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FEATURE EDITION OF THE AUGUSTA HER.ALD—“AUGUSTA IN 1914”
AUGUSTA MAKING REMARKABLE RECORD OF GROWTH AND PROGRESS
HOME EDITION
VOLUME XIX, No. 209.
2,500 SOLDIERS IN THE 818 PARADE ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON IMPRESSED THOUSANDS
Conflicting Reports As to Time
Parade Would be Held Caused
Many to be Disappointed.
Was Announced For 6 P. M.
HOWEVER. PLANS WERE
CHANGED TO HAVE IT AT 5
Military Funeral Yesterday
Over the Remains of Corporal
Baxter—The 25 Mile Hike
which Will Be Had on Tues
day and Wednesday.
From the spectators’ standpoint,
■he feature of the encampment was
parade yesterday afternoon. Due
to conflicting reports as to the timo
the parade would be held, hundreds
who had anticipated tne pleasure ot
seeing the review weie disap. oiniod.
The information had been given out
from headquarters that the parade
would commence sometime aDout 6
o’clock and a large number of people
under this impressoin, arrived too
late to witness any part of the cere
mony. For what was considered
good and sufficient reason, tne plans
were later changed, moving the af
fair up an hour. As it was there
were about 2,000 people w’ho saw all
or part of the review.
The varoius companies marched
from their company streets to tae
main street running through the in
lantry camp, the formation of the
, brigade being taken up through the
intermediate steps of battalion for
mation and regimental formation.
The line of march ’extended along the
read leading to the parade ground,
situated on the other side of the lake
about a mile from the camp. To the
Second Regiment band was accorded
the honor of leading the march. The
squadron of cavalry formed sepa
rately and took its station on the side
of the ground nearest the camp.
"The sight of nearly 2,500 soldiers
lined up was well calculated to
arouse the enthusiasm of the specta
tors, and this enthusiasm was well in
evidence throughout. It was' an in-'
spiring spectacle, the memory of
which will remain for a long time
with those who were fortunate
enough to he present.
Review of the Troops-
After the assembling on the parade
ground, the troops began their return
march, passing in review before the
cflicers of the brigade. Adjutant
General Nash, who had decided to
remain over for the review, was sta
tioned with the brigade officers.
Lieutenant McCabe, the army officer
who has been instructing the cavalry,
reviewed the cavalry squadron in ad
dition to the review by the Adjutant
General and the brigade officers.
Tne showing as a whole was most
satisfactory to the officers who have
worked incessantly with the various
[companies. The manner in which the
men, acting as a unit, acquitted
themselves gives evidence of the fact
that they have been carefully filled.
Several companies showed up to es
pecial advantage. Probably tne most
i impressive feature of the review was
the manner in which the cavalry ac
quitted itself. The men of the squad
ran handled themselves and their
mounts in a well-night perfect man
ner. When it is taken into consider
ation that some of these men had
practically no training along tnis line
before the encampment, the showing
was most remarkable.
Military Funeral of Corporal Baxter.
Corporal Owen C. Baxter, whose
death occurred while in camp, was
buried with military honors yester
day afternoon, the interment taking
place from St. Paul’s Church- Rev.
G. Sherwood Whitney conducted tae
religious exercises.
The Clinch Rifles, commanded by
Captain Woodson, of which Corporal
Baxter was a member, t ere detail
ed to act as a military escort.
The active pall bearers, members
of the company, were E. J. Adams,
J. B- Adams, A. B. Johnson, C. H.
Pate, W. A. Ross and J. A. Tarka.
The honorary pall bearers were
Messrs. Vandy Deer, Robert McCar
thy, Mose Murphey. Sanders Ready,
Early Redd and L. Reed.
The military escort preceded the
hearse to the grave. After the usual
religoius exercises, the military sa
lute of three volleys were fired over
the grave by the firing squad. The
conclusion of the ceremony was the
sounding of the soldiers' last call,
“taps.”
Tuesday's Hike.
From a military standpoint, the
work assigned for Tuesday and
Wednesday is the most important of
the entire encampment. After being
instructed in pitching, striking and
folding tents, and after making all
other needed preparations, the prac
tice march will be started Tuesday
afternoon. . ~ . , .
The brigade will be divided into
two armies, the purpose of the march
being to give actual field service in
the working out of war problems.
