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THE WEATHER
Fair and not quite s®
cold tonight and Sunday.
VOLUME XIX, No. 325.
BOREAS BRINGS PAUSE
ON BOTH BATTLE LINES
Warring Armies in Flanders and in East Find New
Difficulties Through Unexpected Severity of the
Weather—Both Waiting For Next Move—New
Crop of Stories and Theories, Attacks and Flank
ing Movements
London.— The warring armies on*
both battle fronts seem today to have
come to a pause as if an interval were
necessary for them to solve the new
difficulties of their positions Raised by
the unexpected severity of the first
onslaught of winter.
Tn West Flanders reports from many
sources indicate that all the military
operations have been completely sus
pended, while along the rest of the
western line only desultory artillery
duels prevent the front from giving
the impression that a truce exists.
Destined for Coast.
.A new crop of stories has arisen that
JiV Germans are sending heavy guns
land submarines by rail to Belgium,
'destined for the coast, while other re
ports declare that long trains, capable
all tojd of moving 200,000 men, are
being prepared to take German rein
forcements to the eastern front.
Vienna and Berlin agree that noth
ing decisive has occurred in Poland,
while Petrograd claims that the Ger
man offensive between the Warta and
the Vistula has been checked so defi
nitely that the Russians have been en
abled to resume the aggressive, an at
titude which they signalized by the
capture of a battery of German artil
lery to the northwest of Lodz.
GERMAN ADVANCE
IN POLAND HALTED
Severe Check is Petrograd
Report—lndications of De
cisive Consequences to the
Enemy is Statement Made.
Large Reinforcements For
Russians—Probable Success
ful Flanking Movement
' London, 4:42 a. m.—" The German at
tempts to break through the Russian
armies in Poland have sustained a se
vere check which, according to present
indications Is likely to have decisive
consequences for the enemy," says a
despatch from the Petrograd correspond
ent of the Times. The message con
tinues:
“The official report of the capture of
n battery northwest of Icdz is extreme
ly significant, suggesting the probabil
ity of a successful Russian flanking
movement from the direction of Piotr
kow. News was received last night of
■the arrival of large Russian reinforce
ments which would probably account sot
•the reverses the Germans sustained."
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AUSTRO VICTORY
Admit Retreat Prom Positions
Around Veljevo, But Now
Hold More Advantageous
Positions, Asserted
Paris, 10:10 a. m.—Telegraphing
from Athens the correspondent of the
Havas News Agency transmits the
following communication as issued at
the Servian legation in the Grecian
capital.
"Great Austrian victories are de
nied. The Servian troops retreated
from their positions around Veljevo,
which they had defended for two
months against superior forces. To
day they hold more advantageous po
nitions and they confidently await the
attack of the enemy. The evacuation
of Veljevo and the retreat, were ef
fected without Incident or losses. Five
cannon had to be abandoned on the
heights as they could not be lowered
and they were rendered useless.
"No important encounters have
taken place since the order to retreat
was given: consequently great Aus
trian victories are impossible."
GERINCORPSES
ARE INCINERATED
London, 9:20 s. me— The newspaper
Independence Beige, which has been
published In London since the occupa
tion of Brussels, nee received news
com Charleroi, Belgium, that the
Urge blast furnace near there is run
ning night snd dsv incinerating tbs
corpses of German soldiers killed
along the Yser Line The bodies of
the soldiers are being brought to
Charleroi by rail. The coal mines at
Charleroi have been re-opened and
miners there are working two or three
bays a week.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
In Danger.
This if true, indicates the possibility
that the Germans are in danger of
being outflanked. Nevertheless it is
apparent that the two armies are fac
ing each other and waiting for the
next move on what may prove to he
one of the most decisive battles of the
eastern campaign. A week ago the
Germans were retreating from War
saw.
They turned at Bayon, reaching the
territory controlled by their own strat
egic railroad system, and brushing
aside the Russian cavalry, they began
to push back the army of Emperor
Nicholas until a position between the
Vistula and the Warta was reached.
At Point Predicted.
This is the point where the experts
predicted that the Germans would
make their stand on the retreat from
Warsaw. Now the rc-oceupatlon bf
this line probably will mean that the
second phase of the Polish campaign
will proceed on the more or less ex
pected lines.
The cold weather is having its ef
fect on the eastern frontals but con
trary to the prevailing opinion, Gen.
