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Fair tonight and Wednes
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.VOLUME XIX, No. 328.
WIRES ALL CUT TO
CITY OF MEXICO
Constitutionalist Troops at
Vera Cruz Maintain Order.
Mexican Flags Flying Over
All Buildings. Date of Car
ranza’s Arrival Not Known.
Vera Cruz, Mex.—The constitutionalist
troops which entered Vera Cruz yester
day on the departure of the American
forces of occupation under General
Funston, continued today to maintain
order. There have been no disturbances
in the city. Mexican flairs are flying
over all the public buildings, and the
various government officials named by
the constitutionalists have begun their
labors. More troops entered the city
today, but when General Carranza will
arrive is not yet known.
From Sllllman,
The commercial telegraph wires con
necting Vera Cruz with Mexico City
have not yet been repaired. John R.
Stillman, ft: , personal representative of
President Wilson in Mexico City, is
making use of the private wires under
military control for the transmission of
messages from the capital to Vera Cruz.
Here his communications aie relayed
to the United States by cable. The
company's linemen are trying to rpair
the break, but it does not appear like
]jr that ordinary communication with
Mexico City will be re-established for
some time to come.
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THE EVACUATION
Washington Officials Much
Pleased With Funston’s With
drawal Without Any Dis
turbance.
Washington, D. C.—Administration's
officials who have been keeping in close
touch with events in Mexico were high
ly gratified today that the evacuation of
Vera Cruz by American military forces
under Brigadier General Funston. had
been accomplished without any dis
turbance. They were pleased also over
assurances given by General Aguilar, the
new military governor of Vera Cruz, for
the safety of foreign residents in that
city.
In administration circles today the be
lief was expressed that with the arrival
of General Villa's forces in Mexico Cii*
all apprehension over the safety of for
eign residents there would end. Fears
for the safety of British and French sub
iects and their interests in Mexico City
had caused the British and French am
bassadors here to call upon the state de
-1 jiartment officials for information rela
tive to conditions in the Mexican capital.
The two diplomats previously had re
ceived messages from the British ami
French ministers at Mexico City, giving
Ja pessimistic view of the situaton there.
[Advees to the. department however, in
dicated that conditions had improved.
THANKSGIVING DAY
WITH THE CABINET
Washington, D. C.—Supplies for the
White House Thanksgiving dinner began
to arrive today in large quantities de
spite tlie fact that President Wilson will
spend tlie day out of town. People in
different parts of the country have of
fered turkeys, apples, cranberries and
other delicasies.
Miss 'Helen Bones, the President's
cousin, expects to spend Thanksgiving
Day at the White House and Mr. Wil
son's domestics about ten in number,
will be given a dinner as good as can
be obtained.
NOT PRISONERS.
Berlin. —The report that Generals
Liebert and Tannewitz were made
prisoners in East Prussia is an in
vention. General I.iebert at present
is in Berlin and General Tannewitz
is at the head of his troops.
THE MONEY END
OF AUGUSTA COTTON.
Augusta has sold 77,-
592 bales of cotton this
season. At an average of
$35.00 a bale, approxi
mately this amounts to
$2,715,720.
Augusta has a stock on
hand of 147,210 bales of
cotton. A great deal of
money has been advanced
on this cotton. Most of
the money that has been
advanced on this cotton is
money that has come from
outside of Augusta. At an
average advance of S2O
a bale, approximately this
means that $2,944,200 has
been circulated among
the farmers, merchants
and country banks in this
trade territory.
With sales amounting
to $2,715,720
Advances amounting
to $2,944,200
Augusta’s trade terri
tory should have received
the cash and felt the ben
efits of $5,659,920, circu
lating in this territory.
Business is good and
getting better every day
in Augusta’s Arade terri
tory.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
WITH 58 SOULS
ABOARD, CRAFT
BROKEjNTWO
One Hour Longer Would Have
Saved Passengers and Grew
of the Hanalei Ashore on
Reef.
San Francisco.—The steam schooner
Hanalei, ashore on Duxbury Reef,
broke in two Just before dawn today
with 58 souls aboard. Three passen
gers and two seamen swam ashore.
