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TWO
15 DEGREES
TONIGHT
Gold Wave Hits Augusta
Smashing All Cold Weather
Records For November.
Further Drop Forecasted For
Friday P. M.
OFFICIAL WEATHER
FORECAST
“Fair and cold tonight; tempera
ature near 15 degreea. Satur
day fab-.’’
A record-breaking: fold wave for
thin early In the aeaeon reached thin
section of the south laet niKht and
before daybreak Friday temperature*
12 and 15 decree* below freezing were
recorded In many southern cltlee. Fly
7 o’clock Friday morn!me the temper
ature at Aujuflta had fallen to 21 de
gree s. After this hour it began to
rise and by noon was only two degrees
under the freezing point, and wan
continuing to rise slowly as long as
Old Sol continued to send down Its
warming rays.
The 21 degree record of thl« morn
ing 1* the coldest November weather
Augusta has ever had, and 1« the low
est the mercury ha« dropped since the
sth of last February, when the tem
perature reached Jit degrees. The 21
degree mark, however, wan reached on
February 2Wh.
Forecaster tomlgh made the follow
ing statement Friday morning hn to
the weather conditions:
“The cold wave over the northWHct
Yesterday morning was apparently of
only sea ho nab le intealty but advanced
into the eastern half of the southern
ststes with great rapidity and curried
into Tennessee, Alabama, Ueorgiu and
western North and South Carolina the
lowest November temperature exper
ienced in those states since beginning
of weather bureau records. Cold
weather also prevails in the middle
west, but no records below zero arc
reported. •
Yesterday's I,eke Region depression
Is passing into the Atlantic ocean after
causing moderate precipitation in east
ern districts.
t In the far west the weather is fuir
and the temperature moderate.”
Under 25 Degrees Rare Here.
A record below 2& degrees in Au
glists Is Infrequent. The only records
of 25 or below in November in Au
gusta since 1873, on data furnished
Friday morning by the local fore
caster, are as follows:
November 28, * 1003, 22 degrees.
November 20, IBf3, 24 degrees.
November 21, 1887, 24 degrees.
* November 20. I**3. 24 degrees.
November 25, 1302, 23 degrees.
\ November 12. 1804, 24 degress.
November 18. 1001. '26 degrees.
Without Warning.
1 T»t drop In temperature came
ifather unexpectedly, Forecaster r.ntigh
(reeeivfng his first warning of the ap
proaching cold w*vf last nlirht. lie
notified as many plnoea that would he
effected by the c*old a possible, Hint
•o far as I* known Friday there was
nc serious Aamwr resulting Tim
principal Inconvenience canard w»
the Inability to got water from amne
hydrants Friday morning, on account
of the freeze.
Fair waathor acedmtvanylng the cold
made the condltlona lowa dangerous to
railway companies. tqjcphone and tel
egraph companies and others The
wind Friday from the West and .wen -
afonally from the Northwest was cold
and cutting and maintained a velocity
of between 15 and 20 miles an hour,
ft began to blow abont 10 o'clock
Thursday night and will die down
Friday night, according to Forecaster
Fmlght
The drop tn tempera'ure Thursday
flight came with a misty rain, which
Information for
Lung Sufferers
The maker* of G< krtinn s Vltnillv«
(null l>v plpaaetl to s««d reporta of ro
eteverloe from luberruhwila nml u
booklet of hHnreat to auffto re*. with lll
forni.itton about diet ami frenh air. In
ve.ltgnte thl* <-a»o
21(1 Stiaquehanna Ave.. Phlla., Pa.
"My Dear Sir:—For two yrara I wa*
afflicted with hemorrhagra of ths
lung., amt latar I waa taken with a ae
vare attack of pneumonia. When I re
covered eufflctently to walk about the
ttouee I waa left with a frightful hack
ing cough, which no medicine I had
taken could alleviate It wat at i.ne
time, March, 190?, that I atartrd taking
Eckman’t Alterative. In a short time
my couoh waa gone and I was pro
nounred well. I cannot apeak too high,
•y for the good It baa done.” (Abbre
viated.)
iSigned) HOWARD L. KLOTZ.
Kckm.in's Alterattvo la mom effica
cious Di bronchial cHtnrrh ami severe
throat and tuns affections and up
bitlldlUK the system Cnnt.tlna iio
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cap! no aubatftUtM. Hindi slxe. It;
re*u er alxe. Sold by Icndtui
druggist*. Write for booklet of recov
eries
Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia.
That Irritating
» Itch JL,
can he promptly relieved if
you seek the right remedy.
