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THE WEATHER Fair and cold tonight with temperature near 15 degrees; Saturday fair. VOLUME XIX, No. 324. BITTER COLD AND DAMP BRING LULL Fighting Between Allies and Invaders in Flanders Almost at a Standstill. Suffering is Great. Parallels for What May be Witnessed This Winter Being Sought in Napoleon’s Retreat From Moscow. London, 12:10 p. m. —Both in Lon don and Berlin the present stage of the campaign in Russian Poland is regarded as highly important; Ger many's advance in the Warta-Vistula country is being watched with intense interest. Petrograd. however, while o£ course vitally concerned, seems to be I only indifferently interested. Two Great Battles. Army headquarters in Petrograd an : nounced that ttoo great hattles have developed along the eastern front, one In line between Czenstochowa and Cra cow and the second in trie Wartha- Vistula region. A general survey of the reports re ceived here from all quarters convey!) the impression that the German ad vance on the Vistula has met at least with a temporary check, while the ftussian Invasion of East Prussia has buffered a ilke fate near Angerburg, where the German defenses, consist ing chiefly of vertical ines of wire en tanglements, are reported to he very strong. On Russian Center. Berlin declares that a concentric at tack is being made on the Russian center, the German armies coming from the west and northwest, while Austria is sending a force north from the Cracow region. Petrograd, however, states that the offensive in western Galicia is still under way and that Cracow is believed to be Invested on three sides, leaving only one line of rail communication open. Suffering From Cold. In west Flanders operations appa rently are almost at. a standstill. Ar. tillery duels and boat forays are the only features of thfc military situa tion there. The advent of damp and hitter cold weather promises to make both the eastern and western fronts scenes of great suffering. New Taxation. New taxation for Groat Britain which under ordinary conditions would have taken a generation of the most bitter political controversy to pass, has today been accepted with scarce- L ly a murmur. Turk Fighting Better. Late reports from Turkey indicate ■ that Turkish arms are making a bet ter showing than at the opening of the Balkan war. This Is believed to bg due to the fact'that the men are large ly' officered by Germans who are able to make better use of the recognized lighting ability of the Turkish soldier than are his own commanders. In Constantinople there have been several outbreaks against foreigners but none of a serious nature. NO REPORT YET SMYRNA FIRING Washington, P. C.—No further report came to the state or navy departments today on the firing of Turkish forts at Smyrna upon the launch of the Ameri can .eruisefr Tennessee. Officials were awaiting dispatches from Ambassador Morgenthau and Captain Decker. Mean while they maintained their confident attitude that the incident would ue ex plained satisfactorily by the Turkish government. Open Air Market on 500 and 600 Blocks of Broad Street Tomorrow to Be Climax ot Augusta’s Live-at-Home Week Farmers of Augusta Section and Housekeepers of Augusta Given Opportunity to Meet and Establish Direct Trading Relations SCHOOL CHILDREN’S ESSAYS RECEIVED THROUGH MONDAY Cooking Demonstration By Tubman High School Girls Yesterday Proved Popular. Richmond Academy Open to Public This Afternoon and To morrow Morning. Tomorrow Saturday—will be the bis day ot I.tve-nt-Home Week, Tomorrow all day—the Open Air Mar ket on the sno and Shd block* of Broad Street will afford an opportunity for the housekeepers of Aususta and the farm ers and truckers of the Aususta section to establish direct trading relations. Tomorrow the farmers are coming to town with their country produce and will assemble their farm wagons on the 600 and 000 blocks of Broad. City council has granted permission for the farm wagons to park along the sidewalks of these two blocks It la believed that the farmers and truckers of this Immediste section will •welcome the opportunity thus afforded YOUR DOLLAR WILL BUY MORE GOODS AND BETTER GOODS IN AUGUSTA THAN ANYWHERE ELSE—TRADE AT HOME THE AUGUSTA HERALD THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. UINDENBERG