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VOLUME XIX, No. 314.
GERMAN SEA TERROR,
CRUISER EMDEN, DRIVEN
ASHORE AND BURNED
London, 12:51 p. m. —lt was officially an
nounced in London today that the German cruiser
Emden has been driven ashore and burned.
The losses among the officers and, crew of the
Emden are reported to have been very heavy.
IN BAY OF BENGAL.
London, 12:45 p. m.—The Emden was destroyed in the Bay of Bengal
by the Australian cruiser Sydney. She was driven ashore on an island of
the Coco Group.
The Sydney sighted the Emden yesterday morning. With superior
speed she at once closed in and gave battle> The German boat could not
escape. There was a running fight at the end of which the Emden, burn
ing from the shells of the Australian boat, was beached
The casualties on the Sydney ar e said to have been slight.
The Emden has contributed to the
W,story one of its most remarkable
ichapters. For sheer audacity and
it has few parallels—certain!)'
hone since the Alabama, the famous
old Confederate warship was roaming
the seas. Twenty-two ships, mostly
British have been sunk and one has
been captured by the Herman cruiser
Since early in August the Km den has
been at work. Most of the time she
was preying on British shipping in
the Indian Ocean but late last month
she suddenly appeared at Fenang on
Malacca Straits. It was here that the
Emden performed her most daring sea"
Fourth Smokestack.
A fourth smokestack was rigged on
her deck and a Japanese flag run up.
This disguised, she steamed boldly
into the harbor, passing unchallenged
under the British guns of the forst
and fired torpedoes which sank the
Russian cruiser Jemtchug and a
French destroyer. Then she steamed
away and escaped through the straits.
.he vessels destroyed by the Em
c.en had a total value of about *4,-
000,000 exclusive of their cargoes. The
Emden’s largest guns are onlv 4.1 inch.
Of these she had ten. Her speed of
24.5 knots was her greatest asset, as
she was able to run down merchant
ships'twith ease and then escape from
larger but slower vessels that, pursued
her British. Russian. French and
Japanese warsliips in the east had
been attempting for weeks to put an
end to her careeT.
A Mystery.
It has been more or less" of a mys
terv to naval men how the Emden has
been able to keep at sea month aftet
month withput running short of coal
and supplies. It is assumed
that she has obtained sufficient food
and fuel to meet her needs from cap
tured ships. In at least one instance
*thls is known to have been done. Trie
captain of the British steamer Exford,
captured by the Emden in the Indian
Ocean, reported to bis owners that the
commander of the Emden said that
before he san*. the Exford he intend
ed to take on board his cruiser the 7.-
000 tons of steam coal with which the
Exford was ’aden.
First Report.
The first report of the activity of the
Emden was received August 6th when
she was said to have, been sunk in ac
tion with the Russian cruiser Askold,
off Wei- Hai-Wei. This was contra
dicted a few days later when word was
received that the Emden had sunk
the steamer City of Winchester on Au
HOW BIG HOME MARKET MAY BE DEVELOPED BY LIVING
AT HOME, BUYING AUGUSTA-MADE GOODS AND COUNTRY
PRODUCE DIRECT FROM FARMS BE SHOWN NEXT WEEK
Through Logical System of
Cooperation Augusta and the
Augusta Section Will Move
Steadily and Surely on To
\ ward Becoming Selfsustain
ing.
SUREST WAY*TO SECURE
DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES
Without Her Payrolls and the
Money Turned Into Local
Channels of Trade by Farm
ers of This Section Augusta
Would be Lost—These Two
Factors Can be Made More
Beneficial—ldea of Living at
Home Fast Spreading.
This la a competitive age. no less
•o when appll«(l to a community than
when applied to the Individual busi
ness concerns and corporations mak
ing up' a community. Augusta, as a
manufacturing center, must compete
with other manufacturing cities. A
city 1a known by Its output and tho
amount of Ita output. All thla la but
snplher argument why the Live at
HWne, Trade at Home. Made at Home,
Cgder at Home. Help at Home move
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
gust sth. and steaming into the Bay
of Bengal five days later, had sent two
more British vessels to the bottom.
