertheless.
Let Us profit BY England's expert
ence without paying the price she
paid England is not a mill lary ma
ton, as is shown by tho fact that the
posts corresponding 10 our secretary
CT war and navy are held by civilians,
as in this country, 10 guard against
the military obtaining ascendancy-
Her people looked at militarism as
we look at il. Now nc feel that uni
versal military service can not be-
come an evil in e democracy.
The chief objection ] see to the
volunteer system. outside OF its fall
IRE to produce sufficient soldiers and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30

state. and better understand each
others needs and wants. You know
the Good Book tells US in this Ian
guagc- He that is greatest among
you shall be your servant therefore.
instead OF you taking off your hat
TO your governor, he should take his
hat off 10 you, because he is your
servant. Ny time is up. and, in con-
ciusiOn. permit me 10 state: That ]
never swear. or uso profane laguaSe
in any form, and I DO not like 10 be
in company with = man who is ad-
dicted 70 profanity. but should You
honor ne with the office OF governor.
1 viii promise you now that you viii
have one Of the damdest best gov
ernors that the state Of Arkansas has
ever had. Try me one time. fasten
my hame-strinss, and hook my tugs.
give me forty minutes sleep at the
crossroads. a cake OF corn bread. and
a pint OF pot Kicker, and let me go. I
thank you"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30
(BY H. S. H.

thousand dollars represented the value of home fully
paid equity therein. Buying home leads to
money saving variety OF ways the result
fund of capital which be realized upon for
going business for supporting charging
already established, for old age saving. In any
it that later will be fully paid
up the property and viii have neither pay
principal and interest instruments to meet.
Those who have been holding Oft through fear
circumstances might them to lose their equities
if they bought homes, should Danish that apprehension
Records here show that out OF all the immense number Of
people who have bought homes in q Paso only very few
individuals have lost their equities, and of
even those few cases, loss avoidabe.
With everything IN its favor and nothing against it.
why not a home?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30
Ending The Hospital Middle

TIE city council and county commissioners have
reached admirable conclusion In deciding to CO.
operate in the of the sick at the county hospital
The hospital remain under the direction of the county
authorities and the city eTuptive hospital viii be turned
the OF the county The city Will pay s125
day for each patient treated in the county hospital These
provisions the Of the agreement formulated to
end the unsatisfactory conditions prevailing past months
It nsures that city and county patients alike viii receive
proper and method also adopted for distinguish
ing between city and county to determine which
should properly bear the expense Of treatment.
This is good an arrangement be reached There
only beneficial step forward to be taken and that
the consolidation of city and county health offices, thus
surmountable obstacles Efficiency admin
sIation and saving Of money could be promoted by such
consolidation.
Whether the union of city and county offices through
the whole local government could be advanageousy
effected IS matter which opinions do not agree It is
problem which may protaby engage the attention Of
the Taxpayers association IN particular and Of all citizens
in general
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30
Little InerUieWS
Literacy Test VIII Shut Out abor Badly Needed
Asks City to Help Home Gardner Or Water Bills

McGhee, Il suggested q consolidated
government Tor this county and city
Il was when we first began talking
about & new city nall and new court
house I suggested then that the
present city hall property could be
sold and the money invested IN 2
joint county and city administration
building; that thus one building, one
heating plant. and one set Of offices
could serve the county and city. II
this may $4,000 in he matter OF
alaries alone would be saved to the
taxpayers and the saving OF fuel f0-
heating would in itself be q big item
My idea then was to have two co1-
missiOners selected from the city and
one from the upper and one from the
lower valley. The mayor would be
in charge Of the business manage
ment OF the county and the county
judge would handle the county and
the corporation court
The purpose for which The Tax
payers association was organized"
said c " Bassett. was to act Il
an advisory capacity TO the county
commissioners court IN handling the
cOunty'S finances. OF course We all
understand that business experts are
not always selected as county com
missiOnerS- Indeed IL is seldom that
q business expert is elected to a Pc
iitical administrative office. There
county capable OF going into the
county commissioners court and CIV
ing the county an efficient economic
administration. But take a group OF
q hundred capable and experienced
business men who get together once
2 week TO discuss and make a study
Of the cOunty's affairs and their ad-
vice should certainly be OF eorns
value to the taxpayers. Such meu-
being heavy taxpayers are naturally
vitality interested in the administra-
ton OF the countys affairs and II
was q commissioner / would seek
their active cooperation IN the man
agement Of the county's affairs. The
association is nonpoliticaI
and should have the support. OF every
taxpayer in the county"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30
Little Interviews

