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TWO GAVELS FULL LONG AND SESSION Lerders in C;tton Relief Move ment Agree to Adjournment on C ndition Pending Meas ures Have Right of Way Upon Reconvening HOKE SMITH AND HENRY GIVE REASONS FOR THE FILIBUSTER ABANDONMENT Do Not Desire Obstructive Tactics to Jeopardise Ohanoes of Ultimate Success---We Have Done All We Could, De clares Georgia Senator. Washington —After being In con tinuous session since tbe Inaugura tion of Woodrow Wllion, a period of nearly nineteen months, the alxty thlrd congress today adjourned Its second session. Prolonged efforts to procure cotton relief legislation final ly collapsed. Leaders in this move ment agreed to adjourn, however, on oondltion that pending cotton relief measures would have right of way when congress re-convened Ueoembar 7th. Gavels Fall. Not more than fifty members of the house and less than a quorum of the senate were present when the gavels fsll on adjournment. The end was accomplished through passage of a concurrent resolution ending the ses sion at 4 p. m , but clocks were turn ed ahead In both chambers, actual ad journment In the house occurring at 1:22 and in the senate at 11:27. As the altered hands of the house clock drew near 4 and the senate was winding up executive business. Speak er Clark arose st Ills desk nnd, facing the scattered attendance on the floor said: Congratulates All. “This Is the longest and most labor ous session that congress has ever known. I congratulate you most heartily on being able to adjourn at last I wish to thank every member of the house—Democratic, Republican, Progressive nnd Independent—for uniform courtesy shown to the speak er. Now, in the language of ‘Tiny Tim.' 'God bless ns everyone.'" Thi» senate adjournment probably was the most undemonstrative In its history. Hoke Smith and Henry. In announcing abandonment of their filibuster for cotton legislation. Sena tor Hoke Smith of Georgia, and Rep resentative Henry of Texas, told sen ate and house It was apparent no quorum eould be procured for con sideration of the cotton measures and further obstructive tactics might In jure chances of ultimate success. Representative llenry predicted that congrees would he convened In extra ordinary session by the middle of No vember. when the fight could tie re sumed. Senator Smith Introduced s bill for a 1770,000,000 government bond issue to buy cotton and declared: All We Could. '“We have done all we could for the suffering people of the South. We have had our day in court for this session and 1 would have no excuse for further filibustering at this time. 1 shall feel that 1 have done my duty by simply voting against the adjorn ment resolution." Democrat tc senators from southern states who participated in an Infor mal conference prior to adjournment said that every one. Including Sen ator Hoke Smith of Georgia and Rep resentative Henry of Texas, had agreed to abide by the deetalon of«the majority of thslr colleagues as to ad journment. Henry Thanked. The meeting passed s resolution thanking Representative Henry for the fight he had led. Representative McKellar presented the resolution Mr. Henry made s speech saying that while he had been called a "ftllbue terer” he had spent at much time working for the nomination of Wood row Wilson as he had working for the cotton legislation." Representative Hardwick of Geor gia. brought word from the senate that the resolution would be agreed to. TWO PURELY AMERICAN HOSPITALS SETTLED U. S. Doctor# and Nurse* at Gleinwitc in Sileaisa; Wound ed Brought Directly Prom Battlefield. Berlin, via. Roma.—Count Oold echinldt-Rothschild. who la attached to the American Red Croaa unit* whlca have undertaken hospital work ,n Ger. many, has Ju*.' come to Berlin to pro cure certain medical neceaaltlea for the America:, hoaj Itala. He report* that the American doc tor! and nurse* are at Uletwita In ■Heals. where t»-o purely American h. pitale have been established. The hospitals are now receiving wounded direct from th# battlefield, a number of men being brought In from the fighting at Ivangorod. The nurses are quartered comfortably In the hospitals themselves while the doctor# reel te outside. The Americans have be.'i given a warm welcome. , 12.50 . Men a Work l*anta, at i Martins.' j ENDING LABORIOUS OE CONGRESS HALF MILLION IE IN BRITISH COTTON MILLS Statement, However, Given Out at Berlin- -English Wo men Well Treated in Germany Berlin (by wireless to