Within three days she had sunk four
vessels there. She was accompanied
by the Hamburg-American steamer
Markomannia as a collier. The Mar
komannia was sunk on October 16th
oft Sumatra by a British cruiser.
Sank Three.
Leaving the 3ay of Bengal the Em
den sank three British steamers in tha
Indian Ocean on September 14th. On
September 22nd she appeared off Ma
dras and shelled the city, extinguish
ing her lights and disappearing when
the forts replied. Then she renewed
her activity in the vicinity of Rangoon,
where more Rritish vessels fell prey
to her. Again she disappeared and
was not heard from until she turned
up at Penang.
The capta’in of the steamer Parotn
put into Sydney. N. S. W., yesterday
and reported that after the success of
the Emden at Penang she was over
take!) by a British cruiser, but being a
faster ship was able to escape. Two
store ships accompanying her were
left behind and the British cruiser cap
tured one and sank the other.
Sister Ship of Dresden.
The Emden was a sister ship of the
cruiser Dresden, which participated -n
tiff natal battle off the coast of Chile
November 1 when the British squad
ron under command of Rear Admiral
Sir Christopher Cradock was defeatel
The Emden had a complement of 361
men. Her armament consisted of ten
4.1 inch guns, eight five-pounders and
four machine guns. She also was
eauirped with two submerged 17.7-in n
tcipedo tubes. The cruiser displayed
3,600 tons. She was 387 feet long and
had a beam of 43 1-3 feet She was
laid down at Dantzig in 1906 and com
pleted in May. 1906.
THE FEDERAL TRADE BOARD
Washington.— Although President
Wilson has begun to consider appoint
ments to the federal trade commission
and will send In the nominations when
congress convenes, tie said today ns
had not yet decided upon any mem
ber. 1
RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT.
Washington.—Fifty delegates to the
convention of the Association of Sta’n
University Presidents, now meeting
here, today were received tiy Presi
dent Wilson.
DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS ENDORSE
AUGUSTA LIVE-AT-HOME MOVEMENT
Quick to Grasp Significance of Campaign Directed Toward
Keeping Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars of Augusta
Money, Now Going Away, in Channels of Local Trade and
to Swell Augusta’s Payroll.
Downtown merchant? think mighty
well of the Dive at Home Week Idea
and the movement to be begun next
week to divert Augusta money Into lo
cal channels of trade ind keep It at
home as much as possible.
Mr. C. J. T Balk declared himself
unreservedly In favor of a Live at Home
Week.
"This la a great and laudable enter
prise on the part of The Herald,” said
Mr. Balk. ‘‘l am glad to see It. I be
lieve that a Live at Home Week, sueh
as proposed, will be productive of much
real and lasting benefit.
Mr. Balk la not peaslmlstlc concerning
business condltons. Speaking of the
situation, he said:
"I have Been in business here for a
good many years, and 1 Lave seen a
great deal harder times than at the
present. I beJeve, too. that talking hard
times has a tendency to make hard
times. There la a great deal In keeping
a stiff upper lip, and a great deal more
In helping one another—ln co-operation
Just a* The Herald proposes In living at
home, trading at home, buying Augusta
msde goods."
Particularly does the Open Air Market
pfan as already explained, appeal to the
business people In that Section of the
business part of the city where the farm
wagons will be parked next Saturday
week
"It's a mighty good Idea." says Baron
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 10, 1914.
Belgian Family Saved By White Flag on Door
xv \\ ‘ X S-JjJ
ALL THAT IS LEFT OF FAMILY.
This is a Belgian family, or what is left of it after the father and
other male relatives had given their lives for their country. The photo
graph shows a widow and her four children at the mercy of German sol
diers. Like thousands of others throughout the little kingdom, they have
hung a white rag on the door to indicate to passing German soldiers that
they are not fighting The flag has saved hundreds of thousands, because
it has been the testimony of those who have gone through these districts
that the soldiers did not molest houses which bore them.
