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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Cotton Bringing Nearly 9c in Augusta
VIEWS OF JUDGE GALLAWAY AS
PRESENTED TO HARLEM METING
State Legislatures Should Pass Laws Curtailing Cotton Acre
age By One-Half For 1915-- Economy, Curtailed Acreage
and Crop Diversification Held to Be Solutions
At the conclusion'of his address to the citizens of Columbia county
on Wednesday Judge E. H. Callaway, read the following which embodidea
his views on the present cotton situation in succinct form and which was
endorsed by those present:
BASIS FOR HOLDING COTTON.
I— Dismiss all idea that either the state or the U. S. government is
Eoing to either buy cotton, or lend money on cotton.
-- —The U. S. government is aiding by increasing the currency, thereby en
abling the banks to help carry the cot ton crops.
3 —But a large part of the value, of the present cotton crop has already
leen advanced, and is now being carried by me hanks.
-I—Before the banks will transfer this indebtedness from their present cus
omeVs to actual cotton in the warehouse, they must have some reason
ably safe basis of value for cotton as security.
5 The present crop is estimated at 15,000,000 bales grown on 36 million
acres. Of tills crop, the American mills will consume not over seven million,
and the amount which Europe and the balance of the world will take is
problematical, at be.it.
6 Japan may take some of this cotton, and if England continues to control
the Atlantic, she will take all that she can use, pay for and transport.
7lf the European war ends in the next six months, the balance of Europe
may take a small part of the balance of the crop.
8— The happening of the above con tingencies will create a demand for cot
ton which will, temporarily, at least, stimulate the market, ahd which will be
speedily satisfy by the sale of cotton which the growing necessities of the
South in the preparation of another crop will require.
9 The European war has already progressed far enough for its cessation
now, or six months from now, not to seriously affect the cotton market for
the following reasons:
ONLY 10,000,000 REQUIRED UP UNTIL 10 YEARS AGO.
10— Up to 12 years ago, the world did not require 10,000,000 bales of Am
erican cotton, and a 10,000,000-bale crop depressed the price to less than 8
tents per pound.
ll At the beginning of the present war, the world required a fifteen mil
lion bale American crop of cotton, and would have paid more than 12 cents a
pound for it.
13 —Europe constituted half the purchasing power of the world, and used
more than half of the American crop.
13—The purchasing power of Europe has already been diminished at least
tne-half in the destruction of property, producers and consumers.
11 — It will take Europe at least 25 years to sufficiently recover from the ef
ects of this war and regain her purchasing power of 60 days ago.
15— It will make no difference how much she will need our products, it
Europe has not the means to pay for them, she cannot buy them, and even
the European mills must have local markets to stimulate their revival.
16 — It will require a long time to build industrial conditions in South Am
erican countries to furnish a market for American cotton.
17 — The precarious experience of American cototn mills, especially in the
South, will not encourage the building of additional mills here.
18 — It now costs approximately 10 cents a pound to grow cotton
6 or 6 cents 12 or 15 years ago.
19— Tile increased cost is made up largely in the increased cost of mules,
meat, flour, corn and fertilizers, neatly all of which the South buys from the
West.
20 — The South has heretofore been the best market of the West for these
products, and. at least for the Immediate future, they are the products which
Europe must have, and if we continue to buy them, we must pay the Increased
price, and add further to the cost of producing cotton.
21— It is, therefore, better for the South to hold her cotton at 8 cents, if
she can do so, and not grow any cotton next year at a largely Increased cost
o' production over its market value.
-3 —But this is impurtlcable, for the reason that the entire Industrial and
agricultural system of the South cannot be so radically changed In a year,
i 23—Everybody realizes that tlie best and surest remedy for the present
situation is a radical systematic reduction of cotton acreage for 1915.
