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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
The Truth About Belgium

BY BRAND WHITLOCK

heavy escort, and reminded constant
" that they would be shot upon their
arrival. No one of them could speak
German so in one of the villages
through which they passed, knowing
of q man who could speak that lam
guage, they asked him to accompany
them and to interpret for them at the
trial which they expected to have the
next morning. He consented and
Joined them. Upon their arrival at
Arlon, without any semblance of trial,
they we're all aligned before the rail-
road station and shot down-includ-
ing the interpreter, whom the Ger
mans refused to hear Madame
Huriaux, as she died, shouted: ''Viye
la France. & ex 49, =
The Hostages of Monceau
When the Germans arrived at Mon
ceau-sur-Sambre, a suburb of Char
leroi, they had a list showing the
names and addresses Of hundred
prominent persons of the place which
it is believed was furnished by Ger
man who had worked in the thinner
man factory at Monceau. They seiz-
ed this hundred as hostages; among
them were five we'll known citizens
VINO afterwards related their exper-
fences for me.
Tnu Germans, with the band of
hostages. set out on the high road to-
ward Montigny. forcing their prison
ers to run, with their arms raised, In
front of Uhlans, who prodded them
with their lances and struck them
with the butts of their guns and,
when they would not run fast
enough, charged their horses upon
| them. One of the men was struck so
violently that his shoulder was dis
| located. Another, who as the result
of kicks, was ill for long time, tried
| to intervene on behalf of his COM
panions but himself had only re-
doubled blows in consequence. A
( third, who was lame, could not run
| fast enough to suit the soldiers; they
| became enraged and Tained more
blows upon him. and when at last
unable to go further. he fell on the
road, they pitched him over hedge
into a field and left him there. Two
or three times the officers gave the
order to halt. and at random took
one man, or group of four or five
men. and without listening to appeals
or explanations, shot them down.
The survivors arrived at Montigny
and were placed together in barn,
the door of which was left open in
order that those within might look
on while the soldiers piled bales Of
straw around the barn and saturated
it with oil. While these sinister pre-
parations were going Ont lasted
all night-soldiers came from time to
time, took some of the hostages and
shot them on the spot. An officer APP
preached one of the five and, playing
with a cartridge, said:
This is for you; you VIII not be
burned there"
And then suddenly. the hostages
knew not why. the soldiers seized
their arms and under sharp order
marched away and thus strangely de-
livered the prisoners fed, pausing
only for a last glance at the bodies OF
their companions huddled there
against the wall where they had been
shot during the night.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
Cotton

NEW YORK. May 25.-The cotton market
was nervous and irregular early today, with
near months relatively firm on the reports OF
sn improving trade demand for low grades while
the new crop felt the influence Of favorable
weather and crop advices. First prices were
easy al a decline OF III 10 81 points, but July
soon rallied 10 - g.. - points net higher on
covering and Liverpool buying. Later deliver
les also firmed up 4 few points with october
selling al 3 o. but Liverpool was a seller or
the new crop. ano offerings increased on the
bulge with July breaking back &c - 81, and
October To y. 10 before the end OF the first
hour CT about IL TO 3. points net lower.
An early afternoon furry OF covering seemed
10 come largely from Wall street sources after
the publication Of another private crop report.
placing the increase In acreage at &c per cent,
but indicating a condition or only 5a.S or con-
Siderably lower than the figures issued earlier
in the day. July sold up 10 -. IS, or so points
net higher. while October touched 3 60 Or is
points above Saturdays closing. The demand
then tapered off and later fluctuations were
irregular with the market showing reactions
of several points toward - o'clock.
The appea rance Of trade buying around % 10
for October and rumors that the government
might modify its specula tious TO allow the use
Of lower grade cotton in the manufacture of
certain army and navy requirements served 10
steady the market later. For a time covering
was active with July selling up TO -. 60 ana
October 10 =. IS. 5 to Is points net higher,
while December recovered all but points of its
early losses. This bulge not fully main
tanned and the market quite around midday,
but held steady al moderat reactions.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
Phillips Found Guilty;
Given Life Sentence

