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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15
Germans Fall Back
On Front in Belgium

LONDON. Iune 14.-Abandonment of
important sections of first lines be-
ween the River Lys and st. Yves by
the Germans. because of the tremend-
Gus pressure of the British advance
east of Messines was announced by
Field Marshal Haig today.
"Our further advance to the east of
Messines. combined with our pressure
TO the south compelled the enemy to
abandon important sections of their
first line between the Lys and St.
Yves" the British commander-in-chief
asserted.
The victory thus gained by the Brit
ish forces again emphasizes the domi-
mating strength of the Wytschaete-
Messines ridge, taken in last week s
great assault. The territory surren-
dered TO the British forces. the German
retirement still further back in the tri-
angle formed by the River Lys and
the Ypres-LiIle canal, the point of which
is at COmins, where the two waterways
Join. The enemy position i'm this salient
is exceedingly precarious, due to the
river and the canal hampering rapid OPP
erations ar heir part and military OBJ
servers here today expressed the belief
that evacuation of the entire triangle
might be foreshadowed by tn first line
withdrawal reported by Field Marshal
HaiR
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15
NATION TO KNOW SOON
WHO GOES IN NEW ARMY
SeIeCtive Service Rules Ready
for Submission to the
President

WASHINGTON, June 14-America's
selective service rules are ready.
They need only the wise and approva
of President Wilson and Secretary of
War Baker. and probably will be sub
mitted to Mr.. Wilson today.
Then within a few days. It is esti-
mated. the nation will know the an
swer to it's inquiry-"Will our son or
brother be in the first army? How will
they be picked and when?"
This answer will be give min the form
of a proclamation from President Will
son which will set in operation the great
human lottery system and the boards
who will cut out the exempt.
PRONUNCIATION of the rules has been a
work of weeks. A nationally known law
yer. whose name and works have been
withheld, has toiled to make the rules
equitable and effective, profiting each
day by the hundreds of letters. kilograms
and phone calls addressed to Provost
Marshal General Crowder about selective
service.
This attorney. struggling with the
mighty machinery for the first half
million army. has consulted frequently
with the presidents military advisory
board and even with the president him
self.
This much of the result of his labors
is known:
The regulations provide for some
5000 local exemption boards, one to
each county or large city, and for
eighty-four appellate boards, to which
the man believing himself wrOngfully
included in the draft can appeal.
Further the rules provide for lot
terry drawing which shall be proof
against politics and other favoritism,
and they contemplate a physical stest-
ing system which shall pass the fit and
cast aside the unsoUnd and worthless.
In so far as possible, the work
gathering the first new army is decen-
tralized and local authorities are given
power of exemption and draft.
With the actual draft imminently
near the department of justice is con-
tinuing it's drag for cutters. Some es-
Inmates today ran as high as 5000 net
ted already. with many more of the
slackers still in sight.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15
SOUND Of WHISTLES
SUMMONS COUNTY
TO CALL Of BONDS
Ear-SpIitting Signal Reminded
Everybody That Only Twen-
U-Four Hours Were Left in
Which to Subscribe