24 If the present cotton acreage of 36.000,000 acres can be reduced to 20,-
000.000 acres, or less, in 1915, and the world can be convinced of the fact by
may or June, 1915, the cotton then on hand will sell for 12 cents per pound, or
over, regardless of whether the European war has ended or not.
25 There will, necessarily, be considerable reduction In cotton acreage in
1915, but if the matter is left to voluntary movement, force of necessity, or
haphazard action, it will bring no confidence to the holding movement, nor aid
in finanVng the present crop.
26 All previous efforts to reduce cotton acreage have failed for the lack
of co-operation and systematic organization, and because neither the induce
ment nor the necessity have ever before so certainly existed as now.
LOOKED FOR GROWING WORLD’S DEMAND.
27 Heretofore, the farms of the South, and those business interests who
aided them in growing cotton, have always looked forward to a growing
world's demand for American cotton, whereas they are now confronted with
an unquestioned radical decrease in that demand.
28— The banker, cotton-factor, merchant or landlord who takes up the
average 1, 2 or 3-horse farmer next year and finances his fanning operations
with mules, corn, meat, flour and fertilizer bought from the West at increased
prices for the purpose of growing cotton faces certain loss, whatever may be
the price of cotton next year. 0
29 The present emergency may be the South's opportunity to throw off
its present agricultural thraldom of dependence and indebtedness to the West.
30— It is impracticable to look So r legislation from the U. S. government
to bring relief in reducing cotton acreage for the reason that such action
would be inconsistent with the Sherman anti-trust law, and for the further
reason that it Is not deemed wise for the United States government to be ex
tending its powers into our local domestic affairs.
31 — Concurrent state legislation by all the cotton growing states reducing
the cotton acreage for 1915 according to some intelligent standard so as to cut
the acreage practically 50 per cent would furnish Immediate relief in restor
ing confidence in cotton, both for the purpose of holding by the farmers and
others interested, as well as in using cotton as collateral security for indebt
edness.
32 The movement for the reduction of cotton acreage in each locality must
be handled by all the people of that locality according to the local conditions
confronting them.
SOME CAN CUT OUT ALL COTTON ACREAGE.
33 There are many famefs so sit uated that they can convert their entire
farming operations into growing other crops, and cut out all cotton acreage.
There are others, who can easily cut their acreage one-half and still others
who cannot cut cotton acreage more than 25 per cent.
34 It is not to the interest of the South that any large part of Its lands
or its labor should remain Idle for even one year, but rather than all its lands
and its labor should produce all the crops which the land and the labor will
make. 1
35 Those who oan grow mules, cows, hogs, or sheep should grow them in
stead of cotton. Those who can grow wheat, oats, peas, hay, clover, etc.,
should grow them. Those who can grow fruits and vegetables should grow
them—and all whether they grow cotton or not, must grow some dr all of these
things.
36 This same proposition has bsen preached so much by newspaers, ag
ricultural colleges and business men, and has been so largely Ignored by
farmers In the South, that the public Is skeptical. But the farmers have not
before been confronted by a Kuropeu n war and cotton bringing 7 cents which
cost 10 cents, and necessity will largely aid In forcing the change.
37 Systematic organization 1n every county In the South where cotton is
grown must be instituted at once.
38— These organizations must include, as nearly as possible, all the farm
ers, land-owners. merchants, factors, bankers, fertilizer men, and all persons
who help to finance the growing crop*.
MUST INSTITUTE ORGANIZATION NOW.
39 The organization must be Instituted now, at once, before farming
operations have been planned for next year, and before the time comes to sow
and plant small grain.
40— These county organizations can be rapidly aided by State Chambers of
Commerce, Agricultural Colleges. Farmers’ Bureaus, and all local farmers’ or
ganizations.
21— The organization In each county in each state In the South, while It
would act independently and adopt Its own rulee and regulations to fit local
conditions, should aim to cut the cotton acreage 60 per cent in that particular
county.
