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THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Wednes day. VOLUME XIX, No. 302. 4 y. S. COPPER CO.'S PROTEST THE SEIZURE State Department Requested to Take Up Detention of Sev eral Thousands Tons Ameri can Product at Gibraltar. Washington, D. C.—Representatives of four copper companies in New York today protested to the state department that two Italian steamers, the San Giovanni and the Regina D'lalia, car rying several thousand tons of Ameri can copper to Italian ports, had been detained by the British authorities at Gibraltar. No Official Notice. Washington, D. C.—No official in formation has been received of the detention of the Italian vessels from American Consul Sprague, at Gibral tar. who yesterday reported the seizure of the American steamer Kroonland also laden with copper destined to Na ples and Greek ports. Before taking official notice of the seizure of these tjvree vessels, state department officials • will await full report of the circum , stances under which they are detained. It is also understood here that Brit ish warships held up the Norwegian steamer Prosper 111 from New York for Copenhagen, and took her to a port in North Scotland. HYSTERICAL HATE OF ENGLISH, CAUSE Berlin, (by wireless.) —Information given out in official quarters in Ber lin today is as follows: “An English governess named Kate Hume made the allegation that Ger man soldiers had attacked and muti lated her sister Grace and produced the signatures of two Belgian clergy men and of certain British officials to support her claim. According to the London Times an English court de clared t,hat Kate Hume, moved by liys\ rical hate of the Germans had forged these signatures and invented the entire story. The court sentenced her to three months in prison.” RAISING THE SHIPS SUNK ATANTWERP Amsterdam, via London, 4:10 a. m. f—According to an Antwerp telegram to the Rhenania Transport Company of Manneheim, some of the ships sunk Jn the Port of Antwerp by the troops of the allies have been raised and the river again is navigable. An inven tory of the goods in the raised vessels ts being made. The Antwerp government has In vited bids for the raising of the re mainder of the sunken ships. ANOTHER STEAMER SUNK OFF IRELAND Fleetwood, England, (via London, 12:46 a. m.)—Word has been received througn a trawler which arrived here Wednesday night that another steam er has been sunk off Malin Head on the north coast of Ireland. There are no details of this new shipping dis aster. . , SUSPEND PROPOSED INCREASE. Washington.—The interstate com merce commission today suspended until January 29, an advance in pas aenger fares proposed by a large number of western railways. The In creases, suggested In tariffs which were to have become effective Nov. 1, averaged one quarter cent a mile, and affected the paesenger rateH between points located op. the Oregon Short I,ine via Salt Bake or Ogden. Utash and the Denver an Rio Grande and joints east and south of Denver. He’s Having Great Fun in Directing Artillery Fire Against Own Chateau Paris, 11:15 a. m.—The Counteea De Chambrun, formerly Mine Clara Dong worth of Cincinnati, a sinter of ex- Congressman Nlchola# Longworth, has received a letter from her husband, ■who waa at one time the French mili tary attach# at Washington and now 1* an officer of an artillery company at the front. In his letter Count De Chambrun says: RUSSIANS DRIVE ENEMY’S RIGHT WING AS ITS LEFT WAS STRUCK AT WARSAW London, 10 a. nv—ln the eastern arena of the war In Europe the Russians appear to have driven In the German right wing as a fortnight ago they shattered the left before Warsaw In confirmation of this Is the German official administration that their troops, together with the Aus trians. had retreated In Poland. CONFIRMED. Washington.—Today's official wireless from Rerun to the German em bassy supplements last night's official snnouncement of the retirement Of the Oarman-Austrtan troops before new Russian forces The state ment says the Beigisns have been reinforced in the fighting between N’teuport and Dixmude, whkcli continued on the 2*Ut- THE AUGUSTA HERALD COST WILL BE 4 MILLION MEN, 3S BILLION DOLLARS So Declares U. S. Steel Head, if European War Lasts 18 Months at Its Present Viol ence---Most Optimistic Over Coming Business. Birmingham, Ala.—ls the European war is maintained with its present violence for eighteen months, the loss of life will be 4,000,000 and the prop erty loss thirty five billions of dollar.', E. H. Gary, president of the American Steel and Iron Institute, said today n addressing the annual meeting of that organization. Mr. Gary admitted the present de pressed state of the steel trade but was optimistic of the future. “Without particularizing, it would seem safe to predict that in many im portant respects business conditions in the United States for the next three months at least will be better than they have been for the last thr e months,” h declared. “I do not hesitate to say, with em phasis, that the opportunity for suc cess and progress in this country it greater than ever before.” EXCHANGE AGREED OK, B-BMTISH London, 8:52 A. M.