MACON. Ga, May 24.-John Q. Phil
lips, slayer of Walter Fendt, was found
guilty. with recommendations of mercy,
by jury in the superior court Thurs
day. He was sentenced to life impris-
onment. The jury was ontonly q few
minutes. Phillips and Fendt were neigh
bors. The shooting, in South Macon,
two or three weeks ago, was caused by
a quarrel over fence dividing their
property. Phillips claimed Fendt was
in the act of striking Mrs. Phillips
when he fired. Phillips is a carpenter
Fendt was foreman OF the paint shops
of the G. s. and e railroad
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
2 Dead, | Injured
In Trolley Train Crash

: NORFOLK. Va, May 25.-Leslie Hes
ter and Percival Tucker, petty officers
In the quartermaster's department OF
,the aviation section az the naval base
were killed and Mrs. H. Z. Thomp-
son, wife OF a Washington. D. g. physi-
can. was severely injured here late
today in a collision between two trolley
trains on the Ocean View line Sew
,eral others escaped with only minor in
iuries.
Hester and Tucker were on the run
ming board OF 4 crowded trailer when
the two trains sideswiped each other
Hester was instantly crushed 10 death
and Tucker only lived two or three
minutes. Mrs. Thompson will recover.
Efforts 20 get the home address CT
Hester and Tucker were unavailins.
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Atlanta Live Stock

corrected by W. H. While, Jr.. president of
the White Provision CO. United States Food
Administrators License No. G-21311.)
Good 20 choice heifers. $50 TO 1000 pounds,
Good steers, $50 to $50 pounds. $3.50 to
Medium 10 good steers. $50 to $50 pounds
So. 90 TO $1,000.
Medium to choice beef cows. $50 to $50
Medium to good cows $50 to 200 pounds
Good to choice heifers. $50 to $50 pounds.
Tic above represents ruling prices for good
quality fed cattle IaferIor grades dairy types
Medium to good cattle, $50 to $50 pounds,
:. Medium 6 : e good cows 600 to 700 pounds.
Mixed common. $3.50 20 80.
Good fat oxen. $3.50 to $3.50.
Medium 10 gOod oxen $500 TO 5000.
Good butcher bulls, $500 TO $1,000.
Choice veal calves $500 TO 5000.
Iearlings. $500 TO $500.
Prime hogs 165 to 22S pounds. $l5.25 to
Light hogs. $50 TO 1s5 pounds. s145o to
$500.
Light pigs so to 100 POUNDS, $3.50 to $1,000.
Stays and roughs $1,000 TO $1,000.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, May .7.-Cattlc Re-
ceipts $500, including 80 Texans. Market
steers and heifcrs, S9.50d so; cows. 50. a
1890: stockeTs and feeders, SS.5O@i2.O0; calves,
S7.75T1f.O0.
Hoss-Receints l. 200: market steady Mixed
and butchers, S17.O0Il7.35; good and heavy.
SITOOd17.15; rough, S15.756I 1000; light, SIZES
@17.45; pigs, $16.50@ l7.25; bulk, SIT .OO@17.30
Sheep-Receipts 1.SGO: market steady; clip
ned ewes. SI2.O06 II. 90: lambs. S1400m 10. 65; ;
Gamers and choppers. S7.OO@iO
CHICAGO, Nay 2T.-Hogs: Receipts $4,000;
slow. Bulk, $4,000 1928; light, Sl6;9Oa17.so;
mixed. Sl6.TOdI7.SO: heavy. sl1.10; rough,
Sis. S5d 1880: pigs, $1,000 lT.4O.
Cattle-Receipts 10. 900; firm. Native steers,
SIO.506tIT Stockers and feeders, S9.25GI
I3 10; cows and hcifers, $125@ 1890; calves.
SIS. eO6r1460.
Sheep-Receipts Is, 600 firm Sheep. 50. 1J@
lass; lambs, s13.25@17.1O; springs, Sl4OO@
-. 70.
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U-Boat Is Forced
To Surface; Crew Held

MADRID. May 26.-The German sub
marine Use, which entered the port
OF Santander yesterday morning, YVES
forced to come into the harbor because
the accUmulators of the vessel had
been damaged. The submarine is one
OF the 500-ton class and carries one
deck gun and two torpedo tubes.
A Spanish gunboat has been sent 20
Santander 20 convoy the submarine -
Ferrol for internment Tho crew of
the U-boat has been informed in the in
terror OF the country.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
NEARLY Died
OF PELLAGRA
Used to Pray Shed Pass Away, But
Happy Now She's Cured