When night falls, each man will pitch
his own tent. Throughout the
march every man will have to at
tend to his own cooking. The pro
cedure of an actual war march will
be carried out as far as is practi-
Lsbls
The officers rode over the terrL
ory, covering a distance of about 2a
miles, last Friday.
Wednesday will find the soldiers
returning from the march and '♦ is a
, safe proposition that they will wel
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
Company Commanders, Officers
and Men All Realize That Camp
Life is Not Play Bus Work
Captain George Hains, Company D, First Infantry, Says
Regular Army Officers Are Tireless in Their Efforts to Get
Efficiency.
(By CAPTAIN GEORGE HAINS)
Company D, Ist Infantry, N. G. G.
Company commanders, officers and
enlisted men realize now that the
course of instruction at Camp Wheeler
is work and no play. The constant
changes in army regulations and the
great strides made by the regular army
it its endeavors toward greater effi
ciency have multiplied the duties of
tile National Guard in a camp direct
ly under the instruction of officers oi
the regular army. Those officers as
signed to the different commands of
the Georgia brigade are absolutely
tireless in their work with the men.
Their precision, their apparent knowl
edge of their profession and their
promptness on all occasions are a rev
elation to the men under their in
structions. It is a good example and
is being followed by the men of the
guard who are in it for the love of
the work and who will do anything
to improve their efficiency. They are
not to lie feared as "hired assassins,"
as Captain Kimbrough very appro
priately remarked Saturday at offi
cers' school; they mean business and
require it. Hence with this senti
ment prevailing it can be seen that all
the men are working and working
hard.
Lieutenant Riley, Instructor.
The officer instructing the 3rd hat
allion, Ist infantry, the batallion to
which the Augusta companies are at
tached, is Lieutenant Riley, IT. S. A.
He has become very popular with the
officers and men.- • The lieutenant is
a man of huge proportions, a veritable
giant. In 1903, while he attended the
military academy at West Point, he
was selected as an. all-American line
man on the football team. This fact
is known by the men, who admire
athletic qualities in anyone.
Lieutenant Wilson, U. S. A., in
structs the officers of the Ist infan
try at officers’ school, held every af
ternoon at 1:30. Hie lectures carry
the officers back to college and school
days, when the ‘‘prof’ intelligently
and learnedly expounded theories as
Whole Battalions of Soldiers
Attended the Church Services
Lieutenant Boynton Miller Led the Singing and a Chorus of
Mens Voices Rang Out on the Morning Air Early Sunday.
(By WINFIELD W. DUDLEY)
Publisher Griffin News.
(Correspondent Attached to Brigade
Headquarters.)
Camp Wheeler, Augusta, Ga., July
27 —The sincerity of officers and men
of the Georgia National Guard was
shown Sunday when whole batallions
of them together attended the im
pressive military religious services In
camp.
Men who at home find 9:30 or 10
o’clock too early to go to Sunday
school were up, dressed, shaved,
through with breakfast and at serv
ices promptly at 7:15. At this hour
here it is only 6:15 in Griffin.
“If my wife only knew that I was
up and at church at this hour,” sail
one prominent citizen of Griffin, “she
would make me take the children to
Sunday school every week."
We trust no one will tell on this
illustrious communicant and discom
mode him for the next year.
Captain S. E. Crosby, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Albany, Ga„
conducted the morning and evening
services of the Second Infantry, of
which he is chaplain. He was greeted
by large audiences at both meetings;
officers and enlisted men attended in
force, although none were required to
do so.
The Second Infantry band of Shell
man, Ga., opened the services with
"Onward Christian. Soldiers.” This in
spiring hymn drew the men from the
farthest points of the camp and when
Chaplain Crosby caused church call to
be sounded again on the bugle the re
sponse was gratifying to him.
Lieutenant Boynton Miller led the
singing and the chorus of men’s voices
rang out in the early morning air
with enthusiasm that would have de
lighted pastors who cannot get men
in the congregation to sing. The esol
diers knew’ the hymns, too, the chap
lain not having half enough books tu
go around. Lieutenant Miller pre
sented a quartet of enlisten men and
also sang a solo.
Lieutenant Miller is adjutant of the
First Batallion, Second Infantry. His
home is in Macon. He is also the mess
offic:r in charge of the mess of the
Second Infantry officers. Tile offi
cers of the Second are like the mem
bra of a large family and Lieutenant
Miller has endeared himself to all ot
them with the excellent dining ac
commodations he has afforded. The
sympathies of the command have been
extended to Lieutenant Miller during
tbe last few days’ on account of the
illness at home of his little daughter.
