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SUNDAY, AUGUST To
British and French Squadrons Control Seas
NO EMBARRASSMENT FOR
0. S. IF BELLIGERENT
ASKS CANAL PASSAGE
Big Ditch Now ‘’Open to Vessels of Commerce and of War of
All Nations on Terms of Entire Equality”
Washington D. C.—Wtlh passage
through the * mama Canal today of the
war department, liner Ancon, the great
waterway becomes “free and open to the
vessels of commerce and of wat of all
nations on trms of entire equality,” In
accordance to the provisions of the Hay-
Pnuncefote treaty.
Vessels drawing not more than thirty
feet of water now may make the pass
age. If would be possible to put some
of the big American dreadnoughts
through at any time.
Any of the foreign warships now in
Atlantic and Pacific waters could also
fnnko the trip but the naval plans of the
Kuropean powers which have vessels off
both coasts of the United States are not
known here.
Strict Rules.
< No embarrassment will face the United
States should one of the vessels of the
blligerents seek passage. Strict rules
are laid down in the treaty for perpetual
neutralization of the canal and every de
tail will be under direction of Gov. Goe
thals arid his staff. Except in cases of
.absolute necessity vessels of belligerents
must make uninterrupted passage through
the canal. They may not re-victual or
coal cw embark or disembark troops In
the zone. These provisions also apply
to the terminal waters at both ends of
the canal within a limit of three miles.
24 Hours.
Twentv-four hours is the limit of time
a belligerent vessel can remain within
the canal, except in cases of distress and
a vessel of war of one belligerent can
not depart within 24 hours from the de
parture of a vessel of war of another
belligernt. All of the plant and es
tablishments that are part of the canal
WITH AX, NEGRO ENOS LIFE
OF 3 ; FATALLY WOUNDS 3
Spring Green, Wis.—A mad negro
armed with a hand ax today ended the
romance of Mrs. Bouton Borthwick,
formerly Mrs. Edwin H. Cheney, of
Oak Park, 111., and Frank Lloyd
Wright, wealthy Chicago architect,
with whom she lived as a wife since
1911.
Setting fire to the elaborate bunga
low built by Wright for Mrs. Borth
wick here after his estrangement
from his wife, the negro stood outside
and attempted to brain Mrs. Borth
wick and eight other occupants of the
building, members of the family and
employes, as they fled from the
flames. He ended Mrs. Borthwick’s
li and the lives of two others, prob
ably fatally injuring three and se
riously wounding the remainder.
Mrs. Borthwick is said to have re
primanded the man, Julian Carlton,
chef in her kitchen. He brooded over
this, it is thought and became insane.
Armed countrymen with bloodhounds
are on his trail. The authorities be
lieve he is making his way down the
Wise River in a canoe.
The Dead,
The dear are:
Mrs. Mamah Bouton Borthwick,
John Morthwiek Cheney, her 13-year
old son, and Emil Burdell, 30,
draughteman.
The fatally injured are:
I)avi. Lindblum, gardener: Erneßt
Weston, 13, farm hand, and Tom
Brunkhard, laborer.
The seriously injured are:
William Weston, carpenter; Martha
Borthwick Cheney, Mrs. Borthwick’s
10-year-old daughter, and Herbert
Fritz.
Fiendish Ingenuity.
The negro displayed fiendish inge
nuity in arranging his victims for the
slaughter. All were in the dining
room when he lighted a rug soaked in
gasoline in front of the door, accord
iing to William Weston, the least se
riously hurt. In a moment the room
was in flames. But means of egress,
a window was left open.
Mrs Borthwick was the first to put
her head through the window. The
negro, watting outside, struck her
dawn with one blow, crushing her
skull. He then dragged her body out
Stringent Regulations Agaist the Use
of Opium
Washington.—Stringent regul ationa of use of opium and derivations
Is provided In a house bill passed tday by the senate and designed to
gupplment state legislation. It provides federal registration of pro
ducers, dealers, or dispensers of opium or coca leaves or derivatives and
makes It unlawful for any unregistered persons to have opium In his pos
session. The bill does not apply to preparations containing less than two
grams of opium to the ounce. Senator lane declared the exception meant
the death annually of 10,000 babies by the use of “soothing syrups."
