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TWO Was Necessary to Break Careers of Five Generals Who Showed Weakness in Battle; Joftre Did Never Did the Gfreatness of This Great Commander Shine As It Did When This Great Necessity Was Shown in the Be ginning of the War---He Did Not Hesitate or Compromise. All of Them Went- -Declared That Joffre is of the School of Napoleon. Bord«nux^— Never did the greatness of Joffre shine morn clearly rhan In thm black hour near Ihe beginning of the war when it became necessary to break the career* of five generals "ho bad shown wnnkneaH in thair maneuver*. Me did not hesitate or compromise. All of them vent. 11 baa been declared that Joffre la of the He hoi of Napoleon. This must lie, accepted only with the great reser vation that nothin* could be further from the warn of Napoleon than the great battles of the Maine and the Alsr.e. In themselves theso battles do not present anythin* like ih« tactical In ttrestof those examples of military skill of a hundred years ago. And tha aeroplane in responsible. Ii sees ev erythin* from Its tslcvatod vantage point; from It nothin* I* hidden. It looks behind the screen of cavalrv masking the enemy's front; it sees troops on the march or being carried In tram*, it notes the numbers of army corps, the proportion of tho dif ferent aims, and all the. details of a vast machine. Art of War Robbed. 'thus the art of war has been roblie.t of that element of surprise which af forded Napoleon dramatic opportunity for the display of tils genius. IllH ob ject was to discover the weak apot in the enemy’s linen, luid, liavlng dis covered It. to hurl upon It all the fort es Ht hla command. Ml* euccesa depended upon the speed and soreness with winch the great blow could be struck. A premature revelation wxiuld Spoiled all. But a coup of the anrt Is no longer possible, for a maneuver on the one aide la met Instantly by s maneuver •*n the other. War now constats In a series of parallel mnvemeoits; lta art baa changed. It would scarcely be ex aggeration to aay that It doea not ex ist The two armies turn about each other like boxers In the pprHmlnury phases of a fight. They pivot clumsily to catch each other at n disadvantage rind that is practically all tho art of It. Ding Dong Battle The rent In n ding dong battle of renlHtHni'c. of inarching anil counter marching. Anything lean like Napole on's way of iiinktng war It would tin difficult to Imagine. It la like playing bridge with your opponent looking over your shoulder. He know* when you are finessing and when you are play ing from an opening. In thear con dition*. .ow I* tt possible to gain a brilliant victory by great . malting blows, having calculated the "peyeho logteal moment?” This ts a* far front present reali ties a« Napoleon's ranter on his white home along ths line on tho eve of buttle Oil a visit to the on (post a. Yon could not Imagine Joffro cantering from Dunkirk to Belfort before brouk fa*t at the moment of beginning tha ttattle, whleh lasts weeks and not merely a single day. Thus, all the conditions of warfare have charged, and with them -the men tality and methods of commanders. Joffre Is rarely seen on horseback; hut he has mueh the figure of the for*lean —short and stout, and giving the Impression of power. He spends • part of earh day In a long. low. rapid motor car visiting the lines. It Is impossible to visit all the points - much must he left to the corps com mander after the general plan la set tled. thts robs a generalissimo of per. soiinl contact with hla troops; he Is more or less unknown to them. It Joffre probably has to show papers to hi* sentries He wears out two chauf feurs s day hi hts rush from point to point. But beyond that Joffre must hold the wires In this tremendous system. You have to imagine him passing long hours In sn unpretentious room with n receiv'd' to hts ear. Hts assistant generals bend over maps and examine attentively the lie of country; but Jof fre has no need of that; rivers, nvoun- Thliis. Valleys tire engraved deeply In his brain. Calmness. Hts ehief characteristic ts calmness. He 1* Ss calm in war as In peace. And that quality has bred confidence. He has confidence In himself, ami has given confidence to others. Ill* staff never for a moment doubts hla ca pacity to win. mid that conviction had percolated through to the masses of ttie troops. It has made him popular, though he has done nothing to en gender that; on the contra v, he eschews popularity. He live .part from press ''reclame;” he does not