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Russians Report Great Rout of
the Austrians—Battle in Po
land Still Deadlocked.
Continued From Pag# 1.
A Rceno in one of the underground “homes” of one of the big guns of the British artillery.
One of the gunners is shown jamming in a shell. The manner in whieh these big guns are sue-
cessfully hidden from the observers of the enemy has been one of the big surprises of the war.
atRfmbled with the fleet off the west
ern entrance of the Dardanelles.
The French and British warships
are preparing: to launch another se
vere attack upon the Turkish forts In
a supreme effort to force a passage.
The chief reaeon for this great at
tack, It le said. Is the necessity to
supply fresh arms and ammunition to
Russia.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 29-
There are at least fourteen British and
French warships In the allied fleet off
the western entrance of the Darda
nelles. Apprehension was caused
here to-day by reports that the al
lied fleet is preparing for another ter
rific attack against the Turkish forts
defending the waterway.
A statement was Issued by Turkish
headquarters urging the people to re
main calm and giving assurances that
there Is no chance of the Dardanelles
being forced, owing to the strength of
the Turkish forts
It is reported that a fleet of French
Sind British transports has joined the
warships, and that, all are crowded
with troops for the invasion of Turk
ish soil as soon as a landing can be
effected
Battle Goes On in
The West in Storm
By FRANKLIN P. MERRICK.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Dec. 29.—Although a severe
storm has been raging over the great
er part of the battle front since Sun
day night, fighting still is in progress
at some points. The Germans utilized
the stormy weather in an effort to
deliver surprise attacks in West
FlaJiders, east of Amiens and on the
heights of the Meuse, but all were
repulsed.
The French War Office has issued
an official communique saying that
French artillery is everywhere prov
ing superior to that of the German
armies The statement follows:
“In the report sent from German
general headquarters to the Berlin
newspapers it was stated that the
French would find difficulty In prov
ing that their artillery could gain the
upper hand against the German guns.
Have the Germans forgotten the staff
order published in The Frankfurter
Zeitung on December 8. in which the
German commander-in-chief of the
South German army congratulated
the German troops upon the gallantry
they displayed under the most violent
fire of the French artillery, which
they had been unable to oppose with
effect! veness? , ‘
French artillery, wmrklng In a
snowstorm, Is shelling the works de
fending Muelhausen (in Alsace) upon
the west.
A hard struggle Is in progress
among the sand dunes of the North
Sea coast, northeast of Lombartz.de,
where the French are trying to ex
tend their lines in the direction of
Westende.
It is reported from Furnes that two
German aeroplanes have arrived at
Heyst “for use In the German aerial
Invasion against England.”
The Belgians have crossed the Y»er
In considerable numbers north of Dix-
mude ajid have strengthened their po
sitions on the right bank.
Allies Claim New
Gains Everywhere
By FRANKLIN P. MERRICK.
PARIS, Dec. 29.—The occupation of
St. Georges, between two and three
miles south of Nleuport, by the
French, further advances by the Al
lies In the Argonne district, and the
repulse of severe German counter at
tacks upon the heights of the Meuse
were announced in an official state
ment issued by the War Office this
afternoon.
In the vicinity of Troyon (south of
Verdun). French counter attacks were
successful in ousting the Germans
from the trenches they had previously
taken from the French.
The French lines are being drawn
In closer e.round Stein bach. In Upper
Alsace.
Germans Attack City
In Africa; Repulsed
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Dec. 29.—A news ug»*ncy
dispatch from Nairobi, British East
Africa, says a German attempt to
capture Mombasa was repulsed All
the German settlers took up arms for
the fatherland, the dispatch adds, and
made a formidable force. In addi
tion to their rifles, they h*d machine
g-una.
A brother of Sir Edward Grey, the
British Foreign Minister, was wound
ed In the arm during the fighting.