It does not apply to prescription of opium by a physician
PROTEST AGAINST APPARENT
WIRELESS DISCRIMINATION
New York.—The German-American Chamber of Commerce through
t Its secretary, Heinrich Charles, today sent telegram to the state depart
' ment In reply to the department's Is ter announcing that the question of
Imposing a censorship upon the English and the French submarine cables
such as has been exercised over the German-owned wireless stations at
Sayvllie, L. I, and Tuokerton, N. J., “had been taken under considera
tion.”
f “Why should wlreP-ss stations at Seville am! Tu■ 1 erton rein, n
under censorship,” asks the telegram," while the department has under
consideration the general question? We must respectfully protest against
this apparent continued discrimination.”
are immune from attack or injury by any
belligerent. Vigilent American pilots
will see that no foreign vessels make
observation of the canal defenses.
The principal work remaining to be
done in completing the canal is the
deepening and widening of the channel
through Culebra Cut and excavation
operations at both approaches.
FIRE IN PORTROYAL
RY. YARDS AT 3:30 A. .M
The car inspector’s office at the
Port Royal yards, a one-room frame
shanty, was destroyed by fire at 3:30
this morning. Cause is unknown. The
damage, it is understood is not great.
The fire chief and auto chemical re
sponded and in short time, hut on ac
count of the distance to the scene,
were unable to save the shack.
First Death by French Courtmartial.
..Paris, (5:05 p. m.) —The first sen
tence by death by a French courtmar
tial in the present war was announced
today. It was pronounced on a Frencli
tradesman whose name has not been
disclosed. It was proved that he sent
reports on aviation, the defense of the
country and on wireelss station con
nections on Eiffel Tower, to a French
secret service agent believing him to
be a German spy.
and waited for the next. Little John
( heney followed. His head was split
open. Then Burdell fell.
“As each put his head out," said
Weston, “the negro struck, killing, or
stunning his victim. I was the last.
The ax struck me in the neck and
knocked me down but left me con
scious. I got up and ran, the negro
after me. Then I fell and he hit me
again."
Informed of Tragedy.
Chicago.—Frank Lloyd Wright was
in his office when he received a long
distance tejephone message informing
him of the tragedy. He was pros
trated and declined to discuss it.
Later he left for Spring Green.
W right is one of the best known
architects in the central states. He
was estranged from his wife several
years ago after a scandal which link
ed his name with that of Mrs. Borth
wick Cheney, wife of a neighbor in
Oak Park, a suburb. Later Mr. Che
ney obtained a divorce and Mrs. Che
r.ey and Wright made several trips
together.
Love's Cottage.
Two years ago Wright built a bun
galow at Spring Green, Wis, which
was called “Love’s Cottage” by the
neighbors, and the architect and Mrs.
Cher.ey reported to have made fre
quent visits to the house in the
woods.
The affairs of the Wright and Che
ney families first became public in
1909 when Mrs. Cheney and Wright
went to Europe. On their return Mrs.
Cheney did not go to her home in Oak
Park, where she had left her children
end husband. Mr. Wright, however,
went to his family and reports of for
giveness were current.
A wall separating the Wright home
into two apartments was erected.
Mrs. Wright occupied one and Wright
the other. The children divided their
time with the parents. Then, later, a
conciliation was affected and the wall
was torn down.
Cheney brought suit for divorce,
charging desertion and August 6, 1911
an absolute decree was granted. Mrs.
Cheney made no defense and Wright’s
name was not mentioned.
Namur and Types of Fighting Men to Engage in Big Battle to Be
Fought There
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THE BACKGROUND PHOTOGRAPH IS OF THE CITY OF NAMUR; THE TYPES OF SOLDIERS SHOWN
ARE (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT), GERMAN, BEGLIAN, ENGLISH AND FRENCH
Brussels.—With the bloody battleground of Liege left behind tho Geiman troops arc now inarching south
ward In the direction of Namur. At the fortified city of Namur, which blocks the natural passage, the Ger
man troops plan following into French territory. French, English and Belgian troops are being massed to
meet the invaders. When the battle of Namur is staged It will prove the most desperately fought contest
of the war. if the Germans are checked there, the Russian troops will have hud time to mobilize and, with
enemies attacking her from all sides, the allies feel confident Germany ran soon be subdued.
Last Week's Thumb Print Contest Surpassed
All Previous Ones in Number of Replies
The winners were:
First prize, $5.00, awarded to Miss
Jeslyn Eron Wells.
Second prize, $2.50, to Wilson Gor
don.
The following is the correct solu
tion of the Thumb Print contest fur
August 9th, 1914:
A—Bludwine.
B —Hulse’s Laundry.
C—Walk Over Shoes.
D—Augusta Trunk Factory.
E —Coca Cola Bottling Works.
F—Better Ice Cream.
G—Rinker A Deas, No. 1.
H —Rinker & Deas, No. 2.
J —Baldowski, .Tr.
K —Augusta-Aiken R. A E. Corpo
ration.