Mrs. Bama Jacobs, Garnsey. Ala.
writes II was a constant sufferer
from that dreadful pellagra for four
long years My case seemed beyond
my Doctors reach and in July, 1910, he
said he could do no more for me. |
would even find myself praying to die,
| suffered so much. Finally my hus-
band ordered a trial of Baughn's Pei
lagra Treatment and in three weeks I
could sec a great change and I am
we'll today. l say to all, take Baughn's
Treatment and be cured for my case
was had and of long standing"
That testimonial says more than we
could say except this: We can cure
pellagra and will undertake to cure
any case. no matter how long stand
ing. on basis Of refunding the money
if we fail to effect a cure. To get in
formed on the subject write today for
Baughns big booklet on pellagra, sent
free Write American Compounding
Company, Box SSH, Jasper Ala.
(AdVt)
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CONTINUED Next Issue)

published by special arrangement
with the Mcclure Newspaper Syndi-
cate. Copyright, 1918, by Brand
Whitlock, under the title Memories
of Belgium Under the German Occu-
patton" All rights reserved. Copy
righted in Great Britain, Canada and
Australia. All rights reserved for
France, Belgium, Holland, Italy,
Spain, Russia and the Scandinavian
countries.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28

VISIBLE SUPPLY
Wheat, decrease, So 600 versus decrease, g.
sos coo last year.
Corn, decrease. 712,OOO versus decrease, L.
1l1O0O last year.
Oats decrease is, 600 versus decrease, 3,170,-
900 last year.
TOTAL VISIBLE
Total wheat, 1 633, 900 versus IS ATS 600 last
Corn, 14,4o6OOU versus ., 761 600 last year.
Oats, 20, 400, 900 versus 10, 73l 900 last year.
PRIMARY MOVEMENT
Receipts-wheat $4,000 versus 1910 900
last year.
Receipts-Corn. $50 600 versus 654 900 last
year.
Shipments-whe 81 OCO versus SOS 600 last
year.
Shipments-Cor 500 900 versus 425, 900 last
Shpments-oat 381 900 versus So4 1000 last
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, May 27.-Corn, No. yellow,
S1.72@1.71: No. 3 yellow, s1.5S@I6s: No. 4
Oats, No. white, 72G74lsc; standard, 75a.
@769sc.
Rye, No =. nominal; No. 3, s1.90.
Barley, S1.2561.46.
= Timothy. S5.00QS.O0.
Glover, S1S.00@2S00.
Nork nominal.
Lizard S24.O OF.
Ribs, $21S0@2l.92.
ST, LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.
No. mixed corn 81 81,
No. . yellow corn, 81 So.
No. 8 yellow corn, 81 IS. y
OATS.
No. white cats, 75c.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, May .27.-Flour, quiet and un-
changed.
Pork, quiet; mess, $51 .O0651. 80.
Lard, unsettled; middle west spot. $24 500
81. 40.
Sugar raw, dull centrifugal, 06 test COOS
refined dull: cut loaf, SOS; crushed, $50;
powdered, 7.6O; graduated, 7.65,
Coffee, Rio 40. Z. on spot. SIS GS94c.
Tallow,. specials, steady; city, lie; country
1614c.
81 10; clover, 81 1901. 80.
Dressed poultry. quiet; turkeys, 2503sc!
chicvkens, 37@36c fowls, 2Sq36c; ducks, 42c.
Live poultry, steady; geese, lie; ducys, Poe;
fowls, 2562Sc; roosters, zoe.
Cheese, steady; state milk, common to spe-
Gals, 1926; skins, common to specials, Oh
100.
Butter, irregular and unsettled; receipts,
1858; creamery, extra, 331Ac; imitation cream
cry, firsts, S5@4Sc; state dairy, tubs, SS1a q
34c
Eggs. firsts: receipts. 3O,s2O; nearby white
fancy, 4O@41c, 53G35c; nearby mixed fancy,
33M37C.
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Continued from Last Issus)