All over Atlanta at noon Thursday
thousands of men and women, bent over
resks and typwriters, walking along the
streets, seated at luncheon tables. shop
ping in department stores. jumped as If
they had been stung by a bullet when
the air avs shattered by sounding
shrek like a blast from the pit.
1t was the whistles of Atlanta putting
the world on notice that but twenty-four
hours remained for the purchase of Lib
erty bonds. twenty-four hours the time
limit for every individual to do his duty
by his country.
Safe it is to say that after that union
of unearthly noise there was nobody
within the limits of Fulton county VINO
wasn't congratulating himself that he
had bought his bond, or, if he hadn't,
wrestling with the conviction that un-
less he hurried, he was a worse Stacker
than the veriest loafer who failed to
register.
Even before the whistles began to
blow the eleventh-hour rush for bonds
was on in full force. The Liberty Loan
central comittee and its assistants at
the federal reserve bank. after toiling
far into the night Wednesday, were at
II again early Thursday morning, open
ing registered mail. taking out and as
sorting checks and listing subscriptions
that piled in by the hundreds.
There was no time to count subscrip-
tions received. but Warren II. Toole,
sacretarv of the bank, estimated that
over 900 individual subscriptions were
received Wednesday for an aggregate
If nearly S4O0O.O 900 and that the sub
scriptions for Thursday and for Frl-
day, the last day, are expected 10 run
over SIS OO0. 900 each day This amount
will be necessary to make up the pre-
scribed quota for the Atlanta district
From all over the district subscrip-
lions are boiling in. Savannah con-
tinues to lead all district cities so Tar.
New subscriptions from Chatham coun-
ty continue to be received daily, IN
Guiding one for $41S,O Thurday from
the Citizens and Southern bank, which
ran Savannahs total up to more than
S6.5OO,O0O.
The Fourth and First National Bank
of Nashville, Tenn, entered its sub
scription for S1,OOO,00O by mail ana
later wired an order to increase TINS
to $1,45O,0OO. This is said to be the
largest single subscription made by
any one bank in the district TO date
The Third National Bank continues
to hold the lead i'm Atlanta and sur
rounding territory with a subscription
for 100000. One corporation in Biz
mingham has subscribed for Sl.llO,OOO'
while the little town of Broussard, La
which contains only 500 people, white
and black, took bonds to the amount
of s27,5OO or at $50 per capita. At
larrta's subscription at this same rate
would be over $12,OOO,000.
Subscriptions received from the city
of Atlanta show that the clerk, the
laborer. the newsbOys and the wage
earners. have rallied with a will TO
the cause. This us proved by the
number of small subscriptions received
and by the fact that Atlanta's supply
of buttons is exhausted.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15
KILLED HIS BRIDE
BECAUSE OF LOVE,
SAYS JOE E. KIRK
~ Can't Live With You If
You Don't Do Better" She
Said and Husband Fired
Fatal Shot

II killed her because 1 loved her.
That was the statement blurted out
by Private Joseph f. Kirk as he lay on
cot in the hospital at Fort McPher-
son Thursday morning when seen by a
Journal reporter, and asked why he
shot and killed his bride of two months
in the kitchen of her home early
Wednesday night.
The soldier was suffering from a
wound in his left arm. 1t was stated
that he held his wife in his arms at
the time he shot her and the bullet,
after passing through her body, entered
his arm
81 couldn't stand it any longer" said
Kirk broktnly. "For more than
month I lad known something was
wrong and that she has been paid at
;ention by another soldier L didn't
know what ] was doing last night and
don't know whether I'm sorry 1 shot
her or not"
The shooting occurred between 6 and
o'clock Wednesday night. The wound
in Kinks G.rm caused him to vince with
pain Thursday.
How is MATTER" he asked early in
The morning.
shes dead" somebody told him, and
the man fell back on his pillow. and
his eyes welled with tears.
Kinks mind seemed to be wandering
Thursday morning and he didn't seem
to rememt err just what happened the
night before.
The woman lived a short distance from
he post with her parents. Relatives
'of the bride stated that just at dusk
Wednesday night Kirk drove up to the
house i'm an automobile and brought
several packages in the house, which
cor tanned dishes.
He entered the house. ii was stated,
and began talking to his wife. Rela-
lyes of the girl heard her say, Joe,
if Yea don't do better l can't live with
you" and a moment later the report
Of the revolver was heard With a
moan the soldiers bride sank to the
floor The bullet had penetrated her
moments Kirk was taken back to the
,ort by his companions and placed in
the main hospital. AS soon as his con-
dit:on is improved he will be turned
lover to the Fulton county authorities.
Kirk is thirty-three years old and
enlisted in the army about two months
ago being sent to Fort Mcpherson for
re lining and assigned to Company F.
He married Mrs. Matte Norris shortly
af,er he arrived at the post. He said
Thursday that they had decided TO get
married in spite of the fact that she
had never obtained a divorce from her
first husband. Kirk came to Atlanta
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15
BLOWS ARE
CRUMBL|NG GERMAN
FRONT IN BELGIUM
Retreat on Line Two Miles
Long Is Announced by Lon
don in Area Southwest of
Warneton