Seek It and .tin dislike* It. To those , who attack him and-to those who de A Bad Stomach Mrs. Km m a Hooke, I*l2 W. Kr> St... Chiracs Ilia., a profession al nurse, writes: “Peruna was a wonderful benefit Ito me. 1 suffered with catarrh of the stomach In a very bad form, could not eat without great distress. My stomach became •our, 1 had gaa and would belch up my food. My Indigestion waa so bad that 1 Tj | ' i * could nol alcxip without waking a doaen Umea In tln> night, often with Intense patna My breath wii very bad 1 uaed man)' remedies supposed lo he good, but got no relief until after 1 had uaed Peruna. Then mjr recovery began, and while It waa •low It waa aure. I am therefore more than pleaaed to recommend Peruna for all catarrhal difficulties, ae 1 am aure that It will cure them." Just turn a switch or preaa a button and flood the room with light—if you live in an eleotria homa. It'a very dif ferent if you do not. fend him/he shows an equal Indiffer ence. Junior officers sometimes take up tho cudgels for him in a newspaper— for Joffre has made enemies like most strong men -but he disregards their good offices Just as ho disregards criticism. None nan say that he. owes hla promotion to having defended Joffre. Military merit Is tho only quality recognized by the generalis simo. But If he appears to take no no tice of attacks, particularly In the popular press, lie is none the less very open to Ideas, and listens attentively when a likely plan is presented to him. He known how to combine tho begt In his own and other people's pro jects He Is modest as he Is unas suming His readiness to accept sug gestion has fostered the belief that he Is an adapter and organizer rather than strategist. He is both. His cam paigns show the soldier as well as the engineer and organizer. Nothing Be Improvised. But Ills great maxim Is that In war nothing ran be Improvised. Every de tail must be thought out; that marks his superiority over other modern commanders. A long preparation has gone to each success. He succeeds because he takes Ihe Infinite trouble necessary to secure It. His achievement Is the formation of the general staff. He has brought to gether the best military brains in France and co-ordinated and controlled their efforts. He has exorcised politics that bane of the French army. It Is the more In Ills credit, for bis own political opinions are opposed to those of his chief coadjutors. A re publican and Freemason, he Is sur rounded by men who are Catholic and disposed to eavll at the present con stitution; but It makes no difference to his appreciation of them. Ills chief confidence Is given to Gen erals Pan an/l do Castlcnau, uellher of whom belongs to his school of poli tics: and when he arrived at power— on I’au's recommendation to the war council—lie soon showed that politics meant nothing In him; his advent its commander-In-chtcf was followed by the departure of tile "parliamentary soldiers," who should never have been drawn from their natural obscurity. AT THE STRAND Tbe eminent dramatic actor, Bruce Mcßiu> is belli* presented in the lead in* role of "The Ring and the Man,” a story by Cyrus Triwnsend Rrady, pro duced in four parts In motion pictures which is hein* Heon at the Strand to day nnd this evening continuously. The story Is that of n courageous mans triumphant battle against the corrupt forces of a gigantic political ring—a tense drama of politics, loy alty and love, in which the distin guished American actor makes his first appearance on the screen. The commanding personality and aplendld poise of Itruehe Me lias fit him peculiarly for the role of Gortnly, the man whose bravery and self-pos session In the face of crucial circum stances enable him to successfully op pose the corrupt forces of the ring that ta trying to ruin him. Oormly's real name Is Fordyce, but the shadow of a crime which hangs over hts past lias caused him to change It to Homi ly. by whleh name he Is known to hts business associates and the public, who respect him as a gloat merchant prince and reform candidate for May or. Hack of Oormly’s ambition la a good and beautiful woman. Eleanor Haldane, whose father la President of the Oolham Traction Co., a powerful corporation which has always con trolled the city's administration. Tomorrow the Strand offers "Rlsh op's Carriage," featuring the favorite little actress, Mary Plekford, In the titular role. Thursday the Strand shows "The Mali From Mexico;" Fri day "The Plum Tree," "The School Girl Turk" and the Strand war scries, and Saturday, "Sport