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SUNDAY. AUGUST 23.
POPE'S BODY LIES IN
CHAPEL OF ST. PETER'S
Preparations For Burial Under Way—Doors of Great Church
Thrown Open and Pilgrimages to the Bier Begin
Rome.—The body of Pope Plus X,
clad In his pontificial robes and with
the emblems of his sacred office be
side it, lay today in the chapel of the
blessed sacrament in St. Peters. The
doors of the great church were open
ed and the faithful resumed their pil
grimages to the bier.
Preparations for the burial are now
under way. The stairway leading to
the crypt under the altar where lie
the remains of St. Peter has
been covered with heavy boards.
Down these the bier will be lowered
gently, until it is finally deposited
near the casket of Pope Pius VI:
300 Invitations.
Three hundred invitations have
been Issued for the ceremonies of en
tombing. Among those present will
be members of the diplomatic crops
and representatives of the Italian no
bility. The troops were withdrawn
from the Square of St. Peters this
afternoon.
The Tribune today says the ap
proaching conclave will not be split
into a German party and a French
party. There will be present a con
servative Right whose candidate for
the papacy will be Cardinal De Lai
'supported by Cardinal Billot, Cardi
r*ai Merry Del Val, Cardinal Dubil
lard and Cardinal Sedin. The party
of the Left will have modern ten
dencies. Its candidates will be Car
dinals Gasparri, Maffi and Ferrari,
supported by Cardinals Agliardi, Della
Chiesa, Amette and Bourne, together
with the Germans and the Austrians.
The third party, that of the center,
will have as candidates Cardinals
Ferrerata, PompilJ, Serafino, Vannu
telli and Gotti.
The Tribuna expressed the idea that
the chances favor Cardinal Ferrata,
one of the candidates of the cenetr.
To American Catholics.
Washington The apostolic dele
gate to the United States, Monsignor
Bonzano, has addressed the following
official letter to the Catholic hierarchy
of the country giving the official an
nouncement of the death of Pope Pius
X:
"It is with depest sorrow that I
communicate to you the sad news of
the death of our glorious pontiff, Plus
X. I am sure that the sorrow we feel
AFTER MERE RECINNAISANCES
NOW REAL FIGHTING BEGINS,
lAT THE MOVEMENTS ARE
Troops Under Command of Crown Prince of Bavaria Take Ten
Thousand Prisoners and Fifty Guns. British Warn People
Against Optimism. England Expects More Aid from Cana
da and Australia. Servian Veterans Defeat Austrian Am
ateurs. Details of Battle Lacking.
Antwerp (Via London, 1:10 a. m.) — A
great battle between the Germans and the al
lied forces began Saturday morning, accord
ing to official announcement. The battle
line extends from Namur to Charleroi which
lies about twenty miles to the west.
Reports Battle Confirmed.
London (1:12 a. m. ) —An official dis
patch to the Reuter Telegram Company
from Antwerp, timed 10:50 o’clock Satur
day night, tends to confirm reports that a
great battle began yesterday morning be
tween the French and the Germans. The
dispatch says:
“It is believed a great battle commenced
this morning between the French and Ger
man armies between Namur and Charleroi.
It is thought that it will last two or three
days. Precise details are lacking.”
Battle of Giants.
London, 1:40 a. m. —After nearly
three weeks of mobilizing the battle
of giants hac begun.
Roughly speaking, the Germans are
trying to work around the allies’ flank
in Belgium, while the French are at
tempting to apply the same prooess ;o
the Germans in Alsace.
Almost all the encounters that have
gone before have been mere recon
nolsanees. The defeat of a regiment
here and there has been proclaimed as
a great victory, but in this grapple o i
hundred# of thousands most of these
affairs have had no significance.
Official announcements from both
sides have been extremely candid so
far. From the standpoint of the allies
the important feature in Saturday's
dervelopments is the great battle whl-h
began in the morning of the Namur-
Charlerol line. This is being fought
on the position chosen by the allies.
A German official statement say*
that troops under command of the
crown prince of Bavaria, fightting be
tween Metz and Vosges, took 10,000
prisoners and fifty guna It adds that
the French troops opposing the Ger
mans comprised eight army corps.
. An official British statement ex
'plains calmly that nothing resembling
a great battle has been fought as
yet, and warns th» people against
optimism.
Reports from the Austrian-Servlan
boundary say the Servians have won
a battle on the Drlna, which military
experts consider highly probable a*
although the Servians have a com
paratively small army, it has passed
is sharei in by all the clergy and faith-,
ful of the United States.