BATTLING IN FOG
ALONG THE COAST
Conflict is of Greatest Severity, According to Today’s Official
French Statement. Alternate Taking of Defensive and Of
fensive. Paris Reports German Attack Checked. Berlin
Expresses Satisfaction by Progress Around Ypres.
Paris, 2:40 p. m.—The French offi
cial bulletin given out in Paris this
afternoon says that yesterday the
action continued with great severity
between the sea and the region of
Armentieres.
The text of the communication fol
lows:
“The action continued all day yes
terday with the intensity that has
characterized the previous "ighting
between the sea and the region of
Armentteres. The encounters were of
particular violence for the reason that
the opposing forces were alternately
taking the offensive.
“Summing up, It may he said that
the day was marked by the checking
of a German attack in considerable
force to the south of Ypres, and per
ceptible, progress on the part of
& Caspary. "We are glad to see such
a movement begun It cannot help but
do good.”
Daniel Rosenblatt thinks well of the
movement. "It ought to be a fine thing
and help everybody,” he said.
J. Goldberg & Son are In hearty ac
cord with the spirit of the movement.'
H. Masur looks upon the Live at
Homo, Trade et Home movement as
practicable and sensible and says:
"The Herald is doing a splendid thing
In getting the people of Augusta Inter
ested In a Live at Home Week to show
what can be done. We. need more
boosters here, we need to patronise home
Industry, and to encourage the farmer.
The Idea of a City Market Is the best
of all.”
Edlesteln A. Company see the basic
principle of co-operation underlying a
Live at Home Week that will develop
Into fifty-two Live at Home Weeks in
a year, and have only praise for the
movement that, re they point out, will
make all lines of business better and
money more plentiful.
Henry Moog Is enthusiastic over the
plan as a whole "I am glad to see
Augusta waking up to her opportunities
and possibilities. We a l buy every day
a good many things made elsewhere
that we could buy Augusta-made, and
once we begin living at home. It will
not be difficult to get other factories
here that will make many things not
manufactured here now.”
French in the vicinity of Bixschote
and between Ypres and Armentieres.”
Still in the Dark.
London, 10:10 a. m.—Berlin is in the
dark with regard to the recent ac
tivity on the River Warthe, but ad
mits that the situation there and in
Galicia has become so important that
e\es must be taken from the western
front of battle and turned to the east.
Military critics in Berlin declare that
the capture of a new position in the
Argonne is of great importance in
the attempt to isolate Verdun, hut
that much more work remains to he
done before the strong French line can
be said to have been broken at any
point. The German report expresses
satisfaction with the progress being
made around Ypres.
London, 10:10 a. m.—The fog which
during the past few days has hampered
military operations along the Aisne
also seems to have blotted out, so far
as the receipt of news is concerned,
the entire zone of continental fighting.
The direction in which German rein
forcements are being moved, whether
to the east or west, continues to be
a prolific source of discussion which
Is not likely to be settled until the full
extenlpof the Russian operations along
the German border is known.
Allies’ Patrols.
In western Belgium patrols of the
allies are reported to have penetrated
into the region of Ostend. This re
port, if correct, would indicate that the
Germans have abandoned all attempts
to proceed along the coast and are to
day concent: ting their attacks on
Ypres, which is said to have been so
devastated by artillery fire that the
city has been deserted by its civilian
poopulation. Paris claims the allies
have maintained their positions be
tween the Lys and Langemarck, at
the same time making appreciable
progress between the latter place and
Dixude.
HANDED OVER
TO THE JAPS
German Stronghold of Tsing
Tau Formally Taken Posses
sion of After 65 Days Siege.
London, 10:50 a. m.—The German
■Vstronghold of Tsing-Tau, according to
a dispatch received by the Central
News from Shanghai, was uncondi
tionally handed over to Japan at ten
o”clock this morning.
The German fortress of Tsing-Tau
surrendered Nov. 7, after a siege
which lasted 85 days. The turning
over of the fortre.ss today to the Jap
anese Is the culmination of the ne
gotiations thi were entered upon Im
mediately after the last assault of the
Japanese and British troops won the
fortified position.