Von Hindenburg maintains that this
will favor the Germans because the
Russians wilt not be able to dig them
selves in when the ground is frozen.
SKI LITERALLY
COVERED WITH
SMOKE RINGS
Bombardment of Dixmude
Described As Allies* Wavered
Before Terrible Onslaught By
German Guns
Berlin, (via London, 5:35 a. m.) The
correspondent of The Zeitung Am Mit
tag visited lilxmude while that town s(lll
was under heavy bomnardment. In a
despatvn vo Ills paper he tells of the
things that he observed there.
Tlie sky was literally covered with
smoke rings from shrapnel, he sayg. The
enemy was commencing to waver utv.
der the steady succession of assaults.
The Allies’ fire was no longer well di
rected and as the German prepara lions
were well made (he German losses In
the assaults, usually were relatively
small.
Magnificently Built.
The captured trenches, says the cor
respondent, were magnificently built of
reinforced concrete with sand hag
breastworks, .stands for machine guns
and a novel type of revolver cannon
which throws short range grenades.
Such trenches cover the whole country
and when one is captured the enemy re
tires to the next. The fighting Is often
at such close range that hand grenadp*
are employed most effectively. The pres
ence of the latest French and English
newspapers in the trenches, says the
roivespondent, shows that the allied sol
diers are being kept informed.
WANT WHOLE UTS.
CONGRESS, FRISCO
San Francisco—When the fleet of
battleships which will come from the
Atlantic seaboard to the Panama-Pa
cific Exposition vlt the Panama Cana!
reaches San Francisco next spring. It
may have as passengers besides Pres
ident Wilson, the entire congress of
the United States. Such at least is the
plan broached by Congressman Kohn
In an address before the Chamber of
Commerce last night.
HE LOST $50,000
SUIT; JSjSUICIDE
Vancouver B. Co-Dennis Halron,
who amid he waa an Irish baronet, loat
a 16,000 damage ault yesterday and
committed suicide last night.
The suit waa against the man whose
divorced wife Halron married and who
later had Halron arrested on a charge
of sending scurrilous postcards At
the trial Halron was confronted with
a marriage certificate Indicating that
he married Ann# M. Turner, et Brook
field, Mast. In 1691
WOMEN RENEW EFFORT*.
Washington.—Undismayed by Pres
ident •Wilson's former refusals to sup
port a constitutional amendment for
woman’s suffrage, leaders of women’s
democratic suffrage organizations are
renewing efforta for another audience
at the White House The question of
receiving the women has not yet been
placed before the president.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 21, 1914.
U. S. Cruiser Tennessee, Captain Decker, Who Today Reports Firing
Was Not Hostile, and View ot Smyrna
i mir nil irni 11 w i ■ y^>^M*xMtm^mmmmmmmmmmmmrn"'"' l ""» *
TURKS FIRED ON LAUNCH.
Above, U. S. Cruiser Tennessee; below, view of’Smyrna. and, at right. Captain Benton S. Decker, com
mander of the Tennessee, who has confirmed a report tn the effect that a launch from (lie Tennessee was fired
at by Turkish gunners from the fortifications at Smyrna. No serious complications are expected in result
from the incident. •
TILLMAN ILL
INSPECT STEEL
Chairman of Commission
Created to Consider Govern
ment Armor Plate Plant.
Washington.—Senator Tillman, the.
chairman of the senate committee on
naval affairs and' senior member of
the commission created In the last ses
sion of congress to consider the sub
ject of a government armor platp plant
today notified Secretary Daniels that
the commission had arranged to start
at once upon the investigation. Other
members are Representative Padgett
and Rear Admiral Strauss. They will
go tomorrow to Pittsburg and at
Homestead will make a close inspec
tion of the armor plate making branch
of the Carnegie works there. The
commission then will visit, the Beth
lehem and Midvale Steel Works where
large government contracts for the
manufacture or armor and gunsteel
are under fulfillment.
ON WHOLE LINE
Berlin, (By Wireless to Sayville).—
The meagre news received from Rus
sian Poland given out in official cir
cles here today indicate that the Ger
mans and Russians have Joined in
battle along the whole front between
the Warta and the Vistula while the
Russians to the north of the Vistula
are reported to be falling back.
40,076 VOTES FOR JIM INEZ.
Washington.—Determination of the
successful candidate for the presiden
cy of the Dominican Republic must
await the outcome of the meeting of
the electoral college, the state depart
ment was informed today. Juan .1.
