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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24
TERRIFIC OFFENSIVE
AGAINST AUSTR|ANS
STILL GAINS GROUND
Rome Announces Further
Gain for italians on North
ern and Southern Wings of
the ISonzo Front

BOSTON, Aug. 23-The Leyland
liner Devonian. which left an Atlantic
port on July 2s, has been sunk, pre-
sumably by a German submarine Of
hcers OF the line today confirmed the
report that the vessel was lost, but
stated that they had received no word
as to the safety of the crew.
The Devonian was Of 1o-s45 tons;
built at Belfast in 1900 and registered
at Liverpool She was 552 fet long by
SO feet beam. She carried no passen-
gers.
ROME. Aug. 23.-Furious nghtinx
continues on the Lsonzo front The war
on1ce announces further gains for the
Italians on both the northern and
southern wings.
The number Of prisoners taken I'm
more than $4,000.
LONDON, Aug. 23,-The arItss' rr..t
offensive. increasingly boring ahead to-
day, has already cost the Germans and
Austrtans close to 100000 in dead and
wounded and at least $1,000 prisoners
| on the British, French and italian
fronts.
But despite these staggering losses
and no letup today In the deluge OF both
shells and men against their lines on
| the west and italian fronts, Germany f.
starting an offensive Of her own against
the Russian lines. ! The drive has al
| ready gained ground on the Riga front
The British theory Is that the Ger
man war chiefs, apprehensive of a loss
| Of public morale because Of the enor-
| nous losses and forced giving away on
| the western and italian fronts, have
| started a military move which they will
| use to keep other front news subordi-
/ mated. The Russian armys weakness
/ in munitions and supplies permits a
/ relatively small force of well organized
Germans to make strong impressions
| against them
The British and French onslaught on
| the west front and the italian drive
| the south gained moro ground today,
| after enduring night of the most vio-
| lent counter attacks
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24
JUDGE sPEER TELLS WHY
NEW ARMY LAW IS VALID
Soldiers Are Not Slaves, as
Opponents to Plan Argue,
Says JuriSt'S Decision
Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)

Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)
MOUNT AIRY, Ga, Aug. 21.-Inter-
preting the petition of attorneys attack
ing the legality of the seiectIve army
law as based on the assumption that
our soldiers are nothing short of slaves,
Federal Judge Emory Speer. in his deci-
sion rendered yesterday upholding the
law, gives his exact reasons as to why
the law is constitutional and also as to
why men may and should be sent over
seas.
Judge Speer'S decision was on the ha-
beas corpus petition of Albert Jones and
John Story, imprisoned in the Richmond
county Jail at Augusta on the charge of
failing to register for military duty.
The petitioners were represented by
Thomas E. Watson, L. d. McGregor and
J. Gordon Jones. who charged that the
selective army law is unconstitutional
on the allegation that 1T contravenes the
thirteenth amendment which provides
that neither slavery nor involuntary
servltude except as punishment for
crime whereof the parties shall have
been duly convicted. shall exist within
the United States or any place subject
to their jurisdiction"
Judge Speer. in denying the petition,
substantiated his decision with supreme
congress to enact such laws.
SOLDIERS NOT SLAVES.
The decision said, in part:
To agree to this contention we
must conclude that soldier is
slave. Nothing could be more alb
horrent to the truth. nothing more
degrading to/that indispensable and
gallant body of citizens trained in
arms, to whose manhood, skill and
- ~
the task of maintaining the very
existence of the nation and all that
its people hold dear. The grand army
of the republic, the Confederate vet
Grams and the Sons of Veterans
are not maintained to preserve the
traditions of slavery. Nations do
not pension slaves, to commemorate
their valor. They do not "Give in
charge their names to the sweet
Tyre" nor does
Sculpture in her turn
Give bond in stone and ever during
brass
To guard and to immortalize the
trust"
SERVICE OVERSEAS
The sole additional ground of the
petition is. that by the common law
it was the right of petitioners to
remain within the realm" and that
this right should now be held to re-
lieve them from military service
beyond the borders of the United
States. The reply Is, thai the COM
mon law. that is the immemorial
English law, cannot prevail to
the United States, or it's people,
against the explicit provision Of an
act of congress. Nor has a court of
the United States power to declare
an act of congress invalid because
II is inimical to the common law.
The touchstone for such judicial
power is the constitution and moth
ing else. 1t remains to be deter
mined whether the constitution has
conferred authority on congress to
enact this law. Clause IL of arti-
Gle /, section of the constitution
empowers congress ito raise and
(oontanued. on Page 3, Column SD
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24
German Raider See Adler,
Sunk by British WarShip