T j —Guarantee Shoe.
M—Underwood Typewriter.
N—Belle of Georgia.
O —lmperial Tea Co.
P —Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
There were many hundreds of re
plies received to last week’s Thumb
Print contest not withstanding that
many were very close and showed a
great deal of careful study. Only one
out of the entire lot submitted a per
fect solution of the Thumb Print puz
zle. This one was Miss Jeslyn Eron
Wells, of North Augusta, who not
only had all correct but as well fur
nished one of the neatest papers that
was received
Mr. Wilson Gordon, of 601 Ellis St.,
and Mrs. J. E. Keating, of 944 Broad
St., tied for second prize, but under
the rules of the contest as announced
the decision was given the former
for neatness.
The following names of contestants
deserve special mention, because of
the neatness and care bestowed upon
Emperor’s War Train Described By Refugee
Who Just Escaped From Germany;
War Staff Also in Car
London, The Gemma emperor's war train Is described by a refugee
just escaped from Germany. The train Is Intended for the use of the
emperor and hls war Btaff and consists of dining, council and sleeping
saloon cars, added to which are well fitted boxes for hls majesty s
’ chargers and hls motor ear. .... .
The train carries expert telegraphers and 1s preceded and followed
by armored trains.
Among the equipment is a small, simple tent, which Is to be pitched
on the field whenever the emperor deems it expedient to share the hard, ■
simple life of hi* troop*.
Minister Stovall Cables That Teachers
Must Stay
Washington.— American Minister
Htovall at Berne ctbl«d Saturday ask
ing that all school* and college* In'*
the United KtHtc* h* Informed that
teacher* !n Switzerland mu»t remain
‘ In that country until they have ar
ranged for transportation. This was
i Interpreted by department official* to
mean that Switzerland did not want
; American* to leave until a definite
route to a seaport had been arranged.
The legation at Norway reported
Ithat ordinary commercial transpor
tation wa* open but insufficient to re-
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA.
their answers:
Anna B. Garvin, 609 Elbert St.
Margaret B. Bennett, 1014 Carrie
Street.
Mrs. W’m. F. Frank, 606 Calhoun
Street.
Vita St. Amand, 618 Broad St.
Lena Bradshaw, North Augusta,
S. C.
Miss Mollle E. Southall, 433 Ellis
Street.
Robt C. Bailie, 1108 Telfair St.
Miss Ruth Gresham, Avenue 8., the
Hill.
John I*ee Ohavous, Jr., 909 12th St.
Mrs. C. G. Rowland, 1411 Harper
Street.
The following should have credit
able mention:
'Mrs. Jno. P. Weisiger, North Au
gusta, S. C.
Mrs. Margaret E. Lyons, 912 Tel
fair St.
Mrs. Ross Copeland, 616 Reynolds
Street.
Mrs. W. R. Esterllng, 192 Broad St.
Miss Mary M. Moore 461 Telfair
Street.
W. T. Metz, 337 Telfair St.
O. C. Carroll, 519 Washington St.
Thos. Segre.st, 524 Walker St.
Jno. Farrell, 307 7th Bt.
Miss L. B. Johnston, Monte Sano.
Mrs. T. J. Park, 939 Telfair St.
Miss Mood Wright, 952 C&lMun St.
R. L. Hoopper, 819 Telfair St.
Mrs. E. S. AUord, Tallapoosa, Ga.
Today’s issue of the Thumb Print
contest is the last scheduled. It has
been a decided success from the
amount of interest desplayed by the
readers throughout the whole terri
tory and we believe it. has been bene
ficial to the advertisers.
lieve the congestion. No *hlps *re
available Those running are booked
months in advance.
HALF MILLION BUSHELS
Philadelphia. Three British steam
ers sailed from I’hlledelphta Saturday
for KngllHh ports carrying more than
« half million bushels of wheat and
other foodstuff*. They are the Amer
ican Liner Havorford for Liverpool;
the Manchester Mariner for Manches
ter and the Maine for London
The Haver ford has some i asMengtr*
Hoard,
PROGRAM OF BAPTIST
MELTING AUG. 29-30
Representatives from Churches
of Fourth District, Hephzibah
Association, to Gather at Mt.
Lebanon Church
•
Tlio program for the Union Meet
ing of tho Fourth District of tho
llephzibah Baptist Association, which
will ho hold August 29th and 30th, at
Mount Lebanon Church, about twelve
mile® from Augusta on the Dean
Bridge Hoad, has been made up and
is given in full below.
There will be a number of Augusta
people to take part in the meeting and
many from the city will go out to at
tend the meeting. It is expected that
the gathering will he one of the finest
in the history of the association.