42—There are some eodntles where conditions are different, though the ob
ject will be to cut acreage 50 per cent, it will be difficult, or almost Impos
sible to attain that end without serious loss to the Individuals, dr the commu
nity.
44 We may rest assured that, with present conditions and prospects
every one who can do so will substitute other crops for cotton, because of the
necessity confronting us.
45 Representative committees should be appointed by each oounty organi
zation to take up Immediately with each land-owner, and where the lands are
already leased or rented for next year, the person who wilt be In charge for
1915. ascertain as accurately as possible the cotton acreage on such place for
1911 and aid by suggestion Hnd plans for the reduction of cotton acreage for
1915 to at least 50 per cent. If possible snd the substitution of other crop*
16--Small farmers, whether owners or tenants, will generally be the most
difficult problem to handle, but, where possible, they should he urged to
grow more of sum other crops as they know how to grow, and less cotton
47 Necessarily, many small tenant farmers who have been growing only cot
ton. and who do not know how to grow anything else, will be forced out of
independent farming.
ALL CORN AND ALL PEA FARMER
48— Many share-croppers who grow only cotton under direction of the
landlord, can be turned profitably Into an all-corn and pea farmer under the
intelligent direction of the landlord, who will buy his share of com and peas
next fall for more than the half of the cotton would bring, certainly at pres
ent prices.
49 Demonstration work by the U. R. government and state colleges of
sgrlculture has already largely prepared odT farmers for this radical change
now being forced on them by necessity.
50— While these radical changes have been constantly advocated by agrl
leultural colleges agents from agricultural departments, for the financial
good of the South, even under past conditions, they have never had the no
li v* co-operation of the farmers In any community becauss they have never
4>eftre found It necessary,
f 51—The present conditions In the South amounting as thsy do to a public
calamity, call for heroic action on the part of all of its own people, snd at all
I such times nearly every one readies that bs Is his brother's keeper.
52 The farmers generally in every county will co-operate with Intelligent
work by the ■•ommlttee In fixing the acreage on each farm and plan
tation for 1915. and In the suggestions <md advice to Individual farmers as
>o plans for other crops, when they realize that the objeot and purpose of the
ommlttee is for the common good of all, and to treat each Individual fairly
and according to their respective necessities.
53 In manv Instances, the banker, the merchant, the cotton factor, the
fertilizer dealer and the landlord can be relied on to actively aid In forcing
co-oprretlyn by indlvida! farmers.'
.4—lj-,iu:«. Instances tot mora, influence of community spirit and cum-
won interest will have its effect upon some obstreperous individual.
55 As soon as the county organizations get under way. their county com
mittee can appoint as many sub-committees as they find necessary.
56 Some s/stem of fines for the benefit of the county organisations for
violation of cotton acreage agreements may be adopted under such Regulations
as may enable the county organization to collect them.
57 The various state departments of agriculture can act as the Central
State organization to receive the reports and statements from the County or
ganizations. and these can be and should be checked as far as possible in each
county by the various representatives of the state and U. S. departments of
agriculture now doing work in the Sou th.
58— Appeals for help to these various agencies and departments will be
met by quick responses and intelligent aid to each county.
TIME FOR SYSTEMATIC ORGANIZATION.
59 Now is the time to begin this systematic organization while the com
mon calamity confronts every community, and interest, in the South, and
while there is still time to change plans for next year's farming, and still time
for every one to sow some acreage in small grains.
60— While the successful growing of wheat is Increasing in many sections
of the South, this is not advocated as a money crop, but as a prime necessity
under present conditions.
61 The South raised all her food crops and all her stock before the Civil
War, and she will have to do so again, or go out of the fanning business.
62 — Unless some substantial method along these lines for curtailing next
year's cotton acreage is speedily adopted, the present holding of cotton will
fail, and the present crop will be marketed sooner or later at the present low
prices, with all its attendant loss and Injury to the South and its people.