Sayvllle)— Information was given out from offi cial quarters In Berlin today as fol lows: "The entire socialist party of Italy aguin has decided to support a policy of ths strident neutrality. “The Manchester (England) Uuarl lan says it has received hundreds of letterj from British women who have returned to England from Germany arid who declare that they were well treated while Iri this country. Well Treated. "Prisoners of war also are well treated. In view of these facts the destruction and looting of German shops In the borough of Deptford, London, was a fit of hysterics. "The chief of the Russian socialist party has pointed out officially to Emile Vandervelde, the Belgian social ist leuder, that a victory of the Rus sian government would mean the strengthening of the anti-democratic policy In Russia and abroad. The Rut shin government would then become the center of the reactionary world. The policy, therefore, of the Russian proletariat would under no circum stances be to help the Russian govern ment. Half Million Idle. "The Loudon Economist declares that half a million British workmen are out of employment In the British cotton Industry. "In the newspaper Popolo Romano, the Ititlhiu general, Uomplanl, esti mates the strength of the German army at five million thoroughly In structed soldiers nnd four million re- i emits. "The Montenegrins ure much de pressed over the Inefficiency of the French blockade of (he Dalmatian coast" IN JURY'S HANDS BESTS FATE DF IRS. GARIN The Twelve Men Retired at 0:45 Saturday Night to Begin Deliberations. Defense Scores Methods of Prosecution. Mineol*, N. Y—At midnight the Carman jury was atlll out. It had been deliberating two hour* and fif teen minute*. Mlnsola, N. Y.—The jury In th* ease ! »*re Florence Conklin Carman, after i listening all the afternoon amt evening to the summing up of th* defense and lb* prosecution and the charge of Jus tice Charles M. K«)hy, retired at 9:45 o'clock tonight to begin Its delibera tions. The defense of the woman charged with th# murder of Mr*. Louisa Bailey rested its ease early In Ihe morning session and several witnesses In rebut tal were called. Guarded th* Witness. Then for more than three hour* and s half John J. Graham, Mra Carman's chief counsel dissected th* elate * c»Be. lie severely criticised th# district at torney'* methods of conducting the case, particularly referring to the manner In which the prosecutor had guarded the j witness, Celt* Coleman. He asserted j licit th* slayer of Mrs, Halley undoubt edly wIS s mail. He (routed the tes- I tlmony of Cell* Coleman and Frank Farrell. “An Intld* Job." In summing up his case, Dlatrlct At torney Mill til painted Mrs. Carman as a cs dilating scheming woman who deliberately murdered under the epur of jealousy He laid emphasis on the testimony of the negrese. Celia Coleman and Farrell. He said he knew the murder was "ati Inside job," snd that the servant. If anyone, would he the person to tell ahum It. Had he allow ed the girl to stay In the house, he said, she would have remained under the Influence of the Herman family, lie excused her al eged falsehoods at th* start by her own wont*—that th* was "entry for Mr*. Cnrmar The family of the murdered woman were In court all day. Exceptions Taken. Before the Juatlce began hi* charge tlraham took exception to several of the district attorney's statement*, claiming the prosecutor had not atuck j to the fact* Juatlce Kelby began to deliver hla charge shortly after 9 o'clock. Ha did not dt*oue* the evidence, but ex plained different degree* of homicide, discussed at some length the credi bility of the witnesses and said that a mass of the evidence tn this case wn* admitted for the purpoa* of Ini* pouching other wltnessea. Minsela, N. Y.—During the first hour of th* Jury's deliberations Mrs. Ca-- man remained tn th# chambers at the rear of the court. An hour and five minutes after the Jury had retired it aent out a request for some testimony. Mrs. Carman, highly nervous, was brought out Into the courtroom. Three women friends and a prison guard fol lowed her. She took her seat at the counsel table. The Jury then sudden ly decided It did not deslr* the testi mony and the defendant was led bat.it to th* chambers. LOR SHIPPING OF CITTON TO BELLIGERENTS Counsellor of State Depart ment Lansing to Use Best Ef forts For Understanding to Admit Cargoes in Neutral Ships to Europe. Washington—Assurances were given a senate committee today by*Kobert j Lansing, counsellor