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THE WEATHER Fair and continued cold tonight; Thursday fair and warmer. VOLUME XIX, No. 322. Reports Firing on U. S. Cruiser Captain Decker, of the Tennessee, Cables to Navy Department—On Way to Pay Official Visit—Vessel Leaves Vourlah at Request ol U. S. Ambassador Morgenthau—American Consul at Smyrna Fears For Consulate. Sec’y Daniels Calls For Full Report at Once Before regarding the firing upon the American ship as a hostile act officials here are in clined to await further reports, and hold to the belief that it might have been a misunder standing or the act of some local official which will quickly be cor rected in Constantinople. 1 Captain Decker’s Report. AVashington.— Captain Decker of the cruiser Tennessee, reported to Secretary Daniels today that while proceeding from Vourlah to' Smyrna to make an official call the vessel was fired on. An earlier dispatch from Captain Decker reporting the Tennessee's ar rival at Chios at 4 o’clock yester day afternoon made no mention of the incident. Fears for Safety. Mr. Daniels issued a statement say ing the American consul at Smyrna had been anxious for the safety of the consulate. "The Tennessee,” added Mr. Daniels' statement, “proceeded to and left Vourlah at the request of the ambas sador and is now anchored in the har bor of Schio (Chois) from which Cap tain Decker’s telegram was sent.” Secretary Daniels has called upon Captain Decker to forward immediate ly a full report of the incident. Washington,—Captain Decker’s re port, confirming last night's news dis patches. which officials hoped and be lieved were inaccurate, threw themi to day in a state of amazed wonder. Every effort is being made to get more complete reports of the incident from the Tennessee’s commander. The re port from him. does not say whether thV Tennessee or her launch, as was reported in news dispatches, had been fired upon. Aside from being consid ered a, hostile act the firing may be explained in various ways. First Report. The first report said the cruiser's launch had been turned by three shots from the forts as it was entering the harbor of Smyrna. Officials say the launch 'may have been entering during prohibited hours or the forts may have taken that method of warning the ship against mine fields in the harboT. Much Uneasiness. There has been considerable uneasi ness about the Tennessee and also the INVADERS LOSS IS HEAVY AT DIXMUDE Renewal of Heavy Fighting Near Ypres—Germans Aban don Left Bank of the Yser. Allies Announce Progress. Country Flooded—Duel of Artillery Continues London, 8:40 a. m.—The correspon dent of Reuter's Telegram Company at Amsterdam sends the following: "According to Too Telegraaf’e Sluls, Netherlands, correspondent, the Ger mans occupying Dbcmude have suf fered heavy losses. In fresh fighting 'Wtileh has taken place they lost 2,700 men. "The town of Nleuport is badly dam aged. Heavy cannonading was heard Tuesday In the direction of Ypres. in dicating a renewal of the heavy fight ing here. "Fugitives say that additional sub marines ace being constructed at Zee brugge.” No Infantry Attempts. London, 11:50 a. m*—Bad weather conditions still are having their effect on the operations In the western arena. Artillery duels continue but It is hard* ty likely that either side is attempt ing to make much use of Its Infantry. Paris claims In an official commu nication that the Invaders renewed their attacks to the south and east of Ypres without modifying the situa tion Allies Progress. At the same time the allies, accord ing to this announcement, have made marked progress at every point attack ,rj__on the Yser, In the Vailly region, fnd on the heights of the Meuse. Spe cial dlsp.tchea announce heavy Ger man losses In fresh fighting at Dlx mude and the existence between Nleu port and Ypres of a protective sheet of water which renders any further dan ger of a German advance in that re gion negligible. The Germans are re ported also as having completely sliaidoned the left bank of the Yser, tIPg flooding of which endangers their possession of Dlxmude. DON’T RUN YOUR DOLLAR OUT OF TOWN-LET THE POOR THING STAY-LIVE AT HOME THE AUGUSTA HERALD THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. North Carolina, her sister ship, since they went to (Turkish waters to look after the interests oi Americans after their voyage to the European contin gent with gold for stranded tourists Reports of mishaps