63 Much economy will have to be practiced by our people while inaugurat
ing this radical change in our farming system, and wo can rely upon these
county organizations and the state and government agents to make sugges
tios as to many economies in the feeding of stock, and the conserving of our
resources.
64 With prompt and intelligent action on the part of the farmers in this
matter, we can certainly hount upon the bankers, merchants, factors, and all
business interests in the South to loyally aid in holding this cotton crop, and
marketing the same slowly, and only for reasonable and living prices.
RECEIPTS REPORTED IT U7B AND
THE SALES OF COTTON ONLY 111
Middling Bringing 8 7-8 Cents Per Pound With a Good De
mand and Only a Few Sales Reported
Middling cotton brought 8% cents
per pound Thursday morning and, in
some instances, sales as high as 9
cents were reported. The demand is
good with not much cotton being sold.
The cotton men continue to appear
optimistic. They say that the neigh
borhood of 9 cents is getting close to
a good price for cotton.
The following are the roads over
which cotton was brought to the city,
as reported on the board at the Cotto n
WORLD'S SERIES BASEBALL GAMES
WILE HE DETAILED AT BIJOU
Full Service and Every Play Called as it is Made
Augusta fans will have an opportu
nity this year of hearing the World’s
Merits baseball detailed. Manager
Sparks of the Bijou, who left last
night for Asheville, N. C., to arrange
for his theatrical circuit, announced
that he had closed contract with the
Western Union for their detail service
of the entire World’s Series.
This will no doubt be hailed with
delight by local fans, as it will afford
opportunity for them to hear called
every play made in these all-absorb
“AUGUSTA” CAN’T
MOVE; ON SAND
River Stage Thursday 8 A. M.
Was 4.9 Feet at City Wharf.
Rain is Badly Needed
Traffic on the river is still at a
standstill. The “Augusta" has been
"stuck” down the stream for days, due
to the exceptionally low stare.
At 8 a. m. Thursday the gauge at
the city wharf read 4.9 feet, which
was slightly lower even than the stage
Wednesday morning.
There Is a general desire for rain,
for one reason to raise the river stage
and make the restoration of traffic
possible.
The "Augusta” sailed from Savan
nah Monday a week ago. She could
not proceed after getting within eight
miles of Augusta, and after waiting
for some days was ordered to return
to the Savannah docks. The captain
got the vessel's nose pointed down
stream but after reaching Burton’s
ferry found he was "up against it"
because the waters of the river had
fallen considerably since the up trip.
It is impossible to say when the
Augusta will reach the dock.
ROSS OOPELAND HEADS
FEDERATION OF TRADES
Elected at Regular Meeting
Wednesday Night to Succeed
Mr. J. 0. Harrison, Resigned.
The resignation of Mr. ,Ds. Harri
son, as president of the Augusta Fed era.
tlon of Trades, which was tendered a
few weeks ago, was accepted with re
grets last night at the regular meeting
of the Federation held Ht l.abor I fall,
and Mr. Ross Copeland, president or the
Plumbers Union, was eleeted to fill the
vacancy.
Mi Harrison stales that he was forced
to relinquish the duties Incumbent upon
him as president, for business reasons.
Mr Copeland is one of the most popu
lar men In the Federation and It Is be
lieved he will make a steady, capable
head for the organisation.
No further business was transacted at
the meeting other than routine matters
FINAL WINDING-UP BY
AUGUSTA BASEBALL ASS N
The members of the Augusta Base
ball Aasociatlon met this morning In
the offices of President Kalbfleisch
between th* hours of 12 and 1 o'clock
for th* purpose of the going over the
business transacted by the club dur
ing the season just closed.
All of the members stated tnht they
were satisfied and the aeanon could
be termed a success, under the han
dicaps that the association waa up
against.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
Exchange Thursday morning:
Georgia Railroad, 236.
Southern, 111.
Augusta Southern, 211.
Central of Georgia, 204.
Augusta-Aiken, 14.
Georgia A Florida, 118.