Jiminez will receive 300 out of 032
electoral votes, but whether that will
assure his election is not known, was
the department has not been informed
whether the recently revised Domini
can laws demand a plurality of a ma
jority vote.
Jiminez received. 40,076 popular
votes and the combined vote of his two
principal rivals was 39,632.
INDICATES RECORD
CROP OF COTTON
Season’s Fifth Ginning Figures Are 11,624,708 Bales to Nov.
14th —Seven Year Average at This Date is 75 Per Cent
Entire Crop—On This Basis, Present Crop Would Be Be
tween 15,500,000 and 16,000,000
Waehlngtsn, D. C.—Possibility of this
year's cotton crop equaling or perhaps
exceeding the greatest crop hertofore
grown. wee indicated today in the. On
eue Bureau s fifth ginning report of the
season, which showed the quantities of
cotton ginned prior to November 14th,
was 11,624,70* bales, the largest on rec
ord In the past seven years the aver
age of the entire crop ginned to the end
of this period waa 76 per -ent On this
basis the present crop Would seem to
be between -6.600 000 snd 14.000,000
bales
Th* ginning for the period from Slev.
let to Nov. 14, established a record of
1.796,424 hales exceeding last year hv
152 000 bales, and 1911 by 46« (K'O bales
For the season this year's glnnlngs ex
ceed the record by *II,OOO bales
COMPLETE STOP OF
FIGHTING ON YSER
WARMER SUNDAY
Washington.—-The F/ast Gulf and
South Atlantic States experienced an-,
other night of low temperature gen
erally with killing frost. Light frost
occurred in southern Florida as far
south as Miami. Fair weather with
rising temperature Sunday is Indi
cated for all districts in the east and
south.
IN DARKNESS FROM
PALLS OF SMOKE
Little Rock.—Forest fires are re
ported burning in many counties of
the state today are said to be increas
ing in headway. Several calls for as
sistance have been made to forest
rangers at Hot Springs.
Smoke palls today hung over Little
Rock, bringing an almost night-like
darkness. Street lights were vtsble
but a few feet.
The last general rain in Arkansas
occurred more than a month ago.
Previous to that rain had not fallen
for fifty days.
HOP GROWERS MEET.
Salem, Ore.- To protect growers, to
put an end to the contracting of hops
and to Induce the brewers to buy
American-grown hops instead of Eu
ropean hops, representatives of asso
ciations of California, Oregon and
Washington, at a meeting here yes
terday decided upon the organization
at once of three corporations, one for
each state, on Identical lines, and to
operate on a common plan.
Under the agreement the minimum
price to lip offered th« grower will be
fixed each year by the board of di
rectors of the state corporation. ft
was said the price probably will not
be less than II cents for choice hops.
DEAD FROM BOYS QUARREL.
Atlanta. Qa.—Homer Thompson aged
sixteen. Is dead at Grady hospital a»
the results of wounds Inflicted In a vil
lage dispute at Chattahoochee. Oa„ with
Dewey Henderson, • a boy of the same
age The Henderaon boy hn» fled.
In Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, and
Oklahoma new record* for ginning to
November 14th were established
11,424,708 gales.
Washington, D. C.—The fifth eottoo
ginning report of tne season, compiled
from reports of Census Bureau corre
spondents and agents throughout the
cotton belt and issued at 10 a. m, today,
announced that 1 1,424,704 bales of cot
ton -minting round as ha f bales, of the
growth of 1914 has been ginned prior to
November 14th. This compared with
10,444,629 baler or 74 7 per cent of the
entire crop ginned prior to November
14th. last year, 10,299,444 bale*, or 74 4
per cent In 1912 and !1,>13,20'. bales, or
(Continued on page three.)
Severe Cold Weather Con
tinues—Empty Trains Moving
Through Belgium to Take
Kaiser’s Troops to Eastern
Arena of Hostilities
Bruges, Belgium, (via London, 10:20 a.
m.) —According to the heat Information
reaching here the flghllng In Yser front
has completely stopped. The severe cold
weather continues and the old Inhabi
tants fear there may be a repetition of
Iths terrible severe winter of 1870-71.
It Is reported that 57 empty trains of
40 ears each are moving through north
ern Belgium In the direction of West
Flanders. It Is a sinned here that
these trains are for the transportation
of additional German regiments to tha
eastern arena of hostilities.
