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THURSDAY IS “FOOTBALL DAY” AT THE FAIR
THE WEATHER
' Fair tonight anil Thurs
day.
VOLUME XIX, No. 294.
Great Crowds Attending the Georgia-Carolina Fair;
Every One is Talking About Augusta’s Fail Show
Those who Haven’t Been Should Go By All Means—Best Fair
Ever Held in This City—Thousands at the Fair Tuesday
and Tuesday Night
FOOTBALL GAME BFTWEEN ACADEMY AND
RIVERSIDE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Best Midway Ever Seen Here---Wednesday Large Crowds
Are at the Fair and Thursday Will Be Biggest Attendance
of the Week.
ADMISSION 25 CENTS
AT N4GHT.
The admission price at night
to the fair grounds is only 25
cents, one half of the price in
the day time. The 25 cents price
goes on at six o’clock p. m. There
will be thousands to go to the fair
and make merry on the midway
each night.
The Georgia-Oarolina fair opened in
good shape Tuesday morning. The
fair was not ready for opening on
Monday because of the delay in the
arrival of the midway shows from
Petersburg, Virginia. However, there
was a considerable crowd in attend
ance Monday night and the midway
got a fairly good start then.
Tuesday, which was Children's Day,
was a great day at the fair. There
were thousands of people in attend
ance, and while the children were ad
mitted free, still it required large num
bers of grown ups to carry them.
Throughout the afternoon and even
ing the midway was thronged with
people as thick as bees in a hive and
every show did a rushing business.
There was also a big crowd at the
races and some splendid time was
made by fast horses.
One of the most delightful treats
for the children was the riding of the
elephant. A dozen or more kids would
mount the two ton elephant and ride
up and down the midway. Every child
who saw others riding was made en
vious all at once and the result was
the elephant did great business
PROTESTS SEIZURE
OF AMERICAN SHIP
United States Considers Cap
ture of the “John D. Rocke
feller” By a British Warship
Unwarranted—Was Ameri
can Owned and Flew the Am
erican Flag
New York.—The Standard Oil
Company steamer Platuria flying
the American flag has been seiz
ed by British warships off the
coast of Scotland and taken into
Stornoway, a port in the Lewis
Islands, according to a cablefram
received here today by the com
pany from her captain.
By Acting Secretary of State.
Washington—The tlnited States hag
protested to Great Britain against the
eeisure by a British warship of the
American tank steamer "John D.
yltockefeller." This was announced
Itoday by Acting Secretary Lansing of
Pfie state department.
As the Rockefeller was American
owned, flew the American flag and no
change of registry was involved, the
American government considers the
seizure unwarranted. She had Amer
ican officers and crew.
Not Contraband.
The ship wag bound from one neu
tral port to another, leaving Phila
delphia. September 2nd for Copenha
gen. and carried illuminating oil
which, Secretary Lansing said, had
not been classed as contraband in any
notification received from Great Brit
ain. Tha vessel was taken to the
Orkney Islands. The protest was
made to the British government
through Ambassador Page at London,
who was Instructed to ask for the
Rockefeller’s immediate release.
Mr. Lansing said no representations
nr protest had been made in the case
of the steamer Brlndilla taken re
cently to Halifax.
To See the President.
Mr. Lansing had an engagement
with President Wilson today, but de
clined to sav whether the seisure of
the ships would be discussed As the
Brlndtlla's cargo wee the same as the
Rockefeller’s the government’s action
waa taken to foreshadow another pro
test awl demand for release unless
ft.. me difficulty In the change of the
’Brlndilla’s registry, not yet develop
ed came up.
BOMBARDING CATTARO.
Rome. —l.ate news from the Adriatic
Is to the effitet that the bombardment
of Cattsro, ’ tielmat la, continues with
great vLueno*.
THE AUGUSTA HFBAT.D
throughout the day. This is the same
elephant who moves big wagons, that
four horses can t pull, with his snout.
He is the most valuable animal in all
o£ the Washburn shows.
Wednesday is Augusta Day and
thousands are at the fair. The ex
pected bad weather has not material
ised and the fair management has
strong hopes that it will be postponed
until after the fair is over. The weath
er forceast for Tuesday was unsettled
and probable showers while the fore
cast for Wednesday was the same, but
they haven't materialized.
“Football Day.”