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. 23.-The
German raider See Adler. which created
terror in South American waters last
winter, has been sunk, according to
members of a British steamships crew
hero.
The German raider. they said, went
down fighting hard after a battle with
a British warship. Only few of the
See Adler's crew were saved. The ship
which brought the news Is said to have
had twelve members Of the See Adlers
crew aboard.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24

building or park and had instructed the
city police force to see to il that no
meeting was held. But the Watson fol-
lowers had prepared a petition signed
by 700 people asking for a reconsider
alton of the former action, and the lead
ers of this delegation kept the news
from council that the meeting had been
abandoned, they hoped to carry their
point of forcing council to recede.
The council, however, was unanimous
in it's determination not to permit such
a meeting in the city Of Macon, and so
voted. Then the Watson men asked for
the petition back. The mayor refused
to return it, stating that II was then
part of the city records, and couldn't
be returned.
Watson's followers left the council
chamber very much crestfallen.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24
British Issue Report on ~
Shipping Losses for Week

LONDON. Aug. 23.-The number of
British merchantmen sunk by SUBJ
marines or mines in the last week was
only slightly larger than the previous
week, when a considerable falling off
was noted. According to the official
statement, 10 vessels of more than
/, 800. tons were sunk, in addition to two
fishing vessels, as compared with IA
large vessels the previous week, two
small vessels and three fishermen.
The admiralty statement issued to-
night says:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24
Stables at Girard, Ala,
Are Destroyed by Fire
Especial Dispatch to The JournalD

Especial Dispatch to The JournalD
COLUMBUS, Ga, Aug. 23.-Fire early
this morning destroyed the Williamson
stables. in Girard, Ala, together with
four fine horses and came near costing
the lives of Ed Williamson. son of the
proprietor of the establishment. who es-
capped through A window as the flames
licked his cot. The origin is unknown
A small dwelling near by was also
destroyed. the total loss being Estimated
at $1,000.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24
Negroes to Hold Fair
Especial Dispatch to The Journal

Especial Dispatch to The JournaL
FORSYTH. Aug 23:-The negroes of
Monroe county are preparing to hold
their second annual fair in Forsyth on
November tst and I'd Their first fair
was held in November Of last year and
was a most creditable showing for them.
Several hundred dollars in cash prizes
Will be offered for the best exhibits at
the fair this fall
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24
New Cotton at Butler

Especial Dispatch to The Journal)
BUTLER, Ga. Aug. 23.-The first
bale of cotton to come onto the local
market here was brought in today by
John Greathouse. The cotton was
damaged some by the recent rains. but
was quickly disposed or at "a cents per
pound.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-24
Floridians Not Excused
From Exemption Boards

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Aug. 23.-Gov-
ernor Cats is daily receiving applica-
tions from members of exemption
boards throughout the state asking that
they be relieved of the heavy duties
being imposed upon them. All are being
declined.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-02-02

killed before it had been printed
and before anyone knew what it
contained. They used every par
liamentary right they could mus
ter, but the democrats stood
united and outvoted them at
every turn. That's what you
call "steam roller" Right or
wrong, show them who's boss.
Kill their bill? l guess yes! 1t
wasn't even printed.
A new brand of oil had been
applied to the democratic steam
roller" and it worked to perfec-
ton. 1t took about one hour of
lively parliamentary quarreling,
for the republicans die hard. But
that bill is dead.
In my opinion either measure
would have been dangerous and
now that it is all over l can see
that both were only grandstand
plays to the people. You know
it is supposed to be very popular
to De dry" these days, and both
parties wanted the credit for
making a big "dry" demonstra-
ton. Otherwise why didn't the
republicans vote for our bill? 1t
was the best of the two. But,
alas, that's what you call politics.
But it is not all politics here
and if l can find time l shall
write again and try to explain
what a cumbersome and unwieldy
Body legislature really is.
Yours truly,
W. B. HUSSMAN.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-02-02