of the state de partment, that this government would endeavor to bring about an under , standing with European belligerents countries. Senators Hoke Smith of Georgia, E. D. Smith of South Carolina and VVm. i Alden Smith of Michigan, and Jones of Washington, conferred with Mr. Lansing relative to holding up of the shipments of cotton and cottonseed oil in neutral ships. Mr. Lansing said the department would seek assurances from Great Britain, France and their allies in re gard to the matter. Negotiations al so would be undertaken with Ger many, he said as to whether vessels owned by British subjects at the be ginning of the war, but which now sail under the American flag would be ad mitted to German ports when laden with cotton shipments. Cottor. Insurance. Washington.—.-Senator White of Alr bama brought to the attention of Act ing Secretary I.nnsing Saturday the fact that several marine insurance companies In New York had refused to underwrite cargoes of qotton des tined from the United Slates to neu tral countries, except with a clause exempting them from liability In case of seizure by a British or French cruiser. The senator asked Mr. Lansing to obtab. fr rri Great Britain and Franco assurnnees that cargoes consigned to neutral ports would not be molested. The subject Is under consideration bv the state department. The insurance companies In question are said to be British-owned. Wants Some Statement. New York. —Seth Low, as president of the New York chamber of commerce, telegraphed to Secretary of State Bryan today urging that Great Britain be re quested to give some authoritative statement In regard to the conditions under which cotton for consumption In neutral countries can be forwarded from the United Staes without Inter ference from British warships. The telegrnm calls attention to reports that tho British authorities have warned ves sels trading to Scandinavia, Holland and Italy that scTious consequences may be expected If they carry cotton cargoes destined for consumption in Germany or Austria. GEORGIANS MEET TO TALK COTTON Conventions Assemble in Ac cordance With Oov. Slaton’s Proclamation. Discnss Acre age Reduction. Savannah, Ga. —The farmers and business men of Coffee, Ware, Sumter, Tift, Laurens, Decatur and Pulaski Counties, among others, met today tn accordance with Governor Slaton's proclamation, to discuss the cotton situation. Resolutions were adopted In all but Laurens and Tift Counties calling on th© governor to convene the legislature to take up the question of ootton acreage reduction tn 1915. Muscogee County. Columbus, Ga.—At a mass meeting of Muscogee County farmers held here today, the Muscogee County Cotton Growers’ Association wns organised, which has for Its purpose, the diver sification of crops nnd the reduction of cotton acrenge by Its members next year and tn the years to come. A large number of the most Impor tant farmers In this section were tn attendance nnd several fnrmers from adjoining counties In Alabama en rolled as honorary members. The meeting was held In compliance with the call of Governor Slaton of Georgia. In Texas. Dallas, Texas. —President* and aec [ rotaries of Texas commercial organi sations In ft state-wide meeting here today on the cotton situation elimi nated discussion of cotton. They con fined their action to plans for edu cating farmers to the advantages of diversification, especially raising of food crop* 9 OFFICERS DEAD, 48 ARE WOUNDED London, 8:33 p. m.—A casualty list dated October "oth and 21st records the death of nhie officers and the wounding of forty-eight. A casualty list of non-eommlsston ed officers dated September 20th gives thirty-two killed of whom twenty three belonged to the Grenadier Guards: twenty-one wounded and sixty missing of whom twenty-eight were of the Bleventh Hussars. FRISCO FAIR SHIP IS NOT WRECKED London, 10:55 p. m. A Reuter dis patch from Batavia. Java, says the steamer Tjlmahl. which haa on board the contribution of the Dutch Kast Indies for the Panama-Pacific F'vpo sition and which. It was feared, had been wrecked. Is safe. Get your suit from P. G. Martins, ki per cent off. Now la your chance. CHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA. France Degrades a Traitor CORPORAL CRUALT. Of the French infantry, photographed as he was being marched from the barracks yard after he had been degraded as a traitor to his coun try. He was convicted of plotting to sell documents that would have enlightened the Germans as to the various wireless systems used by the French army. He also had In his possession detailed plans of the wire less apparatus on Eiffel Tower. 