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TUESDAY, AUGUST 11. large Bodies ot Germans Reported Advancing on Frontier KEPT NIGHT VIGIL BESIDE HIS DEAD Throngs Stand Bareheaded As Train Bearing President and Wife’s Body Sped Towards Rome. After Brief Services at Church and Cemetery Specia I Starts Back for Washington. Rome, Ga. —Simplicity will mark the funeral of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson here to day. In deference to the wishes of the President, the exercises will be brief. There will be a forty-five minute service at the First Presbyterian church where Mrs. Wilson's father, Rev. l)r. Edward P. Axson. was pastor for 17 years and an even shorter ceremony at Myrtle Hill cemetery. Rome, the girlhood home of Mrs. ‘Wil son. today awaited in sombre attire the arrival of the funeral train from Wash ington. Buildings in the business dis trict and many residence sections were draped in black. Traffic was closed early on the streets through which the procession was to pass from the rail way station to the church and from the church to the cemetery. Special po licemen and National Guardsmen pa trolled the quiet streets. To tiie Church. Because of the limited capacity of the church, only members of the family and close friends have been invited t< be present. On arrival of the funeral y/r 2:30 p. m., the casket will be priced yin a waiting hearse and the funeral f party will go at once to the church. * There a simple service will be held. Two of the old hymns which were Mrs. Wil son’s favorites as a girl will be sung. Rev. Sylvester Beach, of Princeton, N. J., assisted by the local pastor. Rev. Dr. G. G. Snydor, will conduct the cere monies. From the church the funeral proces sion will go direct to Myrtle Hill ceme tery. At either side of the streets through which the cortege will pass school girls will stand, holding, laurel oranches. Strictest Privacy. As at the church the services at the graves a'so will be conducted In the strictest privacy. Mrs. Wilson will be burled by the side of her father and Prices of Provisions Going Up Rapidly Because of War Meat, Corn, Coffee, Sugar, Flo ur and Other Necessities Ris ing Rapidly in Price in Augusta and Elsewhere. The prices of foodstuffs are going up almost every day and some of the commodities are reaching prices that areout of sight, so to speak. Au'gVH ’ealers were questioned by a Herald"reporter Tuesday morning and they stated the praices of food have increased tremendously since the big war started across the water. f Mr. Weems A. Smith, of Smith /Bros., wholesale grocer, says that the lprice of meat has gone up 1 1-2 cents 'per pound and the bacon which the Rverag.* family buys costs 15 1-2 cents per pound now. Sugar has gone up 40 per cent and is now selling at 6 3-4 cents, due to the interference of the war with the beet sugar industry in Germany, as well as to other causes. Corn has gone from SI.OO to sl.lO >er bushel, while meal has gone up ’rom 80 cents per bushel to SI.OO per lushel. The prices of meal and flour Today’s War in Tabloid In and around Liege the situation vas unchanged today. The Germans leld the town itself but the forts vere still fighting strongly. Tne Serman main army in the north was eported entrenching itself on the nirthe while two large divisions of avalry had got to Tongres, north < Liege. It was expected a general dvance was in preparation and a bttle imminent in which the Ger tans would be confronted by the al lid Belgians. French and British. Reports come througn of sharp en cuntere along the Austro-Russian fjntier. Austrian troops were said t' have taken Miechow in Russian Bland, and official announcement wts made at St. Petersburg that the Ttssians had dislodged an Austrian •(free at Baleteche, in Austrian Gali ct. The French at Muelhausen, Alsace, net with opposition after their occu ition of that city. A superior force d Germans caused them to leave tne lace and take position outside where n action was fought, details of hich have not been made public rench reports are indefinite but give te impression of a French success. Many German spies were arrested tday in Belgium and a secret wlre- Iss apparatus was discovered in a Orman store in Brussels. Fighting Is evidently occurred on the Russo- DRMER AUGUSTAN DEAD AT HERMITAGE, TENN. Opt. Jno. C. Griffin Passed Aray at Soldiers’ Home, turied With Confederate Conors. ews has been received here of the d«th of Cap. John C. Griffin, former ly>f