Ho lias kept In communication with
Mrs. Miller by telephone and the child
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 27, 1914.
well as truths of different subjects.
Captain Kimbrough, Chief Instructor.
Captain Kimbrough, U. S. A„ is the
chief of the inspector instructors at
camp. At 3:30 p. m., he holds a brig
ade officers' school. TlVa National
Guard of Georgia has unquestionably
a worthy, a learned and gentlemanly
officer in Captain Kimbrough. His
being the state inspector instructor of
the National Guard of Georgia has
made him well known to all the offi
cers and there is not one who does
not always speak well of Captain
Kimbrough. The captain is one of
the hard working regular army offi
cers at camp.
Consolidation of Companies.
An interesting feature of camp
work is the consolidation of compa
nies to make up a company at war
strength, 150 men. Because of the
large proportion to such a company
it is impossible to give commands that
can be heard by all the men, espe
cially so when the company is firing.
This has been the greatest surprise,
so- to speak, to the officers of the
guard. Those w'ho have never seen
a war-strength company were amazed
to the extent that when they began
drilling the company, they were some
what disconcerted. It became evident
that to drill such a company the use
of signals was the only method and
it was here that the regular army
officers were a great help. The com
mander would blow his whistle which
would attract the attention of the of
ficers on line. A signal of the hand
would be given. The commanders or’
the platoons would transmit, as it
were, this wireless message to their
respective command. It has been in
teresting work and quite a great deal
of ingenuity on the part of officers
has been shown in improvising unique
signals that are not prescribed.
The camp is a success. The best of
good spirits prevail and the men are
down to work in earnest. The Geor
gia guard will be a hundred per cent
better because of this work and far
readier to serve their country when
called. /
is now believed to be in no danger.
Captain Crosby’s morning sermon to
the men was a powerful exposition of
a man’s duty to himself and fellow
men to preserve his body in strength
and health.
“Without a strong physique,” said
Captain Crosby, “there can be no fuil
mental strength. Without a strong
mentality there can be no moral
strength. Physicians have estimated
the value of the body of a hundred and
fifty pound man at $7.50. There’S
about $2.00 worth of fat, enough iron
to make a small nail, enough sul
phur to make a few matches. Thus
we see the body, without the soul, is
worthless in comparison. Yet it is
the dwelling place of the soul, a price
less spirit.
“That $7.50 body of yours (Captain
Crosby weighs 196 and is a trained
athlete), unless kept in perfect condi
tion and smooth working order is not
a fit encasement for the soul and fur
thermore it is likely to become a men
ace and a nuisance to yot r fellow. Be
temperate in eating and drinking.
Care for it as you would for a fine
gun. Then your mentality will in
crease in power and your moral
strength will grow.”
At 9:30 a. m„ Dr. Smith, pastor of
the Curtis Baptist church, preached
from the veranda of the club house
lawn to several hundred men sitting
on the grass. The men were given a
hearty invitation to enlist under the
banner of Jesus Christ. Music was
furnished by the Second Infantry band.
The services last evening were largely
devoted to a sacred concert by the
band.
A parade of all the troops in camp
was held at 6 p. m. They were re
viewed by General Harris, brigade
commander, and Colonel Mallory, of
the regular army, in charge of the
camp.
NEW RECORD FOR DEEP SEA
DIVING AND A SUBM.NWNE-
New York. —Arthur Gentsch today
claimed a new record for deep sea
diving. Yesterday he went to a depth
of 212 feet in Long Island Sound.
The diving apparatus in which
Gentsch descended is an ingeniously
constructed submarine vessel. It Is
built entirely of metal and the diver
is bolted and screwed securely within.
The utmost depth hitherto attained
with safety by divers has been 100
feet.
Gentsch and a companion declared
on bring hauled to the surface that
they could have remained below for
three hours.
ONLY *IDAIMI M THE
HIMES DISFERSED
Greatest Excitement Through
out Ireland at Conflict Be
tween the Nationalists and
Troops—Forty of Wounded
Still in Hospitals—Most Ser
ious View is Taken of the
Situation
London.— Premier Asquith, who
heard of the fighting in Dublin while
he was staying at his country home,
immediately proceeded to London by
motor car and arrived here in the early
hours of this morning. As the premier
is also seertary for war he immedi
ately took charge of affairs at the war
office.
Wild Excitement.