1,500 ARE BURIED IN SINGLE FIELD German Losses Most Severe Between Mieuport and Os tend---Long Trains Take Wounded to Bruges. London, 9:50 p. m.—Fierce fighting Is going on in the district between Nieuport and Ostend as well as around Thourout, Thielt and Deynese, according to a late Reuter dispatch from Sluts, Holland. “The l’ser Canal is being obstinate ly defended by the Belgians," the dis patch says. “The bombardment was kept up all night, but early today tßaturday) both side* rested for a while. At noon heavy firing was re sumed, but th© battle has not yet been decided. Against Possible Landing, “The Germans are guarding the lighthouse at Knocks, as a measure of precaution against a possible land ing by the British, German marines have occupied the village of Hoyst and villages between Slula and Bruges. “Great troop movements have taken place from Bruges and yesterday an army corps arrived from Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent, on Its way to Thourout and Westenede. Long trains conveying wounded have arrived at Bruges. Medical stores are inade quate and the number of doctors are not large enough to cope with the work. "Fighting has been of a sanguinary character. One German soldier re lates that at one point between Os tend and Nieuport 1,500 of ills com rades were buried in a single ■ field.” CAPTURED; NOf SUNK BY GERMAN London, 11 p. m. —The Lloyds corre spondent of Teneriffe learns that the British steamers Indlanl, Condor and Farn were captured by the German cruiser Karlsruh- but not sunk. Thla contradicts u Dally Mall dis patch previously published that the i Karlsruhe had sunk thirteen British | me, chantment. Including these three I vessels. THE WORLD'S AUTO DIRT TRACK RECORD LOWERED Hsmllne, Minn.—The world’s IM-mll# record of 1:82:24 1-2 for a dirt track, es tablished by Ralph Mulford at Oalves burx, 111., two days ago, was lowered to 1:31:30 by Tom A'ley. winner of to day's Invitation automobile race here. GERMAN LOSS PLACED AS HIGH AS 35,000, DROWNED, KILLED, HURT London, 2:20 a. m.—The Sunday Observer prints a dispatch from the department of Pa* de Calais. France, aaying that th# cutting of the dykes southeast of LMxmude drowned many Germans. Some estimates place the German loses there at 5.000 drowned besides 20.000 killed and wound ed. This may give some hint, the dispatch adds, of what It meant when It Is declated fighting In this region is the most desperate of the war. The German retreat after the repulse at Oixmude may be- described as a rout fer although It was covered by German artillery the French took more than 1 .*SO prisoners. Some of the prisoners believed they were within twenty miles .of Parts. . SUWON FRENCH TO SURRENDER, AIR PAMPHLETS German Aviators Drop Bundles of Literature Telling People They’re Only Pulling Chest- j nuts. Out of Eire For the English. London. —Another descriptive reci tal of events In the north of France from an eye-witness attached to the British general headquarters was Is sued by the official information bureau Saturday. It is dated Oct. 17. It de clares that “the fact that we are steadily advancing and that the enemy is giving way before us has proved a most welcome and inspiring change.’’ Continuing, the report says: “As the campaign goes on. the tend ency of the Germans to rely on the'.r rplendid war material with which they have been so amply provided rather than on the employment of masses of men, has become more marked. "There are now indications, how ever, that their supply of material is not Inexhaustible." The narrative then quotes from pamphlets dropped by German airmen summoning the French to surrender on the ground that they are onlv pull ing chestnuts out of the fire for ths English. 2,500 TONS FOOD GO TO HOLLAND London.—The first shipment of 2,500 tons of food to Holland for relief of the Belgians will leave London Tuesday. The cargo will consist principally of wheat, rice, beans and peas. JAP FOUND GUILTY. Salinas, Call.