this city, at the Soldiers' Home, atHermltage, Tenn. apt. Griffin served lnthe Confed erte army four years and at the close of:he war he spent most of his time afoad, made occasional visits to his ret Ives and friends here, who are gnved to learn of his death Ml'-out four years ago. being In ill Hd'h he bernmr an Inmate of the Hue where he filled the position of comandsnt until his death t his request he was hurled at the Sdlers' cemeterv at Nashville, with ('.federate honors. Besides a sun he (survived by two sisters Mrs tv V. y.fsej of Harlerr and Mrs. J M Jt »•* sos this city, nrs brother, Mr. P. j?Griffln, of New Vork. mother. Six first cousins of Mrs. Wil son have been selected as active pall bearers. They are: Edward T. Brown, Atlanta, Ga.: Robert Hoyt, Wade Hoyt, and Nathan Hoyt, Rome, Ga.; B. Palmer Axson, Savannah, Ga.; and Randolph Ax son. Atlanta, Ga. Immediately after services at the grave, the presidential 4 party will return to its special train and will leave for Washington at 6 p. m. Nothing has been overlooked here that would tend to insure the privacy and quiet which the President has request ed. Spceial guards will be on duty at the railway station, the church and the cemetery. In South Carolina. Greenville, S. C.— The special train bearing the body of Mrs. Woodrow Wil son, the President and other relatives sped toward Rome, Ga., today past group after group of bareheaded people who stood beside the railroad tracks to pay homage to the ast journey of “The first ady of the and.' People along the route remained up through the night to watch the funeral train pass. Spent crowds of men, wom en and children gazed sorrowfully at the car where President Wilson kept vigil beside his dead wife. By Little Children. At Culpepper, Va.. a folded Confederate flag, with a note of sympathy from the Culpepper chapter of the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy, was placed on board the train. At many other places flowers were presented by groups of lit tle children. . _ , James Woodrow, cousin of the 1 resi dent. boarded the train at Spartanburg. S C.. where an unusually large crowd was at the railway station. The Presi dent was deeply touched by the respect ful silence of the people who met the train all along the line. have gone up proportionately. Coffee has gone up three cents per pound. Mr. A. H. Merry, of Merry and Com pany, produce and commission mer chants, says that the prices of canned goods have gone up fast during the past week or two. Canned tripe, Vi enna sausage and other canned goods have risen rapidly in prices. Mr. Merry says that lemons have gone up tremendously because no lemons have been cleared from Mediterranean ports since the war started. Potatoes have not gone up. Armour and Company’s local man ager reports that the prices of dry salt meat have gone up more than any other kind of meat, bringing from 15 to 18 cents per pound now. Beef has gone up about one-half cent per pound and butter two or three cents per pound. Of course the rise in the prices is felt all over the country and Augusta is no exception to the rule. German frontier, as six carloads of German prisoners were reported to have passed through Vllna today on their way to tne Russian interior. Russians have concentrated a con siderable army In Finland thns dis posing of German reports of the land ing of a German army corps there. Bulgaria apparently Is mobilizing all her forces as she announces to prevent violations of her neutrality. United States diplomatic officials in Europe have the further task since yesterday of looking alter French interests in Austria and Austrian in terests in France. A state of war has been proclaimed in the southern provinces in Holland. Russians seized in Berlin banks by Germany amounted to $26,000,000. The German cruisers Goeben and Breslau are still at large in the Medi terranean, according to reports. Germans are said in Belgian of ficials reports to have lost 2,000 kill ed, 20,000 wounded and 9,700 pris oners in the recent fighting in Bel gium. England is said by the lx>ndon Times to have between 680,000 and 600,000 men under arms without the reserves. Aviators are at work constantly on the frontiers of France and Germany endeavoring to observe the concen tration of the respective armies. Prohibition and Woman Suffrage El Paso, Texas.