C. & W. C„ 148.
A. C. 1.., 120.
Wagon, 206.
A total of 1,788 bales were received
and the sales were only 277.
ing gamps and the large and spacioua
Bijou, with its comfortable seats, will
be taxed to its utmost capacity with
enthusiastic fans. So realistic arc
these called details that one can easily
close bis eyes and imagine himself
actually in attendance at the big
games. Balls, strikes, hits, etc., are
called the next instant after being
made.
Mr. Sparks states that he w4ll open
the Bijou with regular bills October
sth.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Hofbrau Hotel.
A. J. Ryan, Savannah, Ga.; J. J
Willis, City: D. J, Morecarty, Atlanta;
R. IX Phillips, S. C.; J. M. Beach,
McCann.
Planter! Hotel.
W. T. Bauke, City; J. S. Brown,
Dublin, Ga.; H. B. Morgan, Mo.; J. B.
Murphy, Md.; L. Phillips, Savannah.
Albion Hotel.
H. Hoffman, Atlanta; T. P. Fitz
gerald, Atlanta; I. Joseph, Chicago;
G. A. UaTaste, Conn.; W. D. llldgely,
New York; C. Vinson, Milledgeville,
Ga.; Ci. R. Coleman, Toronto.
Genesta Hotel.
W. C. Webber, Atlanta; J. Levoring
ton, Atlanta; 1., Marks, Savannah;
P. B. Griffin, North Carolina; A. W.
Treemart, Birmingham, Ala.; J. J.
McKelia, S. C.; B. X., Barbour, V*.
WILL CLEAR OFF
FRIDAY, ’TIS SAID
Forecaster Predicts More Rain
Thursday Night. Precipita
tion Slight So Far
All t.h« rain that f#*ll Wednesday and
Wednesday night amounted to little
more than a third of an Inch, an official
ly recorded. More rain will come Thurs
day night, however, If the propheelen of
the forecaster gome true thin time. Fur
thermore, the forecaster predicta clear
ing weather Friday, maybe with clearing
Nhower*.
The wind increased nightly In velocity
Wednesday night an it waa
At time* the snemorneter waa clipping it
off at the rate of 21 miles an hour.
It remained cloudy moat of the morn
ing Thursday and *■ irly there waa a few
hundredtha of an Inch of rain raptured.
In the early afternoon the Indication waa
that then would be ahowem before
nightfall.
Forecaster Kmlgh atated Thursday
morning that the atorm. which waa men
tioned a* being off the Florida coaat
Wednesday, would he ' entered over this
section Thursday night.
The temperature '1 Intraday waa ellght
ly warmer than Wednesday, the winds
affecting It, It Is aald.
“Ask Mr. Dick”
"Paramount hays and Nights.’*
Ask Mr Dick.’*
These are signs of whet is coming to
the Grand Paramount Pictures by day
tad by night, twice week!. I I «• v make
their first appearance Monday at the
matinee at 3.30 o’clock. The night show
will begin at *:3O o'clock, sharp.
Mr. Richard Tant Is the man behind
the pictures h#6re. "Ask Mr. irick."
It must he remembered that the "mo
vies" you will see at The Grand for 25,
20 and 10 cents, nre the Identical pic
tures shown in larger cities for 75 and
v 0 cents a seal.
RESOLUTIONS AS
PASSED BY THE
MEETING
Approve Concurrent Legisla
tion in All of the States of the
South to Secure Reduction in
Cotton Acreage.
At the meeting of the Columbia
County citizens held at Harlem Wed
nesday, a resolution was passed which
endorses the plan for concurrent leg
islation by the states to curtail the
cotton acreage.
The following is the resolution:
Resolved, That it is the opinion of
this meeting that concurrent legisla
tion by all the Cotton-Growing states
providing a uniform system for re
duction of cotton acreage for 1915 Is
absolutely necessary to maintain con
fidence In the value of cotton, either
for the purpose of holding by the far
mers, or for the purpose of collateral
as security, and that such action
should be as prompt as possible, and
we urge Governor Slaton to take
action looking to co-operation by the
various Cotton slates. (Unanimously
carried).