Mrs. E. L. Parker returned
Wednesday evening from a stay of
several weeks in Boise.
The Richardson & Talbert com
pany put on performances here
Monday and Tuesday nights but
owing to the stormy weather and
drltted condition of the roads the
attendance was not large.
G. E. MacCarter, recently of
Montana, has accepted a position
as foreman of the Chronicle Office.
Mr.. MacCarter comes highly re-
commended as printer of ability
and is also fine musician and will
make valuable addition to Or
band.
We have a line of Johnson &
woodbury. hats and caps. Look
them over before buying.
J. V. Baker & Son.
John Hoene writes from the east,
where he went recently on a two
months visit, that there is six feet
OF snow in Minneapolis and thew
are paying a dollar an hour for
snow shovelers. The weather is
very cold back there and the win
ter has been unusually severe.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-02-02
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1917.

If you need the services of q
veterinarian call DR.. Southworth.
Reynold Robertson has been
quite ill at his home east of Green.
creek with pneumonia but is re-
ported much better this week.
Anyone wishing Dr. Boyce fol-
veterinary service is asked to cal
residence, on either phone, and
leave name and call with Mrs
Boyce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Captein en-
tertained a number of their friends
at cards at their home Monday
evening, progressive FIVE hundred
being played and guests being
present to fill eight tables. At a
late hour dainty refreshments were
seryed, after which prizes were
distributed to the following: First,
Mrs. J. H. Welte and George
LANCE; second, Mrs. John Hoene
ane George Terhaar; consolation
Mrs. A. H. Nau and John Funke.
Geo. M. Robertson, Grand Mas
ter of the Odd Fellow lodge in Ida
no, returned Monday evening from
a two weeks visit to lodges in the
southern part of the state and re-
ports having had very nice time
while away. He stopped over for
several days in Boise and says the
law makers are very busy bunch
and that the forty-day session idea
has been entirely abandoned and
they will be lucky if they wind up
the business of the session in sixty
days.
The fifteenth annual ball of the
Idaho County Stock Association,
which was given last Friday night
at White Bird, is said to have been
the best dance ever given in the
river country. Music was fur
niShed by Lewiston and Grange
vile talent and was of the best
while the decorations were beauti.
full and would have been credit tc
a much larger town. They were
the work of Mrs. G. ]. Wright and
Mrs. George Behean. Many peo-
pie from the prairie and Joseph
and Boles sections attended the
dance.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-02-02
EXPLAINS
CAUCUS ACTION
CONTINUED from first page.l

and know what difference there
is between the republican and
democratic platforms. l am sure
l can't say at this time because I
haven't read the republican, al
though understand there isn't
much difference. Then why am
| a democrat? am not going to
bore you with an explanation, ex-
cept to say that I believe every
man gets his politics from the
national politics, policies, etc.
Politics is a business in which
the politician is both umpire and
gate keeper and the people pro-
vide the gate receipts. Some
men are in politics for their liv-
ing, others for glory and excite
ment, but the controlling element
in all parties is there for the
spoils and for special privilege.
But l am beside the point that l
started to state regarding the
caucus. The leaders generally
have the bills drawn and all we
have to do is to pass on them.
1t is natural that even though we
are democrats that we do not al
ways agree and even though we
believe in the principle of the law
it may not conform to our ideas
as to how to affect the reforms
sought to be accomplished.
Now when it is a party meas
ure, no matter how good it is, it
is going to be opposed by the
other party. This does not seem
natural, nor right, and it should
not be-but, alas, it is neverthe-
less the case. You may ask why,
but it is impossible to explain
here. 1t would take me an hour
if l could talk to you and to bore
you by it in a letter is out of the
question. So when we have a
measure that the democrats have
pledged themselves to carry out
it is necessary to caucus on it to
find out whether the democrats
are for it, because if they are
not united there is no use of try
ing to put the thing over, for the
republicans to man are expect
ed to vote against it. At that
caucus everyone is given a free
hand to discuss the measure and
if he there agrees to vote for it
he is of course honor bound to do
so, and if he says he is going to
do so and doesn't do it, he is a
traitor and loses the respect of
his colleagues. If he opposes the
bill in caucus he is free to oppose
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-02-02