~ the morning of August 10, in
[ the course of sharp fighting,
~ the Belgians blew up the
bridge across the river, and then
evacuated the town. The Uhlans en-
tered Immediately, seized the city
treasury and took the burgomaster as
a hostage. In the afternoon the in
fantry entered and except for the
brutalities Of drunken soldiers. quiet
prevailed during that night. The
next afternoon the Germans threw a
temporary bridge over the Mouse and
began crossing. The inhabitants were
watching them from the windows.
Suddenly, at p. m, there was
shot: then a fusillade; the soldiers
on the bridge wavered, fell back and.
panic-stricken, began shooting Wild
ly, and all night the killing and the
piIlaging went on. 1t went on the
next day, and at 4 o'clock on the
morning of August 81, soldiers be-
gan breaking into houses and turn
ing the inmates into the street. The
crowd was ordered to walk toward
the Place des Tilleuls. Those who
did not walk fast enough were shot
down. A Flemish clockmaker came
out of his Dwelling supporting his
aged father-in-law; he was ordered
to hold up his hands, but he could
not do so without letting the old
man fall; so a soldier struck him in
the neck with an axe. Arrived at
the Place des Tilleuls, the women
and children we're separated from the
men, and, haphazard. the soldiers
picked out forty or fifty men and shot
them down in cold blood.
And all the while, day and night,
in the flaming streets, the pillage and
the murder went on; the man who
described it all to me had a vivid
memory of a tall red-headed sol
der who was particularly conspicu-
Gus by the ferocity with which he
welded his axe and mutilated his vic
tins. baby among them, in the arms
of its mother.
Nearly three hundred soldiers were
killed at *Andenne.
At Falisolle French soldiers had
placed machine-guns in abandoned
houses and fired on the Germans as
they approached. The burgomaster
and the druggist went out to meet
the oncoming Germans, explained
that. the inhabitants had taken no
part in the fusillade and asked that
the village be spared. The German
officers accepted the explanation and
ordered them to dig a trench in which
to bury the soldiers that had been
killed. The burgomaster and the
druggist called on seven other burgh-
ers to help them, and when the work
was done, the Germans shot the nine
men and threw them into the ditch
t.hey had just diggeo-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
"OutWittin3
The Hun"
The Wars Greatest Story
CONTINUED from Last Issue)
BY Lieut.. Pat O'Brien
Sick of rurnjps and Beets

Sick of Turnjps and Beets
The cabbage that l got in Belgium
consisted of the small heads that the
peasants had not cut. All the strength
had concentrated in these little heads
and they would be as bitter as gall. l
would have to be pretty hungry today
before | could ever eat cabbage again,
and the same observation applies to car
rots, turnips and sugar beets-especlal-
~ sugar beets.
1t is rather a remarkable thing that
today even smell of turnips, raw CT
cooked, makes me Sick and yet a few
short months ago my life depended upon
them.
Night after night as / searched for
food. l was always in hopes that l
might come upon some tomatoes or
celery-veg etables which l really
liked-but with the exception of once.
when ! found some celery, [ was
never so fortunate I ate so much
of the celery the night / came upon
ii that l was sick for two days there
after, but l carried several punches
away with NE and used to chew on
it as l walked along.
OF course, l kept my eyes open ali
the time for fruit trees, but appar-
entity it was too late in the year for
fruit, as all | ever was able TO find
were two pears, which | got out of a
tree. That was one of my red-letter
days, but l was never able to repeat 1t.
In the brooks and ponds that
passed ! often noticed fish Of differ
ent kinds. That was either in the
early morning, Just before L turned
in for the day, or on moonlight nights
when the water seemed as clear in
spots as in the daytime. / occurred
10 me that il would be a simple mat
ter to rig a hook and line ard catch
some If the fish, but l had no means
of cooking them and it was useless to
fish for the sake of it
One night in Belgium my course
took me through a desolate stretch
of country which seemed to be abso-
lutely uncUltivated. | must have COW
cred twelve miles during the night,
without passing a single farm or cul-
tivated field. Ny stock of turnipS
which I had plucked the night before
was gone and I planned, Of course, to
set enough to carry me through the
following day. ..-
Goes Hungry on a "Hunch"
The North Star was shining brightly
that night and there was absolutely
nothing to prevent my steering an alb
solutely direct course fer Holland and
liberty, but my path seemed to line
through arid pastures. Far to the east
or to the west / could hear family
the striking OF village bells, and 1
knew that if ] changed my course l
would undoubtedly strike farms and
vegetables, but the North Star seemed
to plead with me to follow it and I
would not turn aside
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28