There seemed small hope for any oth
ers.
The schooner, which had been
pounded by the surf since yesterday
noon when she ran ashore in a fog,
went all to pieces. Her bow, which
hung over the roof and had been
twisted to a right angle, slid into the
water and drifted to within 100 yards
of the beach. The quintet who first
came ashore swam from this wreck
age.
An Hour Longer.
A few more hours would have saved
every soul aboard. An hour would
have saved many. After all hope had
been given up ashore and on board
the wreck the sixth line fired by the
Golden Gate Park life saving crew
under Captain Nqrman Nelson went
over the vessel. A breeches buoy was
rigged and then the line parted. Al
most immediately thereafter the Hana
lei broke apart amid cries w hich rose
above the thunder of the surf.
By Fog and Surf.
Efforts to take off the Hanalei's
passengers and crew from shore began
late yesterday after a dozen vessels
had tried to reach her and were pre
vented by fog and surf. The Fort
Point life saving crew front the beach
fired lines which well short, until in
desperation they double charged their
mortar and it burst. A-n effort to
launch a boat from the Hanalei failed
and a passenger was drowned. A
sailor tried to swim ashore with a
linfe and the men on the beach .ummiLl,
see his arm swing above the waves,
but at tlie line of breakers lie sank
and his 1 body drifted out to sea. A
passenger, Elwood Schweiln, of Berk
eley, Cal., took a line and got ashore
but the line became unfastened as he
swam.
W. shed Off.
One other man, it was reported, also
reached shore. A lift- saving crew
which went out toward the wre-k was
upset. The captain reached shore and
(he remaining five men got aboard the
Hanalei. Two later were washed off
and drowned and there seemed no
hope for any rescue. At 2 o’clock in
the morning the Golden Gate life sav
ing crew, with a larger mortar, ap
peared. Through the enterprise of a
local newspaper it had been ferried
across San Francisco Bay, loaded on
a motor truck and sent ten miles over
mountain roads, it began to shoot
lines toward the wreck as the tide
rose.
The Third Shot.
After Ihc third shot the water was
waist deep on the schooner and the
wireless operator, who wfts sending
with an improvised outfit held in one
hand, reported that the passengers
were desperate.
“We will get ashore as best we can."
he reported. "We cannot stay here.”
But they dared not trust the waves,
“Try once more. Hurry! Hurry!”
called the operator a little later.
IlfClfiTlSlT
YET CLOSED
Informal Explanation of Firing
on Cruiser Tennessee by the
Turks, Probably Satisfactory.
Washington.— The firing of Turkish
forts at Smyrna upon the cruiser Ten
nessee's launch last week will not be
considered a closed Incident until fur
ther reports are received, but President
Wilson told inquirers today he con
sldered that Ambassador Morgenthau’s
report of an explanation by two mem
bers of the Turkish cabinet "evidently
clears up the facts.”
He did not say whether he consid
ered the informal explanation as sat
isfactory. He said there Is much dif
ficulty in communicating with Con
stantinople.
THANKSGIVING DAY
AT WHITE HOUSE
Washington^—Secretary Bryan, who
returned from s week's stay In Flor
ida today, will spend Thanksgiving In
Washington and on the morning of
that day will attend the annual pan-
Ameriean mass at St. Patrick's church,
later attending a Thanksgiving serv
ice at one of the Protestant churches
Secretary Garrison will spend
Thanksgiving In Atlantic City. Mr.
Garrison will not return until after
the Army-Navy football game | n Phil
adelphia Saturday.
Secretary Daniels Will eat his
Thanksgiving Turkey In Richmond.
Va. and. Incidentally, will witness the
football game there that day between
the University of Virginia and the
. University of North Carolina.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 24, 1914.
COUNT ZEPPELIN WHOSE BIG
AIRSHIP WORKS WERE RAIDED
BY ENEMY’S AIRPLANES SUNDAY
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FORESTS DF 3 i
STATES ABLAZE;
HEAVY LOSSES
No Indications of Checking
..Fires Advance in Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Louisana. Hot
Springs in Danger.
