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VOLUME XIX, No. 331.
VILLA AID DID
ARMY ABE OIL!
41 MILES AWAY
Nearing City of Mexico to Join
With Zapata---Quiet at Vera
Cruz---Reiteration of Pro
tection to Americans.
Washington, D. C.—Despite Carran
za's gauarantees that Mexicans em
ployed by Major General Fuhston in
the administration of Vera Cruz would
not be molested, the arrest of one such
Mexican was reported to the State de
partment today by Consul Canada. No
details were given.
The new civil government” at Vera
Cruz has been announced but has not
yet been put in full operation. Consul
Canada reports the police still appar
ently are under military control.
Promise Reiterated.
Continued quiet prevails and Gen
erals Aguilar and Martinez have re
iterated Carranza’s promise of protec
tion for American life and property.
Generals Hay and Villareal, Car
ranza chieftains, recently reported un
der arrest in Mexico City are in Mon
iarey with Carranza garrison’s. Latest
/despatches to the state department re
* port General Villa and his forces at
■Tula about forty miles from Mexico
City. Communication is slow from
Mexico City and officials today ex
pressed the opinion that Villa proba
bly already had entered the capital.
ABE GLAIAIS OF
THE AUSTRIANS
Official Vienna Report De
clares Fighting in Russian
Poland is Continuous Battle.
Say 1,200 Prisoners Taken.
Berlin, (By Wireless to London, 8:65
a. m.) —An official report issued In
Vienna says:
“The fighting in Russian Poland
has assumed the proportions of a con
tinuous battle. In western Galicia our
troops have repulsed the Russians.
Marked progress has been made in the
fighting in the Carpathians.
“Near the Kolubara River In Servia,
the enemy’s center is in a very strong
position near Lzarvats, but we attack
ed and took 1,200 prisoners, three
guns, four ammunition w'agons and
three machine guns. To the south of
X.jid we took the eastern heights and
300 prisoners. From Valjevo our
troops have advanced to Kosjovici.”
Servian Claims.
Nish, Servia, (via London, 10:06
a. m .) — An official statement issued
today regarding the fighting in north
ern Servia says:
"The battle which commenced on
November 20th, on the Lazarevatz-
Mionitza front and in which we re
pelled the enemy and captured a hun
dred prisoners still continues.
“On the 21st, our heavy artillery
bombarded the Austrian monitors off
Semlin and forced them to withdraw
at the same time silencing the enemy’s
artillery."
Silliman Unable
to See Carranza
Vera Cruz. —John R. Silliman, the
personal representative of President
Wilson in Mexico, is finding difficulty
in Joining General Carranza. Mr. Sil
liman is in Mexico City, while General
Carranza is here. The railroad line
between the two cities it cut.
Mr. Silliman has received Instruc
tions from Washington to continue
with Carranza and it is believed here
that he will have to undertake a
lengthy automobile trip to carry out
bis orders.
FELT FOR MILES.
London, 3:11 a. m.—A Daily Chron
icle despatch from northern France
says:
"Wednesday about noon a tremen
dous explosion was felt for miles along
the Allies' lines. Later it was learn
ed that a British naval airman had
dropped a bomb squarely on a Ger
man ammunition train, which blew
up.”
DON'T WANT BELLIGERENT
WARSHIPS IN ANY WATERS
OF THE TWO AMERICAS
“v W*»hington.—-Determined to reduce
the effect* of the European war on
the trade of Pan-American countries,
the principal nations of South Amer
ica and endeavoring, it was disclosed
today to secure the co-operation of
the United States in a movement that
f would bring about an agreement with
' the belligerent powers of Europe to
> withdraw their warships from the
neutral waters of the two Americas.
Of Three Mile*.
Extension of the territorial waters
of a neutral country from the present
limit of three miles to much larger
limit* that would permit an unmolest
ed coastwise trad# between the two
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
BRITISH MAKE GERMAN PRISONERS WORK
TURKEY CLAIMS
WARNING SHOTS
SHI HEEDED
“Indifference of the Helsman
of the Launch” of U. S.
Cruiser Tennessee, Reason
Given--Was Heading For
Mines.
Washington. The commander of
the port of Smyrna lays all respon
sibility for the recent Shots fired from
the Turkish forts upon a launch from
the cruiser Tennessee while entering
the harbor, “to the indifference of
the helmsman of the launch,” who, it
is claimed, did At heed warning of
the presence of mines.
The strte department today issued a
supplemental statement on the Ten
nessee incident, based upon a com
munication from the Turkish minister
of war to Ambassador Morgenthau in
Constantinople.