Following is the complete program:
Saturday Morning.
Devotional services, C. I. Wylds.
Introductory sermon, Ft. E. L, Har
ris; alternate, .7. H. Oliver.
Saturday Afternoon.
Devotional services. Dr. J. R. Beall.
Quart—.
1. Why do churches keep members
who dance and drink?—James A.
Carswell, Dr. J. It. Beall.
2. Is It right to support foreign
missions under present conditions?—
J. H. Carswell, Thomas Walker.
Sunday Morning.
Devotional services, M. W. Ivey.
Sermon, Thomas Walker.
Alternate, J. H. Carswell.
Sunday Afternoon.
Devotional services, C. If. Carswell
Temperance, J. It. Reese, M. W.
Ivey.
Sunday school talks, H. S. Jones,
Dr. J. It. Beall.
GERMANS FROM LIEGE TO MUEL
HAUBEN.
London 4:05 a. m The Baris Temps,
according to a Reuter dispatch thus
summarizes the military situation:
“The Herman forces stretch from
Liege to the Muelhausen district, with
marked density north. Their front
seems to follow the course of the Orthe
River, then the frontier, which la
crossed at Longwy and Olrcy. A largo
part of this front has been brilliantly
carried by the French and the Her
man columns are falling hack. They
left behind many dead and wounded,
lri addition to prisoners.
“In upper Verges, the French troops
also continue to make progress and
'the Hermans are retreating.’*
TRIEBTE FEARB BOMBARDMENT.
Rome, 9:15 p. m. via Pari* 1:20 a. m,
Sunday. Advice* from Trieste, Auh
tria, say the population i* In a panic.
Resides the rigor of the potlcs they
fear a bombardment which may be
followed by a landing. All mean* of
transportation have been requisitioned.
All citizen* from 18 to 40 years of age
have been called to the color*.
Three hundred million dollar*, in the
city treasury, ha* been taken to
Vienna. Troop* are gathering in the
mountain* stirrounding the city.
cottonTeedoil
New York. Th« cotton seed oil mar
ket Hosed steady. Hpot August
637*63*; Hepternher 635*626; October **27-
.O’.-'O; November 622n623; December 626h
-627; January 626*828; February 627*635;
March C3r»;i639. Total sals* 4,500.
LIFE, DEATH STRUGGLE:
CHANCELLOR OF KAISER
Says Sense of Justice of the American People Will Enable
Them to Comprehend—-Asks Unprejudiced Examination of
Their Point ot View
London, 3:05 a. m.—A Marconi wire
less dispatch from official sources nt
Berlin dated Friday gives an Inter
view with the German imperial chan
cellor. Dr. Von Bet'hmann-Hollwog,
who, representing the war as a life
and death struggle between the Her
mans and Russians, arising from the
assassination of Archduke Frahcls
Ferdinand and his wife, declared that
England avails herself of a long
awaited opportunity to begin a war
for the destruction of the commer
cially prosperous Germany.
“It Is with a heavy heart,” said the
chancellor, “that we see vlngl&ntf
ranged among our opponents, not
withstanding tho close lies of blood
STRANDED AMERICANS
REDUCED BY 4,500
Liverpool, Aug. 15, 12:10 p. m.—The sailing from this port today at
the St. Ixmls, Ihe Campania and the MlnnowasUa for New York and the
Megantlo for Montreal reduced the number of Americans who had been
stranded In England by 4,500.
The American Line steamer St. Paul from New York arrived here
yesterday.
Russian Troops Destroy Railways in
East Prussia
St. Petersburg, vis. London, 12:50 p. m.—The Russian general
staff Saturday announced that Russian troops have destroyed local rail
road and telegraph lines In the province of East Prussia at eleven points
between Hchmallcningken on the Russian frontier and Tilsit.
German troops also nave damaged some of the frontier roads.
On Wednesday the Twelfth Herman Uhlans and tho Ninth German
rlflo regiment, accompanied h.v artillery, were discovered on the Ger
man frontier In the neightsirhond oKallsz by the Russian troops. The
Herman avoided coming into contact, retiring to the northwest.
Last Minute Bulletins
ALLOWED TO ENTER . ..
Washington, D. C- Germany will p ermlt tha cruiser Tennessee bearing gold
for Americans to enter Bremen and wllll provide trains to bring Americans from
Hie baths and resorts in the south to that pot. Tills government was so ad
vised today.
CAN R EM AIN.
Paris, (2:20 p. m.) —Germans and Austrians who have resided for * long
time In Pari* will be allowed to remain with their families Instead of being
Questered in western and southern Fra nee.