Little Rock, Ark.—Forest fires today
continued their destructive sweep
through the lumber regions of three
states in the southwest. There was
no indication of the checking of the
fires at any point and reports from
towns in Arkansas, southwestern Ok
lahoma and northwestern Louisiana
told of enormous losses through the
burning timber. Farmers have lost
fences and outbuildings, while many
miles of telegraph and telephone wires
have been put out of commission
througli the burning of poles.
Serious Proportions.
Although the fires in the forests of
Ozark county, Arkansas, have been
burning for several days, only within
the last day or two have they assumed
serious proportions. Yesterday they
had spread to such extent that from
nearly every part of the state came
reports of destruction of property and
appeals to the Btate authorities for
aid.
‘Hot Springs, in west central Ar
kansas. appeared to be In danger from
fires on the mountain slopes to tlie
south. Batesvllle, In North Arkan
sas, Wynne, in the east, and Magno
lia in the southwest, reported fires in
the timber districts.
From Oklahoma came reports of
fires in the southwestern part of the
state which were sweeping over the
Kalmlchi mountains and through La
flore and McCurtaln counties.
Jump Across Line.
It was said the fires were spread
ing in the forests of Caddo county,
La., having jumped across the Ar
kansas line last night.
It is believed by the forest rangers
that only a heavy rain will check the
spread of the fires, as the wooded dis
tricts arc said to be very dry ami
the flames sweep through them with
astonishing rapidity. Owing to the
thick smoke many accidents have been
reported, trains having been compelled
to run on slow schedules and travel
of all kinds is Impeded.
No loss of life has been reported.
COTTON ORDERS
EXCEED SRIPS
President Wilson Says Every
thing Possible Being Done to
Relieve Situation. Ship Pur
chase Bill.
Washington.—Reports to President
Wilson show that, order* for cotton in
the United States greatly exceed the
number of ships available for carry
ing the cotton. He said that every
thing possible was being done by the
government, to remedy the cotton sit
uation.
President Wilson doe* not < onslder
that sufficient ships have taken out
American registry since the begin
ning of the war to Interfere with bis
Plan for the passage by congress of
the Alexander government ship pur
chase bill. He told callers today that
as far as he has been informed, there
is still a shortage of ships to care for
American trade.
Air Bomb
at U. S.
Consuls
Several Killed lay Missile From
German " Airstftpr in Front of
American Consulate at War
saw.
Washington,—A bomb from a Ger
man airship fell in front of the Amer
ican consulate at Warsaw early today,
breaking the windows of the consulate
but injuring no one within, according
to a cablegram dated today from Am
erican Ambassador Marye at I’etro
grad.
Several persons in the street in front
of the consulate were killed and
wounded, but none of them was an
American.
if in Danger.
The incident was regarded here as
indicating tlie proximity of the Ger
man advance guard to Warsaw. Am
erican consuls received Instructions
early tn the war to leave zones of
great danger whenever invading forces
arrived in their vicinity. It is ex
pected here that If Warsaw becomes
a battleground of the German and
Russian armies, the American consul
and his staff will, withdra w to a place
of safety.
HINT TRUST
MAIL OR CABLE
New York.—Per Ostberg, special
messenger of the King of Sweden,
reached New York this afternoon on
the steamer Helllg Olav from Chris
tiansland, hearing a message from
King Gustave to the Swedish lega
tion at Washington, which he said
was too important to trust either lo
tlie mails or to the cables. He left
ut once for Washington.
Tlie messenger disclaimed knowledge
of the content* of the packet he car
ried. He said It had been sealed per
sonally by the king and was entrusted
to him hut a few hours before the
steamer sailed.
BIGGEST WarTOAN
IN HISTORY CLOSES;
$1,750,000,000
London, 2:40 p. m.—Lists of sub
scriptions to the greatest, war loan In
history amounting to L 360,000,000
sterling ($1.750,000.000) or rather more
than half the total of the British na
tional debt were closed this afternoon
snd Hie loan. It is freely stated in the
city, will be a great sucres* although
no official figures as yet are available.