MAY KILLHERDS
NUMBERING 2,000
New York. Health department of
ficials announced today that they had
been Informed by the federal and state
departments of animal Industry that
several new oases of foot and mouth
disease In cattle hud been discovered
in Brooklyn and New Jersey.
It was estimated that 108 cattle were
affected In the various herds ami as a
result Ihe health officials say the
herds would have to he exterminated.
More than 2,000 cows are in peril tn
this section.
26 MILES AHEAD.
New York.—At 11 o’clock this morn
ing the six leading teams In the bicy
cle race were an even 28 miles ahead
of the record having made 2.558 miles.
The two other teams a lap behind
them.
OFFICIAL BULLETINS
GERMAN
Berlin, by wirele** to London, 3:35
p. m.) An official communication
given out by the Herman general army
headquarter* today says:
"On the whole there in no charm* in
the western war theater. The enemy
Is showing great activity with it* ar
tillery along practically the entire
front.
"In the eastern war theater the ope
rations are still further developing.
Nothing can yet be reported regard
ing the situation In East Prussia,
“The pursuit of the defeated enemy
who was driven bark through Mlawa
and Plork, continues. Our offensive
at Lodz ha* made progress
"In the region to the east of Czen
atochowa. our troops are fighting by
the *lde of our allies and have gained
ground.”
EXTREME TENSION IN ALL
GERMANY; BIG BATTLE ON
• 1 r ' r
London, 10 :%2 «. m.—Th# 'rtrr**p orient In Berlin nf th* r>ntral
h«p **nt f following donpitch by wiy of f*op*nh«g*n
"All of <'>rm»ny In In » ronrtitlon of *»xtr#*mo t*n*lon twilling f b#* ro
milt of th* gr**at batfl#* on Mir* front Thr* Kii**liri *r*s
At oon.ooo mon. Tb#* O^rmanncontrol nil tb* roads to Novo Oaor
gl#*wlsk on<l Warsaw Tha btttl* con tor* at l^od 7. wh«4*a *hs Oormans and
Austrian* nr* In position, whllo now Austrian nrr* advancing
from the south. Ths Russians ar« being attacked from three aide*
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIV E CENTS PER COPY.
‘Act Not Hostile
But Unfriendly’
Word Comes From Captain Decker of the
Cruiser Tennessee Regarding Firing-Facts
Known to U. S. Government, But Contradictory
Phase in Cable Omitted in Public Statement
EXPECT VILLA
WITHIN WEEK
Mexico City. —lt is learned on the
highest authority that General Luoio
Blanco will remain in tlie capital to
act ns the aarent through whom the
new government will take over the
reins, if necessary he will defend the
inhabitants from the attacks from any
of the three parties but the opinion
is expressed generally that the ad
herents of Carranza, Zapata and Villa
will treat through General Blanco,
thus making the change a bloodless
one.
General Villa is expected here with
in a week.
■File
IN CHATTANOOGA
Reign of Terror in Suburban
Districts Police Think Slay
ings Due to One Negro.
Chattanooga, Tenn, —D. A Ronin
was shot and probably fatally wound
ed early today by a. negro who the po
lice belle*ve was the same person that
killed W. 11. Thomas, a grocer, in
I South Chattanooga Thursday nighty
and fatally wounded W. N. Agnew, a
butcher of the same locality, last Tues
day. Agnew died last night.
Previously a negro night watchman
at n largo factory was murdered and
attempts were made to kill several
watchmen. All of these crimes are at
tributed to a supposed negro maniac
who has so far eluded Ihe police, de
tectives and sheriff’s forces. The mur
ders have caused reign of terror in
the suburban districts.
DECIDE AGAINST
THE STANDARD OIL
New York. —Standard Oil Company
officials today received from their
agents at Hamilton, Bermuda/ cabled
I confirmation of the report that a Brit
ish court had decided against the com
pany in the case ot the tanker Leda,
' which flew the German flag and was
faptured August Bth by the British
cruiser Huffolk not far from New York
City.
The Standard Oil Company has
brought to the attention of the state
department the case of the Leda that
the department make overtures to ob
tain Its release.
The Leda sailed from Rotterdam tn
.Inly, was in ballast for Baton Rouge,
La.
GERMAN AMBASSADOR “COM
PLAINS.”
Washington.— Count, von Rernslorff,
the German ambassador, filed a note
with the state department today conV
plaining of violations of the Geneva,
Red Red (‘rows convention, of July H,
I9OH. of which French troops are al
leged to have been guilty.