Fired Third Shot.
“The war minister’s report," said
ttie statement, “states that he ascer
tained from the commander of Smyrna
that two blank, shots of warning were
first fired and that the sentinel, after
waiting two minutes, was obliged to
fire the third shot in another direc
tion from that of the launch, which lat
ter shot was merely to prevent the
helmsman of the launch from holding
his course, which would lend directly
onto the mines at the entrance of
the port, and to rescue him from a
very certain danger.
Deep Regret.
“The commander of Smyrna express
ed very great regret that such an ob
ligation was presented to the sentinel
of the port, which he attributes to the
indifference of the helmsman of the
launch.”
Secretary Bryan said that this latest
report closes the incident.
Spaniards Killed
byZapata Forces
Washington—The Spanish ambas
sador. Mr. Riano, received official dis
patches from Madrid today saying
several Spaniards had been killed and
their homes had been pillaged when
the Zapata forces entered Mexico
City. Mr. Riano had no direct advices
on the subject from Mexico City and
Secretary Bryan upon whom he call
ed for information had none. It was
assumed that the Spanish minister in
Mexico reported to the Madrid foreign
office.
Forest Fires Are
Subsiding; Rain
Little Rock, Ark.—Rain, which be
gan falling over Southern Artkansas
yesterday morning became general
over the entire state today and from
all points located in the fire-swept
areas came reports that the flames
were subsiding. No accurate estimate
of the losses had been made.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EX
CHANGE.
Philadelphia.—Announcement vas
marie today that the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange will be re-opened on
Monday, November 30th, at 10 a. m.,
for the transaction In all securities In
cluded In the regular and unlisted de
partments of the exchange.
Americas, the calling of a general
conference of diplomatic representa
tives of the twenty-one republics of
this hemisphere and prohibitions
which would make It Impossible for
warships to sustain themselves with
coal or supplies in neutral waters are
among the suggestions which have
been formally communicated to tne
United States government for consid
eration. Argentine, Chile, Brazil, Pe
ru, Uruguay, have taken an active
part In the negotiations.
Conference With President.
President Wilson arid Secretary
(Continued on Next Page),
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 27, 1914.
AT CAMBERLEY CAMP.
A scene at the concentration
camp at Camberley, near Aider
shot, England, where thousands of
German prisoners are held, show
ing the prisoners at work. Most of
them /are employed in cutting fire
wood and digging trenches. The
camp is heavily guarded and fur
ther protected by a mesh of barbed
wire entanglements.
INHQNORU.S.
MS GIFT SUP
Ambassador Page Presides at
Gathering in London in Oele
’bration of the Jason’s Arrival.
London, 3:23 p. m.—There was a large
gathering at the American Luncheon
.Club today at a repast given in honor
of the arrival at Devonport this week of
the Christmas ship Jason, bringing
Christmas presents from the children of
America to the young folk Q t the war
ring countries of Europe.
John CaJlan O’Loughlin, representing
the newspapers in the United Stutes,
who aided in collecting the presents,
sent by the children of America, was the
guest of honor. The Jason is preparing
to leave Devomport tomorrow for France
and consequently her officers could not
be present.
Walter H. Page, the American am
bassador, presided. Among those pres
ent were Lord Northdlffe and Sir
Georgeg Riddell. Mr. O’Gloughlln de
scribed the organization of the enter
prise and the enthusiasm with which
American women and children contribu
ted to the unique undertaking Sir George
Riddell expressed the appreciation of
Great Britain. He said Americans were
noted for their original ideas and the
enthusiasm with which they carry them
out.
Mr. Page explained that the British
government had taken charge of the
gifts and that they would be distributed
through the British and Belgian relief
committees.
llf[ BLOISS IIP
BRITISH COLLIER
London, 5:00 p. rt). —The British ad
miralty this evening announced that the
collier Khartoum had been blown up
today by a mine off Grimsby. The crow
of the Khartoum was landed at Grims
by.
Grimsby is on the south bank of the
Humber, 15 miles southeast of Hull.
STRICTLY NEUTRAL
ADVICE FOR S. A.
Buenos Ayree, Argentina. The
Presa. In an editorial, today declared
that the attltnde of France and Great
Britain on the subject of preserva
tion of the neutrality of Colombia and
Ecuador, does not contemplate any at
tempt on the sovereignty of these
countries. France and Great Britain,
the paper says, will ask the good of
fices of the United States to make
this neutrality respected; they will In
no sense Intervene. The Presa ad
vises the countries of South America
to observe the strictest neutrality In
the present, war.