Your Eczema may he the
result of a variery of causes,
but whatever its origin
whether from improper diet
or hereditary—there’s one re
liable, guaranteed palliative—
Ex - Zema - Fo
It it odorless, colorless end can
not (tain the clothing. A purr,
liquid preparation for outward ap
plication, guaranteed to give quick
and permanent relief, or money
refunded. A printed agreemei.t
to thia effect goes with evny
hotile. Thia ia the only Ecartna
Remedy that ia aold with such t
|wnmee. Put up in 50c and $1
Nttaurr
rrnst • Plisriiwfr, W! Krcwrt, Cor. Con
trs: The Kina Pharmacy. ijss Rro*«] !h
Sanda l'* rkaruwcy, HJ» Waltoo Way.
began at 10:20 and lasted for only a
few minutes. The wind continued.
Caught John Milledge Unawares.
Half of the John Milledge grammar
.school was suspended Friday because
of tho unexpected cold wave. A tern -
perature of 60 degrees Is required in
all class rooms. Not knowing of the
coming cold, the furnaces was not
kept fired during the nifiht to meet
the low temperature and the conse
quence Friday morning was that the
heat In tho rooms on the western side,
ol the building was insufficient to
raise the temperature to the required
stage. Only half of the school wan
dismissed, however. The school Mon
day morning will he prepared to meet
any temperature that is likely and
could have Friday morning but for
the unexpectedness of the cold wave.
H RULING IS
HOE, COTTON
COMPRESSED
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion Lays Down Principle That
Railways Must Cease From
Making Compression Allow
ances at Ports
Wnshingotn.—A new principle was
l.ibl down by the Interntate Commerce
<'omrnisHion today, when It held, in
jMm cjiHo of numerous cotton rner-
Schants against the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad that the “compression of ex
pert cotton at the port of trans-ship
ment is not ;i service rendered by the
'owner of the property transported
which is 'connected with such trans
portation’ by the rail carrier; and that
the carrier must cease from making
iallowances for such compression.”
Under the Atlantic Coast Line's
tariff’s cotton may he compressed and
< ompreanion paid by the carriers at
Athens, Atlanta, Macon, Covington
land Augurfta, Oh., and other points on
the Oeorgia Railroad: or the cotton
may be moved uncompressed to the
ports of Norfolk, Wilmington, Char
jieeton and Savannah, there compress
ed and payment for such compression
| made by the Coast Line. Allowances
(also are made for compression of oot
|ton moving from points in North and
: South Carolina and Virginia to the
| ports named. In its decision the com
mission says:
“The compression service rendered
at the port by the owners of the cot
it on for which 4he railroad pays, Is
J performed after the transportation is
I completed, Insofar as the railroad is
I concerned, and after Its responsibili
ties in connection with the shipment
are at an end. The service rendered
is therefore in no sense 'connected
with the transportation* and such be
ing the circumstance it is plain that
there Is no authority In this commis
sion to establish any charge for such
i service; and It can hut follow, there
j fore that there is no warrant in law
for such allowance.”
VISTULA GERMAN
MOVE A FEINT?
Advance Along Narrow Battle
Front of West Bank of River
Though a Subterfuge for City
of Warsaw.
Petrograd, (via London, 3:45 p. m.)
- The Oormnn mlvance In ennsider
nlilo force along the narrow front on
the wont hank of the River Vistula is
regarded by Russian military observ
ers ns a feint at the city of Warsaw,
the Intention of which Is to draw the
Russian troop* from their ndvnncei
upon Cracow, and direct attention
from the efforts of ths Carmans to
! establish :i strongly fortified defen
sive line from Knits* to t'rocow.
Tills plan also Is calculated liy the
military authorities lo relieve the
: Column troops in Kaat Prussia now
| giving away along the entire line by
rendering a Russian further advance
; untenable.
Despite this German demonstration
the converging lines of the Russian
advance on the Austrian fortress of
I Cracow is steadily progressing, the
Russians say, having now reached
within 25 miles of that point.
The Austrians nr* stubbornly con
testing tiie Russian offensive and are
taking advantage of every creek and
hillside in any way available for de
j ferae hut the Russian columns In
South Poland already have traversed
I the last river between them and the
fortress of Cracow.\
; The Russian troops front two fronts,
lone facing Cracow and the other/ac
jlng the Carpathians were yesterday,
| they re-occupted the approaches to
j two of the most Important passes Into
I Hungary.