IS NOT AFRAID OF RUSS NUMBERS German Commander Says He doesn’t Fear Numerical Su periority of the Muscovites. Merciless Conduct of War Best in End. Berlin, (via The Hague and London, 5:21 a. m.) "The Russians have num bers on their side but numbers alone are not the decisive factor. In the present stage of the war less than ever before we are not afraid of Rus sian numerical superiority. At Tan nenburg the Russians outnumbered us there three to one yet the result was a notable German victory." These are the views of GeneraJ Hindenourg, now facing the great Russian war machine as expressed in conversation with the Berlin corre spondent of the Uueue Freie Presse of Vienna. Blind, Dull Obedience. “The Russians," said General Hin denburg, “are good soldiers and ob serve discipline, but discipline of an other sort than that of the Austro- German, which is based on thinking and execution of command while the Russian discipline is a mere blind, dull obedience. “The Russians have learned much since-the Japanese war, particularly in the science of entrenching, but when the ground is frozen they will no longer be able to dig themselves jn. Then they will have a bad-tlm»"g4‘in That is one. of the advantages the winter campaign will bring us. Ths Most Merciful, “It is a sad, but good thing that war and sentimentality do not go together. The merciless conduct of war is in the end the most merciful because war is soonest ended thereby. “The war with Russia is now chief ly a question of whose nerves will snap first. If Austria and Germany have stronger nerves—and they have them —then they will be victorious." BRITAIN VOTES MILLION MORE London. 1:57 p. m. —The Houpe of Commons today formally passpd the vote for the suifplementary army esti mate. which provides for an addition al army of one million men. SCHOOL ESSAY CAN BE HANDED IN AS LATE AS MONDAY. Owing to a misunderstanding. Superintendent Lawton B. Evans having sent an official notice to the several schools of the public school syßtem to the effect that the essays written by pupils on Live at Home Week should be handed in to the teachers by Mon day. November 23rd, The Herald extends the time from today, as has been advertised, until Mon day; and all essays submitted by Monday, either direct to the Live at Home Editor of The Herald, or to the teachers of the several grades, will he given considera tion. It is desired that every school child write an essay, and the extension of time for handing these in will afford an opportunity for all to view the exhibits to morrow, Saturday, and prepare e*says on Live at Home Week and Its meaning. to get Into direct personal touch with the Augusta buying public, to establish a ready market here for their produce where they may always find Customer; ready to pay fair, caeh price* for chick en* and egg*, turkey*, mlik and butter, vegetable* and fruft* and fresh killed meat*. Next Thursday Is Thanksgiving Dav, and for Sunday end for their Thanksgiv ing fesgt* Augueta housekeepers are right now on the lookout for Just such things as will be for MJe at the Open Air Market all day tomorrow. (Continued on next page ) AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 20, 1914. wffijf 4 ||fjP \s. V ~‘ # • Sffifr ^ v, * fc ** MW^iW^CT^» ' ■■' i 1 •&?$$ *'■ ■&«£;' FOR USE ON SHORE. This is the unique method used by the British in landing their naval guns for use on shore. The work is done with comparative ease andwithout great delay, despite the various handicaps. VILLS PRESSES ON TO MEXICO CITY Obregon Issues Manifesto to Nation Calling Him “Traitor and Criminal.” American Rule at Vera Cruz to End Monday City of Mexico.—General Obregon is sued a manifesto to the nation last night calling upon all citizens to unite against General Villa who he denounced as a “traitor and criminal, whose whole pur pose is to sacrifice the country on the altar pf personal ambition.