Hitd Travel lit Central Africa." At The Grand “HIGH JINKS” HAS “A SCORE THAT CATCHES THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES." Frtml. composer of the acorn of "High Jinks." the musical comedy which Arthur llanimcrsteln will pre sent st the Grand this evening, Is credited with "catching the spirit of the times" more accurately and deli cately than any of his contemporaries working In the musical comedy field. America Just now Is dance craay, and so for that matter, was Kngland and France, and all western Kurope before becoming par mad. Mr, l'rltnl felt the pulse of social gaiety and trans formed Its beats Into the rythm of the score of “High Jinks." At one point In tits score he suggests even the tan go tempo, but he confines htmselt more closely to the one step and tho present style of society walla. For thts reason his music has found its wsv readily Into llie ballrooms where It Is likely to stay for a long time. ‘ Seats now selling. DEATHS Honor, MRS !>A\TNIA Pled yes terday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the City hospital In the 7Mh year of •>er age after a short Illness The funeral services were conducted trom the City cemetery chapel thts afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Inter ment following In the City ceme tery. ttcccaaed Is survived by on*' daughter. Mrs. K N. Wlngwrd; one sister, Mrs. M. H Randall; three grandchildren and three great* grandchildren. I * Geo. (“Waltz Me Again”) Wilson, with Primrose and Wilson Minstrels at The Grand Saturday matinee and evening. “The Brute” Strong Photo-Drama Thanksgiving Day Attraction at Grand The Grand will have as its attrac tion Thanksgiving Day, "Tlie Brute,” a powerful photo play drama from the pen of Frederic Arnold Gammer, being a dramazatlon of the book of the same name. The play is lining presented under the management of Mr. Daniel Froh man. Mr. Frohman Is offering Mr. Malcolm Williams, the distinguished dramatic actor, in the lending role of Donald Rogers, who conies to bo known as "The Brute." The story of the play Is that of a NO PEACE IN THE BASEBALL WORLD UNTIL ALE INTEHESTS CUBED ARE ACER ON A CERTAIN PLAN No Areement Has Been Rcached_and No Agreement Will be Reached Before a Year, Unless a Miracle Comes to Pass. The Federal League Has Named Its Terms, and Organized Does Not Like Them. New York. In the face of nil (he baseball peace talk that la being ut tered in various sections of the land, we reiterate today what we said something like three weeks ago: "Peace in the baseball world Is about one year distant." There can lie no peace in the base ball world until all interests concern ed are agreed on a certain plan. No agreement lias been reached—and no agreement will tie reached for a year, at least, unless a miracle comes to pass. The Federal League has named its terms It wants u full major league recognition for every one of its clubs And that is something that Organised » Mai»ie Gay with Arthur Hammerstein's Musical Jollity, "High ,i ~ u “ ” «-t the Grand this evenina- IHt AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. strong man’s triumph over a woman's pride. Ms. Frohman has given Mr. Williams a magnificent supporting company and the play three very elaborate stage mountings. There will be one matinee and one night performance. There will be no reserved seats at the matinee, but the seats at the night performance will ho reserved with 'the advance sale opening tomorrow morning. The mat ineo performance will begin at 3:30 and the night performance will begin at 8; 39. Baseball will not give it at this time, there's the deadlock. Chumming. There is no denying the fact that Charlie 11. Weeghman, owner of the Chicago Feds, and if Oarry Herrmann chairman of the National Commis sion, have been chumming around a bit of late. But that does not mean peace, nor does it mean that Weegh man will buy the Chicago Cubs. Tho plain facts In the case are these: Herrmann was empowered to offer the Cubs to Weeghman. Natu rally. Weeghman listened to the prop osition. Hut Herrmann’s proposition had a lot of renditions—and these conditions are of the kind that render the chances of Weeghman accepting almost nil. Weeghman, who seems to be the pivot around which the alleged "peace negotiations’’ are swinging, wants the Cubs, but it's bunk and nothing else for anyone to “reporf’that the Ward J family, which owns the Brooklyn Fed } eral League franchise, will purchase the New York Yankees or some other team in Organized Baseball, and quit j the Federal