Savannah to Make
Protest on War Ban
SAVANNAH, Deo. 2**,-—It was clear
ly demonstrated this morning that
Savannah la not golnft to sit idle and
aee Great Britain dictate reeurdinst
the export of naval stores to the va
rious foreign ports when it was an
nounced that a meeting of the Board
of Trade will be held this afternoon
to strenuously object to the recent
ruling of the English in putting ros-
tns on the strictly contraband list
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Rail Official To Be
Put on U. S, Board
WASHINGTON. Dec 29—President
Wilson has decided to name Richard H.
Ashton, vice president of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad, for the
vacancy on the Federal Industrial Rela
tione Commission, caused by the ap-
r >intment of Frederick A. Delano to the
ederal Reserve Board, according to re
port.
Loss $31,000,000 Annually if Em
bargo Continues—22,257 Wage
Earners Menaced.
Great Britain’s action In placing
resinous products and turpentine In
the list of absolute contraband of war
will be disastrouK to the Interests of
South Georgia, and, Indeed, to all
Georgia, if it Is maintained, in tht?
opinion of Charles J. Haden. Atlanta
attorney and president of the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. lladen’s statement to The Geor
gian followed the protest made on
Great Britain’s policy In a telegram
from Governor Slaton to Secretary of
State Bryan, and Is of the highest in
terest In view of America’s formal
note of protest and warning against
Britain’s attitude Just presented to
the English Foreign Secretary. Sir gJ 1 Q W g PatienCe
Edward Grey.
Mr. Haden is as well the president
of the Chandler Land Corporation, an
organization which owns 120,000 acres
of yellow pine land, and, therefore,
probably the most extensive producers
of resinous products.
Lumber Trade Hard Hit.
Mr, Haden’s protest, as he explained
It Tuesday, bore the note of expert
authority.
"Not only willt he naval stores busi
ness suffer," he said, "but the lumber
and croastle industry Is so Intimately
associated with the other that it will
suffer If free traffic in our turpen
tine and resin is not allowed.
"Thus, with a lumber business
amounting to $25,000,000 a year, and
a naval stores business amounting to
more than $0,000,000 a year, Georgia
will feel keenly the blow of an ac
tion such as Great Britain has de
clared.
Would Paralyze Many Counties.
"It is to be hoped that the protest
of Secretary Bryan will prevail with
the British authorities, and that the
embargo will be lifted.
"Otherw.se It will mean practically
a paralysis of Southeast Georgia and
Florida, where everything is wrapped
up in the naval stores business, even
to the affairs of the small merchant.
In at least fifteen or sixteen counties
it ;s the dominant industry."
Mr. Haden produced a publication
of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce
to explain the extent and value of
the turpentine and rosin industry in
Georgia. The latest census figures
showed that 8,056,752 gallons of tur
pentine were produced in a single
year, at a value of $8,556,965. and
904,103 barrels of rosin, valued at
$3,371,676.
The following statement, pointed
out by Mr Haden, is significant:
’ Turpentine and rosin, known tech
nically as naval stores from the fact,
that for many years their principal
uses were maritime, are produced
from two species of Southern pine—
the long-leafed and the Cuban—but
| other species will doubtless be em
ployed.
Nearly All Product Exported.
“Practically all of Georgia’s crop of
naval .‘•tores, as well as that of the
rest of the South, is exported to Eu
rope the largest consumers being
Great Britain. Germany and Belgium
“Savannah, with exports of S34.S0
barrels of rosin and 35,576 casks of
spirits of turpentine, is one of the
most important naval stores ports in
the world. Brunswick Is also an Im
portant e xporter of naval stores.”
"But it Is not alone this traffic
which will be killed by the war em
bargo,” was Mr. Haden’s comment.
"The lumber Interests of the State
will suffer as well.
22.257 Worker# in Danger.
"And this is a serious prospect
when it Is remembered that the num
ber of lumber and timber product*
establishments in Georgia reported )n
the United States Census.of 1910 was
1 826, employing an average of 22,257
wage-earners, and the value of the
products is reported at $24,632,000.