NEW YORK, June 14-(By Foreign
Cables from European Capitals 1.-The
German line in Belgium is crumbling
under the British offensive there. Evil
dence of this appears today in the an
IEouncement by London of a German re-
treat on a front of approximately two
miles in the area southwest Of Warne-
ton.
After wiping out the Messines-Wyts-
chaete salient in the crushing attack
last week, General Plumer continued at
lacking the Germans from time to time
east of Messines and gained additional
ground there. Further south the Brit
ish also have exerted pressure upon
General Won Arnin's lines.
Having lost the last of the COM
manding artillery and observation po-
sitions in this region, when the Mes
sines ridge fell into British hands, the
Germans are finding the pressure at
some points beyond their ability to
meet. One of the first results has been
the abandonment of important sections
Of their first line between the River
Lys and st. Ives.
General Haig announces that the
British are following the Germans
closely and are moving forward east
o. Ploegsteert wood and in the neigh
borhood of Gaspard village.
On the French front conditions re-
main comparatively quiet. Last night
the Germans after bombardments at
tackled French posts in the Aisne re-
gfon and northwest of Verdun. The
French easily repulsed these assaults.
In Greece the entente is making good
it's grip on the situation shown in the
abdication of King Constantine and the
accession of Alexander, by landing
troops to occupy various strategic po-
sitions. French cavalry, doubtless for
the purpose of protecting the ripening
crops OF Thessaly, already has pene-
trated far inland and occupied Larissa.
Today the landing Of other entente
forces on the coast near Athens is
reported. Preservation of order in the
capital and control of the situation
near the seat of government seem the
objects in view Of this move.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15

PETROGRAD, June 14.-(Via Lon
don THE cabinet has decided to sug-
gest a conference with the allies to ex-
anime the various treaties among the
several allied powers.
PETROGRAD. June 14.--Russia is
relying on the American mission, now
here. TO clear up diverse views regard
ing President Wilson's note. Most
newspapers today hailed the message
in terms of glowing eulogy, but the
workmen's and soldiers Gazette was
frank in declaring it's disbelief of one
portion.
President wilson" the editorial as
serted, says the Germans are intrig-
uing to divide the allies. We do not
believe this old story; we believe only
in that there is a class struggle be-
tween the worlds working men and
Imperialism We must say that in the
notes from France and England we do
not see any expression as to the Rus
sian principle of no annexations.'
In strong contrast 10 this expression
was the following from the Reich:
president wilson's message is in
plain language without any of the
tricks of diplomacy. The true repre-
sentative of democracy speaks as de-
mocracy must speak throughout the
world. Radical and Socialist messages
from America England and France do
not put us in good light. Both our
friends and our enemies regard Russia
as powerless. Russia has delivered an
ultimatum to the allies, but the only
force behind this is our power and our
threat of a separate peace"
Elihu Root and the other m ambers
of the American diplomatic mission
arrived here almost simultaneously
with the American railroad TECHNICAL
commission. Both bodies were anxious
to begin their work of cooperation with
Russia at the earliest possible date.
American and allied officials here
were interested today in figures show
ing that the pro-war parties were
leading in the Petrograd municipal
elections These are the Social Demo-
Gratis and Social Revolutionists. whose
Candidates appeared to he leading.
The first national convention of
workmen and soldiers was in conven-
tion here today with thousands of del
egates i'm attendance. One of the first
things a group of these delegates did
was to visit the Academy of Science
and request permission TO vote in its
deliberations They announced that if
this request was not granted they
would attend the next meeting until
invited.
Minister of War Kerensky today be-
gan modifying all women physicians
in Russia for special war service.
A large delegation Of Russians
and Americans, including several min
CONTINUED on Page q, Col. 81
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15
French Report Failure
Of Small TeUton Attacks

PARIS. June 14.-"Utter failure OF
small German attacks around Braye,
north of Craonne, north OF Rheims and
on the left bank of the Mouse, was re-
ported In today's official statement. The
assaults followed a general lombard
ment of those positions.
French forces carried out a successful
raid. cleaning up a German trench
east of Navaring farm and taking ten
prisoners
The statement follows:
The enemy carried on A violent bonn
barment last night in the regions Of
Brave, north of Caronne, northwest or
Rheims and on the left bank of the
Meuse near Cumieres. Attacks follow
ing these bombardments directed
against small posts in different sectors
were repulsed completely.
I'VE raided a German trench east of
the Navarin farm and took ten pris-
oners"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15
LIBERTY BOND SALES
TOTAL S1,843,0OO,OOO
Secretary McAdoo Issues Pa
triotiC Appeal to Ameri-
cans to Fill Up Gap