PRESIDENT READY
* FOR RETURN TRIP
Williamston, Mast, President Wil
son planned to leave here this after
noon for Washington. He may, how
ever, stop over In New York Satur
day and Sunday to visit his friend,
Col. E. M. House. Mr. Wilson called
on President Garfield of Williams col
lege this morning and later began
work on some correspondence.
WOMEN’S WAGE LAW.
Washington. Briefs In the case
brought by Krsnk Stettler, a Portland
(Ore.) manufacturer, to have declared
unconstitutional the Oregon compul
sory minimum wage law for women,
were filed today In the supreme court
The briefs urge that such legisla
tion Is beyond the power of a state;
Is unsupported by public opinion;
would be destructive of business and
Increase the cyst of living.
NO FRESH ATTACK
BY GERMANS, WEST
Quiet Prevails Along the Franco-Belgian Fronts With Slack
ening of Artillery Fire---Expected Resumption of Effort to
Break Through to Coast Not Apparent Today.
London, 11:50 a. m—On the Franco-
Belgian battle fronts quiet prevails.
Along the line the opposing armies
seem content to face each other and
nothing has occurred to indicate that
the Germans have started the expect
ed resumption of their effort to break
through the allied lines on their way
to the coast.
Invasion of Egypt.
Thirty miles to the east of the Suez
Canal British forces are in touch .with
Turkish invaders but there is no sign
of a general action tn this vicinity and
it Is expected the Invasion of Egypt
probably will be postponed for the
reason that the Turks would appear to
British Disaster
to Ship , Accident
Explosion on the Bulwark Occured While Ammunition Was
Being Put on Board, it is Thought. Fearful Fatality Not Due,
As Impression Prevailed, to German Submarine. Band Play
ing As the Battleship Sank.
SHeerness, England, (via London,
3:65 p. m.) —Thirty bodies from the
British battleship Bulwark were re
covered from the River Thames to
day.
Most of the bodies so far recovered
are mutilated almost beyond identifi
cation. Many pathetic scenes were
witnessed as persons gathered In an
effort to obtain Information concern
ing relatives on the warship. However
the authorities have not yet given out
a list of the dead.
Result of Accident.
London, 3:47 p. m.—The loss of the
Bulwark Thursday, according to a
Central News despatch received this
evening from Chatham was due to an
accidental explosion while ammunition
was being loaded on the warship.
Seven Miles Away.
London, 3:50 p. m.—The force of the
explosion was so »rcat that houses In
Sheerness and even In Southland, seven
miles away and on the other side of
the Medway were violently shaken. The
people fled Into the streets In alarm.
When the great ship blew up dense
clouds of smoke and flames shot into
the air. The vessel disappeared be
neath the waves In three minutes. Ho
terribly was the Bulwark rent that it
was impossible to render her any as
sistance.
.Sir PEACE TALK
IS 'FRIVOLOUS'
Altogether Premature, is De
claration of German Press.
Clean Sweep With England,
This Time.
Berlin, (via th* Hague and London,
1:45 p. m.) —The Cologne Gazette,
commenting today on a newspaper
dlsptach dealing with the renewed
peace talk, wrltea:
"It Is premature to talk about peace
and It strikes us as frivolous. No
German soldier thinks of concluding
peace with the powers which we have
beaten and confidently hope to con
tinue beating.
"In Germany everybody from the
Kaiser to the day laborer Is determin
ed to make a clean score this time.
Talk In England about peace Is a
bhiff.” ___
TO SEE VAN DYKE.
Williamstown, Mass President "Wil
son, who spent Thanksgiving at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Prance*
B Hayre, plans soon to see Henry Van
Dyke, American mlslter to the Neth
erlands, who Is reported to have a
message from fjueen Wilhelmlna re
lating to mcnriH of bringing übout
peace in Europe.
be hard pressed in Armenia and around
the Persian gulf.
Internal Explosion.
Addltlonul details concerning (lie
loss off yesterday of the
battleship Bulwark and her entire
crew with the exception of fourteen
men make the admiralty theory that
she was blown up by an Internal ex
’plosion more and more plausible. An
official inquiry which ts being held In
private was openpd in Sheerness this
morning. Unofficial Investigations
serve to confirm the belief that the
destruction of the Bulwark was
caused by an internal explosion.
Blotted Out.
Immediately after the explosion ths
vessel was blotted out by smoke and
as the veil slowly lifted a handful of
men were seen struggling In the water.
Small craft rushed to their aid and
picked them up. Some of the crew
were badly mutilated. A touch of the
dramatic was added to the catastro
phe by the fact that the band of the
Bulwark was playing when the ex
plosion came.