to both ships have been frequent, but always have been disproved by official dispatches. Both Should Remain. Ambassador Morgenthau’s reports of Internal conditions in Turkey since the Ottoman empire joined the dual alli ance in the war upon the entente pow ers convinced officials here it would be well to have both ships remain in the Mediterranean for the present. Both cruisers have been going from .pprt to port ;n TurMsl\ \vajtcrs or those nearby. So far. Ambassador Morgenthau’s re ports concerning the safety of Amer icans have been reassuring. Uneasiness. An undercurrent of uneasiness was created, however, early this month when the Turkish commander at Bei rut addressed a note to the American consul general, which he intended for the information of the French and British governments, declaring that for every Mussulman killed in a bom bardment of any open and unfortified port three British or French subjects would be put to death. The note added that the Turkish commander could not take the responsibility for an uprising against Christians which might follow such an event. . It was pointed out at the time that bombardment of any open and un fortified towns was unlikely as it is prohibited by the Hague convention. By Local Official hose Turkish officials who remain at the embassy here were confident that if the Tennessee had been fired upon it was the act of some local official which would quickly he taken up by the Constantinople goverment. Further than calling for Inquiries from other American officians in the vicinity, it appeared that Washinton was awaiting details from the Tenn essee before proceeding. It became known also that England and France were asking their commanders in the Mediterranean for information on the incident. The Theory The theory of officials here Is that Captain Decker had been ashore at Smyrna to pay his respects to Consul General Horton and that the consul, who had returned the visit, was being (Continued on Page Seven). CANOPUS REPORT MYSTERY STILL London, 11 a. m.—The giving out by the admiralty of the official report of the captain of the British cruiser Glasgow on the naval engagement of November Ist. off the coast of Chile, settled beyond question the fate of the cruisers Good Hope and Mon mouth, but offers no• solution to the mystery of the battleship Canopus. According to the Glasgow report. Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock commander of the British squadron, signalled the Canopus that he was about to engage the enemy. This is the only mention in connection with this naval engagement of the one bat tleship present on the British side. $42,500,000 AUTO CO. RECEIVERSHIP New York.—A receiver is sought for the United States Motor Company, a New Jersey corporation with author ized capital of $42,500,000 and plants at Hartford. Conn.. Detroit, Dayton, Ohio; Providence, R. I.; New Castle, Ind., and Tarrytown, N. Y„ in a suit filed today in the state supreme court by Emanuel Metzger of this city, a stockholder. 15,000 MILE VOYAGE. Chsrlegton, S. C.—Tied at a local fertilizer plant's docks the British bark Harold, Captain Jenkins, after com pleting a 15,000 mile voyage from the Peruvian coast, sailing on June 50, brings here 3,000 tons of Peruvian guano. She learned of the war when the British cruiser Monmouth fired a shot across iier bow before she en tered the Straits of Magellan. Two of her crew, Germans, were "Interned” at Barbadoes. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 18, 1914. ' V ' V V ■ ~'t . . ' u^ju'>ij i. - ■•~' ■' ' THE MOST REMARKABLE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WAR WAS TAKEN FROM THE DECK OF THE OLYMPIC. H,|. Is presented tl.e most remarkable photograph of the present European war. It shows II M. K Andarlnus sinking oft Hie ...