NEW ORLEANS. May @7.-First prices in
cotton today were S 10 - points up the near
months. but & private bureau report on con-
difior. showing 4 percentage of SO, caused
SchinC wave. At the end OF the first half
hour OF business prices were - TO IS points
under the close Of Saturday.
Little cotton was Offered in the afternoon
and prices sagged standing TO points under
The closing levels Of Saturday at I O'Clock
Favorable spot accounts. both from the local
market and from the interior, created new
demand for contracts on which, in the trading
IN 10 noon. In eactiye months rose 10 a level
70 - points above the last quota tons OF Sat
urday-
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today:
Tone. steady: middiinE. IS. 75c steady.
Last. Prev.
Omen. High. Low. Sale Close. Close.
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At Heroe

At Herve several notables and
women and children were torn from
their homes and, prodded by German
bayonets, driven off to the hamlet OF
La Bouche, near the Fort of Evegnee.
AS in most of these tragic professions
they were forced to hold their hands
above their. heads-and as they went
they we're shot in the back.
AS in most of these tragic professions
in Belgium told me about Rossignol.
The village is on the river Semois and
found itself in the center of a battle
between French and German troops.
The Germans entered and sacked the
village on August %; they burned
every house in it; not one was left.
The entire male population, one hun
dred and seventeen men, and, for
some reason the gentleman did not
know, one woman, were arrested. The
woman was Madame HuriauX, and
she was French; perhaps that is why
she was arrested. The next morning
they were all taken to Arion, forced
TO walk the entire distance under
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28

CHICAGO, May 27-Corn prices took de-
cided downward swing today, influenced by the
favorable weather and likelihood Of enlarged
receipts. About the only demand came from
the shorts. Opening prices which ranged from
the same as Saturdays finish to 12c lower
with June $l.37 and July Sl399s 70 Sl.59%
were followed by slight rally and then by ma
tcral declines.
Corn prices closed nervous, ia to 2Ac net
lower, with June S1.35% and July Sl.3112 70
S1.31Ss.
Oats sympatheized with the weakness OF
corn. Trade was light After opening shade
TO sc lower with July 6J9sc TO 65ise, the mar
ket reacted somewhat ana later underwent
fresh sag.
Provisions showed only transient effects from
SctbackS in hogs. Covering by shorts was more
than complete offset.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
The following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28

MEN Of inventive ability should write for new
Lists OF Needed Inventions Patent Bay
ers'' and 'HOw 10 Get Your Patent and Your
Attorneys. Dept 90. Washington, ID. C..
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wAEFED-FARMs.

wAETEU-FARMS.
WANTEn-To hear from owner OF farm or
fruit ranch for sale. o. U. Mattson, 1923 jack
son street. st. Paul, MINI.
TOR SALE-For bargains in farm lands near
The Packing House City of Georgia. APP
ply Burns Realty Co., MCGltrie, Ga.
SEEDS AND PLAHTS.
CABBAGE plants, frost proof. S1.50 per 1000.
Parcel post or express. Prompt shipments
Clark Plant Co., Townsville. Ga.
POTATO PLANTS-Nancy Halls and PGrto
Riros. 1000 $50, 5000 and over $2-3j. Sup
ply limited, nothing shipped g. o. d. Ny plants
inspected by state plant bard. +. a. McE3 en-
err. Fl Green Springs, Fla.
POTATO PLANTS
NANCY HALL, Porto Rico, Southern Queen.
South Georgia Vans, Pumpkin Vans. o. NJ.
Bennett, Cordcle. Ga.
FOR SALE-MACHNERY
ECLIPSE % II, L. steam engine and 90 II. Z.
Ames tubular furnace boiler, two 60-saw sue
ton cotton gin, press, shafting, seed auger,
Ielts, etc, standard wagon scales, 250-gallon
heavy galvanized rectangular water tank and
log cart. Bargain. Whole in part. Mrs.
5. 7. Allen, 924 Highland Ave, Atlanta, Ga.
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Atlanta steady 3s.6Oc.
New York. quiet, 39.O5c.
New Orleans. steady. 2s. sc.
Augusta. steady. rs.
Memphis. steady, 5Oc.
Charleston. steady. SOC.
Montgomery. steady. 29.S0c.
Boston. steady. 27.ooc.
Philadelphia. steady. 2o.5oc.
Norfolk. steady. IS. &c.
Galveston. steady. 2s.JOc.
Mobile. steady. 2sc.
Little Rock. steady. 29.J0c.
Dallas. steady. 2S.Sjc.
Savannah. steady. SOC.
-. Louis. steady, 2oc.
Houston. steady. 29C.
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observation-disclosures.

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