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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29.
IMPOSSIBLE YET TO
TELL OP FIGHTING
IN RUSSIAN POLAND
Nothing Known Except That the Russians and Germans Con
tinue Their Great Struggle For Supremacy Between the
Vistula and the Watra Rivers. Petrograd Merely Claims
Progress Russians at “Certain Points” in the Vicinity of
Lody.
From the tangled skein of official
and unofficial versions of fighting in
Russian Poland it still is impossible
to extract the thread of verity. Ex
cept that the Russians and the Ger
mans continue their great struggle
for supremacy between the Vistula
and the Watra Rivers nothing is
known.
Field Marshal von Hindenburg—his
new title was bestowed on him on th 6
battlefield for his protection of tno
eastern frontier—in a general order
issued at Thorn declared his troops
have brought to a standstill, “the of
fensive of the numerically superior
Russian army." He announced also
the capture of more than 60,000 pris
oners and some 350 guns of various
classes. The order quotes a telegram
from Emperor William promoting
General von Hindenburg to a field
marshal and thanking him and his
troops for their prowess.
Berlin Claims.
Berlin claims successes for Ger
man arms. At Lowicz, northeast of
Lodz, the German official report says
Emperor Williams’ forces have re
attacked and that near Nowo and
/Radom heavy Russian attacks have
\ been repulsed.
' Petrograd merely claims progress
for the Russians at “certain points”
in the vicinity of Lodz.
Southward, in Poland and in Gaii
cia, the Russians assert they have
won important success and captured
Unofficially, Russians Gained
Victory Over Germans Trying
Third Time to Get to Warsaw
If Germans Not Already Defeated, is Said the Russians Have
Drawn a Cordon Around Them From Which They Will
Have Great Difficulty in Escaping—Some Correspondents
Say This Cordon Steadily Tightens, and That Russian Guns
Spreading Death Among the Germans.
London.—"We have made progress at
certain points." is all that Grand Duke
Nicholas, Russian commander-in-cliief,
says of the battle of Lodz. According
ul information from unofficial, but
usually crediable sources, however, the
Russians have gained a great victorry
over the German armies which made
their third attempt to advance to War
saw.
This brief reference to the battle,
added to what was said in the previous
report from Russian headquarters, is
taken here to mean that if the Germans
have not been defeated already the Rus
sians have drawn a cordon around them
from which they will have great diffi
culty in escaping.
Some correspondents in Petrograd,
who quote the highest military sources,
repeat that this cordon is steadily tight
ening and that the Russian guns are
spreading death among the German
armies caught in its grip. They declare
the only hope for the Germans, said to
number 150.000, is that two army corps
sent to their relief may be able to
break through the Russian line, which
they are attacking at Lenczyca, north
west of Lodz.
That the Germans have not given up
hope is shown by the Berlin official
statement tonight, saying the Germans
IN THE NAME OF
20,000,0004 S.
WOMEN,PROTEST
President of Anti-Suffragettes
Addresses Letter to President
Wilson. Popular Endorsement
For Women’s Votes a "Dis
mal Failure”
Washington. —ln protest against the
request of woman suffrage leaders for
another audience with President Wil
son to ask his support for a consti
tutional suffrage amendment, Mrs.
Arthur M. Dodge, president of the
National Association Opposed to Wo
man Suffrage, addressed a letter to
the president today setting out argu
ments against the proposals of the
suffragists.
Mrs. Dodge wrote that the attempt
to get popular endorsement of suf
frage at the last election was a “dis
mal failure."
“In the name of 20,000,000 mature
women in America who are not suf
fragists,” she protested against na
tional legislation, "that would nullify
the expressed will of the majority of
men and women in the separate states
to decide this issue according to their
constitutional provisions.
ft “A Boomerang.”
i "The 'blacklist' against senators and
congressmen was a suffrage boomer
ang,” wrote Mrs. Dodge, "the 'war on
democrats’ another. Their failure In
national convention to get the support
of suffrage states was a third proof
of their political poverty. And the
■well-known indifference of most wo
men who have the ballot to use it at
all, much less at the dictation of suf
frage leaders, is a final demonstration
that the National American Woman
Suffrage Association is not a political
nower Aut a mere state of mind with
[ smair nervous, but noi.y fract on
of women who are discontented with
the democracy that has made the
many men and guns. Vitnna declares
the situation in this locality unchang
ed, and in this statement is backed up
by the German official report as re
gards southern Poland.
In the west, a news dispatch re
ports that the Germans are attacking
heavily near Arras in an effort to
break through to the coast.
