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TWO LARGE DECLINE, SEA COMBE Shipping Men Estimate World Value Decreased in Neighbor hood of 25 Per Cent Caused By War. New York.—Shipping men estimate that the value of the world'll maritime commerce has been decreased in the neighborhood of 25 per rent l>y the war. The heaviest pari of the loan fall* on Germany and Austria, but there is hardly a nation which does not feel the restrictions imposed upon shipping by the hazurds of war and the falling away of international trade. Notwithstanding the lessened danger to vessels of the allied and neutral nations since most of the German warships have been driven from the high seas, movement of mer chantmen are still attended with more or less secrecy. Not Reported. Bren in the Atlantic the arrival or departure of steamers frequently Is not reported, lest clues ho given to warships of hostile nations. Hlearners frequently go to other ports than those for which they clear, ns an additional precaution against attack. Owing to the confusion consequent to theae conditions there have been of late no records which could Indi cate the extent of damage inflicted upon shipping by warships or the names of all missing vessels. Forced Withdrawal. Foroed withdrawal of German and Austrian vessels has led to the crea tion of new trade routes. Business formerly held by these nations has been taken over largely by the allied and neutral nations. Into American porta are coming merchantmen of countries which heretofore have had little or no shipping with the United Htates. Dutch. Danish and Hcsndlna vtan veaaele have taken over much of the trade formerly held by the Ucr- ; man*. BERLIN REPORTS RIOTS IN RUSSIA Berlin, (via wireless). The Turku are meeting with considerable suc cess In their operations In the t'au caaiis and on the Egyptian frontier, according to official announcement, made hy the Turkish government anil given out In Berlin. They have occupied Khelkznr fort at KI-Arlih, Egypt, and have taken four field gune from the enemy, Tho Russians In the Caucasus have been Birred to retire to their second linos of defense Kl-Arlsh Is on the Mediterranean, tligar the boundary of Egypt and Pa lestine, it Is of importance as a point of water supply. THEKAISEROr BATTLE OFF CHILE Berlin (vis wireless). —Emperor William has answered a telegram from the Bremen senate congratulate Ing him on the victory of German warships over on English squadron In Chilean waters, In the following terms: “1 rejoice with the entire German people over this splendid proof of the German sailor spirit. 1 pray God ■till to grant our wenpone victories ton land to the confusion of all the plana of our enemlea. for the destruc tion of German being and Influence.'’ OLD SHIP CONSTELLATION CAN’T REMAIN AT CAPITAL Washington. Secretary Pantels no tified the district conimlaaloners to day that It would l>e Impossible to station the old frigate Constellation at the national capital because of the need for her at the Newport training atatton. Numerous Washington oil I sens had ssked that the Constellation. noW visiting here, be retained. AT THE MODJESKA Murmur* of »pprov«l are prevalent whenever the till* of the Keystone laugh I* flashed on the screen at the Modjeeha theater, lntereat I* not only manifested In thi* oojriedy. All Mod- Jeekalte* are tntereeted and enthn elaattc over all aubjects shown at the popular plaaaure house. However, ■how the peraon that appro,Mated a good laugh when he known It 1* com tnx that will not alt back in hi* seat comfortably and prepare to laugh hla head off whan sttld anticipated funny •vent le being abated That’* the way at the Mcxtjeaka. the patron* all know that there * going to b* a laugh a »•’- ond. *o therefore the aforesaid mur mur of approval. Thar* are five reela of the heat variety obtainable entertaining the ModJeskaJtes today and awning; thro* subjects. Of lntereat to many ta the popular Keystone laugh entitled "Tha Lover’s Postofflce." The public In general know* the variety of this pro auction. v A tan-reel production feature, “Paid With lntereat." Is another notable auh- Ject on the program Thla story Is ba.-ed on a poor electrician who lovea a wait rasa In a cheap restaurant. They are finally engaged A rich broker comas along and steals hla love. The poor electrician decide* to wreck the fortune of the broker, thinking th*t the waitress la only In Imre with the broker 1 * money Th# hrobkr Is ruined. However, the waitress la really in love and thay are married, though hoth*are now poor. The brokar finally die*, after leading a life of gambling Th electrician Just before preaenting u watch found on the broken pereoti to hla wife, see* a. picture of another I woman In It. He take* the picture out and the wattreaa llvca the real of her life In the belief that the broker hu>- 1 band was always faithful tohet "The Rose and tha Thorn, ” another j two-part production. Thla llttla love aklt la based on the following moral: A flirt la a rose from which everytmn takes a petal, the thorns remaining for her future husband.” The excep lion proves the rule. Thla la the proof at terrible coat and close figuring. 71 SESSIONS, , BASEBALL GLOBS Routine Business, National As sociation Professional Clubs; / 286 Cases to Be Heard. I Omaha, Neb. Two Hrsalons of tTi*j Nat ional A*: orlatlon of ProfeK#lonal i liuHehall Clubs wore on tbf* program for today. With the question of poi i'T regarding organised baseball Met tled th<» delegates wera prepared to begin the routine buHirusa of the con- I ventlon.' Representatives of trie Canadian league and the. Northwest Canada league have requested that they he permitted to close thrfr parks next year on account of the Kuropean war, without losing their standing. That this wouW he i ranted today was ap parently assured. 