—Question* of national woman suffrage and national prohibition attracted moat attention at the opening of the atate democratic convention here today. The convention will ratify the nominees and congressional offices *e leeted by primary election last month and adopt a platform. PREMATURE BABY FOUND IN BACK ALLEY TODAY A premature baby, aKeged to be white, was found this morning In an alley in the rear of 124 k Greene Street by a negro woman. Bessie C rawford. The discovery was aocl dental. It is said The police was notified and Detective Rnoney was* detailed on the esse. He is investi gating the cH»e today The child ws* taken to a local wh te tind-'rfaklng establishment w ere It was examined by Dr. H 0. Eve. acting as coroner's physician A permit for burial was grunted. Increasingly Rigid Censorship and Cable Cutting Delaying News New York.—Advices to The Associ ated Press from London state that an increasingly rigid censorship is being imposed on all matter from Brussels. This increases tfcre delay on such dis patches as are allowed to come through. The French Cable Company, whicn, except those with terminals in the British Isles, is the only direct line to Europe now in operatidb, has given notice that the congestion on its lines is such that all messages are subject to a minimum delay of 48 hours. In an effort to avoid this de ay despatches of The Associated Press from Paris are being routed through London, but the delay there is also very great. Despatches which left Paris early yesterday are being received with a delay of from 15 to 17 or more hours and other Paj*is de spatches have suffered even greater delay in transmission. Absolutely None. There is absolutely no direct com SUGGESTIONS BY COTTON GROWERS House Committee fold of Conditions Confronting South Through Closing of Foreign Markets. Discussion and Plans Presented by Cotton Dealers and Bankers. Washington.—Cotton growers and dealers and Southern bankers dis cussed before the committee on ag riculture the crisis confronting the South through the closing of the for eign markets. The general trend of all suggestions for relief was toward financial measures that would allow the cotton farmer to secure credit on his cotton sufficient, to carry his crop until market 'conditions became more nearly normal. Lever Grades Bill. The committee recommended • the Lever grades hill which would stand ardise cotton and make it a mop solid basis of credit, to a sub-committee composed of Representatives Lever, Lee of Georgia, Candler, Haugen and McLaughlin. James F. Hunter, vice president of the Mercantile National Bank of Memphis, suggested that the banking laws he liberalized and emergency currency and government crop mov ing funds be used through the Wanks of the South, to relieve the situation. "The important question,” said Mr. Hunter, "is by what means can the price of cotton to the grower be main tained in this crisis. Relief must come through emergency currency and government crop moving funds dis tributed as liberally as possible through the regular banking chan nels.” 45,000 JAP SOLDIERS EMBARK Shanghai, China -The captain of a Japanese vessel which arrived here today reported that 45,000 Japanese had embarked on trans ports and ware await ing orders. He said he believed their destination was Tsing Tau, the German possession in China. Tilt PRIZE 15,000,001 London —A dispatch from Lisbon published in the Times says the llarnburg- American Line steamer ('ap" Ortega), reported cap tured by it British war ship •was taken, off Oporto, Por tugal, Runday night. The liner carried' S."),(HtO,(MM) in specie and sailed from Buenos Ayres for South ampton on July 16th. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. UA. munication with Germany or Austria by any routing. A few censored .de spatches are coming through via Lon don and these are re-censored for transmission out of England. The Associated Press has been making every effort to communicate with Ger many through the wireless ‘companies operating from New York. On Sun day a message was sent to the Ber lin bureau of the Associated Press and the wireless company notified us that it had been received in Germany but since then only fragmentary sig nals have been exchanged over that system. Inability to secure wireless commu nication with Germany since the cut ting of the direct German cable at the outbreak of the war and the increas ing rigor ot the London censorship still further obscures what has ac tually transpired within the military zone. Mr. Hunter suggested that the pro vision of law allowing national banks to loan only 