WASHINGTON, June 14.-"Every
Liberty bond bought by a patriotic citi-
zen will hasten the return of peace and
the re-establishment of justice and liber-
ty throughout the world declared Sec
rotary of the Treasury McAdoo today
in a final statement OH the eve of the
closing of the Liberty loan.
simultaneously he announced that
subscriptions reported to the treasury de-
partment totaled S1,S43,0O, 900 at ] p. m.
today. No more figures will be disclosed
until the final totals are received.
McAdoo's statement said:
June Is, Liberty bond subscription
day, is by a happy coincidence the an
niversary of Magma Charta. This great
document, the very corner stone of hui
man liberty, was signed June Is, 1919,
just 705 years ago Again, the world
faces a new and supreme struggle for
upniversal liberty and democracy The
Liberty Loan. which closes Friday, will
find it's successful contamination on the
anniversary of the day which gave birth
to the great charter of human freedom.
General Pershing, the valiant leader
of Americas forces. has just arrived in
France to return the visit Lafayette
made to the struggling American repub-
lie 40 years ago. AS gallant France
then helped us win our liberty, we now
join France upon her bloody fields to
fight for imperial liberty and to restore
peace to a stricken world.
ITO gain the victory quickly means
the saving of countless invaluable lives
and inestimable treasure. Every hu-
manitarian and every lover of liberty
and democracy prays for this result.
Every Liberty bond however small the
denomination, bought by a patriotic
American citizen, will hasten the return
of peace and the re-establishment of
Justice and liberty.
81 hope that no American having the
means to do so will fail to make sub
scription to the United States Liberty
Loan before IL o'clock, noon, Friday,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15
Italy Tells War Aims
In Note to Russia

ROME. June 14.-Italy has for warded
a note TO Russia interpretating her war
aims in almost precisely the same terms
as that dispatched recently by England,
the Trtbuna declared today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15
Troops of the Entente
Are | anded in Greece

ATHENS, June 14.-(Via London.) -
Entente forces are now landing at the
Piraeus and Castella, Some of the
troops are occupying the heights near
Phalerum bay while others are march
ing to Athens.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15
One Dead as Result
Of Storm That Strikes
City Of Washington

WASHINGTON. June 14--one man
va KILLED some down t2Wn streets streets
49, ~ rfE,r match stems In a storm
-..,.f.n ~, washington this afternoon.
-, rs,,rr,arr was electrOcuted when
,.. 80. -cfuge in = tent John C Back
-. - s-ocksd unconscious by an
-f-~--f- shock
,,x.r,- ~ RS poles were broken and
o. --,-s,,,,.z' 20 shreds in the gale.
rt,-t,,trg 81, uck across the street from
- bsfi :. 6nes. forced recess OF both
,s.5l The dOwnpOur. mixed
= OF congress as debate was is
~ -sTbIe because Of the noise.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15
Diplomatic Mission
Coming from Japan

WASHINGTON. June 14--Japan is
sending a diplomatic mission to the
United States, which will leave about
July 1, 1t was officially stated today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15
"Good Effects" in "HitS"
Are Reported by Berlin

BERLIN CVia LOndon), June Ia
Good effects" in hits" were observed
over the Fort of London" in the German
aerOplane raid yesterday, an official
statement today declared.
"A fleet of large aeroplanes yester-
day afternoon dropped bombs over the
fort of London" the reoTt asserted.
The effects were good. Hits were OBJ
served Despite a strong defensive
fire and numerous aerial engagements
in which an English airman fell into
the Thames. our planes were unharm-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15
RUSSIANS HOPE MISSION
WILL MAKE NOTE CLEAR
President Wilson's Message
FavorabIy Received With
One Point in Dispute