FIRST U. 8. GRAU KILLED.
London, 11:50 a. me—The first grad
uate of an American college to be a
victim of the war Is Lieutenant Georg*
Williamson, who belongs to the Duke
of Wellington's regiment. Mr. Wil
liamson's namo appears In today's
casualty list as among those dying
from th< result of wounds. He was
graduated from Harvard in the cias*
of 1906.
Gen’/ Von Hindenberg’s Army of
WO,OOO Men Reported to be in
Flight Before Victorious Russ
TURKS BEATEN
111 CAUCASIA
BY RUSSIANS
Caissons and Ammunition
Trains Captured Near Erze
rum. Artillery Taken in Per
sian Province.
Patrograd.—An official communica
tion issued by the general staff of the
Russian army in Caucasia, under date
of Nov. 22, says:
“In the direction of Erzerum the ad
vance guard of the Russian army con
tinued to drive back the enemy, after
having thrown into disorder a Turk
ish column during which caissons and
ammunition train were, captured.
“From Karaakilissoe to Alaahgerd
Valley some engagements took place
Willi results favorable to us.
“In tile Persian province of Azer
baijan the Turks were defeated in the
region of Khanasur Pass and also in
tlie passes leading from Pilnian in the
direction of Kutor. in those engage
ments the Russian troops captured
some Turkish artillery.”
USE ARM ED MOTOR
BOATS ON CANAL
London, 4:10 a. m.—A correspondent
of The- Times in Flanders says the
Germans are placing in shape a large
number of armed motor boats for use
on the Belgian canals. These arc, he
says, high tn engine power and are
armed with quick firers.
BUSINESS IS GETTING
BETTER EVERY DAY
It's well to look facts in the face.
Business Is steadily getting better
every day and The Herald cannot
agree with the rather pessimistic
view of a prominent banner quoted
In Sunday's Herald. Augusta is
handling splendidly the cotton situa
tion and will continue to do so.
Augusta has sold 77,592 bates of
cotton this season. Augusta hat a
stock on hand of 147,210 bales, which
Is better financed than usual. Most
of the money that is financing this
cotton comet from out of town —it
means millions of out of town money
that Is going Into the hands of farm
ers, met chants and country banks.
When hls cotton It sold, these loans
to out of town banks, will be paid
and the remainder will again go
into the hands of farmers, merchants .
and country banks. But the fact
remains that already the farmers,
merchants and country banks have
realized and received millions in
cash on the coton sold and stored
here In Augusta.
It ought to be some comfort to
the banker who Is Inclined to have
cold feet at this time to read that
the surplus of New York clearing
house banks on las-t Saturday over
their reserve requirements was $176.
830,540, due to the new banking law
that has gone Into effect.
Attention It also called to the fact
that there will be proportionate
changes, at all the financial centers
of the country and that the loaning
powers Of the national banks of this
country have been enormously In
creased,
As one authority pu's It: "Thus
aboundant basis appears for a call
money rate of a shade below 5 per
cent on the average and for a 4! 4 @5
per cent time money rate extending
nlto all maturities. It Is of Inter
est to nore at the same time that
the release of reserves under the
new system It more Important than
under the old conditions, since they
are available to be loaned out (In
New York and other central reserve
cities) on an 18 per cent in* ead of
the 25 per cent basis as heretofore.”
The cotton situation Is already Im
proving—more »nd more cotton I*
going abroad. Japan and China,
Germany and Austria, all want Am
erlcan cotron. The way la opening
up for a greatly Increased export
trade. Cotton la worth 18 to 20
cents a pound In Germany. Big plana
are under way to secure ships and
to supply these markets. The U. S.
government stands ready to Insure
this cotton to Oermsny.
The exports of cotton from all
ports for the psst week were 171,-
429 bales, making a total of 1,007,-
344 for the season. In the preceding
week they were 154,328 bales. Need
lees to say, this Is much below last
year’* outward movement. Yet It
Is a remarkable Improvement over
the situation that prevailed not ao
long ago.