League. * Chances Small. Anyone who looks into the matter I with even half an eye can see that the I chances of Weeghman buying the Cubs under the present conditions are less than 1000 to 1. To get the Cubs, Weeghman would have to pay about $700,000. That's the very lowest price that the Cub owners will take, according to the best information. Weeghman hasn’t that much loose money in the worid, ac cording to those who know him best. But even if he did have the money* why should he want to buy the Cubs? Where could he make any money? If he bought the Cubs he would have two baseball clubs on his hands, two baseball parks and both in the same city. If Weeghman bought the Cubs and broke loose from his Federal League mooring, he would have two ball parks, two teams and one fran chise which would mean a loss of at least $150,000 to Weeghman right at the start in the second place, If Weeghman elected to buy the Cubs he con tract himself to pay the salaries of the 25 players who are under contract tract himself to pay the salaries of the 26 players who are under contract to the Cubs and he also would have to pay the salaries of the 25 men who are hoked to him by the Federal League contracts. Most of those Fed. contracts have two years to run. That would mean $75,000 a year, or $150,000 in two years that Weeghman would have to pay to those Federal League ball players without getting a dollar’s worth of return from them. It will be seen from this that if Weeghman decided to quit the Feds and buy the Cubs he would make himself liable to a loss of about $300,- 000 right at the start, because that is the amount he would lose through his guarantee of salaries to the Federal League players and the loss through One worthless ball plant. But assuming that Weeghman could sell his Federal League club—a vague possibility—what assurance would he have when h got the Cubs that they would be moneymakers? In the old days the Cubs did make money. But those days are gone. The Cubs may do a "come-back” —but the the chan ces are that they won’t. Weeghman, by purchasing the Cubs would tie up at least $700,000 in the team. In these days of money strin gency, any man can get 10 per cent interest, by loaning out such a huge sum of money as $700,000. Further more, he wouldl get an absolute guar antee that he would get that 10 per cent return—s7o,ooo in cash—every year. But what guarantee would Weegh man have that the Cubs would make $70,000 for him each year, or even $7,000? The Cubs, according to the best information, lost about SIO,OOO last year. The interest loss on the Club investment, at 10 per cent, was just $70,000, 80, if Weeghman had owned the Cubs last year he would not only have lost the interest to which he was entitled, but SIO,OOO in cash besides —a loss ol $30,000, in ad dition to the loss of his time and la bor. In some quarters the report is cur rent that Herrmann’s dickering with Weeghman is not intended to bring about peace in the Federal Deague, but that it’s simply an effort on the part of Organized Baseball to wean Weeghman away from the Feds, and to later wean away the Ward family of Brooklyn. To get these two men away from the Feds is the big object of Organized Baseball at this time. Organized Baseballl believes that if Weeghman and the Wards desert the Federal League that the Federal' structure will collapse. It believes that Weeghman and Ward are the real moneyed men in baseball. If that’s the plan of Organized Baseball, the plan will fail. In the first place, both Weeghman and the Wards are men of honor. They have business reputations that stand for integrity and fair dealing. They never double crossed a friend and never gave a raw deal to an enemy. In view of this, It's practically certain that they will not desert their friends in the Federal League, or do anything that in anv way would Jeopardize the Interests of their fellows in the Fed eral League. In the second place, the idea that exists that the Wards and Weeghman are the only moneyed uen of the Fed eral League is erroneous to an ex treme. The Wards are worth mil lions, but Weeghman isn’t a million aire. not anything like a millionaire. Weeghmafi says so himself, so that ought to be conclusive proof. Money, Money! Otto Sttfel, who owns the St. Louis Feds, is worth from $6,000,000 to $lO,- 000,000. Ed Gwlnner, backer of the Pittsburgh Feds, is a millionaire sev eral times over. So Is Carroll Baisin, of Baltimore, who holds the controll ing interest in the Federal League team there. Walter Mullin. and his associates In the League