No Tax on Production.
This resolution was also passed:
Resolved that it is our opinion that
such state legislation should be by
prohibitory laws restricting the acre
age and not as a tax on production.
A resolution was passed also favor
ing (he organization of the people of'
( oimnbia County for devising plans
for restricting the cotton acreage
next year and for diversifying (he
crops, and, also for a larger mass
meeting at Appling on the fourth
Monday In September.
A resolution was passed for a com
mittee composed of one person from
each militia district, of which Mr. W.
W. Hamilton Is chairman, to work up
Interest in the meeting on Monday,
September 28th, so as to secure a
large and representative attendance.
Judge E. H. Callaway was selected
chairman of a committee composed of
himself Dr. F. 11. Phillips, Ordinary
I’. B. Mundy and Mr. llaxter Bynum,
to prepare plana and details for a
working county organization to tie
formed on the fourth Monday in Sep
tember. at Appling.
JEWISH NEW YEAR
BEGINS ON SUNDAY
Feast of Roshgnah Begins Sun
day Evening and Ends on
Monday at Sundown
The feast of Rush Hashanah or
New Year's Day, which Inaugurates
the most solemn season of the Jewish
religious year, begins this your on
Sunday evening, .Sept, 20 ami lasts
till sundown Monday, the 21st. Among
orthodox Jew# who celebrate two days,
the following day, Tuesday, Is also
observed. This day opens the Jewish
calendar year, five thousand six hun
dred and seventy-five (5675).
The observance of this day as a
holy season 4s commanded in two
passages of tho Five Books of Moses,
namely, Leviticus XXIII, 24 and 25 an.l
Numbers, XXIX, 1. In neither passago
Is there any specific command as to
how the day is to be observed beyond
the Injunctions to blow the trumpet,
to hold a holy convocation and to en
gage In no servile occupation.
It is to be noted that, this day Is
the first day of the seventh month or
the day of tho new moon of that
month. The new moon was Observed
as a holy season by the Jews of old;
the seventh month was a particularly
holy month, as the seventh day was
tho holy day or the week; hence the
new moon of the seventh month Was
Invested with a significance of far
holler Import than the other new moon
days of the year. As In all holy sea
sons no servile work, no gainful occu
pation was to he followed.
The injunction to blow the trumpet
on this day was to call the people to
remembrance before the Lord. Jri the
course of time, this ceremony of
blowing the shofar became the cen
tral feature of the elaborate religious
service conducted on the day. Ju»t
as the shofar called the people to re
membrance before the laird, so also
were Its sounds to arouse tho peoplo
to their shortcomings and to their du 4
ties In which they may have failed
Tho day 1s called on this account Yom
hazlkkaron—“The day of Memorial.”
Another Idea which in time came to
be associated with the day was that
on this day God weighed men's actions
In the scale of Justice. For this rea
son another designation of the day
Is Yom haddln, "The Day of Judg
ment." The intervening between New
Year's Day and the Day'of Atonement
are called, "The Ten Days of Peni
tence,” during which the opportunity
Is had to reflect finally on and repair
the wrongs done during the year; If
the repentance is sincere forgiveness Is
gained on the culminating day of the
season, "The Day of Atonement,”
Tho New Year’s Day In the passing
of the centuries has thus come to
embody the great religious ideas of
divine Jsutlce and human responsi
bility. As the beginning of the Jewish
religious year It emphasizes the religi
ous uniqueness of the Jewish people,
the servant of the one Go<f, the priest
people of humanity.
Appropriate services will he held on
both days In Augusta synagogues.
MEET IN GRIFFIN.