—A PetrograJ despatch to The Times says the Brit ish and Russian governments have agreed to a mutually advantageous ex change of combatant and technical forces, the details of which will be announced later. PRES'T ENJOYS HIS FIRST REST Personally Wrote the Thanks giving Proclamation Issued Yesterday. In Close Touch With Affairs, However. Washington.— President Wilson now is enjoying practically the first real rest he has had since entering tho White House. Cabinet meetings have been postponed, the semi-weekly con ferences with the Washington corre spondents have been called off until after the election and the president is seeing only one or two callers a day. Mr. Wilson spends most of his time golfing, automoblling and reading in his study. He Is keeping in close touch with the business, European and Mex ican situations and seeking to solve the Colorado strike troubles. He per sonally wrote his Thanksgiving Day proclamation, issued yesterday, where as such documents usually have been prepared at the state department. SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER. New York.—At the 107th annual communication of the supreme council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the United States of America, held here today, M. W. Bayliss, of Washington. D. C. was elected sovereign grand commander. "PHONE PIONEERS” MEET. Richmond, Va —Four hundred mem bers of the society called the Tele phone Pioneers of America, began their sessions here today by re-elect ing its officers of whom Theo. N. Vail is president. A member described the meeting as a reunion of old friends rather than a convention. PREBT. BEES JEROME. Washington.-- -I’reshlent Wilson to day received Jerome K. Jerome, the English author. They discussed lit erary subjects. "1 am now having the great pleasure of directing the artillery fire against our own chateau, and I take great enjoyment In seeing piece after piece come down.” The Do Chambrun chateau Is near St. Mlhlel, w-here a stubborn struggle has been going on for six weeks since that point has been occupied by the Ger mans. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA. GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 29, 1914. FRENCH MARINES IN THE TRENCHES .‘'.MW.' l ■ wm*' mi.B—W This photograph shows a detachment of French marine soldiers participating in the fighting in Northern Belgium. Temporary Lull 14th Day Fight in Flanders; Whether to Bury Dead or Exhaustion Unknown SHE’S GOING TO WRITE A BOOK ON COTTON MISS GENEVIEVE CLARK. Washington, D. C.—■ Miss Genevieve Clark, daughter of the speaker of the house and originator of the "U. 8. It Mont: Cotton," has been so overwhelm ed Vlth requests about cotton and Its uses that she has decided to write a book, the title of which will l»e "The Romance of Cotton." •It will deal with the history of cotton from the dawn of civilisation to the present time. SAY GERMAN BIG GUN BLEW UP Paris, 4:35 s. m.—The Journal pub lishes a Madrid dispatch, credited to the Imparclal, which alleges that one of the German 42-centlmeter cannon on their right wing In France explod ed as the result of an excessive pow der charge and that the gunners and 250 men were killed. COST HIM ONLY $37.50, Washington. Senator t'larkc, of Arkansas, today reported to the sec retary of the senate that, he had re ceived no contributions for his cam paign and his only expenditure for re election was 137.50 to the state for having bis name printed on the bal lot. London, 2:02 P. M.— Th o onslaughts of the armies battling for mastery in the, Belgian marsh lands still lack the force necessary to score a victory. The Germans have not reached the French coast nor have the allies frustrated their determination to at tain this goal. Nevertheless such scraps of reliable information as reach London arc taken by British ob servers to indicate that the advantage at this stage rests with the allied troops. I.i Small Aru. London, 10 a. m.—The fourteenth day of the battle of West Flanders, which is being lought over an area hardly greater than a large farm in the state of lowa, found the allies holding their ground to the west of the Yser and the Germans apparently bringing up more reinforcements to repeat their furious attempts to break through and reach the coast of France. Two Theories. All dispatches seem to agree that there was a temporary lull yesterday in the fighting between Nieport end Ypres, but the reports are far from unanimous as to whether this Was duo to an armistice to bury the dead and remove the wounded, which must thickly cover the field, or whether It was caused by the exhaustion of the contending forces or the German lack of ammunition. May Shift to Bouth. The London press hazards all three guesses snd contends at all events that the position of the allies is satisfac tory. The public is warned, however, that the struggle in this quarter is not yet over, for the Germans, If they find the northern route to Dunkirk and Ca lais Impassable, may shift to the eolith with Boulogne as on objective. It was at Boulogne that. Napoleon waited in vain for his troops to em bark for England and the taking of THERE ARE 48 Shopping Days Before Xmas Read Herald ads and call for advertised goods if you want the pick of styles and bargains. When shopping in Augusts tomorrow Soy: “I Saw It In The Herald." It -will pay, Try It. this city by the Germans would eflr the German people us notiiing else could. Sixteen Warships. Berlin claims that there has been no recent progress In the struggle in Flanders and, as 1f explaining this, says sixteen British warships are op erating on the coast. 