“ Pressing Southward O. gouThW&nl at the head of an army eager for fig;ht after months of recuperation, General Villa will encounter little difficulty in reaching Mexico City, according to the opinion of American agents expressed in dispatches received today by administra tion officials. Other reports told of the continuation of Villa's triumphant march. Many Foreigners Remain. The situation that might result IVom Villa’s possible investment of the capi tal was not overlooked here today. Many foreigners still remain in Mexico City who would be endangered ft a battle were pressed in the streets. Whether Obregon would be able to hold the city against attacks by Villa from the north and Zapata from the south was not known. When the constitutionalist arnly menaced the < apial during the crisis of last summer a peaceful entry was ar ranged after Huerta's power had crumbled. In Forty-eight Hours. Officials t day had given no indication of a change in their plans tp terminate American rule in Vera Cruz next Mon day. Arrangements had been made to bring Mexican priests and nuns to the United States on a government ship and plans completed to effect the evacua tion within 48 hours after the word was given. AUSTRIA FEELING LACK FOODSTUFFS Rome, 9:35 p. rti. —Reports from Trieste say that the lack of foodstuffs Is felt throughout Austria. The abolition of the duty on grain which was opposed by the Agrarian Party was granted too late by the government to be of service as Ru mania, the only,- neutral state that could easily export grain Into Aus tria, has prohibited Us export. But little grain, it Ik stated Is reaehing Austria from Artierica and Argentina because of the Anglo-French blockade. VON BUELOW MADE ENVOY TO ITALY Paris 4 s. m A dispatch from Rome to Ttie Fournier Agency states the Prince von Buelow has been appointed German ambassador to Italy. Recently dispatch** from Rome have Indicated that Herr Von Flotow. the German amba»*ador there wa* about to retire. Prince Bernard von Buelow who usually reside* In Rome and who through hi* Italian marriage ha* great Influence In Italian society, wa* men |ttoned a* likely to take the post In vtew of it* Importance at tht* crisis. LANDING BRITISH NAVAL GUN DODGE STABLES AT ERBVETOWN BURN; INDORSES ARE CREMATED WILE TAKE LEO FRANK RASE TO JUSTICE LAMAR Georgia Supreme Court Refus es to Certify Writ of Error to Supreme Court of United States. Atlanta, Ga. —The Georgia supreme court today refused to certify to the United States supreme t'ourt a writ of error in the ease of Leo M. Frank, under sentence of death here for the murder in April, 191 ft, of Mary Pha gan. Counsel for Frank, following to day's decision, announced that the case would he taken direct to the United States supreme court. The application for a writ of error to take the case to the highest tribu nal in the land was based upon Ihe Georgia supreme court’s refusal in Its decision lasi Saturday to set aside the verdict on the ground that Frank was absent from the court room when the verdict was announced. Frank's attorneys stated today that they would take steps as soon as pos sible to get the case before the United States supreme court. One Method. They said that one method of pro cedure to accomplish this object would he to make application direct to an individual Justice of the supreme court, most likely Associate Justice Joseph K. Lamar, to certify the writ of error to the highest court. The attorneys said they have not considered an at tempt to get the case before the su preme court on a habeas corpus pro ceeding. It was learned today that the prose cution plans to go before the superior court next Wednesday to have Frank resentenced. Requires Application. Washington. —A review of the Frank case by the supreme court rests large ly wtth Justice Lamar, who Is as signed to the circuit in which Georgia is located. Custom of the Justices re quires that application for ''writs of error" must be presented first by the justice assigned to the circuit In which (lie ease originated. Rhould Justice Lamar grant the writ the case would go into the court’s docket and would not he heard for about two years, un less advanced Hhould Justice Lamar decline to Is sue the writ, he might consent to an application being presented to the en. tire court or the attorneys might of their own volition make application to the other Justices. ROCK ISLAND SALE. New York.