Qrlffln, Qa A meeting for the pur
pose of organizing u brass hand In Grif
fin Is culled by W. Vuuncey, official
organizer of the Woodmen of the World,
for 8 o’clock Thursday night of this
week, at the Odd Fellow* hall.
A great deal of Interest Is being taken
In this movement, not only hy* the mu
sician* of Griffin, but by th* citizens
In general, arid the public, generally Is
Invited to attend the preliminary meet
ing on Thursday evening,
Griffin needs to make a noise—we are
too quiet about the great things we are
doing and a bras* band will fill a long
felt need.
LENGTH OF BATTLE LINE
ON AISNE ACCOUNTS FOR
THE DIFFE® VERSIONS
Ample Room For Reported Successes and Defeats in Giant
Fight of Three Million Men Along One Hundred and Fifty
Miles Fronting on French River—Conflicting Statements
From Berlin and London
London, 1:30 p. m.—Claims us Ber
lin that the attacks of the allien along
the A lane have been repulsed and that
German counter attacka have suocetd
ed and official assertions hero that the
German counter attacks have been re
pulsed and that the Invaders are slow
ly giving way, leave no conclusion but
that (he narrators are referring to dif
ferent points in the vast field of action.
For 110 Mile*.
As the crow flies the front of the
opposing armies, which with the heavy
reinforcements have reached the prob
able total of 3,000,000 men, stretches
for lit) miles. Making allowances for
the deviation north to Laon, the line
must bo quite 150 miles long, so there
is ample room for successes on one
part, of the field and reverses else
where.
The British and French seem to be
attempting to repeat on the Aiano the
turning movement carried out so suc
cessfully on the Marne, and in the
present case they have .the additional
incentive of knowing should the Ger
man right be again turned, there are
Says Champagne Literally Flowed Like Water
As Germans Pillaged Wine Cellars
Taken at Chalons
Pa ria, 3:40 a. m.—lson Bourgeois,
former premier and senator from
Marne, who has just returned from a
tour of the district recently occupied
by the Germans, has made a detailed
report of his observation, a copy of
which has been given to Amhususdor
Herrick for transmission to the gov
ernment at Washington. The report
declares that moat of tho commune#
through which the Germans passed
were, annihilated liy fire and sword.
Several mayors were shot and where
the mayors were absent substitutes
were shot In their places.
MRS. PRONTAUFS
SISTER IS DEAD
Miss Adele S. Bignon, After
Long Illness, Died at "The
Pines" at 12:18 P. M.
Announcamptit wh* maria Thursday
aftomoon of the of Miaa Arifel** K
Hlkooii at In*' lute r«»sldmica, "Thu
Pinos," on Tho Hill, at 12:15 o’clock,
following a lengthy lilnoaa. Miaa lllg
non whs the slater of Mra. J. Hanry
Prontaut, whoso death occurred a sow
days ago at .Johns llopklna hospital In
Baltimore and In vlow of this fact the
loan of Mlhs Jilgnon la maria peculiarly
sari.
No funeral arrangements have nn yet
been marie.
The deceased is survived by one slater,
Mrs. .Jhh. J . houghty and one broth s4*.
Mr Joseph H. I signori, both of Augusta.
Hha waa a member of one of the moat
distinguished old French families of the
highest culture;, her mother having been
hlghlv educated In Purls and whh a most
accomplished pianist. Her father waa the
late Harney Bignon.
COMMITTEES HELD
MEETINGS TODAY
Health and Special Hospital
Committees of City Council
Meet Thursday Afternoon
Meetings of the Health committee and
the special hospital committee of city
council were held Thursday afternoon.
The health committee waa called to
geth«4* to open bids on the construction
of a sewer and the special hospital com
mittee, to receive the report of the sub
committee on the matter of equipment
for the new city hospitals.
Hlria were opened recently at a full
mooting of the special hospital commit
tee for the kitchen, refrigerating snd
laundry equipment of tire hospitals etc.,
and these bids were referred to a spe
cial committee to report back.