Our Tip Top -four is guaranteed
to be equal to the best to be had in
this country, no matter where it is
made, and any sack found unsatis-
factory will be cheerfully replaced
or your money refunded.
Cottonwood Milling Co.
Dave Stansbery, of Winona, who
is now at Boise helping to secure
the passage of the Selway county
bill, is reported to have received
the appointment of trustee of the
Oro6no asylum to succeed E. L.
Parker, who resigned after being
elected lieutenant governor.
Roads out in the country are
pretty badly drifted at present and
travelling is rather delicate matter.
The snow is so deep that it is al
most impossible to get back onto
the road when once off it and the
drifted places also add to the diff
Guilty, making the hauling of heavy
loads almost an impossibility.
Stormy weather Sunday night
and Monday blocked traffic on the
local railway to such an extent
that the train was unable to make
the down trip until noon and was
several hours late in returning that
night. A heavy wind which blew
all night Monday filled the cuts
out on the prairie and all train SER
vice was called off Tuesday until
the snow pillow could clear the track
again.
Rural mail carrier Dodel found
the roads over his route too badly
drifted to tackle the first of the
week and did not go out for more
than a couple of miles Monday and
Tuesday. The rural carrier does
not have to break the roads and if
persons residing along the line wish
their mail delivered it is up to them
to keep the roads open during the
winter season.
Charles Wilson, tn e Lewiston
wrestler who defeated Lambert at
Kendrick a couple of weeks ago, is
matched to meet Ralph Grant, of
Spokane, at this place on Wednes-
day night of next week. Grant is
the heavier man of the two and is
said to be pretty good but Wilson
has been meeting with good sue
cess lately and hopes to get away
with the match. The event will
take place at the Odd Fellow hall
and will be followed by dance.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-02-02
Interesting ITEMS
from In and around
Cottonwood.

DIR. Southworth, veterinarian, at
the dray barn.
Try Zensal for all skin troubles.
Sold by Schaecher, druggist.
Our wheat products are as good
as the best and better than the rest.
The local high school girls bas-
ball team won the game from the
Ferdinand team last Friday eve
ming by a score Of 9 to 8. The
game was fast and close from start
to finish and the teams were very
evenly matched, as is shown by the
low score. The teams will play
again at Ferdinand tomorrow eve
ming and the losers of Fridays con-
test promise to reverse the score on
their home floor.
An old time hard times ball was
given Wednesday evening t
the K. c. hall to the members of
the order and their families and
was we'll attended and thoroughly
enjoyed by all present. Many COM
ical costumes were in evidence to
depict the impoverished financial
condition of the wearers and both
old and Young threw care to the
winds and got in and enjoyed
themselves to the fullest extent.
Music was furnished by ]. ]. Greg
DRY and Miss Jessie Kempfer, of
the Reubens orchestra, and dan
cling held sway until the midnight
hour.
J. G. LaSker leaves Sunday morn
ing for his home in Lewiston after
installing the new folding doors in
the front of the Peterson building.
Failure to receive the doors from
the factory delayed the completion
of the building for several weeks
but it is now ready for occupancy
and will soon receive the autos and
machinery from c. w. Thompson's
garage, which will be located in
the new building in future. Con-
tractor Lasker did a fine job on the
building and it is to be hoped that
more structures like it may decor
ate our main streets within the
next couple of years.
John Knop returned Wednesday
evening from Spokane where he
went couple of weeks ago for
treatment for an injury to his eye.
He had the misfortune to receive
a bad cut in the eye from a piece of
lamp shade which fell and struck
him and for several days his sight
was in danger. The specialist
took a stitch in the eye and John
was forced to lie quietly in bed for
six days and remained at the hos
pital for almost two weeks but fin-
ally came out in good shape and
will suffer no i'll effects from the
accident. He is indeed fortunate
to escape as he did, for it was
thought impossible to save his
sight for seveaal days.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-02-02
t on the floor. Well, that seems