Dublin, Ireland. —Dublin and the
greater part of Catholic Ireland today
was in a state of greatest excitement
over yesterday’s conflict between the
regular troops of the British army and
the Irish nationalists, which resulted
in the killing of four persons and the
wounding of many others, forty of
whom were still in hospitals today In
a serious condition.
Dispersed at Dawn.
Only at dawn today did the police
succeed in dispersing the crowds
marching through the streets singing
patriotic songs and looking for soldiers
of the Second Batallion of the King’s
Own Scottish Borderers, on whom to
inflict vengeance for the fatal events
of yestrday when the Borderers were
ordered out to prevent the landing of
arms and ammunition for the Irish
Nationalist Volunteers. The crowd,
finding that the soldiers had been or
dered to remain in barracks, attacked
the royal barracks and clamored for
the soldiers to come out. Finally the
mob kicked down a gate and fired a
Convincing Facts Showing The
Growth and Progress of Augusta
2 1 /* Millions for Flood Protection.
Va Million for new city Hospitals.
1 Million and more for recent buildings.
3 Million hydro-electric power dam and
plant.
Educational—New University Medical Col
lege Building, St. Joseph’s Seminary for
Girls, movement for New Tubman High
School Building, development of Richmond
' Academy into one of the finest high schools
for Boys in the South.
Real Estate-City and suburban real estate
has developed a broad and stable market and
values are steadily rising. Assurances of ade
quate flood protection, adoption of the equit
able Somers System of assessment and the
growth of the city has caused the demand for
real estate that is one of the significant
facts of 1914. Augusta is the most equitably
assessed city in Georgia.
Population-Increase of over 33 1-3 per cent
in last four years from 41,040 to 55,238.
Trade and Commerce-With a steel barge
line on the river assuring real water competi
tion and with full protection to freight, with
fire proof terminal warehouses, with rail con
nections, Augusta is advantageously located
to largely increase its trade and commerce.
As a distributing center, serving a splendid
territory, Augusta offers exceptional oppor
tunities to manufacturers and wholesale
warehouses.
Post Office Receipts increase of 15 per cent
in four years, from $135,556.81 to $156,-
157.91.
Real Estate values increase of 20 per cent
in four years, from $16,422,675 to $20,011,-
075.
For other (acts and information be
sure to read the story ot “Augusta
in 1914” in this issue of The Herald
couple of shots. Bugles were sounded,
the police came on the scene, and the
crowd was dispersed.
Demand Reparation.
The nationalist leaders take the
most serious view of the affair and
will demand reparation from the gov
ernment. Handing of arms yesterday
lor the nationalists was carried out in
a most daring manner. The yacht
from which the munitions were brought
ashore already had landed 2,500 rifles
and 125,000 rounds of ammunition at
isolated points along the coast. Yes
terday’s attempt was undertaken to
show that the nationalists could do
what the Ulster unionists had done.
At Howth, 2,500 rifles and 160,000
rounds of ammunition were landed un
der the eyes of the police, the telegraph
wires having been cut to prevent com
munication with Dublin.
Cheered Gun Runners. e
A body of nationalist volunteers
started for Dublin with 1,000 rifles.
The police sent to intercept the vol
unteers cheered the gun-runners and
everything seemed to be going smooth
ly until the batallion of Scottish Bor
derers came on the scene.
While the leaders of the volunteers
and the regeimental officers were par
leying the rank and file of the volun
teers scattered and got away with the
rifles.
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POINCARE CANCELS VISIT.
Copenhagen. Raymond Poincare,
president of France, today cancelled
his intended visit to Copenhagen ow
ing? to the critical European situa
tion. M. Poincare decided to proceed
direct to Dunkirk.
U. S. HANCOCK LOADING.
Norfolk, Va. The transport Han
cock, here to carry a detachment of
four hundred marines to Guantanamo
to form the fifth marine corps, began
loading stores today. She will prob
ably sail some time tomorrow.
Nations of Europe
Awaiting First Guns
Austria Not to Move Against Servian
Capital Until Tomorrow. Hope That
Kaiser Will Throw His Influence for
Peace. Russia Willing to Negotiate with
Vienna Before irreparable Act Comes.
Says Shot of Mme. Caillaux
Was Not Fatal.