"While most of Georgia’s pine is
consumed In the United States, a
large amount Is exported, it being es
timated that about 3,000,000, 00 feet
is shipped annually from Savannah
and Brunswick the two chief lumber
ports of .the State.
War Mixes
Tragedy and
Grim Comedy
"Albert I, King of the French and
Belgians,” is the
cut on a few sous by a French en
graver to amuse himself. Already
many people who have seen the coins
are crying, "That’s not such a bad
idea.” The Belgian King is a grand
son of Louis Philippe, and should
War Prisoners Given
Kind Treatment,U.S.
Investigator Reports
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.'—Belliger
ent nations have no just cause of
complaint as to the treatment of war
prisoners in the detention camps in
the warring countries.
Chandler Anderson, former counsel
lor of the State Department, who
w’ent abroad to inspect the camps, to
day made this statement upon his re
turn here. He estimated that 450,000
prisoners are being held in Germany.
They were well supplied with food.
But there are numerous cases of suf*
ferlng from lack of clothing, he said.
inscription recently Emperor of Austria
Thanks U. S. for Gifts
"Lumber Is a . lose second to cotton | France return to a monarchy he would
among the native industries of the
State. Some Idea of Georgia’s great
lumber resources can he gained from
the fact that of her 38.000,000 acres
26,000,000 are in forests, and these
embrace in varying quantities prac
tically all the trees indigenous to ihe
Eastern States.”
Mr. Haden’s Interest in the situa
tion, and in its significance concern
ing Georgia’s prosperity, urged him to
send the following telegram to Sena
tor Hoke Smith, asking Georgia’s rep
resentative at the Capital to protest
Great Britain’s action:
"Naval stores, lumber and cross
tie Industries so closely interdepend
ent that if one Is hurt, all suffer. In
Georgia these lines aggregate over
$30,000,000 annually. Please spare no
effort to keep turpentine from con
traband list.”
Of U. S. Is Exhausted
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—A blunt
frankness marks the note sent last
Saturday by the United States Gov
ernment to Great Britain, protesting
against the arbitrary treatment of
American commerce, detention of
ships and seizure of cargoes by the
British. The note made it plain that
the patience Of the United States is
exhausted. Thus far no reply has
been received from England.
The most significant demand in the
American note, perhaps, is that Great
Britain remove the embargo on ship
ment of foodstuffs to non-combatants
of whatever nation. If this declara
tion is accepted by Great Britain,
American trade with Germany and
Austria, which now is at a standstill,
would be reopened, and the prices of
wncat. flour, live stock and the va
riety of products which make' up
"foodstuffs” would be raised.
For the mqet part, the declaration
that Great Britain’s policy is objec
tionable to the United States was
couched in general terms. But the
article concerning foodstuffs was spe
cific. It was pointed out that the
treatment of foodstuffs as contraband
was, in direct violation of a former
•ruling by the Foreign Secretariat, who
held that foodstuffs with a hostile des
tination can be considered contraband
only if they are destined for the ene
my’s forces.
President Wilson to-day made it
clear to his callers that the position
taken by the United States Govern
ment was undebatable, so far as the
theory of international law is con
cerned* He indicated that the Amer
ican position was technically and le
gally above reproach. It was the
same stand that Great Britain herself
has taken in former wars, he stated.
There is no treaty violation involved
In the protest, which is baaed purely
on international law. The President
also stated that each case of deten
tion of a vessel had been made a
ground of protest almost from the
start of the war, and that the present
note was merely one combining all
cases. The protest deals with other
phases of the matter beyond the fact
that damages will have to be paid by
Great Britain in all cases of deten
tion, regardless of the outcome of the
present negotiations.