PETROGRAD, June 14.-(Via Lon
don. THE cabinet has decided to sug-
gest a conference with the allies to ex-
anime the various treaties among the
several allied powers.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-15

married before.
hrs Kirk has two small children by
her arst husband.
The funeral of Mrs. Kirk will be held
at the chapel of Harry G. Poole at
s o'clock Thursday night and inter-
ment will be in North View. She is
survived by her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ II. Duncan.
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and Mrs. Henry. 1920.
Caroline Tolley, witness certificate,
Olaf Rib, witness certificate $3.50.
Frank Jaques, witness certificate, $8.1 0
Pat Carney, witness certificate, $4.lO
Mathew Weiner, witness certificate.
Mark NJ. Chatfeld, expense juvenile
Helen shortridge, stenographer SER
vices juvenile court, $G;35;
JOS Hunt, bailiff, $1,000.
A. G. Nedrud, witness certificates,
A. c. Nedrud, jurors certificates, 1920.
Glen J. Specie, Jurors certificates,
A. D. Jackson. witness certificates.
r. o. Stark, jurors certificate, $12:o0:
J. G. Love- StenOgrapher services $7.25
W e. Roche, bailiff, $4,000.
Helmer Erickson, jurors certificate,
$1,000.
A. r. McLane. witness certificate, $40
John Reed witness certificate, $500.
Helmer Erickson jurors certificate.
$4,000.
A. 6. Nedrud, jurors certificate, s16s.
a. G. Nedrud, witness and bailif GER
w r; Crantham, stenographer sre-
Harry, Weir, witness certificate, $50.
Everett Cline, witness certificate.
Windsor Cafe. meals for jury $3.50.
cha IT, mhe 0nad s1o M {antor services court
Mrs. Sam Dazell, witness certificate,
$50.
Mrs. S. Fraser, care of juvenile court
charge. $4,000.
Dan Dougherty. witness certificate,
s4.1O.
VIM. Darby, witness certificate, s6.1O
Nick Thilgen, witness certificate, $50.
4; G. Nedrud, Jurors certificates,
NJ I'M NJ. chatfeld, per diem and expenses
Juvenile commissioner, $113.O5.
Elizabeth Campbell, acting juvenile Of
ficer, $500.
Carrie May Van Glider board for juv-
emile charge, $17.00.
II. f. Beall, livery for juvenile COM
missioner, $780,
r. 0. Stark, juror, $4,000
Glen j. Specie, juror, $4,000
Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that the Board
adjourn to meet again on December goth,
l9l7, at o'clock p; M, to consider the
$3.50, 100000 for seed and feed for the
farmers.
r. w. KENNARD,
County Auditor.
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NJ. p. Begely. coal for poor farm, $34.7
attorney. 1923.
co III su Tve1% s sfgSSes and
paupers, $1,000.
Olaf Lokensgard. phone calls. $2.95.
j.: NJ R n, cash paid out for road
p. Overgard. services to county charge
$500
VIM: Murray. kilograms, $3.50.
poor, farm account. $1.25.
tions. s2s27s. " y
Ward County independent, printing for
county institute $s.75.
Knute Christensen. dragging. roads,
Northern States Power Co., lights,
Northern States Power Co.. phone SER
John Lynch justice fees, $685.
Wm Ba axe eopstables fees 5000
Dan Dougherty. constable fees. $26.so.
Andrew Erickson. witness. justice
g Erred Sc H1ellin, witness, justice court,
John Doe. witness. justice court 1920.
Walter A. Wenneson. witness, justice
court $2.lO.
Frank Oliver, witness, justice court,
$2.10.
John Gronenthal, witness. justice
court s2.10.
Jake Jackes, witness. justice court.
s21O.
Carl White" witness, justice court,
s21O
District Court Orders
Florence Crittenden Home, care of
juvenile court charges. $149.61.
Mrs. d. w. Cook, witness. juvenile
court case, $2.10.
Mrs. ]: Bronsin, care of juvenile court
charge. $500.
Lillian Grace Topping, witness certi-
cate, $500.
Fl. r. Beall livery for Juvenile court,
$19.25.
II. Onada. janitor services, court cham
bers, $1,000.
B. o. Stark, jurors certificate, $1,000.
Rev. Cowgirl, witness certificate 1914.
E c. Evenson, witness certificate,
II. L. Haskell, witness certificate, s41O
Mrs. Florence G. Perkett. witness GER
tificate, 500.
Fl. c. Fish, witness certificate, 1910.
Mrs. Campbell. arrest and summons,
juvenile court, $40.
A. G. Nedrud, Jurors certificates, $135.
A. G. Nedrud, witness certificates,
$3.50.
j. r. Hendricks, witness certificate,
$2.1O.
Glen ]. Specie, juror. $4,000.
Phil Frost, witness certificate, 1910.
Chas. Henry, witness certificate Mr..