„l of Ireland after being hit by a German mlnr nr lerpedn. The plrtnrr was triads from the deck of the trnns-AtlanUe Itnet Olvmpie and shows the .rew ..f the dreadnought being rescued. The port side of the strteken vessel Is partly snhmergrd and the rrew rmi he seen ki.lheresl near thr slern star board side. Two torpedo destroyers are standing by. The white life boat in the foreground belongs to the Olympic and is bringing the rescued bluejackets to the liner. Hearty Response of People of Augusta to Live at Home, Trade at Home, Made at Home Movement Augurs Welt For the Future and Marks Beginning ot Greater Things How Easy It Is to Keep Au gusta Money in Augusta to Build Up Augusta and Make Prosperity in Augusta Be come Apparent UNDEVELOPED MARKET HERE FOR FARMERS No Trouble to Dispose of Coun try Produce at City Market Headquarters; But Better Plan is For Farmers to Come in Person Saturday to Open Air Market and Establish Trading Relations. If you send your money out of town, and we send our money out of town, and all our neighbors send their money out of town, what in thunder will become of our town? The Augusta Dive at Home move ment is just two days old but It is a lusty healthy infant giving promise of a long life and a splendid career when It shall have developed its full grown strength. There's no doubt of it—the people of Augusta have caught the spirit of Diving at Home. It is the most con tagious thing in the world—that and enthusiasm which are blood cousins. Until the thousands making up the Augusta buying public begun inspect ing the exhibits of Augusta-made goods they did not know how easy it is to apply the principle of Dive at Home, Trade at Home, Made at Home to themselves, to their purchases, to adopt it into their homes as a part of their daily lives. , "What chance do I get at a dollar sent out of Augusta?" men and women (Continued on next page.) UEUWSAI IS APPRECIATED Retiring U. S. Ambassador to Prance in Receipt of Letters From High English Officials. Paris, 6:50 a. m.—Myron T. Herrick, the American ambassador, who is to be relieved of his duties late this month by Wm. G. Sharp, has engaged passage for the United States on the steamer Roohambeau, which will sail on November 28th. Queen Mary of England, has written Mrs. Herrick a personal letetr ex pressing appreciation for what she and other American women have done for the British wounded in Paris. Sir Edward Grey, the British for eign minister, has written Mr Herrick in the same vein and David Dloyd- George, the chancellor of the ex chequer of Great Britain, has sent a letter of thanks to Mr. Herrick "In behalf of the British government” for his services to British subjects. $75,000 STABLE FIRE. . Little Rock, Ark.—Fire of undeter mined origin early today destroyed the stable of Wolfort A Reinman, causing an estimated loss of $75,000. For a time the fire threatened to spread to several large business houses, but finally was confined to the build ing tn which It originated THE SINKING OF H. M. S. AUDACIOUS Startling German Resumption, East Sudden Change in Opera tions in Russian Poland. Heart of Russian Line At tacked and Warsaw Again Threatened Petrograd,— A dispatch received here from Marmornltza. on the Austro-Ru manian frotiTThf, declares that furious fighting Is going on in the northern part of the crown land of Bukowina/ The Russian troops arc described as victorious. As they advance the Aus trians are fleeing In great disorder. Offensive Resumed. London, 11:52 a. m.—No change in the operations in Russian Poland has been more startling than the sudden resumption of the offensive on the part of the Germans, a movement by which the heart of the Russian line has been attacked and Warsaw again threat ened. As usual conflicting reports arrive from the neighborhood of these •op erations. Prtrograd does not deny that the Germans have resumed the offen sive, but dispatches from the Russian capital declare such a movement will not cause the slightest diverison from the Russian invasion of East Prussia, which is proceeding slowly hut stead ily. Berlin Claims Victory. Meanwhile Berlin claims a victory near Dipno, imperilling Russian forces, which, according to German reports, must make a stand before crossing the Vistula river, as a retirement behind that stream would be too difficult. Berlin reports that the Russians are near Kutno, but Vienna claims a vic tory for her ally at this place. From this flood of conflicting reports emerges clearly the fact that a great battle Is under way in western Poland, on the line between the River Vistula and the River Warta. It Is equally clear that the Russian advance lias been brought to a halt. In the mean time Russian progress continues through the ('arpatlilans, before fra cow and In East Prussia. REFORM SCHOOL BURNS,IC DEAD Jacksonville, Fla.