"Pius X reigned only eleven years,
but the works that he accomplished in
this short time clearly show that it
was divine providence that placed In
his hands the government of the uni
versal church.
Modern Methods.
"His condemnation of the modorn
methods of attacking the Catholic
faith, his defence of the rights of the
church against the mighty ones of
the earth, his regulations concerning
sacred music and the recital of the
divine office, the reorganization of the
Roman curia, and the undertaking of
the codification of canon law, the re
form of ecclesiastibal seminaries and
finally the decree regarding frequent
communion and the communion of
children are deeds that testify to the
eminence of his zeal and the nobility
of his virtue. These glorious achieve
ments will assure him his place among
the most glorious pontiffs of the
church of Christ.
Adds to His Glory.
"What adds to his glory is the fact
that while he was engaged in these
laborious works, he ever preserved his
calmness and serenity in spite of the
severe trials that afflicted him in so
many ways. His paternal love for all
nations, especially for America, is
known to all. His constant prayer was
to see all nations at peace, and it was
grief over the sorrows that war in
flicted upon his children that brought
him to his grave. While Plus X will
be known as the Pope of the People
and the Pope of the Blessed Eucharist,
future generations will proclaim him
also the Pope of Peace.
In Grief and Sorrow.
"As in grief and sorrow we bo v over
the grave of this glorious pontiff, let
us pay him the worthy homage of our
esteem and love by praying for the re
pose of his beautiful soul. Let us al
so pray for the speedy accomplishment
of his dying wish —the end of war, and
peace among all nations. Finally, let
us not forget to pray that God may
give His church a man according to
His heart, a worthy successor of our
beloved Pius X.
"JOHN BONZANO,
"Archbishop of Melitlne,
“Apostolic Delegate.”
through two yearn* actual war and
therefore has the advantage of vete
rans fighting against amateurs.
From the Russian boundary con
flicting reports come, both sides
claiming successes.
The English papers are warning the
people that the war Is only ban
ning and that they must be prepared
for a long struggle, which will tax
the resources and manhood of the
i nation to the utmost limit
While appreciating all that the colo
nies have done, they expect colonies
with the population of Canada an 1
Australia to contribute much more In
men and money to the empire than
they yet have dona
Grand Circuit.
Pittsburg.—Anna Bradford, the
, black filly by Todd Mac, featured the
, closing day of the Grand Circuit meet
‘ lng on the Brunot's Island track here,
by lowering the world's record for 3-
year-old on a mile track. The Ken
| tueky filly, driven by T. W. Murphy,
I circled the track In the second heat of
! the pace for 3-year-olds In 2;02V4.
I The former record was 2; OR.
The 2:12 pace, valued at 11,000,
furnished the best race of the after
i noon. It took siz heats and was by
Bernice.
Fair Virginia won the 2:24 trot In
straight heats. The pace for 3-year
j olds went to Anna Bradford.
JUDGE SHELBY DEAD.
Huntsville, Ala.—Judge David T).
Hhelby. of the United H tales court of
appeals, died at a local Infirmary .it
'8:20 o'clock Saturday night.
* * * Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rain
ed a ghastly dew
From the nations’ airy navies grappling in the central blue;
Far along the world-wide whisper of the southwind rushing
warm,
With the standards of the people plunging through the
thunderstorm.
Lily Griffin Had the Honor, or
Dishonor, oi Being First to Be
“Brought In” Under New System
The Police Started on a New Era Last Night With the Sig
nal System Which Has Been Installed at Large Cost---Is
Working Satisfactorily.
The police started In on a new era
last night with the installation of its
new Call System.
If you have not seen or heard of
this new apparatus, you ought to walk
round to headquarters and take a
look at It.
It Is an electrical device, as compli
cated as a telephone exchange, con
sisting of an enormous desk which
connects with boxes in every police
beat of the city. There are forty boxes
distributed throughout town, each one
of which has a wire running to the
barracks. Policemen on their beats
will In future be required to ring up
their respective boxes at stated inter
vals, say every half hour, thereby no
tifying headquarters that they are on
the Job. Bach night policeman has a
key which fits all the boxes. The
system Is of course not unlike the
fire-alarm system, except that It is
much more complex. In each box
there is a telephone connected with
headquarters.
