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THE WEATHER Fair and continued cold tonight; Friday fair and colder. VOLUME XIX, No. 323. FRIENDLY WARNING, NOT HOSTILE ACT Such is Belief of Washington Officials in Absence of Defi nite Details Concerning Firing on the United States Cruiser Tennessee Near Smyrna—ln structions Sent Ambassador Morgenthau THINK WARSHIP WOULD NOT HAVE LEFT IF THE CONSULATE IN DANGER Probable Also That the Harbor Had Been Mined---Awaiting Report of Captain Decker. Confidence Expressed of No Trouble With Turkey. Washington—Although the navy department continued every effort to get a further report to com plete the chain of incidents con nected with the firing upon the cruiser Tennessee's launch by the Turkish forts at Smyrna, nothing had been heard early today from Captain Decker or from Ambas sador Morgenthau. Nearly a Week. Washington.— As nearly a week was taken in getting the last message through to the state department from the ambassador at Constantinople, Un tie information is expected from him before Captain Decker is heard from. Veßterday Captain Decker succeeded in getting through his report of the Incident within a few hours. Secretary Daniels said today he would not decide on W'hether the North Carolina and Tennessee would remain in Turkish waters until all of the facts were known concerning the firing at Smyrna. Urge Withdrawal. Some naval officers have urged that the cruisers be withdrawn. Officials believe, however, that missionary in terests, for which the cruisers were de spatched to Turkish waters, might In sist that they be retamed as a moral force" making for the protection of the American missions and interests. Awaiting Details. Washington, D. C—Definite details of the adventure of the cruiser Ten nessee in the Gulf of Smyrna were eagerly awaited today by administra tion officials who remained confident that the affair promptly w-ould be ad justed through channels of diplomacy. Ambassador Morgenthau had been di rected to lnsquire of the Turkish gov ernment why land forces had fired on the Tennessee’s launch as it steamed from Vourlah to Smyrna, to investi gate conditions at the American con sulate, and the commanders of the Tennessee and her sister ship North Carolina in nearby waters had instruc tions to make no move that might em barrass the Washington government. Will Apologize, President Wilson was determined that the United States should not be come involved in trouble with Turkey and confidence was expressed that if the Turkish officers had acted with out authority of their government or the firing was unjustified by naval procedure that the Porte would apolo gize. Secretary Daniels summed up his view of the incident by declaring he believed detailed reports would show that the firing was intended as a (Continued on next page.) EXCESS BAGGAGE RATES DECISION Washington—Existing excess bag gage rates were held by the Interstate Commerce Commission today to be not unreasonable. Charges, however, for baggage of excess value, were held to be excessive and a rate was established by the Commision at ten cents for each SIOO or fraction there of above the agreed maximum value. The minumum charge tor increased valuation will be ten cents. The case brought to the commission originally by the National Baggag* commercial organization and travel ing >n:en was directed against prac tically all railroad lines. 1,600,000 RUSSIANS WITH SINGLE PURPOSE-CRACOW The Hague, via. London, 6:11 a. M. — A Russian staff officer, passing through here ha* this to say as to the cause of the present German suo cess in Poland: "The Russian army in Poland maintains three times aa many cavalry m»n as the Germans. This cavalry swarmed after the retreating Ger mans and when the Germans suddenly stopped the Russfan cavalry was dashed to pieces like migrating birds flying against a rock. Meanwhile the main body of the Russians, 1.400,000 men, whose absolute purpose Is to heat the Austrian* decisively. Is proceeding unmolested to attack Cra cow. leaving a smaller detachment to besiege Prsemsyl. "Thereafter.” the officer concluded, "tlis Russians do not Intend to at tempt to cross the Carpathians, but, following the Oder river, will make their attack on Germany by way of Oppeln. Breslat* and Ologau." What Chance Do You Get at a Dollar Sent Out ol Augusta? THE AUGUSTA HERALD THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES——THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. NO NEWSPAPER APPEARED II BERLIN TODAY Every Publication Suspended For First Time Since War Began. Religious Day of Re pentance---Bulletins Posted in Shop Windows. Berlin, via. The Hague and London, Nov. 19, 6:11 a. m.