ALLIES CREEP
SAND DUNE TO
SID DUNE
Slight Advance Around Ypres
Considered of First Impor
tance. Defeat for Germans
In Alsace.
London, 1:52 p. m. -The only
points on which today's French
and German official statements
agree regarding land operations
are that the successive defeats
have in no way dissuaded the Ger
man commanders from continuing
their attempts to push their wuy
to the coast and that the allied
barrier breasting them from the
North sea Into German territory
over the Alsation border remains
unbroken
Advance Continues Slowly.
Paris, (7:06 a. m.) Fighting from
sand dune to sand dune, hampered by
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KOENim
ALSO BOTTLED
UP INAFRIGA
German Cruiser Now Cannot
Escape From Mafia Island on
the German East Coast.
London, 12:46 p. m.—The German
cruiser Koenigshurg, which disabled
the British cruiser Pegasus some
some weeks ago, has heeri bottled up
at Mafia Island, on the coast of Ger
man Fast Africa, by the blocking of
the channel to the harbor.
The Koenigshurg also has preyed
upon British shipping since the be
ginning of the war, hut her sucressfes
have in ho way approached those of
the Emden.
She disabled the British cruiser Pe
gasus in Zanzibar Harbor, September
20. The Pegasus was caught at a
disadvantage as she was undergoing
repairs. Twenty-five of her crew
were killed and SO wounded.
The Koenighburg Is a protected
cruised and was laid down in 1905.
She was of 3,348 tons. 354 feet long
and had a speed of 23 1-2 knots. Her
main battery consisted of ten 4.1 Inch
guns.
Mafia Island, on the east coast of
Africa, belongs to Zanzibar but was
assigned to German influence some
years ago.
35,000 GERMANS
AND 100 GUNS
IN RETREAT
London, Nov. 10, 4:02 a. m.—The
movement of retreat of tne German
army in Belgium continues, according
to a telegram received by the Ex
change Telegram Company from its
Rotterdam correspondent. Thirty-five
thousand men and 100 guns have left
Thielt in the direction of Ghent and
48 wagonloads of munitions have left
Bruges for the same destination.
BY WIRELESS AND CABLE ,
SEEK NEWS U. S CRUISERS
Washington, D. C,—Bv wireless and over the congested cables the
navy department continued to call today for a report from the armored
rrulscr North f'arolina In the Mediterranean, the reported land
ing of American bluejacket* at Beirut for protection of American*. Me*-
Mages alao were going out to the cru Iner Tennenaee in nearby w-iter*.
The facilities for comiminicatlng with the ship make a reply uncer
tain. Both the ahipH. however, have Turklknh pilot* aboard who are
familiar with the mine field* In thflwe localitle* and navy department ex
pected today the commanders would get into the. zone of communication
soon.
ARMY OF WORKMEN SWARM TO CLEAN
UP AFTER 18 MO’S. CONGRESS SESSIONS
Washington. Official house cleaning time In Washington was Inau
gurated today when an army of workmen swarmed Into the capital and
the senate and house office buildings to make them ready for the De
cern tier session of congress. Painters, plasterers and cleaners worked
throughout the great, buildings removing traces of wear from the prac
tically continuous sessions of the last 18 months.
U. S. DEP’T OF STATE INQUIRES BY
WIRELESS IF YOUNG AMERICAN GIRLS’
FIANCE ON BOARD YORCK IS ALIVE
Washington, D. C.—State department officials revealed a new side to
diplomacy today when they transmitted a wlrelema|i|iiery to A nbasssdor
Ge-nrd at Berlin to determine fur ayoung Baltimore woman whether her
fiance, a German naval officer still was alive. The officer was aboard
the Yorck which whs reported to ha ve s ink after striking a mine In the
North Sea. All but two officers were said to have been saved.
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
GERMAN VICTORY
IN EAST PRUSSIA
Berlin Reports Repulse of Russians on Blood Soaked Fields
of War’s Early Days. Four Thousand Prisoners Claimed.
General von Morgen Wins After Heavy Fighting.