—Ten lives were lost when fire early this morning de stroyed the dormitories of the State Reform School for hoys at Marianna, Fla. Meager details of the fire have as yet been received. According 1o the list of dend received here the fol lowing have been identified: Joe Weaihershee of Jacksonville; Clifford Jeffords, Ixiuls lianff, Ixiuls Fernandez, Walter Fisher, Waldo Drew and Clarence Parrott, all In mates and boys under 21, Two dormitories were destroyed, both housing white Inmates. The loss is estimated at more than $10(1,000. ART TREABURES ON VIEW. Naw York- The art treasures be queathed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by the late Beniamin Altman are on public view for the first time In the galleries of the museum today. The collection was formally accepted by the museum officials at a receptiqfci last night The collection consists of valuable paintings snd Chinese por#>- lalns. CHOICE GIVEN TO CRUISER BERLIN Captain of German War ship Chose Disarmament at Trondhjem Rather Than Put ting to Sea. Christians, Norway, (By way of London, 4:30 p. m.) It was officially announced here today that the disar mament of the German erulaer Berlin, which has put In at Trondhjem, a sea port of Norway, has been commenc ed. The Berlin appeared off Trondhjem, which is on the. norhwestern coast of Norway and well ontaldc of the North Rea, yesterday. It was then reported she was endeavoring to escape from the North Sea to act as a commerce raider In the Atlantic, very much as the cruiser limden acted In the Indian Ocan. The Berlin with a crew of 450 men arrived at Trondhjem yeaterday. Her Commander was given the choice of putting to sea within 24 hours or of submitting to disarmament. Ho chose the latter. NEGOTIATIONS FOR CHICAGO CUBS OFF Cincinnati,—All negotlat lonH be tween Gitas. Weeghman, president of the Chicago Federal League club, and Chas. I’. Taft, majority owner of the Chicago National League club, for the purchase of the latter’s stock, were broken off abruptly by the latter to day. Weeghman had asked Taft for an extension of time in which to fur ther negotiate for the club and this was refused. REPUDIATION MADE BY GEN . CARRANZA First Chief Says Telegram to President Gutienez Saying He Would Retire, Unauthorized—Battle Seems Imminent to North of City of Mexico—Villa’s Troops Advancing South wards Washington, General Cnrranza has repudiated the telegram sent for him by Gen. Pablo Gonzales to General Gutierrez, In which the first chief was represented aa saying lie would retire. This waa announced today In an of ficial dispatch from American Consul Hllllman. Carranza declared he had been mis understood. In the telegram which Gonzales sent In behalf of Carranza the first chief was described as ready to resign If both he and Villa relin quished their commands and met In Havana not later than November 2S. Never Intended to. No mention was made of the man to whom the exeeutlve power was to lie delivered and Carranza now de clares that he never Intended to resign in favor of Gutierrez and will not de liver his place to any other than a $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY* TERRIFIC 4 DAYS' BATTLE Pari», 4:31 p. m.—A dispatch re ceived here from Petrograd by the Havas agency 1h ns follows: "A terrific battle of unexampled vio lence has hepn proceeding for four days around Boldau The cannonading lias linen maintained night and day. The Russians are endeavoring at any cost to avenge their check at Solrlau and are throwing themselves at the Her mans with lndcscrlbahlo fury. They have eafrlnd position after position by assault In shite of the Infernal fire of (lie Hermans. “In spite of the lorTenltal rains, which have turned the ground into a quadmire, the Russians are advancing toward the Interior of Germany. ARE WOUNDED 01 AMERICAN SIDE Naco, Ariz.—R. Y. Reynolds, n Unit ed Btates customs inspector, was shot through the left leg by a stray bullet today when the Maytorcna forces made a general attack on the Carranza gar rison of Naco, Sonora. Reynolds was in a hotel on tlie American side* at the time. The bone of the limb was shattered. Three Mexican women on the Amer ican Hide also were wounded by stray bullets, one seriously. Surgeons In charge of the hospital at Naco, Sonora, reported that Ift men of the garrison had been wounded up to 10 o'clock. At that time Maytorena's Infantry began an advance from the southeast. QUASH INDICTMENT EX-U. S. TREASURER New Yor.