SHIP PILED UP ON
FLORIDA SAND BAR
Tampa, Fla.—The achooner Pratos
of Tampa, which wna In collision early
yesterday with the coasting steam
ship Mildred, broke loose from the tug
t'oney Inst night during a severe galo
front the northeast and Is reported
thia morning hr piled up on a sand
har. She will probably he a total loss
She l« lumber laden Captain W \V
Holmes and the crew of the Hrnuw
are on the tug.
The Mildred which stink In three
fathoms of water, t* believed to have
been broken up by the gate. The
seas are cunning high this morning
and she la out of Right.
EXCURSION FARES TO SAVANNAH
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY
Account Klral District Fair Tickets
on sale November lSlh to I7th In -
■ luslvc; final limit Nov t»th st.*o
I round trip from Augusta. proportion
ate fares from other points
For any Information call on or
phon* %
Central's Ticket Office
Fhone «J. Sl* Jackeon Street
W. W. Haokett, T. P. A.
Pointers for Women.
Over CoaU aud Suite at Msrtins.
WAR SUMMARY TODAY
Comparative calm in the west and reawakened activity In the-east are
taken by London to Indicate that the German military chiefs have decided
to concentrate their energies at the present stage of war toward deal
ing, if possible, a crushing blow to Russia.
.Such fragmentary reports as were received today from the eastern
zone of fighting showed that the German army was still pressing tile
Russians back through Russian Poland, over the same battlefields across
which the Russians a few weeks ago were advancing victoriously. No
clear explanation has been made of the reversal in form of the opposing
armies, although it has been reported cm several occasions that the Ger
mans were sending thousand* of their finest troops from France and Bel
gium to the east.
The Russian war chiefs state lhat their in Kast Prussia and
Galicia continues In spite of their admitted retreat in the center.
German strategists believe that continued reverses in Russian Po
land would force the Russians to draw back their northern and southern
armies.
Grrman opinion admits of no doubt as to the outcome of the war
with Russia. General von lilndenberg. Germany's popular hero of the
fighting In (hr east. Is quoted aB saying that Germany and Austria will
win although outnumbered, because they have stronger nerves and because
lheir soldiers do their own thinking wlhie Russian discipline is “a mere
blind and dull obedience.”
Resides the possible withdrawal of German troops for use against
Russia, there Is another reason for the lull in the fighting tn the west.
Cold and wet weather has numbed and exhausted the soldiers so that
great physical effort is almost out of the question. The. weather in
Belgium is compared with a bleak, windy December day on the New
England coast. The storm continues and the waters of the North sea
flow through (he locks at Nieuport, which the allies opened to flood the
lowlands and hold back the German advance.
Notwithstanding the extent of the flooded area, the invaders hope
to renew their advance. Large numbers of engineers are being sent to the
front and German ingenuity In to be put to the test to provide a scien
tific method of crossing the inundated country.
The outcome of yesterday's naval battle in the Black sea is still in
doubt. No fresh confirmation was received to reconcile the conflicting
claims of Russia, and Turkey. Each assert that a hostile battleship had
been damaged seriously In the engagement.
THE GERMAN 42
CENTIMETRE GUN
Is Composed of Three Part 3,
Which Are Transported on
Special Carrying Trucks.
Zurich.—The Zurich Post contains
the following remarkable description
of the Herman 42-centlmetre guns:
“II is composed of three parts,
which are transported on special car
rying trucks as distinct from the car
riage on which the howitzer Is mount
ed for firing.
“The gun proper is nearly 21 metres
(65 feet) in length. It travels every
where on rails, and 12 alfles are re
quired to carry it.
“When it arrives at the railway
point nearest the emplacement where
II is to lie put into action, the pieces
are taken off these special carriages,
and then advanced on the road, the
weight being so terrific that the axles
groan under it.
“The monster requires for its -e
--assembling and firing a company of
sortatots which, when marching on he
road tn front and behind the gun oc
cupy a kilometre of road space.
Firing. * r
"The firing of the charge In the glut
Is dyne by electricity, the firing stud
being placed 400 metres from the
weapon. Anyone who unhappily found
himself near the howitzer at the mo
ment of discharge would lone his
hearing for a long time.
"The range of the 42-centimetre is
44,000 meties —(about 27 miles) —ex-
actly one-third more than the dis
tance bet ween Calais and Dover,
which is 38 kilometres.
“At this distance, it Is true, that the
shooting is very uncertain and one
can only find out what damage is
caused by aeroplane.
"Hut up to a distance of 16,000 me
tres this great howitzer is the very
arm of precision. At 20 kilimetres its
effect can he very considerable.