—For the first time sinre the outbreak of war the Ger mans spent the day without their newspaper, the publication of which was suspended because of the religious Day of Repentance. The daily report from war headquarters appeared as usual but there were no means of cir culating it except through bulletins posted in shop windows and by rneaVis of a telegraphic extract displayed in postoffices. Streets Crowded. The streets of Berlin today were crowded with the customary thrpng, the crisp, autumn afternoon having brought out a host of promenaders. The crowds were scarcely different front those seen in ordinary years and there seemed to be almost as many men as usual. The spirit of the prom enaders was confident as a result of Russian defeats reported yesterday. Capturo of Valievo. The Neue Frele Presse correspond ent gives details of the capture of Valievo, Servia. The Austrians ad vanced in five columns, three of which arrived within cannon range early Sunday, but the attack was delayed because of the slow progress of the other columns. The attack began at 11 o'clock. The Austrians, despite vigorous resistance, enveloped the Servian left wing and drove it in. The right wing was si multaneously threatened by an out flanking movement from Roluharu and a devastating artlileiyo tttx.aam pleted the discomfiture of the Ser vians, who, by five o’clock in the af ternoon. were in full retirement on Arandieiovatz, abandoning fortifica tions on which they had worked for years and which were considered im pregnable. It is doubtful whether the Servians will make a stand at Aran dieiovatz. 6,000 Prisoners. The Servians had no time to bring off or to destroy their guns oh sup plies, great quantities of which felt into the hands of the Austrians. More than 6,000 Servians were taken pris oners. THE BREWERS AND PROHIBITION Injustice of the War Tax and National Trend Featured Dis cussions Today at Convention New Orleans.—What the speakers termed the injustice of the recently imposed war tax on beer and a general discussion of the prohibition move ment featured sessions of the United States Brewerß’ Association conven tion here today. The board of trus tees In their annual report made the statement that the government by grace of the new tax is now receiving three times the revenue from beer that the brewers themselves receive. The trustees also pointed out that during the last half of 1913 beer sales decreased per cent, due they said, to disturbed business conditions. Dur ing July, August and September of this year the business decreased ten per cent when compared with the same period the year previous. The trustees reported that a careful investigation of the industry as a whole in this country is being made and information so obtained is to be used to combat arguments in faxor of national prohibition. Much attention will he given to the cost of enforcing such a law and its effect upon capital and labor. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 19, 1914. American Women Active in Relieving Suffering oi War Victims ml riff™ HEADS OF U. S. WAR RELIEF FUND. Members of the executive rommitoo of the American Women's War Relief Fund In London, photographed a* St. Pancas, London. Left to right: Seated—Mrs. Lewis Harcourt. secretary; Lady Randolph Churchill, chair man of hospital committee; Mrs. John Astor, vice-president; Lady Paget, president: Duchess of Marlborough and Lady Lowther. Standing, left to right—Mr. Paris, organizing manager of the hospital committee; Mrs. Bry ant Owen, treasurer and secretary of (he economic relief committee; Walter S. N. Burns, treasurer; Lady Hen ry, chairman of the clothing committee; Mrs. Robert Strawbridge, chairman of the collection committee, and Mrs. Walter Burns. Augusta Public Schools to the Fore in Live at Home Week Today and Tomorrow; Then Farmers are Coming to Town and Open Air Market on Saturday Will Be the Climax INEVITABLE NOW, CIVIL WAR, MEXICO Thought Impossible to Avert Hostilities, So Reports United States Consul Silliman—Viila’s Seasoned Vets Hurrying South to Meet Obregon, Loyal to Carranza, Marching From City of Mexico Washington, D. C.—Two thou sand Carranza troops who volun tarily surrendered to Gen. Villa when he took Ueon and other gar risons all along the line, are chang ing allegiance to the northern chief as he marches on toward Mexico City is the report of American Consular Agent Carothers, with Villa. Says Can’t Prevent It. Washington.—With Villa’s seasoned veterans hurrying southward on their way to Mexico City and Obregon’s ar tillery, loyal to Carranza, proceeding northward for a defensive campaign, administration officials today had dis patches from American representa tives indicating that actual hostili ties in the southern republic appeared inevitable. Official reports related that General Obregon, In a statement Is sued at Mexico City, declared: “All Efforts Usslsss.” “The northern forces have violated every armistice and promise made to us. I consider that, all efforts made to settle the present trouble without resort to arms useless." Consular Agent Carothers reported Villa's army had taken the city of Deon without firing a shot. Other reports stated that 6,000 of Carranza's troopers at Irapuato hadsurrendered unconditionally. Irapuato was one of the points where, according to dis patches from Carothers, the first clash in the renewal of civil war was to have occurred. Conditions Serious. Consul Silllman, reporting from Mexico City, said he regarded actual hostilities as inevitable, although some of the generals persisted In their efforts to restore peace. Mr. Siiilrfian added that conditions in the capital were more serious than they had been since peace parleys were Inaugurated between the Aguas Callentes conven tion and Carranza. Official report* were awaited today from Naco, Arizona, where six per sons on the American side, of U)e bor der were said to have'been wounded by stray bullets during fighting be- INFANTRY IN FLANDERS DO FIGHTING IN BOATS London, 12:15 p. m.