No Upheaval in Water.
The disaster occurred while the Bul
wark was lying at anchor off the na
val port of Hheerness near the mouth
of the Thames but the officers of the
port scout the public impression that
the vessel was the victim of a German
submarine. This seems to he sup
ported by the absence of an upheaval
In the water.
Daepaat Sorrow.
Although only 15 years old and no
longer on the first, fighting line, the
Bulwark still was a useful unit. The
losh of the ship, however was nothing
compared with the heavy loss In train
ed officers and men with whose rela
tives Mr. Churchill expressed In the
house of commons his deep sympathy
and sorrow. The Bulwark In her e.arly
career whs quite a favored ship. For
a long time she was the flagship of
Admiral Charles Beresford In the
Mediterranean.
Kaiser at Kiel;
Fleet Activity
London, 3:27 p. m.—The correspon
dent at the Hague of Evenlns News
transmits a rumor from well Informed
sources that Emperor William, during
the past week, paid a flying visit, to
Kiel, where he spent several days It
Is suggested at the Hague, Ihe corre
spondent continues, that this visit
foreshadows renewed activity on the
part of the Gprman fleet which will
shortly be freed of the necessity of
watching the Baltic, as the Russian
ports soon will be ice-bound.
Aid For German
Women,Childbirth
London, 2:45 p. m.—The hundesrath
of Germany has decided, says a Reu
ter’s dispatch from Amsterdam, to
furnish financial and medical assist
ance to women at the time of child
birth. This step was taken to alle
viate the anxiety of husbands at the
front and protect the growing gener
ation.
THE SUMNER COMES.
Q»lve*ton, Texas. The army transport
Sumner, bearing a part of the expedi
tionary force that has occupied Vera
Frost for seven months, arrived here to
d.ii 0«n«ral Frederick Funeton, with
the mein boily of the troop* arrived yes
terday.
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIV E CENTS PER COPY.
MYSTERY ASPECT,
POLAND BATTLE
SUBMARINES OF
THECERIAIS
SCURRIED BACK
Had to Run Gauntlet of English
Fleet When Surprised at
Zeebrugge---Sank on Bom
bardment, Then Rose.
Bruges, Belgium, (via Siuis, Hol
land, 2:25 p. m.) A personal visit to
Zeebrugge, on the Belgian Coast about
IB miles east of Ostend, allows that
contrary to previous reports, the
English bombardment of November
23rd did very little damage.
Tlife British threw many shell!)
which did not explode into the fields,
between Heyst and Zeebrugge. 1
The harbor and the locks of Zoe
brugge which arc occupied by the
Germans are today all in perfect
working order.
New Details.
London, 4.05 a. m. Some new de
tails of the bombardment of Zoe
brugge Belgium which the Germans
were preparing as a naval base, have
reached the London newspapers.
The correspondent of tile Express on
the Belgian frontier telegraphs that
refugees report the first shell thrown
by the Brltikh warship on Zeebrugge
fell among the German submarines in
the harbor.
Daeh Tor Safety.
After tw'enty sallo's had been killed
or wounded the submarines were or
dered to make a dash for safely to the
English channel and try to run the
gauntlet of the fleet. Some of thp
submarines returned to Zeebrugge,”
said the correspondent, who added that
the fate of the others was unknown
In describing the bombardment the
correspondent of the Dally Mail at
Amsterdam says:
Rose Again.
“The German submarines lying in
the harbor basin went below during
the bombardment In order to prevent
their destruction. When the warships
retreated they rose agsln and went in
pursuit but aoon returned.”
NO VERDICT IN
BOGGS MURDER
Jacksonville, Fla.-—Officers are still
working on the murder theory In the
death of Attorney A. A. Boggs and
his daughter, Marjorie, whose charred
bodies were found In the ashes of
their country home near Miami early
Wednesday morning The house was
only a small one of five rooms and
Fire Chief Chase, of Miami, says It
would have been Impossible for Mr.
Boggs and his daughter to have per
ished In the flames.
A watch was found In the ruins to
day stopped at 2:05, which would have
been only fifteen minutes before the
house was discovered In flames. The
lock of the front door was also found
In the ruins and shows that the door
was not locked. No verdict has been
rendered by the coroner’s Jury at noon,
according to ad vices from IMnml.
prociamatioFof
TURK’S HOLY WAR
Constsntinople (Via Bofia and Lon
don), 12:02 p. m. The proclamation
of a holy war, announced for the first
time some 10 days ago, was published
here today.
It Is signed by the sultan and 28
Moslem priests and calls upon the
Moslem world to participate In a. holy
war against Great Britain, Russia and
France.