It is expected here that the lead
of the American Government would
be followed by other neutral nations. 1
High officials of the Washington Ad
ministration pointed out that South I
American nations especially have been
complaining of the interference with j
shipping by the warshps of the bel- L
iigerents. *
no doubt be a popular aspirant to the
throne in view of his conduct in the
war.
• • •
On Christmas Eve carols were sung
in the trenches. In one instance the
Germans and French joined voices
ovfr the intervening space between
trenches. Not a gun was discharged
w hile the singing was in progress, but
when It ended the guns began to crac
kle again.
• • •
Among the officers mentioned in
dispatches from the front is Major
Haldal de Lys, a descendant of the
family to which Joan of Arc belonged,
who commanded a battalion of the
One Hundred and Sixty-second Infan
try Regiment with the greatest brav
ery and utter disdain of danger.
• * •
The youngest chevalier of the Bel
gian Order of Leopold and the first to
he decorated for gallantry in action is
Joseph Lieisin. King Albert recently
pinned the cross on his breast in the
presence of his Ministers and military
staff. He is 18 years old, and was
called "l’enfant du regiment.”
• * •
The Russian-Turkish operations in
Asia Minor have been brought to a
standstill by the intense cold. The
soldiers are huddling In every sort of
shelter. Virtually the only activity is
on the part of the Cossacks, who are
ever on the move, engaging in brushes
with the opposing cavalry.
Senate Lxccutive Sessions Ex
pected to Resume Struggle
Over Nominations.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—With a
program mapped out which provides
for the consideration of the annual
supply bills before any other class of
legislation, Congress to-day came
hack to work determined to dispose
of all Its business by March 4.
While open sessions of the Senate
will be devoted to the supply bills, the
executive sessions of that body will
Lake up the patronage fight with
President Wilson. It was predicted
that a big struggle will follow Presi
dent Wilson’s nominations of the
members of the new Trade Commis
sion. which are expected to reach the
Senate in a few days. Many mem
bers of the Upper House are known
to be piqued because the President
has not taken them into his confi
dence in picking men to nominate.
The struggle over postmasters and
other nominations also was expected
to be continued.
Between times, when the appropri
ation bills are in committees or con
ference and the Congressional Houses
have a little leisure, national defense,
conservation and similar propaganda
will be distributed but leaders of both
bodies are agreed that none of these
topics shall be permitted to delay the
appropriation measures.
In the House a lively fight will be
waged over woman suffrage, but the
leaders do not expect that this will
consume more than a day. The 3hlp
purchase bill also is scheduled for
early consideration.
Two Carolina Boys
Get Taste of War
In Allies’ Trenches
Letters from an American with the
Foreign Legion in France which have
been quoted in the press dispatches
reveal that Paul Rockwell, the At
lanta youth who, moved by the spirit
of adventure, joined his brother, Rif-
fer Rockwell, of Asheville, N. C., and
vent to France to volunteer, is get
ting a real taste of the life of a sol
dier in the trenches, as well as hard
work around the barracks with a pick
and shovel.
The writer, In a letter dated No
vember 22. said they were ready to gb
back to the trenches after three days
of manual work in camp. He added
that a number were feeling the effects
of hard work.
"Riffer Rockwell is just back after
a ten days’ lay-up through a sore heel
that started inflammation of the leg, ’
the letter said. "Blood poisoning was
feared, but he is all right again. He
and his brother Paul are the tallest
among us, both being over six feet."
‘Build Now’ Report
To Be Ready Soon
The “Build Now” committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, of which V. H.
Krlegshaber Is chairman, will meet at
4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon to decide
upon the best form in which to give
their report to the public.
A conlmlttee of architects has pre
pared a report which will be summltted
ai this meeting, in which they set forth
the advantages to builders who do their
work at once. The greatest of the.se is
the saving of from 15 to 20 per cent.
The ’ Repair Now” committee is also
preparing a report. It Is estimated that
there is between a quarter and a half
million dollars’ worth of repairs eneded
on Atlanta buildings.