- The indictment charging Daniel N. Morgan, former treasurer of the United States and six others with using the mails to defraud stock investors in connection with the ope rations of Jared Flagg, was quashed today upon motion of the United States district attorney who said that the testimony of Flagg's trial showed that Mr. Morgan and his six asso ciates were not guilty. man whom he could trust to carry out conditions he Imposes Great Peace Efforte. While American Consul Hllllman re ported that great, efforts were being made to patch up the difficulties through Intermediaries, other official advices said movements were under way and that a battle was Imminent north of Mexico City, where tin- VII In troops now were advunclng southward. Signed the Agreement, In connection with Carranza’s repu diation of the message sent by Gon zales, Villa, adherents here declared that at the Torreori conference, which was convened during the summer in nn attempt to heal the first breach be tween Carranza and Villa, Gonzales acted as spokesman for Carranza and signed the agreement which later was similarly repudiated by the first chief. HOME EDITION GERMANS AIDED IN CHILE FIGHT IT SETTING SUN When Darkness Came the Eng lish Ships Continued Firing at Flashes of the Enemy’s Guns---Fine Discipline Mid Destruction. London, 12:55 a. m—The admiralty Issued Inst night (he report made by 1 aptain John Luce of the British light cruiser Glasgow of (he battle with the German squadron November Ist off the Chilean coast. The Glasgow, which left Coronel «■ A I , mo , rninK was a< lvised by Rear- Admiral sir Christopher Cradock, commander of the British squadron, that the enemy’s ships were to the northward. Towards evening the Glasgow sighted smoke and reported to Rear-Admiral Cradock. The Brit ish fleet formed In line ahead, the Good Hope leading, with the Mon mouth, Glasgow and Otranto follow ing. “I’m Going to Attack." The enemy had turned south and also were in single line ahead, the Shcarnhorst and Gneiesenau leading. Admiral Cradock signalled the Cano pus: am going to attack the ene my." "The enemy at that lime was 15,009 yafds away," says the report, “and maintained this range, at the same time Jamming the wireless signals. The sun was setting Immediately be hind Hie British ships, and while it remained above the horizon the Brit ish had the advantage in light, but the range was too great. "When the sun had set the British ships were silhouetted against the afterglow and the falling light mads the enemy difficult to spe. At 12,000 Yards. "The Germans opened fire at 7 p. m., at 12,000 yards, followed in quick succession by the British. The grow ing darkness ritnd heavy spray of the head sea made fighting difficult, par ticularly for the main deck guns of Hu* Good Mope and Monmouth. "The enemy, firing salvos, got the range quickly, and their third salvo caused an outbreak of fire on the forepart of both ships, which were constantly on fire until 7:45 in the evening. At 7:50 an immense explo sion occurred on the Good Hope amid ships, (he flames reaching 2(19 feet iliigh. Total destruction must have i followed. Quite Dark. | "It was now quite dark. Both ships continued firing at the flashes of the I opposing guns. The Monmouth was | badly down by the bow and turned away to get tier stern to the sea, signalling the Glasgow to that effect. “At 8:30 the Glasgow signalled to the Monmouth: ‘The enemy Is fol lowing us’ but received no reply. "Under (lie risng moon the enemy’s ships could lie seen approaching and as the Glasgow could render the Mon mouth no assistance she proceeded at full speed to avoid destruction. At 8:50 we lost sight of thr enemy. At 0:30 we observed flashes of fire, which were doubtless the final attack on the Monmouth. Conduct Admirable. "Nothing (quid have been more ad mlruble than the conduct of the of ficers and men throughout, although It was most trying to receive a great volley with no chance of returning it. All were cool; there was no wild fir ing and discipline was the same as that at battle practice. When the tar get ceased to be visible the gun-layers spontaneously ceaerd firing. “The serious reverses sustained has entirely failed to impair the spirit of the officers and the ship’s company nnd It Is our unanimous wish to meet the enemy again as soon as possible.” FOSTER COATES DEAD. Atlanta, Ga. —Foster Coates, presi dent of the Georgian Company, widely known as a newspaper man, died in a local hotel last night, from a sud den attack of apoplexy. He was 54 years old. THEM ARE 31 Shopping Days Before Xmas Road Herald ads and call for advertised goods if you want the pick of styles and bargains. When shopping in Augusta tomorrow Say: "I Saw I; H Tho Hsrald.” It will pay. Try It.