SAILS WITH CARGO
OF 1,000 HORSES
Newport New*, V*. With a cargo
of 1,000 horses for uee by the British
and French governments, the British
steamer Raeburn was to sail early to
day for French ports.
The steamer Shenandoah 1* now
here, being fitted with stnlls to carry
about 1,000 horaes, and the steamed
Raphael, 1t was announced, Is ex
pected to reach here today for a cargo
of horaes destined for Europe. TheJ
are British vessels.
WHAT THE KAISER FORESSEB
Paris, 1:40 p. m.—Emperor William Is
described In a letter, received by ona
of the editors of Batrle from a certain
captain "M’’ undergoing treatment at
a hospital In the German fortr»as of
Mets, as having vlalted the French
wounded, saying
”1 give my imperial homigs gentle
men, to your valor and notwithstanding
the cruel circumstances of the present, t
do not despair of seeing one day f!ar
many and France united by tlea of Bin
cere friendship,"
FOOTBALL AND RECRUITING
London, 3:35 p. m. —"The situation at
present does not demand legislation for
the suppression of football." said
Premier Asquith In the house of com
mons today replying to a question aa
to whether such a move was under
way. The premier ,-nld that negotia
tions with the football magnates were
progressing from which satisfactory
results were expected.
The agitation against football be
cause It Is Interfering with recruiting
continues In the British press.
HOME
EDITION
While Belief Growing of Big
Russian Victory, Details and
Official Verification From
Petrograd Are Lacking
ONE GERMAN ARMY CORPS
REPORTED SURRENDERING
Another Whole Corp 3, Cut Off,
Said to Be in Rout-- Russian
Attacks Increasing in In
tensity.
4
Parii, 4:50 a. m.-—Telegraphing from
Petrograd regarding the fighting
around Lodz In Russian Poland the
correspondent of the Matin says:
"One German army corps which waa
surrounded by Russian troops sur
rendered tn a body. This represents
nearly fifty thousand prisoners. An
other corps which also had been cut
off has now been completely put to
rout.
"The Russians are attacking along
I lie (’zenstuchowa-Craco wline with re
doubled intensity.”
Still Withheld.
London, 11:55 a. the be
lief grows hourly that the Russians
In northern Poland have won the
greatest battle of the war, actual de
tails of the operations In this locality
still are withheld and the whole inci
dent is beginning to take on the as
pects of a mystery.
Patience Weakening.
From Petrograd comes a report that
the patience of the Rueslan people
awaiting official confirmation of the
reported victory is approaching the
breaking point and the same thing
may be said of the public here. Ger
man reports, without entering Into any
such details as dates, describe success
ful operations In the region of this
great battle but admit that the Ger
man army has not succeeded in bring
ing the struggle to a close.
Von Hindenburg Enveloped.
It is evident that the comparative
failure of the Austro-German opera
tions along the Czenstoehowa front
gave the Russians opportunity to en
velop Gen. Von Hindenburg after this
brilliant German leader had thrown a
wedge Into hie antagonist's center. The
Russians to the south, safe on their
own front, able to strike north
ward, thus breaking the enemy who
had passed east beyond their right
flsnk.
Astonished.
Military critics at Petrograd pro
fess to be astonished at the German
assault on Lodz, maintaining that
such a movement made the defeat of
the Invaders Inevitable. The critics
declare that unless the German ad
vance to Kilt no and Lodi was part
of a larger movement the operation
was too hazardous to be credible. A
third German army in the vicinity of
Wlelun has lntttated an advance which
Is belie.ved |n jgnndon to have bean
started too late to be of any use.
Property oi An
American Looted
Washington.— From Mexico City a
report camo this morning by way of
Vera Cruz that the property of an
American dairyman named Hill on a
ranch near the city had been looted
by soldiers. The State Department
immediately cabled Consul Stillman to
request the proper authorities ot ar
rest and punlali the guilty parties and
demand the return of the property.
BOTH TEAMS ARRIVE.
Philadelphia.—The Army and Nasty
football teams arrived here today sA
noon and were warmly greeted by enthu
siastic supporters at their respective
headquarter*. After luncheon the Army
squad went to Frsnklin Field, where the
first team spent nearly two hour* going
through drills.
After the Anny had left the gridiron
the Navy contingent used the field for
the same pnrpoee.
THERE ARE
23
Shopping Days
Before Xmas
Poad Herald ads and
call for advertised
goods if you want the
pick of styles and
bargains.
When shopping In Augusta
tomorrow Bayt "I Saw I* In
The Herald." It will pay.
Try It.