268 Cases Yat. The national hoard of arbitration , v.-as busy a greater part of the night ; considering claims of dubs and play* #, rs. I»ut when it adjourned early this j morning Its business had not been concluded. There were 288 oases to be heard, most of them regarding aal aries, car fare and waiver fees. The hoard experts to end Its work during ■ the day. NIGRIRIRER ACTS FEARED; COTTON Many Warnings Posted. Farm ers Bringing Their Bales to Texarkana For Storage. j ' I Texarkana, Ark.—Fearing action* . by nlghtrldera who are becoming bold |pr In the southern portion of Miller i<Viunty farmer* from the vicinity of 1 Unlike, Ark., are bringing cotton to Texarkana, to store in warehouses lure They report pnatlng of many warning* to farmer* not to sell cotton .uiuler 10 cents on throats of having, cotton and even homes burned. Offt ! ncra here have called the attention of farmer* to the Arkansas law iigalnst "nightriders" which provides for pun-, [lshment of from one to seven years in i ! the penitentiary. Because of the night rider warn ing* Ihe agent* of the Texarkana, j Shreveport and Natchez Hallway at Fouke, Ark., announced today he will not accept any more cotton for ulilp ment'. The agent. W. T. Boomer, *atd he wiib following liiHtructlona of If- Ificiuls of his divisions. 9 BULLET HOLES IN HER BODY, 1 IN HIS Bt. Lousi, Mo.—A man and a woman (registered as U. H. Neoly and wife of Gushing, Okla , today were found dead tn a local hotel. Apparently the man ' shot his wife and then coin ini t teed j suicide. Nine bullet holeH were in ttiu I woman’s body and one tn the man'*. I.otters from another man to the woman were found In the room and It is thought Jealousy prompted the crime. The letters, which were signed “Bill,” Indicated the writer was plan ning to help the woman get a divorce. EXHIBIT ALLEGED DUMDUM BULLETS Berlin, (via wireless). —T.leutenant General Helltngrath, Inspector of the German military rnnda with headquar ters nt Cambria, In northern France, Is making public exhibitions of dum dum bullet* found on British prison ers and also of British rifles equipped j with a contrivance *o cut off and perforate the points of bullets. The above Information was given i out officially io the pres* in Berlin ! today. many~c7vil war vets see KEARNEY SHAFT UNVEILED Washington, Hcore* of Otvll war veterans from Now Jersey were here l today to witness the unveiling of a statue to Gen Phil Kenrney In Ar lington national cemetery. Addresses by President Wilson. Governor Field er of New Jersey and Corporal James Tanner were features of the unveil- I In.: program. The Htntus. of the equestrian type, was chosen by a commission named l>, President Wilson when ho \v«* gov | ernor of New Jersey. NATIONAL RIFLE ASS N PREPARING FOR MEETING Washington. Headquarter* offi cial* of the National Klfle AHaoctHtlon of America were at work on arrange ment* for the four national gallery championship competition* to tab* place during the winter Team* com peting In the civilian club champion ship have been divided Into classes, the 12 club* that led In the 1911 compe titions being designated as class A. Western cluh* will start their matches the week ending lVoemher 17 and th* ISastrm club* the week following. SAILS WITH XMAS GIFTS. New York Phillip A. furry, son of of M. A. furry director and manager of the White Star and American lines at Southampton. England, will sail to day on the Red Star line# Lapland with a number of Rrttlsh volunteers to enlist for active service He Is tak ing with him several hales of blan kets, woolen costa socks, bandages, belts and 60.000 cigarettes donated as fhrtsfmae presents for the soldiers at the front, BRIDE SHOT FROM AMBUSH. lola. han. Mrs lto> Ard, the hr Ida of a wealthy young farmer, was slvut from ambush Hnd killed early today while driving home In a motor car with her husband. The shooting took place i n a lonely road five miles from Kl* mere, 20 miles southeast of here, j and the scene was wlthtn a mile off the Ard home, A shotgun was used by] ■he assassin. Th* police hav* noj glue. I -■ ffy: Kit!/!.. • 'WitEh • ; ifewV Ygg v i 1 Scone from ‘’Toss of The Storm Country,” at The Strand to way, in which Mary Pickford is taking the leading role. Man Almost Killed By Explosion Ten Pound Keg Powder in Negro Cemetery Hezekiah Jeter, Laborer, Was Burning Pile of Brush When Powder Which Had Been Stolen and Hid Exploded-.