Berlin, via The Hague and London,
10:20 a. m. Another Russian repulse
on the blood-drenched and trench
scarred hills of the eastern frontier
of East Pru: sin has been reported to
Berlin from Gumblnnen under date of
Nov. 8.
By Old Route.
Simultaneously with their opera
operations against the main German
army under General von tlindenbui’K
on the line of the River Warthe, the
Russians attempted to break into
East Prussia by the old route south
of Wirballen. hut they were met at
the frontier by General von Morgen’s
army and after very heavy fighting
CARRANZA AGREES,
WITH RESERVATIONS
Message Delivered to the Mexican Convention Brings Feeling
That Peaceful Solution Will Come. Guiterrez Takes Oath
As President Tonight.
Washington, D. C—Despatches from
Cordoba to the constitutionalist agency
here today, say Carranza at a confer
ence with Generals Obregon. Villareal,
Hay and BenavideH, agreed to recog
nize the actions of the Aguas Callentes
convention with some reservations.
According to the constitutionalist
agency this message Is being delivered
to the convention today and the feel
ing prcvailH that a peaceful solution
TELLS U. S. CONSUL THAT
3 WILL BE EXECUTED FOR
EACH MUSSULMAN KILLED
Washington.—The commander «f the Turkish forces at Beirut in a
formal note addressed to the A mot lean consul general and intended for
the British and French government $, declares that for every Mussulman
killed in the bombardment of any open and unfortified port, three British
or French subjects will be immediately executed. '
The Turkish note says, moreover, that the commander declined to take
the responsibility for any uprising against Christians which might ensue
from auch a bombardment.
The Pope Exhorts
Charity, Wounded
Rome. —Tope Benedict has written
letters to several of the archbishop*
and bishops In the belligerent couri
tries exhorting them to urge, upon
their people Ihe hestowsl of charity
upon wounded prisoners, Irrespective
of their nationality nr religious vlewi,
"helping them all and thus making
once more shine the light of Christen
dom.”
In Ills letter to Cardinal l.ucon,
archbishop of Rhelms, the pope ex
pressed deep sorrow for the disas
trous consequences of the war both
from a religious and artistic stand
point.
TOBACCO SHIPMENTS.
Washington, D. C.—Great Britain
today gave the United Htates officials
assurances that, shipments of tobacco
In neutral bottoms destined to any
country in F.urope would not be in
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HOME
EDITION
were driven >ark across the frontier.
4,000 Prisoners.
No Intimations regsrding the
strength of the forces engaged have
been published here, but they must
have been considerable inasmuch as
the Russians are reported as having
left 4,0011 prisoners in German hands.
The fighting was on the old battle
ground where the Germans met the
Russians In the early days ot the
war and which since has been the
scene of repeated engagements. The
tides of Invasion and counter attack
swept back and forth across the fron
tier.
of tha present difficulties will b«
found.
All available Carranza troops were
moving south today from Piedraa Ne
gras and Saltillo, according to official
despatches received at the stats de
partment. From previous advices the
Washington government has learned
that at 4 o’clock tonight Gen. Guiter
rez will take the oath of office as
provisional president.
SEARCHLIGHTS
BUSY; AIRSHIP
OVER ENGLAND
London, 3:25 p. m.—A dispatch to
The Flvenlng News from Dover says:
As tlie result of the report that an
airship had been sighted over Rheer
rit'KH, i hi: searchlight corps was busy
all night. Later the airship was re
ported over Harwich.
"Firing was heard on the eaatem
cliffs hi tween two and half-past, two
o'clock this morning.”
INFANT’B DEATH AT WR^NS.
Louitville, G>. —The little Infant of
Col. M Berwick, who moyed here
with his family a few days 'Mro, died
yesterday at Wrens and wrjs burled
there this morning
THERE ARE
gn
Shopping Days
Before Xmas
Read Herald ads and
call for advertised
goods if you want the
pick of styles and
bargains.
When shopping In Augusta
tomorrow Bayi “I Baw It In
The Herald.” It will pay.
Try It.