'This number never lias been con firmed hy British sources, hut a de spatch from Dover reports that n, bat tleship equipped with 12-inch guns h is gone to the assistance of the British monitors which have been shelling the Germans on shore. Heavy Firing. Other reports speak of heavy firin'? in the North sea, as If a big naval engagement had taken place, hut the admiralty here is silent. Taken as a whole, the English interpretation of the news this morning was cheerful. REINFORCE BOTH MEU GENE'S Washington. .Several carloads or Inforcements for Gov. Maytoreria at Nogalea, Sonora, are expected to ar rive at any time from Knsenada, ac cording to a report to the war depart ment today from Rrlgadier General Blits | These reinforcements are under stood to include mules and 16 moun tain guns. The situation at Nano Is I r eported unchanged. The Carranza ■ garrison at Agua i'rleta is being re inforced from Naco. FRENCH WOUNDED LEFT FOR DAYS I Berlin, by wireless.- “A manifesto i Issued by the Italian colony In I’arls, | inviting donations for relief of the distress In France, states that tba I number of wounded lefr for days wlth- I out medical treatment is appalling, i "Reports received here from Vienna ; declare that the Kngllsh press news to the effect that the health of the Aus trian emperor Is unfavorable la wlth- I out foundation. The emperor grants j audiences dally." MAY CAUSE' ITALY TO JOIN IN WAR Paris, 3:15 p. nv—Th#* action of in occupying the sound end of | Albania I* regurded by competent oli ! **rvf»r#i here to be news of *rmit mo- I merit and which may cmiM Italy also to occupy a part of Albania. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER uOPY. IN JAP DISGUISE EMOEN CREEPS IN. SINKS TWO Famous German Cruiser Sends One Russian and One French Warship to Bottom at Penang Tokio, 11a. m.—The British embassy hears that the German cruiser Emden, flying the Japanese flag and disguised by the addition of a fourth smoke stack, entered Penang, a British pos session In the Straits Settlement, and fired torpedoes which sank the Hus elan cruiser Jeintchug and a French destroyer. Most Auspicious. The Guidon's entrance lute (lie wa ters of Penang was audacious. Hlio came In under the guna of the fort mid after sinking the cruiser and the destroyer escaped through the Strait of Malacca. The fate of the crew on board the Jeintchug is not yet known here. Merchant vessels belonging to the belligerent nations are taking refuge at Colombo, Ceylon. The Russian cruiser Jeintchug was a boat of about 3,100 tons and wat laid o\\ n In 1902. Her main bnttery consisted of hlx 4.7-lnch guns and she bad a speed of 24 knots. She carried a crew of 334 men. After the battle of the Sea of Japan, during the Rin slan-.Japanese war, 4n 1905, the Jenn eting was interned at Manila. The German cruiser Emden, after her exploits in the Indian ocean around India, where she sank a score or more of British steamers, apparently has shifted her soeno of operations more to (he eastward to the vicinity of the Straits Settlements. Sinks Big Liner. Berlin, by wireless to Ssville, L. I.— The German erulser Emden according to an official announcement issued to day, lias sunk r big Japanese liner bound for Singapore. According to the Italian newspaper Stamps, the German cruisers Emden and Karlsruhe up to the present time have sunk 33 vessels aggregating a tonnage of 150,000. . PROHIBITS NEWS • WHAT CARGO IS Secretary of Treasury Issues Order That Customs Heads Must Not Divulge Nature For Thirty Dayß After Sailing. Washington. Acting Secretary Lansing said to day that Secretary Lansing said today that Secretary Mc not to make public the nature of car goes of ships departing from Ameri can ports until 30 days after they had cleared, was Issued after consultation With the state department. He declin ed to give the reason for Its issuance, but it Is understood some belligerent ships at sen. have been receiving ad vance Information of the contents of cargoes through the publlcaltno of manifests. Mr. lamslng pointed out that before the war broke out mani fests were not trmdo public as a rule until several days after a ship hnd clea red. In some quarters here there was a disposition to regard the order as lia ble to cause the ships of the allies to exerelse more than customary vigi lance and scrutiny searching all ships leaving American ports. PRESIDENT CONSIDERS CLOSING MINES Washington. President Wilson Is seriously considering whether he bus authority to close the Colorado coal mines, Involved In the strike, if the operators continue to refuse the plan of settlement already accepted by the miners. Attorney General Gregory conferred with the president today and It was understood