Thursday will be "Football Day”
and many believe that it will be the
biggest day of the entire fair. The
game of football between the Academy
and Riverside elevens is expected to
be a hard fought engagement and
great numbers of people from through
out this section of two states will be
in attendance.
On Thursday the Georgia & Florida
Railway will operate a special excur
sion train from Vidalia to Augusta
that is expected to bring up between
500 and 1,000 people. Every incoming
train will be loaded down.
On the midway Tuesday night mer
ry crowds had the times of their lives.
There were great numbers in attend
ance and every one concedes that the
midway at the fair this year is the
best in the history of the fair associa
tion.
The fair officials expect a big crowd
Friday, which will be called “Labor
Day” and thousands of Augusta people
will be at the fair. The labor people
will make an especial effort to be In
attendance.
DELAY TSINGTAI
BOMBARDMENT
Jap Siege Guns Not Yet Mount
ed---Crew of the German Sub
marine S-90 Escaped to Shore
Poking, 7:15 p. m.—An official Ger
man report on the blowing up of the
Japanese cruiser Takachiho in Kiao
chow harbor the night of Oct. 17, sets
forth that the German torpedo boat
S-90 went to sea with the intention of
attacking a larger cruiser. Failing in
this she had to content herself with
the Takachiho.
As soon as this vessel had been dis
posed of the S-90 attempted to escape.
It was found, however, that this move
ment could not he carried out and the
crew of the torpedo boat ran her up
on the beach and then got safely
ashore.
The Japanese legation here says
that the work of mounting the siege
guns before Tslngtau has not yet been
completed and that the bombardment
of Tslngtau probably will be delayed
several weeks.
Despatches from Tokio received yes
terday declared that the S-90 was
found ashore and destroyed by the
Japanese at a jiolnt 00 miles south of
Tslngtau.
GIVES HINTS OF
GERMAN ANXIETY
Copenhagen, via. London, 7:55 a. m.
—The military correspondent of The
Berliner Tagehlatt hints that there Is
a certain amount of anxiety about the
situation manifesting Itself in Ger
many. He explains though that a de
cision is Mkely to come "like a thief In
the night,” and that It will more prob
ably be on the east front rather than
In the west.
Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg, ac
cording to The Tageblatt, ts being at
tacked In certain influential circles as
responsible for the war.
PRINCE WOLRAD KILLED.
Amatardam. (via London, 7:40 a. m.)
—The Handelablad has published a
dispatch which says that Prince Wol
rad Frederick Waldeck-Pyrmont, half
brother of Kmmn, dowager queen of
the Netherlands, has been killed In the
western theater of the war while en
gaged in patrolling.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 21, 1914.
CHANNEL COAST
FIGHTS Si BAD
FOR GERMANS
Reports in London Agree That
They Have Met With Reverses
---Anxiety Among the Officers
London, 2:22 a. m.—The correspon
dents of the London newspapers in the
field have succeeded today in getting
through some details of the fighting
along the channel coast in Belgium.
The reports agree that the Germans
have met with reverses and It is Said
the Germans are retreating.
The Belgian correspondent of The
Telegraph, in his account of the fight
ing, reports that British warships bom
j barded villages which the Germans had
I occupied and also the country south of
, these places.
Between Two Fires.
"The order was given for the in
fantry to advice," he says, “and the
rattle of machine guns supplanted the
noise of the naval guns. The Germans
were caught between two fires' and
their line began to waver and slowly
gave way before the pressure of the
infantry.
“The strength of the attack was then
increased and soon the whole German
line resting on the coast was in full
j retreat.”
In a dispatch from Flushing, sent
at 1 o'clock this , morning the corre
spondent of Tho Daily Alail declares
that, the Germans appear to have been
driven back in an engagement at Mld
i dlekerke near Ostend. He says can-
I non has been placed near Ostend and
adds that most of the German wound
ed had been removed from Bruges.
I Stiil Raging.
The Daily Mail's Rotterdam enfre
i spondent under date of Tuesday night
says that according to a German mes
| sage a fierce battle is still raging be
tween Furnes and Dunkirk. He con
tinues:
“On the march on Dunkirk the Ger
mans met a large and unexpected body
of troops whch attacked them, horse,
foot and artillery, while the British
warships co-operated with the land
forces. The Germans are reported as
faling back in confusion on Ostend and
troops from all over the west of Bel
gium have been hurried to Nieuport.