The South should market Its cot
ton alowly—make up It* mind to
carry over an enormou* surplus of
from five to six million bales and
cut the acreage In half. The way
out Is clear and the farmers, bank
era and country merchant* must
stand ahoulder to shoulder In hearty
co-operation. Men entitled to credit
ahould have no trouble In securing
the necessary funds. Buslnesa Is
picking up dally and will continue to
get better.
Saturday’s and Monday's bualnea*
In Augusta wsa of holiday propor
tions Even the office force In some
of the stores were called upon to
wait upon customers during the
rush hours. More people are go
ing to be put to work. Cheer up and
qet busy. Prosperity la headed for
this eountry!
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
AMES RAID
ZEPPELIN SHED;
ICR DAMAGE
1,000 Workmen at German
Plant at Dinner, Else Loss of
Life Greater. Bombs Drop
ped Mid Hail of Bullets.
Geneva, (via Paris, 12:40 a. m.) —De-
tailH of the arcoplane raid on Friedrlch
sliafen have been received here from
Roma Tinhorn, a Swiss town eleven miles
from Constance. From this account It
appeal's that two French and two Knß
lish aviators, the former mounted on
monoplanes and the latter on biplanes,
arrived above FrlodriehMlmfen at one
o’clock Sunday afternoon flylriK at great
speed and keeping at a great height.
For Half an Hour.
Suddenly two of the machines planed
down to about four hundred yards
above tlie city and, amidst a hail of
shells and bullets from six quick-fires
worked by tlie men of the Bavarla.ii
regiment, circled about for half an hour
during which they threw about ten
bombs in tlie vicinity of the Zeppelin
shed. One of these bomba struck home,
destroyed part of tlie shed and hoitio
machine \ therein. It is reported Hint
one of the latest Zeppelins, which was
ready to be launched, was bully dam
aged, but the Germans deny this.
1,000 Workmen.
The thousand or more workmen em
ployed about the place wore a I dinner
when Hie raid occurred or l lie loss of
life ould have been greater than it was.
One house was destroyed by the bombs
and several persons wer# killed, In
cluding two soldiers.
The gunfire of the German soldiers
brought one of the aviators to earth with
his muchtne. lie proved to be a Brit
ish naval officer. The three other ma
chines disappeared hut one of them, sup
posed to be manned by the other Fng-
Hsfimcn Is replied to have fallen Into
the lake and the aviator being drowned.
Another report ways the second machine
was for«f*d to land in Wurtvmhurg. In
any event only two machines were seen
later flying toward Belfort, which Is 125
miles In a direct line from the Zeppelin
establishment.
Much Anxiety.
The raid Is said to have caused much
anxiety in Krlodrirhshafen. The number
of quick-firers nas been doubled and all
foreigners, it la said, have been ex
pelled as it is believed that spies g;ive
the information that, another Zeppelin
had been completed. The lake Is being
searched for the aviator who has nut
accounted lor.
The British official, report on the air
raid at Frledrlchshufen as announced in
the house of commons yesterday by
Wlnton Hpencer Churchill, first lord of
the admiralty, declared that only three
aeroplanes, all manned by ICnglishmcn.
took part In the raid. Mr. Churchill
announced that one of the aeroplanes
was brought down by the German gun
fire and that the aviator, Commander K.
F. Briggs, of the Naval Air Service, was
wounded and was taken to a hospital »•
prisoner. The other machine, with their
aviau/rs. returned safely to French ter
ritory, he said.
FRESH GERMANS
IN FLANDERS
London.—The fourth contingent of
fresh German troops now Is said to
he in Flanders and this week should
see a renewal of the violent German
offensive somewhere between Arras
and the sea. If this fails, It Is argued
that the Germans will abandon the at
tempt and fall back on the trenches
which everywhere form a network be
hind their advanced positions.
The sinking of a German submarine
off Ihe coast of Heolland reminds Eng
land once more that she must expect
these raiders to bob up anywhere.
What this submarine risked In the
water, British airmen In their Fried
rlsiiafen raid risked In the air.