GOV T OFFICIAL PLEASED
WITH WORK ON RIVER
Col. Langfitt, U. S. Engineer,
Inspected Bank With City
Engineer Wingfield Yester
day
The work the government la doing on
the Savannah river at August* wss for
mally Inspected Wednesday by Col. W.
C. Ouigfltt, United States engineer, In
company with City Knglrieer Nlsbnt
Wingfield. Col. Langfitt expressed him
self as being well pleased with th* na
ture and progress of the work. It was
his first visit since hla Illness which has
kept him confined for some time
Col. Lengfltt supervises the improve
ment work along the bank and alao th*
work done to th* channel. He had noth
ing ofiirlally to do with th* levee work.
A aurvey of th* river from hern to Ite
mouth will be mad* very aoon.
no great defensive positions behind the
invaders until they reach the Meuse.
May Quit Belgium.
It would not he surprising, in the
opinion of observers in London to see
the Germans quit Belgium, if there is
any truth in the report that ttye east
ern arena of the war has become the
decisive position in German eyes and
that Germany will be content for the
present to maintain a defensive atti
tude in the west.
Italy - Roumania.
Italian and Roumanian activities
seem today to point to decisive action
in the near future. Should these
countries take the field against Aus
tria-Hungary, it is argued here that
Russia would have her hands freed
ami that Germany would be thrown
entirely on her own resources to re
pel the* Muscovite hosts thus strongly
reinforced.
Italy seems to have called her re
servists to the colors ami to he on the
point of occupying Avlona in order to
safeguard her interests in the Adri*
a tic.
The report recites an attack on wo
men al Montmlratl and the shooting of
a father and Ida 12-.vear old son, who
were present. A number of witnesses
of this alleged Incident are named In
the report. The arrival of the Germans
at Chalons, the report says, was pre
ceded by a short bombardment In
which shells fell on the hospital and
the children’s asylum.
It Is also charged In the report that
the Germans pillaged the stores and
that later an orgle took place In the
wine cellars of the town, during which
chumpagno literally flowed like wa
ter.
IN THE CITY COURT
Four Cases Disposed of This
Morning; a Fifth Nearly
Finished
Three plea* of guilty were entered
before Judge Kvu this morning In the
criminal session of the city court.
W. T, Smith peladed glulty to a
charge of carrying a pistol without a
license; iilso to another charge of car
rying a concealed weapon.
Alfred Thurman and ICugene Pow
ell pleaded guilty to a charge of lar
ceny from the house.
In the case of the State vs. Katie
Collier, charged with a misdemeanor
(selling cocaine), the Jury found the
defendant guilty but recommended her
to the mercy of the court.
The case of the State vs. Gordon
Ware, charged with drunkenness on a
public highway, waa held over for
completion this afternoon.
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE TO
BOY SCOUTS FRIDAY NIGHT
Be Delivered By Dr. Serier,
Scoutmaster Troop No. 4, in
First Presbyterian 8. 8.
Building
The Illustrated lecture on the Boy
Kcoula to he given Friday evening In
tho .Sunday school room of the First
Presbyterian Church la attracting
much Interest among the parents of
Augusta, as well as the boys.
The scout movement has grown
very rapidly, and every parent or hoys
wants to know about It. Friday night
Troop No. 4 will exhibit a Boy Scout
camp scene, with camp-fire, eto.
They will show their skill In first aid
end answer many of the questioned
required In their examination*.
Besides this a lecture, Illustrated
with sixty colored atereoptlcon slides
will be given. There slide* portray
scouting In all part* of the world. The
lecture Is free An offering will bs
taken for scout work.
SOUTHEHN LABOR CONQREM
Birmingham, Ala—Discussions oo gen
eral labor legislation in the Mouth, child
labor laws and mechanics liens were
features today of the third annual con
vention of the Southern Labor Congress.
The convention will adjourn tomorrow.
TOMORROW
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