Naples, Italy, (via Paris. 3:35 p. m.) The steamer flan Giovanni sailed
for New York today with seven hundred American passengers on board. The
Carpathla Is expected to le«v« tonight or tomorrow, the flan Gugllelmo on Au
gust 19th and the Han Giorgio on August 30th.
STOPPED BY GUNBOATS.
Hull, Eng., (3:05 p. m.)—The captain of the British steamer Buffalo, <m
hls arrival heVe today, reported that ills vessel was continually stopped by
gunboat*. On the voyage up the North Bea tlie captain saw a number of Ger
man vessels taken as prizes by British warships.
ITALY GOUTS
SPECULATORS
About to Make a Requisition
on All Craft Necessary to
Provide For Public Service
Companies With Coal
Rome, 8:45 p. m., via. Pari*, 7:35 a,
—The Italian government shows
energy in combatting various maneu
vers by speculators to make money out
of the present situation. Ship owners
are asking exorbitant prices for*
transportation of coal from England
and the United States and as a re
suit the government has announced
that It Is about to make a requisition
on all craft necessary to provide for
the public service companies with
coal.
The effect of the war Is being felt
alro on the finances of the Vatican, the
resources of which are deposited in
the hanks of Italy and abroad whence
it is difficult to withdraw them. Fur
thermore remittances are few, the
Payment of Peter’s pence having betn
almost suspended
ON BANKB OF THE MEUSE.
London, 2 a. m. The Brussels cor
respondent of the Reuter Telegram
Company says that the correspondent
of the Brussel* paper Peuple, writing
under date of August lot it gives the
following account of a *klnnlsh be
tween French and German troop* on
the hank* of the Meuse Saturday
morning:
“The German* repulsed from a
bridge last night, commenced a rifle
end artillery fire thi* morning against
the French position on the opposite
bank and maintained their fire for
several hour*. The French Infantry
nnd artillery responded. The losses
in the engagement are not known."
HASN'T REQUESTED IT.
Washington Hecretmry Houston to
day requented publication of an an
nouncement that the Department of
Agriculture had sent no communica
tion or advice whatever to farmer*
throughout the country counselling
them to hold their crop*.
THREE
and culture between England and
Germany. The former placed herself
on the side of Russia, whose Insatia
bility and barbaric Insolence helped
this war In order to humiliate and
suppress the Herman race by Russian
pan-Sla vism.
“We expect that the aense of Jus
tl e of American people will enable
them to comprehend our situation. We
invite their opinion a« to the one
sided English representations and as
them to examine our point of view
in an unprejudiced way.
“The sympathy of the American na
tLi will then lie with German culture
and civilization, which la fighting
against n lmlf-Asiatic and slightly cul
tured barbarism.”
BAND CONCERT AT
THE LAKE TODAY
Augusta Military Band, Headed
By Mr. C. Howard, Will Fur
nish Music From Five Until
Seven O’clock
Thar, will h. « hand concert at Laka
Vl.w Park lhl» afternoon from 8 until
7 o'clock and the Au*iiata Military fined,
as which Mr. C. C. Howard la direct*,
will furtilah the rnuaic.
The following la the program:
Man’ll The ''ommindnr .... Hall
M.dley Overture- Kemlcfca Hit*
. Lamp*
rt.arrlpilve—Blip Horn. Stuff
Barnea
Mnr.h Dixie Uuatafaon
Overture— Huperha I la Obey
intermlaalon.
March The American Facie .. Warier
Baritone Solo—The Holy City... Adam.
The Joy of the World ffF. Bolder)...
FUmore
Hnntr -I'm on My Way to Mandalay ..
Ay.r
Medley Our Nation Bey— .
A. B. & A. OFFICERS.
Atlanta.—At a meeting of the In
corporator*, stockholders and dlree
tora of tha Atlanta, lilrmlnxham and
Atlantic Railway Company, aucceaaor
to tho Atlanta, Hlrmlncham and At
lantic Railroad Company, held Sat
urday morning. the following officer*
were elected: Edwin T. Umh, preal
dent; Rrooka Morgan, vice-president;
Floyd K. Maya, aecretary and treas
urer.
DEATHS
McCOY, THERE BA.—The Infant
iliiiiifhter of Mr. nnd Mr*. Step
hana 11. McCoy, died at the resi
dence, 14M Kate* Street, yeeter
day noon, after an Illness of flv*
week* The funeral nevrtoea will
he conducted from the residence
this afternoon at 8: SO o'olock.
Rev. J. O. Brand officiating, and
the Interment will follow la the
Weat View Cemetery