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MAITRE LABORI
Paris.—Maitre Laltori, the most fa
mous criminal advocate in France,
who defeneds Mme. Caillaux in her
trial for the murder of Gaston Cal
mette, editor of Le Figaro, says he
will shortly introduce a witness to
testify tl.at Calmette did not die as
the direct result of Mme. Caillaux’s
bullet. This witness, a physician, is
prepared to swear that the editor died
because of the negligence of physi
cians who ‘ attended him. Maitre La
bor! was chief counsel for Dreyfus
case, which the world will long re
member.
POSSIBILITY OF
HITCH WITH
CARRANZA
Washington Gov’t Anxiously
Waiting Word of Amnesty
Attitude Towards Enemies.
“House Cleaning Must Be
Through”
Washington. —Assembling of the
conference at Sultillo to arrange for
transfer of administrations in Mexico
City anxiously was awaited here to
day. A hitch over Carranza's attitude
toward ar.mesty for his enemies ap
peared as a possibility. Nevertheless
Washington officials clung to hope
that a middle ground might be reached
for peaceful adjustment.
Felicitas Villareal, acting secretary
of tile treasury, in the constitutional
ist cabinet, insisted here today that
unconditional surrender was all Car
ranza would accept.
For Many Generations.
“The constitutionalists," he said,
"confidently expect that the present
revolution will be the last one to sweep
Mexico for many generations to come.
Accordingly the house cleaning must
be thorough, the basis for permanent
peace substantial.”
Mr. Villareal added that Carranza
would be generous toward the large
body of men who have opposed the
constitutionalists.
Villa’s Entire Army.
E| Paso, Texas. —lndications today
were that General Villa was preparing
to move his entire army toward Mex
ico City, leaving only local garrisons
in the territory he dominates. It pre
viously had been understood he would
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$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
Greece Would Be Compelled to
Send 100,000 Troops to As
sist Servia. British Foreign
Minister Striving for Media
tion.
Washington. —The gravity of the
European situation was reflected
in an official dispatch from St.
Petersburg today saying the Rus
sian minister of war had declared
war between Russia and Austria-
Hungary seemed almost inevi
table.
This statement was made after
the Russian ministry had issued
an official declaration that Russia
was greatly disturbed and could
not remain indifferent. The re
port that complete mobilization of
the Russian army had been or
dered was confirmed.
Fire on Austrians.
Vienna—Reports from Hunga-y staet
that Serv' n troops on board a steam
er on the Danube near Temes-Kubin
have fired on some Austrian troops.
The Austrians returned the fire and.
an engagement of some importance
ensued. It is considered probable
that this is another version of yes
terday’s encounter.
According to yesterday’s version
the encounter occurred near Samen
dria, 24 miles southesat of Belgrade,
where some vessels conveying Aus
tr.ae Infantry were said to have been
fired on from the Servian side of the
Danube.
Kaiser Arrives.
Berlin.—Emperior William, who ar
rived at Kiel today on board the im
perial yacht Hohenzollern, proceeded
at once to Potsdam on a special
train. A large crowd gathered at. the
Kiel station and as his majesty de
parted the people chedred and sang
patriotic songs.
100,000 Greek Troops.
Constantinople.—The Greek minis
ter her today declared that in the
event of war between Austria-Hun
gary and Servie, Grece would be com
pelled to dispatch 100,000 troops to
the assistance of Servie.
First English Fleet.
Portland, England—The first fleet
of the British navy has been re-called
here by wireless telegraphy and is
coaling. The fleet comprises 28
first-class battleships and a large
number of cruisers and torpedo boat
destroyers. All leave has been stop
ped and it is understood that the
fleet will proceed to the North Sea.
Exchanges Close.
Budapest.—lt was decided today on
accocunt of the Austro-Servtan situa
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POSTPONE CASE
EMPIRE LIFE
UNTIE TUESDAY
Atlanta, Ga. —After hearing a
lengthy argument on both sides.
Judge Ellis ruled that the hearing of
the case of the Empire T.ife should
proceed, but on account of the ill
ness of Attorney Latimer for the
plaintiff, who was present, the hear
ing was deferred until tomorrow
morning.
The Augusta directors will remain
over and ate greatly encouraged by
the court's action.
HOME EDITIOfI
London—Glimmers of 'hope
flickered in the darkened sky of
European politics today and’the
wish was general that the efforts
of the great European powers to
avert clash of arms which might
involve many nations would be
successful.
While all the powers were pre
paring for possible eventualities,
their statesmen, with Sir Ed
ward Grey, the British foreign
secretary, at their head, were
endeavoring to bring together
the grvernments at issue with a
view to mediation.