tablished al The county hospital At
present there are TO couta giOuS wards
in Fl Paso and it is difficult TO prop
erly treat such cases p building
these wards we VIII not only be able
10 properly care for destitute persons.
but VIII also offer modern faCfli ties
for caring for persons of means Who
are stricken with such a disease"
The city government could Won
derfully encourage worthy truck
gardeners who want 10 plant and
cultivate little paeches in their back
yards this season by furnishing them
with credit on their water bills.
based on the size Of the garden and
tAe average regular water charge Tor
house use" said 3. L. Cannon 1t
keeps & poor man working long and
hard every day 10 meet his ordinary
bills, and, a. q result many who
have back yards ia good shape for
much stuff for personal consumption.
are not able 20 incur the water charge
therefor a city water inspector
could keep check on gardens and ar
range credits for the war crop" sea
son according 10 size and activity Of
the Householder
IL strikes ms" said Claiborne
Adams. 'that wheat has gOns as high
as IL viii 90. Housewives all over the
country have laid in supplies Of flour
with the result that sales are not go
ing 70 be 50 active in Nay and June.
and then the farmer viii begin 10
uncover the wheat they have stored
away IN their barns. stu Il - pos
SlOle that my guess is all wrong and
that flour viii keep going NJ. II IS
just possible that 81 the conclusion
Of the conference now On between
president Wilson and representatives.
or the European allies. q flOtillo OF
merchantmen loaded with flour and
bacon viii leave New York for Liver
pool under convoy OF war ships. IN
this way a great deal Of flour could
be taken out OF the country IN a
very short time
p
About five years ago. said Percy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30
RAILROAD MEN NOT SUBJECT
TO STATE COMPENSATION LAW

Washington. D. c, April S0--With-
out deciding on the application OF the
California wOrkmen's compensation
law, the supreme court today refused
20 review appeals Of the California
industrial accident commission from
state DEGREES holding that the state
law does not apply to railroad cross
ing tlagmen-
The commission sought q ruling
that the federal employers liability
law operates only upon railroad en-
plcyes actually engaged in interstate
commerce AZ the moment Of their In
jury.
The court today refused to disturb
state court rulings that the Southern
Pacific railway flagmen involved al
san MateO and Berkeley were in in
terstate commerce when killed and
not subject 10 the state law. State
compensation awards to their widows
are therefore annulled-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30
POLICE RAID PLACE, ARREST
PROPRIETOR, SEVERAL WOMEN

The police and detective department
raided the mouse and saloon at the
corner OF Florence and Overland
streets Saturday night. and found
about 25 soldiers. 10 men in civilian
clothes and several women in the
place.
e. c. Yarn, who Il IS said runs the
place. was taken TO the police station
and put under arrest and a $500 bond.
charged with selling liquor after
hours The women were also taken
to the jail and placed under a $50
bond each They gave the names Of
Mrs O. Hudnell. Mrs Anna Davis.
AIRS Albert Robson, 3Irs. George s
lngies, Mrs Mary Hail and Mrs Ada
Randolph
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

Evidently president Menoeal OF
Cuba hasn't any doubt about who's
going to win the Har.@charisstoa
News and Courier.
Billy Sunday would make 4 great
recruiting officer. Why shouldn't be
be cOnscrfpted for that reserVe?-
Nebraska State Journal
Just when we were showing the
Deutschland and its officers the st
that Baltimore had in the ws- o.
genuine hospitality they were man
euvering 70 damage the interned Ger
man ships for which We were respon-
sible. What are you going to do with
people like that2-Balt imore sun,