it on the floor. Well, that seems
fair enough, but you are not get
ting the benefit of the advise of
the minority, and only hear the
one side of the proposition and
that generally not very thorough
ly, because most likely some
prominent lawyer in the party
has drafted the bill and all we
are supposed to do is to vote for
it. The result is that after hear
ing the bill threshed out on the
floor you may regret that you
bound yourself in caucus to sup
port it. But the floor leader
then feels brave and virtually
challenges the minority and we
support him in every motion and
act that he does. A few days
ago we had up for consideration
an administration or platform
measure that was defeated by
some of the democrats, including
myself, and our leader felt pretty
sore about it. In caucus every
democrat that voted against the
bill said he would do so and
therefore, no one broke the faith
or his word, but two democratic
members that had said they
would vote for it were absent
that morning and so the bill was
lost. l shall not attempt here to
explain why l voted against the
bill, but mainly because I abso-
lutely didn't believe in vesting so
much power in any governor as
this bill would have done.
Two democrats being absent
and three voting against it and
only one republican voting for it,
the bill was lost. That night we
held caucus that waxed pretty
warm but they all agreed that
they would get even with the re-
publicans and they sure did. The
republicans had a party measure
that while entirely different, yet
was intended to accomplish the
same purpose, and since the re-
publicans had virtually killed
ours, the democratic floor leader
opened the fight on their bill. It
had not yet been printed and
would not have been up for first
reading for several days, but be-
cause they had killed the demo-
cratic bill, democrats wanted to
get their scalp just as soon as
possible. So our floor leader
moved that the bill be recalled
from the printing committee and
indefinitely postponed, and so the
fight was on.
They contested every move and
such growls and snarls as emf
mated from the republican side
can hardly be described. They
protested against having a bill
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-02-02
Attention Farmers

Have just received a car of wire
fencing of all sizes, IS-inch to four
feet high.
Farmers Union Warehouse Co.,
Geo. S. Downer, Mgr.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-10
FOR MISS MCCULLOUGH.

A prom" party given by Miss Luz
cile Lewis on Monday evening I'M
honor of her cousin, Miss Julia Nc
CollOugh, of Atlanta, furnished de-
hghtful entertainment for the young
er set, a large number of guests be-
ing invited. The beautiful new home
on Church street was made unusual
ly bright and attractive with guam
titles of japanese sun flowers and
shasta daisies effectively combined in
a decorative scheme of white and
yellow. From a flower laden table on
the veranda punch was served by
Misses Della Horsley and Wray Hass.
Merriment reigned supreme until
late hour. The colors, yellow and
white, were carried out in the deli
cious cream and cake served.
The young hostess was assisted in
entertaining by her mother, Mrs. J.
H. Lewis, Mrs. Mccullough, Miss Nc
Collough, Mesdames John E, Morris,
Roy Crouch and Walter Smith,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-10
DEMONSTRATION IN CANNING
Is GIVEN IN DAWSON
A Number of Women of the Citv
Were Present, and Received In
structions in Late Methods.

Through the efforts of Mesdames
R. L. Saville and Guy Chappell, joint
chairmen of conservation of foods
committee for the coming Terrell
County Fair, canning demonstra-
ton was given in the library lawn
Friday afternoon and Saturday morn
Mrs. Tassie OVERLY Clark, the eff
ficient demonstration for Stewart
county, instructed the large number
of women present in the most up-to-
date methods of canning vegetables
and fruits. Other valuable informa-
ton was given along the line of con-
serving the surplus by making relish
es, sauces and other good things of
high food value to cut down the cost
of living. Altogether it was a very
practical and profitable lesson in
thrift for our Terrell county house
keepers.
1t is probable that never in the
history of this county was so much
attention being given to the growing
and saving food as at this time.