10 per cent of the capital to single Individuals, firms or corpoor ations be amended to allow single loans of 20 per cent of a bank’s capi tal. W. G. Turner of the Memphis Terminal Corporation described the present method of marketing cotton and endorsed the plan of standardly, ing cotton. * Warehousing. Mr. Turner outlined a temporary method of warehousing by means of which the surplus ©f this year's crop oouW be stored until the marketing season of 1915. He estimated that the cost of storing would amount to $5 a. bale “Have we warehouse facilities nt present,” asked Rep. Lever, “which would take care of the cotton if we carried three million bales of the pres ent crop over until next year?” ‘No additional warehouse space would be absolutely necessary.** Representative Goodwin, of Arkan sas, said if three or four million halts were carried over the farmers of the soulh would have to cut down the pro duction next year to prevent a glul in the market. The committee tomorrow will hear commissioners of agriculture from the various cotton states and rpresenta tives of the farmers union of the South. DEATHS I.KK. GENA FLEETWOOD— The 10- months-old child of Mr. and Mrg. Kd ward Lee, died yesterday afternono at the residence. 122 Eve street. The funeral services were conducted from * ? A nte ?°M M r ,MH,on * this afternoon at 3.30 o clock, Rev. W. 11. Rogers, officiating, and the intrtment followed In the West View cemetery. MRS. MARY—Widow of the Lite Mr Georg* Horne, died yesterday afternoon at tier resilience, 1378 Greene street in the 60th year of her age The funeral services were conducted ' fVoin the residence this afternoon at 4 o’clock, and the interment followed In the West View cemetery. Deceased is survived by three daughters, Mrs J N. Heeler. Mrs. T. T. Driggers and MVa B. D. Faulkner. WILKERHON, MRS. MARTHA FRAN CES—Of Thomson, (la., wife of the late J A. Wllkerson. died yesterday afternoon at the Margaret Wright hos pital, In ttie 73rd year of her age The remains w«-*ro shipped to Thomson this afternoon, the Interment taking place there tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from the residence. Rev. J. J|. Mash burn officiating. LIVESTOCK MARKET Chicago, ills. Hoga: Iteueipta 19,000; lown, hulk 930a975; light 94*010.00; mlxi-.l OUOOOJ; heavy bi bum,; fought H7.U1900; plgH 300*970. I'Mttlh: It.-' hiptH 4,500; at.u.ly, hinvea 72r.a10.40; atopra 050*910, atockpra un<J fe«U»r* DMakoo, (-own and hellut* 3SO»- !*4h; ualvea 350*11.5b . Hhppp: Rpeelpta 19,000; atea Ay. Sheep: 530*515; ycarllriga 510*725; latnha 075*- 3*5. legalTotTces. BANKRUPT SALE Pursuant to an Tder of the Honorable Joseph Ganahl, Referee In Bankruptcy, I will sell ul public outcry to the hlgh •st bidder, for < ash, on the 26th day ot August, 11114 at 12 o'clock M., the stock In trade of T. K. Oulbreth, bankrupt consisting of stock of merchandise, hats, ‘up*, clothing/ shirts. etc - usual to a Kent’s furnishing business arid fixtures st 308 Jackson street and 800 Broad MtVeet. The sals will take placf first Ht 30K Jackson street, and from thnt Plmcs It will ad loom to 880 Broad street. The stock und fixtures at the two places will tie sold separately and then In hulk. All bids must he accompanied by certi fied check for ten per cent of the amount hid; sale subject to confirmation of the Court. An lfivant<g*y of the stock snd fixtures can lie seen by applying to the under signed at 201 Leon.i*. d Building, and pros pective bidders will he shown the stock and fixtures JAM EH K Hf'HKWY. JR., As Trustee In Bankruptcy of T. F Gill brc'th. All 14 18 31 2$ AN ALLEGED EXPERT PICKPOCKET CAUGHT After Dodging Police for Some Time, 'tis Said, Alex. Fendall in Jail Awaiting Trial for Robbery. Alex. Kendall, colored, whom the police say is a professional pick pocket, wits arrested Saturday night by Detectives 1 money, Itedd. Held and Glover lor investigation. Today tl developed that the detectives hud made out their ease against him and also that In this particular character they have in custody an alleged crook t'hut lias been dodging the police of lhis and possibly other cities for a long time. In fact, so far as can bo recalled, this is Kendall's first ap pearance at the police station here. The case on which the negro was arrested dates hack for some time whe nhe snatched a pocketbook from another negro l>y the name of IC. Johnson, now living at 1228 lClghth Street, and made an easy get-away with the roll Kendall will face trial