The ambassador accompanied the
note with a long report from the Ger
man foreign office making detailed
e barges.
FRENCH
Pari*, 2:44 p. m.—The official com
munication given out In Paris till*
afternoon reads as follows:
"The day of November 20th, gen
erally speaking, was similar I the
(wo preceding days.
"In lielglum our artillery at Uleu
port secured the advantage over that
of the enemy. From Plxmude to the
south of Ypres there was Intermittent
cannonading on our part and theirs.
“At Hollelsske two attacks of tier
man Infantry were Immediately re
pulsed.
"In the region of Alsne and in
Champagne, the advantage gained by
our batteries over the artillery of the
enemy has become more marked.
"In Argonne we blew up certain of
the enemy's trenches.
"In the vicinity of Verdun and In
the Vosges we have made progress.
HOME
EDITION
Washington.— After an announ<»
ment from the White House today that
word had come from Captain Decker,
of the cruiser Tennessee that the fir
ing of the Turkish forts at Smyrna
’* p ° n * he cruiser's launch, November
1,!,.! ’ Was not hoatlle - Secretary Dan
fls announced that a portion of Cap
tain Decker's report had not been
made public when received because it
was considered contradictory. He an
nounced that Captain Decker's dis
patch report trig the firing contained
friendly 1 "” 8 ttCt not hoatilft but un-
Contradiction Omitted.
Ihe navy department s announce
menl omitted the contradictory phrase
according to Mr. Daniels in order to
11 today came word that
the message was correct as originally
sent. Secretary Daniels was unable
to explain Its meaning and said that
It seemed to him an expression of
opinion by the captain of the Ten
nessee without exact knowledge of
what took place on shore.
Not to Take Effect.
At the White House the statement
issued said Captain Decker had re
ported the firing as “not a hostile act, 1 *
the view being taken that the first
part of the phrase meant that the
shots were not aimed to take effect,
hut as a warning, because the port of
Smyrna was mined and closed. This
was the statement Secretary Tumulty
Issued after a conference with Presi
dent Wilson:
"The public already knows what
hnppened, namely, a boat from the
Tennessee tried to enter the harbor,
a harbor which the Turkish govern
ment had declared closed. A shot
was fired across her bow to stop her.
The captain of the Tennessee reports
that It was not Intended as an hos
tile act.
"A full investigation of the matter
Is being made arid explanations have
been asked of the Turkish govern
ment. Previous attempts to commu
nicate with Ambassador Mongenthau,
in Constantinople have led to delays
of as much as a week.”
Ths Statement.
Secretary Daniels said lliat he had
received no further messages from
Captain Decker and that he assumed
the commander was awaiting tnvestl
gatlon by Ambassador Mongenthau.
Mr. Daniels does not think Captain
Decker cottld possibly know what oc
currod on the shore as his launch im
mediately turned hack. He said the
contradictory phrase had been omit
ted In Ihe announcement, because it
seemed only an expression of opinion
which in itself was Inexplicable.
Order Issued.
Mr. Daniels stated that the order
Issued to the commanders of the North
Carolina and Tennessee prohibiting
I hem from taking any action without
specific Instructions from Washington
was merely of a temporary character
until the state department had com
| pleted Its investigation of the partic
ular incident connected with the fir
ing on the Tennessee’s launch. He
said usual wide discretion Imposed on
naval officers by the navy regulations
would be in effect again inter.
Won’t Be Withdrawn.
There Is no Intention of withdraw
ing either vessel as some of the Amer
ican residents are said to be concern
ed over the general renditions in Tur
key. it was suggested In high official
quarters today that some of the Amer.
lean eonsuls may have given the
Turkish authorities the impression
that In caring for British and French
Interests they were obliged to extend
protection to ths subjects of the en
tente powers. The task which the
American government has undertaken
i for the belllglrents In nil countries. It
I whs polnte.d out today is merely a
courtesy and extends simply to the
I point of exercising good offices as be
i tween the belligerents but does not
| obligate the neutral nation to aftoird
any protection whatsoever.
THERE ARE
28
Shopping Days
Before Xmas
T?ead Herald ads and
call for advertised
goods if you want the
pick of styles and
bargains.
When shopping In Augusta
tomorrow Say: "I Saw It in
The Herald.” It will pay.
Try It.