Club, con trol millions of dollars. The approx imate wealth of the backers of the Kansas City and Indianapolis Feds is uncertain, but it Is known that those back of the clubs In those etties could lose all they had Invested In baseball and still have a sizeable wad left. Therd is talk of peace terms being arrived at that would give two or three clubs in the Federal League a major league rating and which would Ithrow other Federal League clubs Sn ip, one or another of the mtnor I leagues. The Feds never will accept | such terms. FOR THANKSGIVING Tecan Stuffed Pates, Chocolates, Bonbons and party candles to YOU. “Our” Boston Chips Ooobor Brittle. OUR-CANDY SHOP 946 Broad Street Telephone 1666. BUCKHUD WILL ! BE Ml OFF BY GEORGIA Georgia Railroad Commission, However, Stipulates That the Picayune Must be Operated to and From Union Point. Information from Atlanta Tuesday afternoon was to the effect that the Georgia Railroad Commission had given the Georgia railroad permission to take off trains No. 9 and 10, be tween Union Point and Augusta, com monly known as the Buckhead, on the condition that Nos. 11 and 12 be oper ated each day between Augusta and Union Point instead of between Au gusta and Camak. Nos. 11 and 12 are known as the Picayune. While the Herald’s advices do not so state, still it is considered certain that the schedule of the Picayune will not be changed, that is it will contin ue to reach Augusta at 8:45 a. m. and depart at 6:31 p. m. The trains to be taken off arrive at 11 a. m. and leave at 4:45 p. m. “Red Life” at the Modjeska Theatre "His Trysting Place,” a two reel Key stone-Mutual, is one of the features causing much enthusiasm to bubble forth from the Modjeska theatre’s “reel” fans today and evening. Norrowing down, the story is one of exchanged overcoats in the restaurant a.nd the contents of the pockets caus ing trouble. The characteristic inci dental actions which Chaplin intro duces are enough for one to forget the plot’s conventionality. The picture is chuck full of humor ous incidents, which all unite in mak ing it the best of its kind. Another good picture on the pro gram is “His Matter Was a Lady,” a Lubin special in two parts that is in teresting from the starting until the very last flicker disappears. Series No. 44 of “Our Mutual Girl” is also Another notable adjunct on the schedule today and evening. Popular prices prevail at the Mod jesk a; an enjoyable times purchased for a decidedly small amount. Come and join the crowd of en thusiastic Modjeskaites. SCHOOL TEACHERS HEAR DR. GEISEL TUESDAY Regular Meeting of Normal Class Not Held. Attended Lecture at Tubman Instead. The teachers normal class, compos ed of the teachers of the white public schools of Augusta, instead of follow ing thefr regular course, under the instruction of Superintendent of Schools Evans and Principal of the Tubman High School Garrett, met Tuesday alteration to attend the lec ture on “Health” by Dr. Caroline Gei sel at the Tubman. Dr. Geisel is recognized as a lead ing authority on certain subjects of civic uplift and improvement and improvement and a highly entertain ing and instructive talk was expected by every one of the teachers. Dr. Geisel is lecturing in Augusta under the auspices of the Woman’s Club of this city. The public was invited. EASTMAN, GA., FIRE. Eastman, Ga. —Fire of undetermined origin early today destroyed seven buildings in the business section ol Eastman, a loss of more than SIOO,OOO. Three cars loaded with cot tonseed which were standing nearby also were destroyed. The loss is part ly covered by insurance. SPECIAL NOTICES Notice, Social Lodge No. 1, F. ! A. M. A CALLED COMMUNICATION OF SO- dal Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M., will be held in Lodge Rooms, Masonic Temple on Wednesday 25th at 8 o'clock p. m. The E. A. Degree will be conferred. Members of Webbs Lodge No. 16* and transient brethren cor dially invited to attend. T. M. MORRIS, W. M. W. B. TOOLE, Sec’y. n 24 A THE RETAILER S OPPORTUNITY A Every time a manufacturer of a na ftional product places his advertising in this newspaper he is helping the local re tailers who handle that article. He is making people familiar with the name and brand and the article’s uses. He is creating a desire that the re tailer can turn into definite sales with profit to himself. When the retailer sees a national pro duct advertised in the newspaper he is * only using ordinary business sense by put ting the goods in the window and doing all he can to pull trade his direction. TUESDAY, NOVEMBtR 