The Germans have received the
greatest surprise of the war. A dis
patch from Ghent says the result of
this fighting has caused anxiety among
the German officers, one of whom, a
German general, committed suicide.
Festivities announced to celebrate Ger
man successes were suddenly cancelled
yesterday."
NIP PORTUGAL
AFAIR IN BUD
Lisbon, Portugal, via London, 12:37
p. m.—A revolutionary outbreak in
the cities of Braganza and Mafra un
der the leadership of Adriano Beca, a
former colonel has been promptly put
down according to official announce
ment made today.
Beca has been arrested and a band
of the revolutionaries who went uot
from Mafra are being pursued by
troops. Beyond the cutting of tele
graph wires and stopping of trains
nothing seema to have been accomp
lished.
NAVAL FIGHT IN
BALTIC REPORTED
London, 10:05 a .m.— An engagement
between German torpedo boats and
hostile submarines in the Baltic near
Rugen Island, off the Prussian coast,
Is reported from Stockholm, according
to a Central News dispatch from Co
penhagen. No details of the fight or
Its result are given..
BUILDING GERMAN
AIRSHIPS SHEDS
London, 7:50 a. m. —The correspon
dent of The Times at Copenhagen
learns from German sourees that air
ship sheds are being constructed at
Tondem. In Schleswig, and at Rostock,
on the Warnow, near the Baltic sea in
Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
ALL GERMANS MUBT LEAVE.
London, 10:30 a. m.— The chief con
stable of British has ordered all
German and Austrian subjects to
leave. No exceptions will be made
Brighton has a large foreign colony
and many hotels there are foreign
owned. Numerous Germans who were
discharged from the London hotels
last week have moved to the south
coast resort.
Maid Swears Mrs. Carman Said, ‘I Shot Him’
' >,• f> '
NEW PHOTO OF MRS. FLORENCE CARMAN.
FIGHT ALONG THE VISTULA
RWER BECOMING ANOTHER
BATTLE OF THE AISNE
London, 10 a. m.—Only the most
meagre reports arrived from the east
ern war area, but It is clear that the
Russians are at least holding their
own. Both sides are evidently ' en
trenching and the Vistula River region
promises to become another battle ot
the Aisne.
The Allies' Consolation.
The allies console themselves for
the Russian withdrawal, from western
Galicia and the advanced positions
near the Russian Polish border by the
belief that the Germans having com
mitted themselves to an Invasion of
Russian Pollnail will not be ns likely
to send reinforcements to the armies
In the west as would have been the
case if the Russians had suffered a
great reverse nearer the German fron
tier.
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
FRENCH
Paris, 2:40 p. m.—The French of
ficial communication given out this
afternoon says the attacks yesterday
of the enemy at Nieuport, lilxmude
and Lahasse all were repulsed by the
allies.
The text of the communication fol
lows:
“During yesterday the attacks of
the enemy were particularly violent
at Nieuport, Idxmude and Labasse
They all were repulsed by the allied
armies with great energy.
PROVISIONS FOR
IE BELGIANS
Berlin (by wirelsss vis. Sayvill#).—
The German government has Informed
the American embassy that It has no
objection to the Importation of pro
visions for Belgian clvllalns.
PROTEST OLEOMARGARINE TAX
Chicago. R< solutions protesting
against the government tax on oleo
margarine were adopted today at the
closing nessipn of the American Meat
Parkers' Association convention here.
Congress was asked to repeal the
tax or reduce It as low as possible, as
oleomargarine, tiie resolution pointed
out, was the only “whole food neces
sity which Is taxed and the rising cost
of living makes It neeesaary to reduce
the cost to the consumer us much us
possible.
ESTIMATE IS 750,000 MEN.
Berlin, (via Wireless) I—The 1 —The mil"
itarv expert of the Krrutz Zcilung
estimates the losvs of the French,
the British, the Busaiatis and the
Belgians. In killed, wounded and
prisoners at least three quarters
of a million.
Increasing in Force.
London, 5:50 a. m.—An official com
munication issued in Vienna at noon
Tuesday is given in a dispatch from
Amsterdam to the Reuter’s Telegram
Gortrpany. It says:
“The battle in Central Galicia has
Increased in force, especially north of
the Ktrwlaz River, where our attacks
are progressing.