GERMAN READY,
INTER WEATHER
London. The Germans show few
signs of being staggered by their
enormous losses in Flanders and des
patches from Berlin sei forth that t.hF
German troops are far better able to
stand exposure to the cold than are
the Allies The forces of the Kinper
or are trained ami clothed for Just such
an emergency, while the troops of the
Allies from the south of France, from
Morocco and from India must neces
sarily suffer greatly.
GIVEB HIMSELF UP.
Bellingham, Waahn.—A man giving
the name of Gharles Fowler is under
arrest here, following hi* voluntary
statement that he killed Claude Mar
tin in Virginia alx years ago.
”1 am tired of dodging about the
country, he said
A slip in hi* clothing Indicated that
he had deposited money in an Abing
don, Va., bank In 1908.
HOME
EDITION
Extent of German Rever
ses in Poland Not Yet
Known. Petrograd Re
ports Enemy Badly Cut
Up With Thousands of
Prisoners.
P»rl», 4:05 a. m —The eorraapondant
at Petrograd of the Matin, says:
"The Russians, after haring cheeked
the Genuan offensive on tne Plock-
Loczyen front, gained on that aide a
brilliant derisive victory. The enemy,
who had heavy losses, is flying with all
si*‘d toward the German frontier. An
entire German regiment surrendered to
the victors.
“The Russians are energticmUy pur
suing tlie enemy.”
Great Losses inflicted.
London, 4:40 a. m.—The Times’ Petro
gnd correspondent In a despatch sup
plementing one declaring that private
advices received In tlie Russian capital
had confirmed the reports of a Russian
victory over tho Germans in Poland,
MS .vs:
"According u> unofficial information
reaching here tlie German army of 400,-
iiOu which made an Irruption between the
Vistula and Warta rivers has been brok
en up into several parts, one of which
Was compelled to divert its course south,
ward and another northward.
"Apparently In each case the Russian
forces succeeded In getting behind those
disjointed corps and inflicted upon them
great losses.
"The Germans are believed to have
suffered very heavy reverses at Breze
zlny and Tuasyn. It Is Impossible as
yet to give even approximate figures.”
German Defeat.
London. -General von Hinderiburg's
army which last week was sweeping to
ward Warsaw in its second advance
thrlut i Russian Poland today is report
ed rrmn Petrograd to tie in retreat after
having experienced serious reverses In
flleied by the Russians who with rein
forcements made a hrilllant. stand be
-1 weep the Vistula and Warta rivers.
While llie extent urn! the complete.
1,,, 8 . s of the German defeat wan not
known here the very fact that General
von Hlndcnhiirg had been checked was
by far the blggcsL feature of today's war
nows.
Another Battle.
The same despatches that tell of his
reverses however say that the German
reinforcements were being brought np
so that anothr KTeat battle is likely to
develop on a line nearer to the frontier
of posen where the Germans will have
the same chances of ronewlng a vigor
ous offr.se as had the Russians In the
present Instance.
General von llindenburg has about
400 000 men but if the Petrograd reports
car! he accepted, they have been sepa
rated. badly cut up and thousands token
prisoners, ho these German forcee will
require reformation and rest after the
severe punishment inflicted upon them
following their daring advance into the
heart of Russian Poland.
nil TO RUCK
COAST DEG. 10TH
London.—ln the western arena of
the «»r Ihe present linen of battle
seem to be frozen Into position aa if
In conformity with tbo wintry weather
conditions.
Khelins, Koisaons and Tprea continue
to suffer from the German cannon
ading that baa been going on for
weeks. There has been no renewal of
the concerted German attempt to break
through to the coast, although all algns
seem to indicate they may undertake
tli in movement again at any moment,
Ht 11! more troops are being brought
up and it now ia said the plan Is to
reach the PVench coast by Dec. 10.
THERE ARE I
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Shopping Days
Before Inns
Road Herald ads and
call for advertised
goods if you want the
pick of styles and
bargains. •
Whan shopping In Augusta
tomorrow Bayt “I 6aw It In
The Herald.” It will pay.
Try It.