Mr. Wilson had asked him for a legal opinion as to his rigid to dose the mines If public necessity In Ills opinion, required that step. After seeing the president, Mr. Gregory re fused to discuss the question Germans Are Assembling Submarine Parts To Go Against British Fleet Amsterday, via London, 7:30a. m. A dispatch from Hluls, Holland, to the Handelshlod asserts that parts of several submarines have been sent from Germany by railway to Zeebrugge, on the Belgian coast, where they will lie put together and the boats then sent against the British fleet off Ostend. Htrlct secrecy, according to the Hluls correspondent, sur rounds the German movements In Belgium and all railway communica tion to Zeebrugge, Knocke and Bruges Is Interrupted. THE KAISER ORDERS MORE~ MEN RUSHED TO BELGIUM Lo don, 7:40 a. m.—Telegraphing from Copenhagen, the correspondent of The Times says: "It Is learned In Berlin that from all parts of the east and west hat tlefronts soldiers are being rushed to Belgium In response to the order of Emperor William to take Calais at all costs. It Is semi-officially an nounced that the Gertuans wilt be able to control the southern part ot the North sea as soon as they possess Calais. All the entrance* to Ctixlmven, by land nml by scs. have been closed by Imperial command. No civilians are allowed In the vicinity of th# harbor, which Is crowded with floating batteries, Zeppelins and subma rines." HOME EDITION FINAL ARGUMENT TOR DISSOLUTION GREAT STEEL GO. Former Secretary of War Dickinson Insists Corporation Should Be Disintegrated For Violation of Anti-Trust Law. Philadelphia.—The final day’s argu ment In tiie greutest corporation case ever considered by any court opened with Jacob M. Dickson, former secre tary of war, and special assistant to the attorney general, continuing his address, urging that the United States Sled Corporation should be disinte grated because It Is violating the anti trust laws. Mr. Dickinson's argument was largely In rebuttal of what the six corporation lawyers who preceded him had said In defense of the corporation and its subsidiaries. Had Power to Crush. Mr. Dickinson said the steel corpo ration had the power to crush out alt competitors If It so desired, but it. realized that If it pursued inch a pol icy, It would be crushed swiftly by the government. It adopted a different scheme, lie said. It entered Into pools, agreements and combinations with Its competitors, be declared, by means of which prices were kept up and larger returns were received on its enormous watered capital. Most Astute Policy. It was, he said, Ills most astute and most comprehensive policy that ever bus characterized any business move* ment in the history of the world. After rumors of possible prosecu tion get abroad, after congressional and governmental Investigations were started, Mr. Dickinson declared, the corporation changed Its methods to reach the same ends. It dropped pools and agreements and larger and broader schemes were devised. Effect of the Joiners. These were the famous Gary dinners and meetings which were attended by ninety per cent of the iron and steel manufacturers of the country. At the dinners ami meetings, E. H. Gary, head of the steel corporation, was always the most active figure and Mr. Dickin son alleged that understandings were reached by which prices were kept up. Me ridiculed the explanations of tiie defense that the dinners were held only to discuss business conditions and not to fix prices, divide territory and limit output. NOPREST LETTER. ROGER SULLIVAN Washington, D. C. —President Wil son considers the endorsement given to the senatorial candidacy of Roger Sul livan In Illinois hy Postmaster General Burleson as sufficient and will not write a letter endorsing Mr. Sullivan, ns ho has to Some other candidates. That was stated today authoritatively. Mr. Burleson, with the consent of tiie President, said In a speech at Peoria Ills., recently that the administration was for Mr. Kulllvun, whose nomina tion was opposed by Secretary Bryan. Chairman McCombs, of tho Demo cratic National Committee, and some other Ipailers have come out openly for him. 3 DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS Bt. Louis. —What Is considered the most Important democratic rally of the. Missouri campaign will he held here tonight when Vice-President Mar shall, Senator Wim, J, Stone of Mis souri. and Senator J. Hamilton Lewi*, of Illinois, will address the same au dience. ARMY RATIONS COST MORE. Washington.— Even the army ration with Its f lmpla components has shared In the general Increased cost of living The annual report of Quartermaster General Aleshlre shows that the av erage cost of the ration for American troops lids year was 24.40 cents as against 23.41 for 1913. GEORGIAN TO WEBT POINT. Washington. Announcement was made by the war department today of the appointment of David P. McDuf fie, Columbus, tla., as a candidate for admission to the United Htates mili tary academy. INSPECT 800 HORSES. Springfield, Mo, Eight hundred horses were Inspected hy representa tives of the French government here today. The animals are to be shipped to France hy wav of New Orleans.