-May Lose Sight of One Eye. The police are Investigating a case involving a stolen keg of gunpowder which exploded several day* ago in the negro cemetery, Injuring Hezekiah Jeter, a negro, so severely that he may lose the sight of one eye. All the hair was burned off the negro's head, hts face badly burned and also Ills arms. Jlnf 1 Calhoun, keeper of the negro cemetery, stated Wednesday that Jeter, with other negroes, was workUig in the cemetery and it was necessary to dispose of a pile of brush, so he told them to burn It. Some thieves had stolen the keg of powder and hid It In the brush and neglected to take It away, so when the fire began to burn It did not take long for the powder to explode, w ith the result that Jetor j was badly hurt. ANDERSDN CASE IS CONTINUED V May Be Tried Thursday---Case of Murder Against Fred Mil ler, Colored, Occupies Court Wednesday. A rlnttnuance In the case against E V. Anderson, charged with the murder of John Green in September, was granted by Judge Hammond on Wednesday morning on account of the Illness of Anderson's attorney. Mr. W. Inman Curry. Mr. Curry is confined to his bed as a result of ills strenu ous and magnificent efforts of Tues day In defense of Henry Rabon. The continuance In the Anderson case was asked for by Messrs. H. C. and R. 8. Cohen nnd Messrs. Pierce Brothers, associate attorneys for tho defense. The case may be tried on Thursday qr Friday If Mr. Curry is .recovered. Fred Miller, colored, was put on trial for murder on Wednesday morning, and the Jurors not sitting on his case were excused until 10 a. in., on Thurs day. Miller Is charged with having stabbed the negro named T. 8. Btnlon who. It will be remembered, was brought Into Gardelle’a Drug Store on the Saturday night. August 15th, and almost bled to death before he could be taken to the hospital. Three col ored eye-witnesses testified that they saw Miller stab Blnton, near the cor ner of Broad and Kollock Streets, saw him get on his bicycle nnd followed [him until I'nllceinnn H. V. Wells ur i eatixl h.m a block further down. They all swore positively that Miller was the man who did the cutting, (hough none of them had ever seen him before that night. Will lvntgler. a colored barber, tes tified to a threat made by Fred Miller j In Ills presence on the day of the stab | blng, quoting Miller's wards to this effect: "1 was on de city gang last week for nothing, but de nex' time I goes to Jail I'm going fur something. l>e nex' nigger tries to fool aroun’ me, ll'in goln' to do my beat to kill him.” According to the evidence, on the Saturday night In question, Fred Mil ler was In a restaurant-saloon on Kol ’w' ■ v *m ‘ r <<*•*** * m x 11B.K Acme Play Tonight--Scene From “A Gentleman From Mis sissippi.” THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Chief of Police Elliott has had Lieu tenant Britt make an investigation and the officers are at a loss to know whether the powder was stolen from a C. & W. C. freight car In the yards near the cemetery or from one of the small brick houses near the corner of Gwinnett and East Boundary streets used by Lamb & Hollingsworth and John J. Evans to store powder and dynamite. These high explosives may not 1 e stored In congested districts of the city, because there Is a city or dinance prohibiting it. Lieutenant Britt, after a thorough investigation, was unable to find where any one of the brick houses had been broken into and the owners of the powder stored therein have not missed uny, so It Is possible that the keg was stolen from a freight car. lcck Street when he accidentally stepped on the foot of one Frank Blnion. The latter protested. Fred Miller aaid: “You don't like it?" At the same time, according to the wit iii: s, pulling out a knife. Frank lilnlon then went out of the restau rant with Miller close behind and T. K Binion. the dead man, Frank’s brother, bringtrtft up the rear. The dead man then remarked: "Come on Frank, he ain't goin' do nothin,” Whereupon, allege the witnesses, Fred Miller raid: “I ain’t, ain’t I?” or word#to that effect, and stabbed him with a back-handed blow In the chest, Inflicting the wound which caused Billion's death an hour later. Fred Allller takes the position now that he was not the man and that he knows nothing about the affair. He says those negroes are trying to "frame up" on him by putting the murder off on him, but that he did not stab Blnion nor anybody else. The defense was unable to bring forward testimony to establish this claim, however, by showing any rea son why the negroes should wish to “frame up” on Fred Miller. None of them had ever seen him before. Whether Judge Picquet, for the de dense, will succeed tn discrediting the testimony of three eye-wltiies*es, and persunding the jury that Miller was not the negro who stabbed Blnion, re mains to be seen. FIRST MEETING OF TEACHERS NORMAL Class Composed of Teachers of White Public Graded Schools Met Tuesday. The teachers' normnl class of the puhltc Rraded schools met at the Tub man High school at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and the work of the year was hegun. The class, divided into two sections, one consisting of the teachers of the first, second, third and fourth grades, under Superlnjendent Lawton B. Ev ans, and the other, consisting of tho teachers of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth under Mr. T. H. Garrett, principal of Tubman High school, started Tuesday the reading of h book, "The Teaching of the Com mon School Branches," from which tho class will no doubt receive many help ful lessons. The class meets during the school term twice a month, on the second and fourth Tuesdays. THE WISE DRY GOODS CO.’S PMM SHARIHfi Silt An Economical Event That Should be Grasped by the En tire Public of this Community Thousands have profited by it. 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Just fill out and sign if your choice is not already entered. NOMINATION BLANK WISE REFUND CONTEST. i - Good for 500 votes for each candidate, used one time only. I hereby nominate . as a contestant in Wise Refund Contest, subject to the rules and regulations as given by the Wise Dry Goods Company. Date. .......... TRY WISE FIRST, IT PAYS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11