State Fair Head for
Lakewood Project
The State Fair Association has ex
pressed its Interest in and sympathy
with the Southeastern Fair that will be
he'd at Lakewood next fall, In a letter
from the president. Harry Robert, of
Macon, to Walter G. Cooper, secre
tary of the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Robert warmly approved the fair
project. He announced the date of the
next annual fair In Macon as October
26 to November 6. inclusive, and ex
pressed the hope that the dates selected
for the Atlanta fair will not in any way
conflict with these.
Wilkinson Makes Up
Chamber Committees
Mell R. Wilkinson, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, is busy making
up his committees for next year. Mr.
Wilkinson hopes to have the list ready
by the first of January.
The House of Representatives will
hold Its last monthly meeting for 1914
on Thursday at 1 o'clock at a luncheon
In the assembly rooms. All of the regu
lar routine business of the Chamber of
Commerce will he discussed at this
meeting.
arm
Washington Alarmed Over New
Trouble in Mexico—Republic’s
Fate Again Uncertain.
Washington government stated that
the situation at Mexico City was full
of uncertainty and officials privately
admitted that the apparent discord
between the chiefs of the north and
the south might prove a menace to
the peace of the republic.
According to the reports to the
State Department, the Gutierrez-Vllla
element believes that fair trials should
be given to the officers who formerly
served in the Federal army. The
Zapatistas are said to favor sum
mary execution of all who held office
under the Huerta or Carbajal re
gimes.
The climax of the dispute is expect*
ed to be reached at the national con*
vention which is to meet in Mexlcd
City on January 1 to choose a newr
provisional President, and officials are
looking forward to this event with
some apprehension.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—A new
Mexican peril gives Administration
officials fresh concern to-day. It was
a threatened clash between Generals
Zapata and Villa over the granting of
amnesty to followers of the former
dictator. General Huerta.
Official advices overnight to the
TENNESSEE *RIVER FALLING.
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 29.—With sev*
eral suburban sections still flooded amd
the direct line to Chickamauga Park in*
undated, the Tennessee River was stead*
ily falling to-day.
SEABOARD OFFICIAL DEAD.
SAVANNAH. Dec. 29.—T. P McGavw
46. superintendent of the Seaboard Aif
Line, died to-day of heart failure.
Children Cry for Fletcher’s
The Kind Ton Have Always Bought has borne the signa
ture ot Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under his
personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one
to deceive you In this. Counterfeits, Imitations and
“,Tnst-as-good” are bnt experiments, and endanger tha
health of Children—Experience against Experiment.
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assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 29—The
State Department to-day made pub
lic a cablegram from Ambassador
Penfleld at Vienna, expressing the
thanks of Emperor Francis Joseph
for the Christ'mas gifts to the Aus
trian war orphans sent on the Christ
mas ship Jason. The mes*-''- fol
lows:
"Emperor Francis Joseph thanks
gratefully every donor and person
taking part in the work of sending
Christmas cheer his sufferin'* peo
ple.”
New Kimball House
Head Due Tuesday
John R. Mabry, who operates the Park
Hotel in Jacksonville, Fla., and who
has taken over the. Kimball House in At
lanta. is expected to reach Atlanta on
Tuesday from Jacksonville.
Mr Mabry has made no announce
ment of any change In the management
of the hotel.
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Real Estate Dealer
Stricken in Bank
Madison Harrison, real estate man, of
No. 52 West North avenue, was stricken
with apoplexy Tuesday about 11 o’clock
in the Atlanta National Rank Building
He was taken to the Grady Hospital,
where .his condition was reported criti
cal.
Mr. Harrison was apparently in the
best of health when he arrived at his
office early Tuesday morning.
High School Class of
1890 to Hold Banquet
The annual dinner and reunion of the
class of 1890. Atlanta High School, will
be held at the Winecoflf Hotel Tuesday
evening.
About twelve members of the class
are in the city, and others are expected
to arrive to-day.
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