Capture Many Russians.
“The attempts of the Russians to
regain tire Mnglera Heights have been
repulsed. In the course of this fight
ing rha.ny Russians were captured, In
cluding one Russian general. Several
machine guns were also taken.
"'File Austrians have occupied StryJ,
forty miles southwest of Lemberg,
Koeroesmecoe and Herth after strong
Russian resistance.”
GERMAN
Berlin,( By wireless to Sayville)*—
According to Information given out In
Berlin today there has been no change
of importance in the military posi
tions on the wings or In the center of
the western theater of war.
MAY ADJOURN
ON SATURDAY
Washington.- After a, conference
with President Wilson on disputed
'points between the house and senate
on the war rev< nue bill, Representa
tive Underwood ami Senator Mlmmons
took under consideration a tentative
proposal to reduce the senate tax of
11.75 a barrel on beer and to restore
the house tax on gasoline. Both lead
ers were hopeful of an agreement and
that congress would adjourn Satur-
CRUISER EMDEN
AT IT AGAIN
London, 4:55 p. m. -The German
cruiser Ktnden has again been sinking
British steamers, this time at u point
150 tulles southwest of Cochin, British
India, according to a report received
I by the admiralty from Colombo, Cey
lon, Hhe has sent to the bottom the
British steamers Chilkana, Trollua,
Bentnohr and Clan Grunt, and the
dredger Ponrabble, bound for Tas
mania The British steamer Kxford
was captured by the ISirdcn.
$6.00 PER YEAR-FIVE CENTS PER COPY,
DESPERATE ENDEAVORS
ALONG CHANNEL COAST
SWEARS WORDS
OF MRS.CARMAN:
“I SHIT HIM"
Star Witness For State in
Murder Trial Testifies De
fendant Also Said, “Oh, Celia,
What Did I Kill That Woman
For?”
Mineola, N. Y.— The fate of Mrs.
Florence Conklin Carman, on trial
here charged with the murder of Mrs.
Louise Bailey, will he In the hands of
t lie jury by Friday night, according
to predictions made when the trial
resinned today. District Attorney 1,.
.1 Smith announced that the state’s
case probably would tie concluded by
night and counsel for Mrs. Carman
stated that the defense testimony
would he finished Thursday evening.
It woh learned today that unless she
Is overruled by her counsel, Mrs. Car
man Will testify in her own defense.
The Maid Testifies.
Mineola, N. Y. Celia Coleman, ne
gro maid In tlie Carman household
and star witness for the state, testifi
ed today at the trial of Mrs. Florence
Conklin Carman, accused of the mur
der of Mrs. Louise Bailey, ttiat Mrs
Carman had appeared, revolver In
hand, a moment after Mrs. Halley had
been shot and said: ”T shot him."
“The next morning about daylight
Mrs Carman came to my room," Celia,
continued. "Hhe said, ‘yh, fella, wliat
did I kill that Worrian fniT I hdpe God
will forgive me. You stick to me and
If anything happens to you I’ll take
care of j’our little boy."’
Telia Her Story.
Under questioning of District At
torney Smith, Celia told her story as
follows:
“1 am from Charleston, S. C. I went
to work at l)r. Carman's May Ik, 1914.
On the night of June 39 I served din
ner at (1:45 o’clock. After dinner I
started to wash the dishes.
“While I was washing the dishes.
Elizabeth Mrs. Carman’s daughter
came into the kitchen. Boon after
wards Mrs. Carman came In. Hhe
(Continued on next page.)
CONFERRING ON
SI 00,000,000
COTTON LOAN
Federal Reserve Board Mem
ber to Consult With Bankers.
New Yorkers Want First
Lien.
Washington.—W. P. G. Harding,
member of the federal reserve hoard,
went to New York today to confer
with hankers there about the $160,-
000,000 loan fund to take care of the
surplus cotton crop. Mr, Harding ex
pected to meet Kestus J. Wade of St.
Louis, one of the supporters of the
plan, In Philadelphia and continue the
effort to have ihe New York hanks
accept proposals for the use of the
fund discussed by the federal rescrv!
board.