—No change of importance has been recorded for some days past in the western arena where Flanders still is the scene of heavy fighting. In spite of adverse weather conditions and flooded trenches, the Germans appear to be holding their position* from which, at Intervals, they launch the attacks for which the territory from the Belgian coast to Arras has become famous.. The allied warships still off the coast arc hurling shells inland when opportunity offers. The Belgian army remains In the region where the floods have been the worst and some, despatches say that In certain placea they have been fighting from small boats. tween the Carranza garrison and Vil la's investing forces. An American customs inspector and a trooper of tile Tenth cavalry were among those who were hit. Slim DISPUTES M HUM MEET Typo or Bookbinders Control of Mailers, to Executive Coun cil---To Aid Strikers at At lanta and Oloversville. Philadelphis—Jurisdictional disputes in many trades again held the atten tion today of the delegates to the an nual convention of the American Fed eration of Labor. The committee on adjustment, to whom had been re ferred most of the troubles regarding jurisdiction, reported on 39 cases. Some were amicably adjusted in other in stances the disputes were referred by the committee to the executive coun cil for final adjiistrnnt. About ten casps were submitted to the delegates to be threshed out on the floor of the convention. The dispute between the Interna tional Typographical Union and the Bookbinders organization over, control of the mailers employed In the print ing business was referred to the execu tive council for adjustment after much debate. Ths convention agreed to give sup port to the defense of the men who viere arrested in Michigan In Connec tion with tho copper strike and aIHO to aid the strikers at Atlanta and at Gloversvllle, N. Y„ where employes have been out. 14 weeks. The conven tion condemned the alleged failure of the glove manufacturers to meet the roommendaUonH of representatives of the New York state Eioard of mediation. Cooking Demonstration By Tubman High School Girls at Gas Light Company Today is Proving a Very Popular Feature RICHMOND ACADEMY OPEN TO PUBLIC FRIDAY Tubman, the Academy and the John Milledge School Have Splendid Exhibits- -Essays By School Children Must Be Mailed Tomorrow---City Mar ket Headquarters a Popular Place. ATTENTION SCHOOL CHILDREN. School children who are prepar ing essays to he submitted in the Dive at Home contest should bear In mind that these essays must be mailed to the Live at Home Editor of The Augusta Herald not later than tomorrow night, and that they should he brief—not over 200 words. The contest Is open to every boy and girl In all the grades of the public school system. Today and tomorrow the Augusta public schools are. in the forefront; then comes the big day, Saturday, the climax of Live at Home Week-Mar ket Day. At ihe Gas Light Company’* office and show room Tubman High School girls are today giving a cooking dem onstration. In three groups, the girls from the domestic science and home economica departments of the school, under the direction and supervision of Mias Hchuman, are affording ttie Au gusta public a splendid opportunity to lesrn more about the excellent work that is done at Tubman. The demonstration began at II o’clock this morning, one group of girls relieved at 12:30 o'clock by an other group. This afternoon from 4 to 6 o’clock a third group will con tinue the demonstration. The food show In connection with the cooking demonstration has at tracted large numbers of Augusta wo men during the day. Prepared food Is sold by the Tubman girls today, the proceeds to be applied to the ■ Rllen Richards Memorial fund. Tubrnsn girls also have s splendid exhibit In the show window of the J. Willie Levy store of sewing and needlework as taught at the school, which has proven one of the moat at (Continued on page three.) FOUR KILLED AT CROSSING. Fort Wayne, Ind—Four persons were were Instantly killed at Convoy, Ohio, 30 miles cast of this city, when the Pennsylvania Flyer struck an automo bile In which they were riding early today Toe v ictims were Durbin Les lie, mayor of Convoy, his wife, and Dr. and Mrs. De Hayes, parents of Mrs. Leslie. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY. RUSS THROWN BACH BY VON HINDENBERG RUSSIANS BEATEN BY TURH Berlin, (by wireless to The Asso ciated Press.) A Turkish fleet lms en ftaged a Russian squadron composed of two battleships and five cruisers off Sebastopol, according to an official re port reaching Berlin from Constantino ple today. One of the Russian battleships was seriously damaged and the other ves sels with the Turkish ships in pursuit fled to Sebastopol Goeben Damaged. Petrograd.