24. SPECIAL NOTICES SALE OF STOCK. Notice is hereby given that Georgia Railroad Bank will tsell to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House in Augusta. Georgia between the usual hours for conducting public sales on the first Tuesday In December, 1914, the following property, the same having I been pledged with it to secure a loan, . to-wlt: Two hundred shares of ((*« capital stock of South River Brick Coni\- pany, of thqppar value of one hundrej, ($100.00) dollars per share. ’ GEORGIA RAILROAD BANK. N 3,10,17,24 LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF GEORGIA, RICHMOND COUNTY— Chas. V, Lemon vs. Amanda Lemon- Libel for Divorce. The defendant, Amanda Lemon, is hereby required to appear at the Su perior Court of said County on the third Monday In January, 1915, to answer to this petition in action for divorce, in de fault whereof the Court will proceed us to justice shall appertain. Witness the Honorable Henry C. Ham mond, Judge of said Court, this 23rd day of November, 1914. DANIEL KERR, Clerk of Court. T. F. HARRISON, Atty. for Plaintiff. n24,25,d2,3 In the District Court of the United States for the Northeaslern Division of the Southern District of Georgia. In the matter of T. T. Crawford, in Bankruptcy, Bankrupt. To the creditors of T. T. Crawford, of Augusta, Ga., in the County of Rich mond and District aforesaid, a bunkrupt. Notice is hereby given that on the 23rd day of November, 1914, the said T. T. Crawford was duly adjudged a bank rupt, and that the first meeting of his creditors will be held in my office in Augusta, Ga., on the fourth (4th) day of December. 1914, at 12 o’clock noon, at which time said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a Trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting. This 23rd day of November, 1914. JOSEPH GANAHL. n 24 Referee in Bankruptcy. In the District Court of the United States for the Northeastern Dlvisit\n of the Southern District of Georgia. In the mater of J. W. Usry, in BankA ruptcy, Bankrupt. ' To the creditors of J. W. Usry. of Augusta, Ga., in the County of Rich mond and District aforesaid, a bankrupt. Notice is hereby given that on the 23rd day of November, 1914, the said J. W. Usry was duly adjudged a bankrupt, and that the first meeting of his credit ors will he held in my office in Augusta, Ga., on the fourth (4th) day of Decem ber, 1944, at 12 o’clock noon, at which meeting said creditors may attend, prove tlueir claims, appoint a Trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other business as may properly come be fore said meeting. This 23rd day of November, 1914. JOSEPH GANAHL, n 24 Referee in Bankruptcy. In the District Court of file United •States for the Northeastern Division of tlie Southern District of Georgia. In the matter of Carson E. Lanier, ill Bankruptcy, Bankrupt. To the creditors of Carson E. i tinier, of Tennille, Ga., In the County of Wash ington and District aforesaid, a bank rupt. Notice is hereby given that on the 23rd day of November, 1914, the said Carson E. Lanier was duly adjudged a bankrupt, and that the first meeting of ills creditors will be held ill my offfice in Augusta, Ga., on the seventh (7tlil day of December, 1914, at 12 o'clock noon, at Which time said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a Trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting. This 23rd day of November. 1914. JOSEPH GANAHL. n 24 Referee in Bankruptcy. , In the District Court of the United* States for the Northeastern Division of the Southern District of Georgia. •In the matter of John H. Neibling, in Bankruptcy, Bankrupt. To tlie creditors of John H. Neibling,, of Augusta. Ga., in the County of Rich-1 mond and District aforesaid, a bankrupt/ Notice is hereby given that on the 23rd day of November, 1914, the said John H. Neibling was duly adjudged a bankrupt, and that the first meeting of his creditors will be held in my office in Augusta, Ga.. on tlie fifth (sth) day of December, 1914, at 12 o’clock noon, at which time said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a Trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other business as may properly come be fore said meeting. This 23rd day of November. 1914. JOSEPH GANAHL, n 24 Referee In Bankruptcy. Do your Chirstmas shop ping early. Now is a good time to begin. When shop ping in Augusta say “I saw it in The Herald.” Do you know of any other improvement you can meke to your home that will add jo much to ite intrinsic value as having it wired for elec tricity?