—-Georgs Kodani, a Japa nese phtographer who confessed several months ago to the murder of Miss Hel en Wood Fmlth, a young artist living at Carmal-by-The-Sea, was found guilty by a Jury today with a recom mendation of life Imprisonment REICH AGREEMENT FOR COTTON FUND LOAN TO’ CARE FORJURPLUS CROP Tentative Plan For $135,000,000 Loan Approved By Federal Reserve Board—New York Bankers to Raise $50,000,- 000, Southern Bankers $35,000,000 More—sso,ooo,- 000 in Non-Cotton Producing States PLAN IS LOAN AT 6 CENTS WITH INTEREST NOT OVER 6 PER CENT FORA YEAR Reserve Board to Have Direct Supervision of Fund. Details Not Made Public Last Night, But Scheme Outlined by Sec’y of Treasury As Most Practical of Any Yet Presented. Washington, D. C.—After weeks of negotiations between bankers and fed eral ‘reserve board merp-bers a tentative agreement was reached tonight when the board virtually approved, by which a fund of $135,000,000 will be raised to care for the surplus cotton crop and extend aid to cotton producers. The plan is slightly different. from that originally proposed, but loans will be made on cotton at 6 cents a pound bear ing interest of not more than 6 per cent for one yeaif with a privilege of six months’ extension. The reserve board will have direct supervision of the fund but probably will operate through a committee of bankers and business men. McAdoo Outlines Plan. All details of the plan was not made public tonight. New York bankers have agreed to subscribe $50,000,000 to the fund and Southern bankers are counted on for $35,000,000 more. The remaining $5-0,000,000 is to le raised in non-cotton producing states. Secretary McAdoo outlined the plan tonight In the following statement: “The federal reserve board today con tinued consideration of plans for relief of the cotton situation, giving special attention to a plan suggested by Albert H. Wlggin, J. S. Alexander, A. J. Hemphill and William Woodward of New; York and Festus J. Wade of St. Louis for the raising of a cotton loan fund aggregating $135,000,000. This pan has been evolved fVom that originally proposed by Mr. Wade. Tentative Approval. “Full details cannot be given out un til it is submitted to bankers in lead ing financial centers to ascertain wheth er or not they will support it. It has been approved tentatively by the fed eral reserve board, and bankers in the leading financial cities will be asked immeditely to subscribe the necessary amount. New York City bankers have agreed to subscribe $50,000,000 upon, condition that an additional $50,000,000 shall be subscribed by cities in non-cot ton producing states. The remaining $35,000,000 is to be provided by the cot ton states. At Six Cervts. “The new plan contemplates the loan ing of money on cotton at 6 cents pound and at an interest rate not exceeding 6 cents for a period of one year with the privilege of a renewal for an addi tional period of six months. It is pro vided that all services rendered in the administration of the fund by voluntary committees and bankers shall be with out charge but that the borrowers shall pay three per cent on the amount loan ed to them into a fund which is to be called the guarantee fund and which is to be used exclusively for paying the necessary expenses of administration, which It is estimated will not exceed one-eighth of 1 per cent and the re TERRIBLE LOSSES IN COAST BATTLE Germans Have Taken the Offensive on Right Wing of Allies. French Admit Enemy’s Progress at Certain Points, at Oth ers Claim E qual Success Against Invaders---On Shore Troops of Five Nations Fighting, at Sea British and French Warships Have Joined. London, 9:15 p. m.—The immense armies of the belligerent powers con tinue to hammer each other ceaseless ly on lines extending from the North sea to the Swiss frontier in the west and from the Baltic sea to the Carpa thians In the east. The net result, however, so far as can be judged from official reports issued Saturday night, is that they gain a little here only to lose a little elsewhere. A commander-in-chief is the only one to admit reverses In the western theatre and he does so only In cryptic sentences. It is difficult to Judge, therefore, how the battles in France and Belgium are progressing, but it i; certain that up to this evening none of the armies has succeeded In push ing its offensive far enough to bring appreciably nearer the end of engage ments that have been going on for weeks. German Offensive. The Germans have taken the offen sive aualnst both the right wing of the allies, which rests on the sea, and that part of the French army defend ing the line of fortifications between Verdun and Toul. In the former oper ations, In which every German soldier at the command of the officers In Bel gium is taking part, the FVench report admits that the Germans have made progress at some