“it can penetrate 8 to 10 metres in
to rocky noil. Seen from a distance
the effect is amazing. One sees a
column of fire a cloud of smoke, yel
low and black, thrown a hundred me
tres high, it will make a hole 15 to
18 metre* in circumference.
Destroyer.
"This destroyer of fortresses moves
under the protection of a special
guard. To it arc attached special de
tachments of cavalry and Infantry,
with numerous machine guns.
“its great range permits it to do a
great deal of damage before It can he
located, and if. owing to an advance,
it has to quit the field of battle, these
special covering troops see that the
movement is not pressed too much
upon it.
“The howitzer is not the delicate
plnvtliing as has been said, it lias
been stated that the maximum of
shells fired from one is 150. That Is
an understatement of the truth. But
150 shells Is quite enough for such a
weapon, seeing that a dozen are suf
ficient to destroy the most solid fort
ress.
“One hundred and fifty shells would
(he a oostlv luxury, because the ex
| per.se is 16,000 francs t»12,000l per
shot.”
CANADIAN CATTLE
EMBARGO LIFTED
Washington, D. C.—The quarantine j
against cattle shipments from Canada j
to the United States, Imposed because
of foot and mouth disease was lifted
today by the department of agricul
ture.
The quarantine against Canadian
rattle was to prevent the return of
Infected cattle cars from the Dominion
to the United States. The rnlslng of
the Canadian quarantine was said by
officials to ho an added evidence that
the epidemic Is being brought under
control.
Pointers for Women.
Almost every women who has rais
ed a family will remember Instances
where she has prevented serious sick
ness by having the right medicine at
hand ready for Instant *uee when
needed. A common cold can be cured
much more quickly when properly
treated as soon as the cold has been
contracted Instead of waiting until
It has becor. e settled In the system
Vou will find Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy especially efficacious In cases
of colds and croup in children. When
given as soon as the child becomes
hoarse, which Is the first symptom of
croup. It will prevent the attack. For
sale by all dealers. 1
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Y
CHARGE 1,110
EXECUTIONS TO
THE GERMANS
Belgian Commission's Report
Published By British Official
Bureau. Massacre, Sack and
Outrages.
London, 12:30 p. m. —The Belgian
commission of Inquiry into alleged
German violation of the law and cus
toms of war has issued another
lengthy report, which is published to
day hy the British official bureau.
it covers what is described as the
"Massacre at Tamines,” “The Sack of
Dinant'’ and the “Outrages in the
Province of Belgian Luxembourg.”
The report says that over 650 persons
were shot by the Germans in the vil
lage of Tamines. Referring in detail
to this alleged measure the report de
scribes how about four hundred men
were collected in front of the village
church. As shooting down with
rifles proved too slow, German offi
cers ordered up a machine gun and
those not killed by the bullets from
this weapon were finished with bayo
net thrusts.
According to the commission's re
port more than seven hundred of the
inhabitants of Dinant were killed.
Eighty-four of these were shot to
death on parade square and fifty
others outside a church from which
they had been driven by the Ger
mans.
The report alleges that over 1,000
similar executions occurred in the
province of Luxembourg.
En-Ar-Co Oil
Cured Neuralgia
To suffer with neuralgia is foolish
when relief can be obtained so easily.
Rub the face or affected part with
En-Ar-Co Oil and the pain will dis
appear. The effect is wonderful.
For Sciatica. Rheumatism, Sprain* or
Sore Muscle., use tba aame treatment.
Burn*. Bruises. Sere Throat. Toothache.
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• land by - En-ArCo Oil (celebrated for 30
years as The Wonderful Japaneae Oil) the
great eDtmy ot achaa and paint. A home
without a bottle !> a home without defense.
Get a bottle today at your druggist- » cents.
N one genuine without the signature. Nattonal
Remedy Co., New York.
Whco you feel biliousness coming on. get a
bottle of Dr. Swan’s Lhrer and
Kidney Remedy.
SLUSKY’S METAL
SHINGLES
Cost less than wood shingles, last
longer and are fire and waterproof.
They lower the cost of lnsuranoe
and eliminate all future roof trou
bles
Made In three styles In both
Painted Tin and Qelvanlasd Iron,
at the very lowest prices.
Our Oalvanlasd Asphalt Bhtnglee
•specially adapted for Bungalows,
are |l.7i par square.
DAVID SLUSKY
PHONE 100.