in the su iperlor court hare probably at the next term. Y. M. C. A. CAMPERS TO TOP OF MT. MITCHELL Having a ‘'Bully" Time at Blue Ridge, They Write. Back Home on August Seventeeth. Word received today from the Y. M. C. A. campers who are at Dine ltidge. N. C., until August 17th, Is that they are having n “bully” time. The members of the party in writing back to their friends in Augusta say that they have never enjoyed them selves better. They are in the very heart of the picturesque lttue Ridge Mountains. On Thursday of this week, It Is learned from ono of the campers, the entire party will ollmh to the tip-top of Mount Mitchell, 6.714 feet above the sea. Mount Mitchell Is the high est mountain this side of the Rockies The men's camp of (he Augusta Y M. 0. A. tills year has been one of (lie most successful In the history of the association. Wh,n,v«r You Neod a Gancral Tonic Taka Grova’a The old Standard Grove's Tastelsaa chill Tonic Is equally valuable as u General Tonic tiecauae It contalna the well known tonic properties of QUIN INE and IRON. Drives out Malaria, anrlehes Rlood, Builds up the WholH System. BOc. —(Advertisement.) OUR FINAL MID-SUMMER REDUCTIONS One Broken Lot Of the beautiful mid nuininer (lrenaes. Thin lot of about 26. con hlhlb of lawna, croj.eii, vollea, made In the very newest effects and color*. Formerly Hold up from $6.75 to $ 10.00, placed on sale Wednesday morning 'or $2.50 Unquestionably One of the Greatest Sales of Millinery Held The final wind up in our Millinery Department—three lota of Beautiful Mid- Summer Hate at Your Own Price. The season’* latest styles and colors in trimmed Hats, values up to $5.00; the very thing for street wear and traveling; special QQc while they last UOl/ GOLDEN BROS. Ladies’ Outfitters 1054 Broad St. The Store of Style and Quality at Popular Prices. Sandbag and Rob Express Clerk at Sylvania; Augustan Under Arrest Thomas Williams Found at 1 O’clock Last Night Groaning on Office Floor and $396 in Cash Gone. John Stevens, of This City, and S. G. Brisbois, of Portsmouth, Va., in Jail. Telephonic information was re ce: ved by The Herald from Sylvnnia today that. Mr. Thomas Williams, in charge of the express office at. S.vlva uia, was sand bagged early last night while in his office making out his regular cash report, and $390.00 of the company money was taken. The robbers escaped. Since the robbery, however, S. G Brisbois, who claims to come from Portsmouth, Va., and John Stevens, who says Augusta Is his home, both Wi ite men. were arrested at Zeigler Ga.. by Sheriff B. F. Joiner. They are being h Id lor the Sylvan! » rob* bery, and are now in jail there. Nothing was known of the deed, it seems, until 1 o’clock this morning, when a passer-by heard the express clerk groaning in h s office. In vest! SOMETHING NEW— Simply delicious —Our Ijjlr * F new “Orange aL Label” Blend 30c - a half p° und THE GREATER AUGUSTA PHARMACY UP TO THE MINUTE PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS Your prescriptions called for, accurately compounded, and de livered at any hour, day or night, with utmost dispatch* Your pat ronage solicited. THE GREATER AUGUSTA PHARMACY Phon* No. 1166. 1281 Broad St Leaves “At Your Service” Bargains in a Few Broken Lots That Have Never Before been Equalled in Augusta Beautiful Lot of Odds and £nds In the season’s latest and newest shirt waists. This lot consists of Lawns, Voiles, Rice Cloths. Formerly sold up to $1.50. Your choice beginning Wednesday . 89c A Few Beautiful Mid- Summer Skirts Left This lot comprises Serges, Poplins, and Wool Crepes, made in the latest colors and styles. Values up to $8.50, your (TO 1C choice while they last yd.lJ Special for Wednesday SI.OO Middy Blouses 50c We have taken from our regular stock sev eral styles of Middy Blouse (odd sizes) that sold regularly a SI.OO and priced them to close Wednesday at the low Cfjp price of JUv HATS, VALUES UP TO $12.50 The newest and very latest effects in trim mings and colors. Special while they r SUS gallon proved that he lay in a semi conscious condition on the floor of his office. Although the expressman had on his person a gold watcli and some thing like ss(l in money, none of hta personal property was taken. HOURLY TEMPERATURES Degrees. 0 A. M ...72 7 A M 73 8 A. M 74 9 A. M 78 10 A. M 81 11 A. M 83 12 noon 84 1 P. M 82 2 P. M *.BO Tea A few untrimmed shapes left, to go for practically nothing; values up to $3.00, Wednesday they are CQq yours at THREE