points, but declares that at others the allies have been just as successful. From the 9ea. It Is evident that along the coast the Germans have found tt difficult to ad vance In the face of the force drawn' along the Yser canal, aided by the British and French ships which are bombarding them from the sea. It probably Is the most picturesque bat tle e'er fought. On shore the troops of five nations are fighting—the Aus trians and Germans on one side and th# FVench, Belgian and British on the other. At sea. British monitor*, gunboats, deatoryers and submarines are fight in* aid* # tde with FVench warships, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23* mainder to be used to make good any losses which may be incurred on loans that may be made on cotton at the stip ulated rate of 6 cents per pound. Upon the conclusion of the whole transaction the amount of money left in the guar antee fund will be returned prorata to the borrowers Early In Week. "It is hoped that responses may be received from the bankers of the lead ing cities early next week. If favor able, the plhti will be put into imme diate execution. In that case the cot ton loan fund will be administered un der the general supervision of a central committee of the individual members of the federal reserve board which com mittee will, in turn, appoint a com mittee to be knofrn as the “cotton loan committee” and which will have ac tual management of the fund. “The Dlan in its new form is more practical than anything heretofore pre sented and it is hoped the requisite amount mav be promptly subscribed that the plan may be put into immediate operation.” \ BRITTSHTLEET ' DLL DARDANELLES London, 10:50 p. m.—A Marconi dis patch from Berlin says: “A British fleet is lying off the Dar danelles. The thunder of its guns has been heard at Matidor (probably Maidos). The Frankfurter Zeitung states that two Japanese men-of-war and the British man-of-war Triumph have bombarded the Tsingatu forts but without result. The upper deck of the Triumph was pierced October 14th by a shot from a heavy howitzer. The German gunboat Jaguar was damaged slightly.” BELWii IN THICK OFJT Washington.—The minister from Belgium, E. Havenith, received the following cablegram from Havre, signed by the Belgian minister of for eign affairs: “The Belgian army, after the re-1 treat from Antwerp, concentrated or. the left bank of the Yser, from Dile mude as far as the North Sea. Since the 18th of October it has been at tacked on all the front by consider able forces; it not only has resisted all attacks, but delivered several suc cessful counter-attacks. Boys’ Suits, special lot to close out, 25 per cent off. F. G. Mertins. while at the same time they are being subjected to attack by German sub marines and airships. . Terrible Losses. Thus far the warships have had thjf" better of it, for while they are reported to have Inflicted terrible losses on the Germans trying to advance along the coast, they themselves have suffered little or no damage and have warded off submarine attacks. ■around Lille, which the Germans Hold, there have been fluctuations, the French gaining In one area and the Germans in another not far dis tant. There has been so much fight ing here, as well as further south to wards Arras and Roye, that even the accounts of train loads of wounded being taken daily to the hospitala are not exaggerated. BeLween Verdun and TouL Xhe same can be said to the dis trict between the fortresses of Verdun and Toul, where two armies have been battling for many weeks with gains and losses amounting to virtually nothing as far aa distance la con cerned. In Poland. In Poland the Russians having com pelled the Germans to desist froui their their attacks on Warsaw and Ivangorod, are preparing for a repeti tion of the defensive on the part of their adversaries by bringing up more men and guns. Farther south they have not been able to make the Aus trians. now under German officers and stiffened with German troops, give up their attempt to crose the San rive- On Eait Prussian Frontier. / The Russians, also, apparently engaged m offensive operations on t?>, East Prussian frontier, as the Germs'; f ri/JT t 0 an u“uccess ?siun * ttack at Augustowo Of the Bating In Bosnia accounts are so contradictory that no Judgment can be found. Ihe Austrian cfa'm " ha\e defeated the Servian* and Mo-i --tcnegrlna. while both those powersW the Austrian attacks along’ the Bos nian frontier have been-Tepelled. *«f**UgpQM* «