New York bankers are understood
here to desire to put up their contri
bution* to the fund with the agree
ment that they shall be safeguarded
with a first lien on the cotton. It was
said the Northern hunkers, including
New York, might be willing to con
tribute four or five cents a pound on
the cotton to be eared for with the
understanding that their obligation
should be the first consideration at the
time pf repayment. If Southern bank
ers participating in the plan desired
to put up several cents additional on
each pound of cotton their obligations
would come second. In return the
Southern banks, It was said, are to be
given the management of the fund
under the supervision of the federal
reserve board.
FRENCH RAINING
ON IRE MEUSE
London, 5:28 P. M. ■ Th* Pari* ror
r*spon<l*nt or H*ut#r* THourom Com
pany tiny* th** latent Information from
thi* front Indlratffi that thr* French ar*
making marked progr**** on th« right
hank of thf rlv*r M*»uiie, and that th«*
grenr bflttl#* raging in th»* north Is as
y«t without definite result.
HOME
EDITION
Germans Resume Offensive
With Supreme Efforts Against
Allies Left—Great Turning
Movement in Corner of Bel
gium—Reports Differ Re
garding Outcome So Far
London, 1:45 p. m.)—While England
today paid homage to Nelson on this
the anniversary of the battle of Tra
falgar. the forces nf Germany and the
allies continued to battle along the
lino in France and Belgium, from
trenches, woods and villages and over
>i \sel> of waterways, the presence of
which seems likely to give the strug
gle there the name of Battle of the
Canals.
Str:u>;ely Britons learned of Tra
falgar Jmy for the first time officially
that. the British fleet was co-operat
ing willi tlie allied army on the
French coast.
In Dover Straits.
At hat iinttH of tlie fleet are harbor
ing in tlie Straits of Dover of course
are not known, but tlie presence of
gunboats lias been mentioned which
uphold the theories advanced soon
after the Germans took Ostend, that
tlie British navy *Had taken charge of
the extreme left of the allied line.
What progress, if any, has been
made by either side In the vicinity
and south of 1 1st end, is not disclosed
In tlie latest I’arls official communi
cation. It was noteworthy that no
progress anywhere was claimed in
the communication. It is naturally
the allies contention that the outcome
of the German advance on the coast
towns, now seemingly In abeyance,
will lie a repetition of the German
sweep on Paris; that is It will end
witli a retreat.
Great Effort.
All reports, however, agree that the
Germans are bringing up all their
available reinforcements and that It
will require an effort as great as any
yet made since the opening of hostil
ities to make them withdraw.
Against Allies’ Left.
London, 10:10 a. m.—A comparison
of the official reports from Parts and
Berlin leads to the conclusion that all
along the western battle front In
France and Belgium the Germans have
resumed the offensive but with their
supreme efforts directed against the
allies' left.
The news supplementing these of
ficial communications, however, Indi
cates that on the left at least the al
lies are not acting merely on the de
fensive.
Furious Contest
Along Coast is
At Its Height
Germans Who at First Yielded,
Now Thought Pressing Allies
to the Maximum. Barb Wir«
Obstacles.
Pa ris, 7:01 a. m.—The outcome of
the battle In the north, according to
the Judgment of observers in Paris,
remained undecided this morning.
It is l bought here that the furious
contest in this part of lielgium nnd
France has reached Its height. The
Germans who at first apparently
yielded to the offensive of the allies,
now are forcing to the maximum the
lines of the French and the English.
In this they have been assisted by
troops from Antwerp and all the
other German forces available In Bel
gium.
At Lilia.
The allies, however, apparently are
fighting with I tie greatest determina
tion to take the Important city of
Lille, In spite of the enemy's extra
ordinary resistance The allies’ at
tacks which have been accompanied
by progress at various points have
been followed always by spirited
counter attacks by the Germans.
Around Lille and In the thickly popu
lated districts where the fighting has
been from house to house, the opera
tions are difficult and progress has
been slow especially In the face of the
barbed wire defenses put up by the
Orman*.
IPPROYE PLANS
U.S.ITRDRAIE
Washington. The Mexican National
Convention nt Agnus Caltnnlcs has
approved the arrangement made by
American Consul Hilllrnnn and General
Agullsr for withdrawing American
forces from Vera Crus. General Car
ranza is expected to Issue u proclama
tion giving gmtrantees to cltlsens of
Vera Crux, who have served the
| United States.