1009 BROAD STREET.
Open Air Market on 500 and
600 Blocks of Broad Street
Tomorrow.to Be Climax of
Augusta’s Live at Home Week
(Cbntinued from Preceding Page).
Foundation for the Future.
While the Open Air Market will be
operated for only one day—tomorrow—*
and the fundamental purpose of it is
to afford hn opportunity through which
trading relations on a Diveet-from-the-
Farm-to-the-Table basis may be estab
lished between producer and consumer,
(be occasion—tomorrow—will help Au
gusta housewives to solve their prob
lems and at the same time put ready
money Into the farmers' pockets.
Tomorrow is expected to prove the big
day, the climax, of Live-at-Home,
TVade-at-Home, Made-at-Home Week
which ha* so far received the hearty co
operation of practically everybody in
Augusta, all who make Augusta home
or depend upon Augusta for a living.
Popular Demonstration.
The rooking demonstration given yes
terday at the Gas Light Company’s of
fice by the Tubman High school girls
proved very popular. A large number
of interested people visited the place
during the three sessions.
This afternoon and tomorrow morning
the laboratory and shops at the Academy
of Richmond County ure open to the
public.
A Splendid Exhibit.
In -one of the show windows at the
J. B. White & Company Department
Store the Employing Printers' Associa
tion of Augusta have a magnificent dis
play which has been attracting unusual
attention. From the several printing es
tablishments of the etty which are mem
bers of the Employing Printers' Associa
tion have been collected specimens of
printing, loose leaf systems, rubber
stamps, seals and badges, which are
shown.
Something of the importance of the
printing industry is revealed by a state
ment made In connection with the ex
hibit that the Employing Printers’ As
sociation have invested In printing plants
In Augusta $168,412, have an annual ex
pense exclusive of the money spent for
raw material of $142,256. and pay out an
nually in wages to Augusta workingmen
and women $150,000, employing more
than 150 people, who have dependent
upon them 493 persomf, all of whom
spend their money in Augusta for Au
gusta products.
II 35,001,009
COTTON LOAN
Board Meets in N. Y. Take
Steps For Appointment of
Committees For Each Cotton
State.
New York. —The $135,000,000 cotton
pool loan committee, organized re
cently under auspices of the secre
tary of the treasury and embracing
the leading banks of the country, met
here today in executive session at the
federal reserve bank of New York.
It was expected steps would be
taken to appoint committees for each
of the coton-growing states to inves
tigate applications for loans on cotton,
and to dispose of other incidental
work.
The loan committee includes W. P.
G. Harding, Paul M. Warburg of the
National Federal Reserve Board: A.
H. Wiggin, chairman of the New York
Clearing House Association; J. S.
Alexander, president of the National
Bank of Commerce of New York; .J.
B. Forgan of Chicago; L. L. Rue of
Philadelphia; W. A. Gaston of Boston
and F. J. Wade of St. Louis, who orig
inated the plan. ,
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neuralKi* lor
years, and tried
doctors. None
of them did rae
any cood until I
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Oil. That cured
me.”
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Noon and After Supper.
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ELLEN TERRY AT VICTORIA.
Victoria, B. C.—Ellen Terry, the cel
ebrated English actress, arrived here
yesterday from the Orient on the
steamship Majura.
NOTICE: You can save money in a
good Suit or Over Coat —25 per cent
off at our cut price sale. F. G. Mer
ti ns.
How many people do you
suppose will be willing to live
in an unwired home five years
from today?
Gambling By Any Other
Name -
In buying the necessities of life millions
are lost, to the thousands lost in actual gamb
ling. And this is is so because the average
person has a prejudice born of foolish pride
or is prone to “take a chance.”
In the matter of clothes, if a man he pre
£/)* judiced in favor of the custom-tailor, he will
KjbA pay forty dollars for a suit no better than
\\ the high grade ready-to-wear suit at twenty
'
If prone to take a chance,, he buys an ill-fit
ting, shoddy “ready-made”, simply because it is
a few dollars cheaper than a suit of real intrin
sic worth.
There is a lesson in the economy that satis
, fies in
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Fabrics that run the entire gamut of good
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20.
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CHAMP CLARK NEXT SPEAKER.
Washington. D. C. —Speaker Charnp
Clark is receiving pledges of support as
presiding head of the house in the next
congress. Already 165 of the 230 odd
Democrats elected to the next house,
have assured him of their votes aqd his
friends asserted tonight his re-elec.tlon
was assured.
Christmas is on the way.
Shop early and save your
temper. Save your dollars
also by saying when shop
ping in Augusta: “I saw it
in The Herald.”