—There has hern n naval encounter in the Black Sea between Russian and Turkish warships. No definite news of the outcome has been received here as yet beyond the fact, that the Turkish cruiser Goeben sus tained serious injury. FRENCH EEAR GERMAN MINES ON RETIREMENT Portion of Chauvoncourt Re ported Blown Up---Loss Not Yet Known---Brilliant Attack By Britons and French Sailors Psris, 11:11 a. m—A brilliant attack by Rritlsh troops and French sailors caused thp Germans to evacuate Bchoorbakke, Belgium, which is prac tically aurroundsd by water from the broken dyke#, according to news reaching here from the battle front. Be.ca.use of the flood only two roads were open to the town and on one of these the British approached In two Brmored automobiles. It was a night attack and the Denmans In the town Immediately turned their attention to them. Meanwhile the bluejackets, who had made rafla, crossed the water and took the Germans In the rear, forcing them to flee hv the one road still open. The Germans abandoned many guns, ayimunltlon and stores anti their dead and wounded. Some Anxiety. There Is some anxiety here as to Just what has happened at Ghauvoncourt, a village near Bt. Mlhlel, on the Lor raine frontier. On Tuesday the French official communication reported that the French troops had occunlcd the western part of Ohauvoneourt and yes terday's official statement said that this part of the town had been blown up Eiy the Germans who apparently had mined the place before they retired. Hew severely the French troops suf fered Is not yet known. Chauvoncorl, which contained vast. French military buildings and stores, is on the right hank of the Meuse. It has been occupied by the Germans for some lime and Is hii Important link between Argonne and Metz New Officers The Belgian army Is drawing a sup ply of new officers In large part from the Belgian civic guard. According to a member of the Belgian war office at Havre, the civic guard Is composed of men who have seen army service and are well qualified to become of ficers. Figures are not yet available re garding results of the mobilization of the Belgian class of 1915 or regarding the call for volunteers hut it Is known that the young inert refugees In Hol land, England and France are respond ing with great readiness and enthu siasm. IV. Y. POLICE SEEK DESTITUTE CASES New York. In their search for per sons responsible for the recent bomb planting In the Bronx County court house and the Tombs police court room, patrolmen today were Instruct ed to report nil rases of destitution In the districts patrolled by them This order followed the arrest yesterday of two men accused of theft who said they had been forced through hunger to commit the crime. The reporta of destitution handed In by the patrol men will be Investigated by the police department and later filed with char itable organizations. Guard: continue on duty In the criminal courts throughout the city and all persons carrying packages are forced to re veal their contents before being ad mitted. DERAILMENT ON L. A N. Montgomery, A I*. —The New or leans-Chicago Limited on the Louis ville and Nashville Railroad was de railed this morning near Garland. Ala. Although the engine and four coaches left tlx ick onl 1 two persons were slightly Injured. A broken rail Is be lieved to have caused the accident. HOME EDITION German General Hero of Hour in Berlin—lnvaders Centre is Now Fifty Miles Back From Frontier London, 12:07 p. m.—The unexpected blow delivered on the Russian center by General’ von Hlndenburg with the German army which had retreated from before Warsaw was the predominant feature of the news reaching London today from the eastern arena of war. Having for the time being thrown hack the Russian advance toward the Get man frontier of Posen, General von Hindenberg is the hero of the hour in Berlin. There is much criticism in Berlin of the German retreat from Warsaw, hut If the present marked re 'ersal of form proves permanent, the German center doubtless will retrieve its reputation Just ns the allies re trieved themselves alums! at the gat** of Paria. The German wedge from Posen would appear to have driven the Russian renter more than fifty miles hack from His frontier, so that tlie line now is about midway between German territory and Warsaw. Else where along the great eastern front the Russians, where they are not pro gressing. seem to lie holding their own. 80 SEA MINES FLOATER UPON SHORE HOLLAND Some Exploding Have Caused Death of Nine- -One Hundred Bodies, Thought British Sailors, Also Washed Up. Ths Hague, (via London.)—Holland's difficult position as a result of the European war Is shown by one week's reports from the coast and frontiers. Along the coast SO mine* of French, German and English make have come upon the shore, and exploding caused the death of nine persons and wound ing five. More than 100 bodies, pre sumably of British sailors from sunk en warships, have been washed ashore and burled with military honors. 200 in Hiding. Along the southern frontier nearly 200 Belgians who had been hiding from tho Germans surrendered to the Dutch army. They crossed the fron tier In civilian clothes and then put on their uniforms, which they carried In bags and claimed protection in the Dutch international detention camps, saying that otherwise they would starve. Since the beginning of the cold weather a. dozen Germans have crossed Into Holland, surrendered their arms and been sent to the deten tion camps. Damaged War Balloon. On November 17th sn apparently damaged war ballodn ' floating at a great height, passed over the southern provinces and disappeared In an eaat erly direction. On Nov ember 16th a German border patrol near Nleuwesrhan* opened fire on Dutch frontier guards, mistaking them for smugglers. . Through trains to Germany have been abolished while the trip across the North flea to England which form erly required seven hours, now take* 27 hours. THERE ARE 30 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 The Herald.” It will pay. Try It.