—The Chicago, Ruck Island and Pacific Railroad will not lie aold at public auction on November 241 h. aa or dered by the federal dlstrtet court Tha circuit court of appeals reversed this afternoon Hie lower rohrt's 'Sder hv a decision handed down in the litigation looking to a foreclosure sale in the soli brought by the Centra! Trust Company aa trustee. NOVEMBER RECORDS, COLD IN SOUTH, GO Millionaire Racing Man Loses One Horse Worth $25,000, Another Worth $20,000 and a Third Worth SIO,OOO FIRE STARTED AT THREE O’CLOCK; FANNED BY WIND Mr. Dodge is in New York and Was Apprized at Once By Telegraph of His Loss - Be lieved Damage Will Amount to $125,000 to $150,000. A loss of between $126,000 and $150,- 000 was sustained early Friday morn ing by Mr. F. L. Lodge, the million aire racing man of New York, Lexing ton, Ky., ami Grovetown, Ga., when his stables were burned at Grove town, destroying fifteen of his finest horse.s, two mules, a milch cow and stables, 500 feet long. Grrut quantities of hay and oats were alao burned. The fire start ed in an unknown manner at 3 o'clock and was fanned by a high wind, the same wind which ushered in the pres ent eald snap, the coldest of the sea son. Three men had a room in the stables arid acted aa watchmen and care takers. When they first discovered the fire the flames had enveloped a large portion of the stahleH and they were compelled to make their escape through the windows. The fire burned until It burned everything that, would ignite and then stopped. Mr. Dodge is at present in New York. He was Informed of the dis aster at once by telegraph. His trainers brought the fifteen raee horses to Grovetown last Wednesday and were preparing for winter train ing. Mr. Dodge had a, mile track constructed at Grovetown and took advantage of the excellent climate iipre each winter to get. his,horses tn shape for racing. Horse Worth $25,000. One horse that was burned was "Hllk Hat,” , a troter for whom Mr. Dodge is said to have refused $25,000. He had a record of 2:I2 1 4. Another racer to meet death was a two-year old. "Lady Wanet," with a rec ord of 2:10. Mr. Dodge is said to have valued her at $20,000, and to have refused this sum. "Hol lywood Hen," was another thorough bred that lost tils life and he was valued at SIO,OOO. Mr. .1. Clifford of Grovetown. satfl over the telephone Friday morning that he could not say definitely whether Mr. Dodge carried any Insur ance or not. and that he thought It improbable tha.t he did, for those who worked for Mr. Dodge did not seem to think that any Insurance was car ried on his stables or horses. A cloge watch was kept, on the stables all the time to prevent fires and It was thought every precaution was used. Mr Dodge bought several hundred acres of land at Grovetown three year* ago and Immediately began the construction of racing stables and a mile track The place he purchased is shout a mile oiutheaei of Grove town and borders the Mtlledgeville Road He has probably spent between i $50.00 and $75,000 In Improvements. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIV E CENTS PER COPY* First Snow of Season in North Carolina—ln Georgia Tem perature Drops From 50 to 17 Degrees—ln Florida Sud den Tumble of Mercury Not Feared Unless Cold Wave is Intensified Washington.—The south Aflame states today shivered In the grip of tha cold snap attended by snow tn North Carolina and th* lowest No vember minimum temperature in forty years in Georgia and Alabama. The cold wave started in the north west and moved rapidly to the south Atlantic coast. At Augusta, On , the minimum temperature this morning was 20 degrees. Cold wave warnings have been issued for Mississippi, Ala bama. Georgia, the Carollnas, Virginia and Central Florida. Snow continued tqday In New England and along the 1 Great Lakes. Weather bureau reports showed a temperature of ten at Asheville, N. C.; 12 at Chattanooga; 10 at Nashville; 14 at Knoxville; 15 at Memphis; 14 at Atlanta; 18 at Macon and 22 at Char lotte. At Ttlchmond It waa 30; Nor folk 38;; t'hafieston 38; Raleigh 30; Jacksonville and Savannah 32; Mobile 28, and New Orleans 34. All Georgia Rscords. Atlanta, Ga. —Weather bureau re ports received here from all sections of Georgia showed that all records for cold in the stale in November were broken by today's temperatures. At lantn, at 7 a. in., registered 14 degrees ahoy?, and Savannah, 32. Hundreds of water pipes ware frozen in this city. Tarheels Feel it. Raleigh, N. C.