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About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1914)
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." mm 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.