When a policeman rings up his box
a bell rings in the barracks and a
paper ribbon, like a "ticker," registers
the number of the box rung. The ser
geant at the desk then answers the
telephone and holds a conversation
with the policeman. The latter may,
If hard pressed with his prisoner,
merely ring for the wagon without
stopping to talk, and the fact that
he wants the wagon Is registered on
the taptf.
All the night policemen were given
Woman Charges Husband From
Whom She is Separated Tried
To Kill Her Last Night
Mrs. Clinton Thompson, at the Door of Her Residence, Heard
Words, “Is That You, Lizzie?”—Was Then Fired Upon.
Whoever Fired Shots Disappeared, But She Says Her Hus
band Perpetrated Act
Saturday night at about 11:30 a tel
ephone call came to police headquar
ters from 2119 Brand Street, from
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson to say that
fHE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
Brother Men
their keys last night at 9 o'clock an i
went forth with Instructions to ring
up their respective boxes as soon as
they reached them to test the new ma
chine. Calls began to come In almost
Immediately.
Suddenly, at 9:29, Officers Tebow
and Lowe sent In a call for the wagon.
Vust excitement at the barracks. Th‘y
had made an arrest already. It was
like a man who gets a "bite” the first
moment ids baited hook strikes the
water. They rang up from box No.
23, which Is at the corner of McKlnne
and Jones (a most likely and appro
priate place), and the prisoner whom
they sent in, to whose everlasting
honor may it be said that she was
the first arrest registered under the
new system, was one Idly Griffon,
colored, aged possibly twenty-one. In
the state known as Intoxication,
The new system ha, been Installed
during the past few months at s cost
of some 3 18,01)0 <appropriated by
council for this purpose two years
ago) and Is the most complete and
modern In the Houth and up to any
thing In the North, In fact It is the
very latest thing In police systems.
Augusta's civil service, whose effi
ciency has excited the admiration of
visitors arid populace so particularly
of late years, Is to continue its up
ward climb, even thoguh It seems to
be Just about at the top already. How
many Auguslans fully realise this, by
the way?
, she hail been shot at from a vacant
house next door. When Uall-Offlcar
■ Denahy arrived Mrs. Thompson tol
I him that she bad gone mil —jto her
Till the war-drum throbbed no longer and the battle flags
were furled
In the parliament of man, the federation of the world.
* * * Yet I doubt not through the ages one increasing pur
pose runs,
And the thoughts of men are widened with the process of
the suns.—Locksley Hall.
back piazza for a moment when a
voice called out to her from the back
piazza of 1221 Broad, the vacant houao
adjoining liers: "Is that you, I.lzzie?"
Before she had time to answer two
shots were fired from the darkness,
one narrowly missing her and enter
ing the weattier boarding of the
house. She thought she recognized
the voice as (hat of her husband,
Clinton Thompson, from whom she
has been separated for some time, but
owing to the darkness she was unable
to see the person who fired the shots.
Khe was quite calm ill recounting
the occurrence to the police and was
so positive that It was her husband,
that a report case was made out
against him. The police is now in Ills
trail. Up to a late hour last night,
however, no trace of him had been
found.
Numbers of people were startled
by the sound of the shots which were
fired from a 32-cllbre pistol. Officer
Denahy found the place where one
bullet had entered the weather board
ing, but could find no sign of the sec
ond shot.
American
Students
Hard Hit
Have Found Difficulty in Get
ting Remittances. Germans
Depressed When England
Joined in War
Rotterdam, 8:30 p. m.—A thorough
canvass of Americans here shows the
Germans have been universally cour
eous to them. Hardships undergone
by citizens of the United Htaets havo
been due In all cases to the condi
tions attending mobilization, lack of
facilities for travel and at first a re
striction of the hours during which
the streets could lie frequented.
The government took measures
looking to the safety and comfort of
Americans. Those hardest hit are
American students who havo found
difficulty In getting their usual re.
mlttances. Every measure has been
taken to help them.
Firs on Aeroplane.
Dr. W. <'. Kanter, of Detroit, who
tiaveled widely in Germany during
the mobilization, stated today that the
Americans could not have received
better treatment In their own country.
Dr. Kanter was In Frankfort-On -
Mafn August 2d, when the authorities
discovered a French aeroplane over
the city, lie said the airshlo was
fired on and came down, the aviator
being killed. Thut some night sparks
Were discovered issuing from the top
of a house In Frankfort. Investiga
tion showed that the sparks were
caused iiy a wireless apparatus.
Bighteen Frenchmen found in the
house put up a l'lght with revolvers,
but were overcome. It Is believed the
aeroplane took a message as It was
hovering near the house at night.