—Tlio first heavy anow fall ot the season In tills section be gan at 8 o'clock this morning and with in two hours more than two Inches hail fallen. Reports indicate that the snow covers a large portion of the state. Began in Night. Aeheville, N. C. —Snow which began falling early last night still flllpd the air this morning. It is the first of the season. From 50 to 17. Macon, Ge. —Macon is experiencing the coldest November day in the his tory of the local weather bureau. The temperature dropped from 50 at 7 o'clock last nlght’to 17 at 7 o’clock this morning. Hundreds of water pipes were frozen. May Go Lowsr. Jacksonville, Fla.- Freezing temper ature 111 Jacksonville and .as low as 30 degrees at Gainesville marked the advent of the cold wave Into Florida. The thermometer /dropped 11 degrees here in the last 24 hours with Indica tions now pointing to.a further drop. No damage to the citrus crop has been reported and unless the temperature goes considerably lower the growers will not be affected. Record - Breaker. Columbia, 8. Cc— The state was tn the throes of a record-breaking No vember cold wave, with temperatures ranging from 22 to 30 degrees early today, according to weather bureau advices, Hnow .flurries continuing from .one to two hours were reported by various up-state towns. At t'hes- I ter, a rather heavy fall waa reported. The temperature here at 8 o'clock was 24 degrees, 3 degrees above th# min imum record established November 25, 1 892. 4 Degress, Lookout Mt. Chattanooga, Tenn. The coldest weather of the winter was recorded here this morning. The thermometer registered four degrees on Lookout Mountain snd 12 in f’hattanooga. HOME EDITION Unrest At City of Mexico U. S. Consul Silliman Reports Federal Troops Are Leaving Capital Taking Offices of the Gov’t With Them. Washington.—American Consul Sll- Hnian in a dispatch filed in Mexico city nt S o’clock last night reported that General Ohregpn’s troops were entraining for Orizaba and moving the offices of the government with them Consul Silliman added that the city was in a statement of decided unrest. He did not indicate whether the Ob regon troops were evacuating the cit/ to leave it undefended before the troops approaching from the north or whether his forces were to lie re placed with other Carranza troops moving from Queretaro under General Gonzales, one of Carranza’s chief sup porters. , Mr. HlUlman added that rattroad communication northward and aiso between the> capital and Vera Cruz was Interrupted. THE NORTH SEI BREAK THRO IN FLANDERS German Engineers Plan to Gross Inundated Spots. Snow Continues. Much Illness in the Trenches, Bruges, Belgium, (via Sluia and London, 10:22 a. m.) —Large bodies of German engineers have been passing toward the front according to Infor mation received here and It Is believ ed that the engineers are planning to i ioss the inundated country by scien |tlftc engineering methods. In the i meanwhile the western storm coptin ! res and the waters of the North Sea, are sweeping Inland through the six big locks at Uleuport. It Is learned here that the Germans on November 18th attempted a raid oil these locks which are built In a semi-circle. Their attack which was conducted In a number of automo biles was repulsed Gone to Front. The fortification* which have been constructed all through West Flanders for use in case of an eventful German retreat now iirA completed, for the troops employed in their construction have all gone to the front. The snow In Flanders continues, There tn inueh Illness among the men In the trenches and the past few day* have *ecn little fighting WON’T HAND AFTER ALL. Montgomery, Ala. —F.rvltt Pope, negm principal in more murder triaia thin any other person In the criminal annals of Alabama will not he hanged for Ihe kill ing of Jams* McC'lurkln, white farmery at Oxford. Ala . six years ago. <)n\i O'Neil today commuted Pope s sentence to life Imprisonment. WINTER ARMY CAMPS. Qalves on, Texas. —Army engineers to day beg:in the construction of a winter camp for three regiment* of the Fifth Brigade whlrli nre expected here from Vera f'rur. the latter part of next week. The fourth,- seventh and 19th Infantry regiments will go Into camp at Fort I'rockett and the 28th Infantry will go to Texna City. rx— THERE ARE 29 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 Bayt “I Saw It Ip The Herald.” It will pay. Try It.