Tlio German authorities suppress
ed the story but Dr. Banter's version
has been corroborated.
8 Russians Shot.
At Cologne eight ItusHlans were shot
August 7th. One of the prisoners was
disguised as a priest, two as nuns
and the other five wore the ordinary
dress of women. The Impression Is
that they were ordinary Bossian citi
zens who were afraid to leave Ger
many any other way.
Boring the first few days of mobil
ization, the Germans were all confi
dent that they would win. When It
became known that England hod made
common cause with P'ranee and Kus
sla a feeling of depression came over
l?!e entire nation. Bince then this
feeling is said to have given place to
resignation and a grim determination
to do the best possible.
Men of all classes are volunteering
for service In the field. During the
first week 1,300,000 enrolled. They
are now being armed and drilled for
service.
Emphatic Denial.
Americans returning from Germany
deny emphatically that the English
have been abused by Die Germans ex
cept In small towns where the con
trol was temporarily law. There Is
no doubt that the Germans have made
a apeclal effort to be friendly to the
Americans. The feeling has prevail
ed that America Is the only nation at
all friendly to Germany.
The American consul In Berlin Is
providing free transportation to all
stranded Americans as fast as pos
sible.
THE OPENINd OF SOUTH AMERICA.
Trade Opportunities Suddenly Offered to
Our Manufacturers.
It Is estimated tti;■ t the trade of South
America with European countries
amounted to It M 0 ,000.000 In 1913 In the
fiscal year 1912-13 the trade of Houth
America with this country was repre
sented by these figures: Imports. *217,-
747 033; exports. 1140.147,993; total. *301.-
390 031 Europe's aggregate was consid
erably greater than four times ours.
There are Inspiring evidences that the
present opportunity will not be lost to
redress tills unnatural state of things.
Not only are our own business men,
hankers, shipping men, exporters, manu
facturers awake, but Houth America Is
alarmed and Is appealing to us to corns
to her all! Her clvlllatton is seriously
menaced by the paralysis of European
commerce. A thousand things for which
she relies on importation are suddenly
withheld from h«T so far as her usual
sources of supply are concerned, and sne
turns to ns In ner need.
Practically every country that purveys
manufactured articles to the Houth Am
erican peoples is now at war. i/rmt
Britain, Germany arid France. In the or
der named were the principal providers.
Italian and HDanish commerce, what
there Is of It, does not mean the things
most needed: .nwchlnrey, textile pro
ducts of highly developed manufacturing
skill. Even assuming that England
speedily opens the way for her shipping,
her share of the South American trade
of Europe was a scant one-third,
namely, 67.114,000 pounds Imports and
44,387,000 pounds exports, or, translated
into our money, a total of about $657,-
605,000.
Here then is a shortage, present and
prospective, of. broadly speaking, a
thousand million dollars in the foreign
trade of the South American continent.
Who is to have it? Who is to send to
these active and advancing republics the
means and appliances they need to work
out their destinies and to take from them
the articles of food and the raw material
of Industry which they produce? Who
but ourselves? And would it not be
worse than madness for our people to
let such a chance pass them by?—New
York Sun.
HOPEFUL OF MEXICANS
CO-OPERATING--BRYAN
Villa, it is Believed, is Planning
to Fight Carranza at the Polls,
But Will Not Ask to Be Elect
ed Himself
Washington.—“We are hepeful of
co-operation among all Constitution
ally h in Mexico,” declared Secretary
}>ryan today after a conference with
Paul Fuller, the New York lawyer
sent to confer with General Villa on
behalf of the Washington government.
Mr. Fuller returned today.
Officials believe that while General
Villa is making preparations for any
eventuality, his purpose is to Insist
on a conference of generals in the
City of Mexico (o draft a platform for
the conduct of the election, planning
to fight Carranza at the polls. It is
not believed Villa will he a candidate.
DIFFICULTIES*SETTLED
BY WIL3ON PEACE PLAN
Washington.—" Difficulties of Santo
Domingo seem to have been settled by
the acceptance of President Wilson's
peace plan,' said Secretary Bryan to
day. “It Includes the selection of a
provisional president by agreement
among all candidates for the presi
dency. As all the leaders have con
sented to the plan we hope for per
manent peace In the Dominican Re
public."
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Monday Night, August
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A Whirlwind of hilarity.
An earthquake of
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Percy Spellman
AS
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including the
MERRY MILITARY
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Special Feature
The Topping Trio
introducing trick piano
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