In the Servian war zone fighting
continues on nearly all the front.
Austrians again assert they have
taken important position, too.
Fanatical Rioting.
Russian advices say there has been
an outbreak of fanatical rioting In
Erzerum following the Mohammedan
proclamation calling for a holy war.
Four Americans were killed and much
damage was done to property.
According to Berlin, South African
rebels have seized the police station
at Hammanskraal, Transvaal, and
forced the British to retire with heavy
casualties.
A news agency dispatch from Co
penhagen says the two cable lines be
tween Denmark and Russia have been
cut in the Baltic, supposedly by Ger
man warships.
Montvideo, Uruguay, reports ten
British warships in the Atlantic, 300
miles off that place, while Lima,
Peru, sighted four men-of-war of un
known nationality, steaming north,
off the Chilean coast.
Germany has ordered its subpects in
Portugal to leave the republic.
have recommenced attacks and that
fighting continues.
Say Heavy Losses.
General von Hindeburg who has just
been made a field marshal in recogni
tion of the protection he and his troops
have given the East Prussian frontier,
in an army order issued at Thorn, says
the Germans have brought the Russian
offensive-to a standstill and inflicted
heavy losses.
Farther south, and west of Novo Ra
domsko. the Germans also claim to have
repulsed the Russians .while for the
armies advancing to besiege'Cracow, the
Russian headquarters, announce a “de
cisive success." *
In the last few days of fighting in
this region the Russians, according to
thieir official reports, captured about
15,000 men, 40 cannon, 20 machine guns
and some general staff officers.
This battle, although considered in
military circles here not as important
as that around Lodz, would open the
way for Russians into southern Silesia
if they are successful. Cracow, the
military critics admit, would prove a
hard nut to crack, but in this regard a
usually well-informed PetVograd corre
spondent says the Russians have a sur
prise in store for the Austro-Germans.
United States the greatest among the
nations of the earth.”
Less Than 200,000.
Mrs. Dodge declared that, taking
figures presented to the credentials
committee at the recent suffrage con
vention in Nashville, there were less
than 200,000 woman suffragists in the
United States, “less than one per cent
of the 24,555,754 mature women In
America.” She sent extensive statis
tics to show, that a great majority of
women do not want the ballot.
President Wilson at previous au
diences given suffragists has con
stantly reiterated that the question
should be settled by state and not na
tional election.
AUSTRIANS FLEE IN
DISORDER AFTER BIG
RUSS BOMBARDMENT
Bucharest, Rumania (via Petragrsd)
—Advices from Mamorintza say:
i “After a violent Russian bombard
ment the Austrians have precipitate
ly abandoned Cezernowitz, capital of
Bukowina, fleeing in disorder towards
Dornavatra, with the Russians in pur
suit.
‘The Russian advance guards
marched into Czemowitz at 2 o’clock
on the afternoon of November 27th.
They met with an enthusiastic wel
come from the Rumanian and Ruthe
nian people of the city.”
1,700,000 FLANNEL SHIRTS
FOR THE BRITISH
St. Louis. —Bids for 1,700,000 flannel
army shirts for British soldiers were
submitted by several St. Louis fi-ms
today. The contract will amount to
more than $2,000,000, It is thought.
An order for 7,000 sets of artillery
harness, costing $175,000 was given to
a St. Louis manufacturer today. An
other firm announced tonight it had
just shipped 43,000 suits of under
wear for army use to Amsterdam and
12,000 blankets to Mexico.
FOR HIGH TREASON.
Salt Bte Maris, Ont.,— Robert Sayre,
recently arrested here on a charge of
high treason, was committed for trail
today at the spring session of the high
court of the Algone district. Death Is
the penalty for high treason.
It is alleged that Sayre smuggled
six Austrians from Canada into the
United States to aid them in returning
to the fatherland.
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TO DISPROVE STATEMENTS.
The German government permitted this photo to be taken to disprove statements in the French and British press that wounded enemies do not get good
care when they fall Into the hands of the Germans. Hetre aro many Frenchman cared for In a first-class hospital with every convenience, while the Ger
mans are taxed to the utmost to provide for their own wounded.
HEARING DF THE
98 RTS, IST
Differences Affecting 55,000
Employes to Be Taken Up By
Federal Board Beginning
Monday
Chicago. —The differences of 08
Western railroads with 55,000 em
ployes will be taken up here Monday
by the federal board of mediation and
conciliation. The eyes of railroad la
bor men throughout the country will
be turned upon the hearing, brought
about by the intervention of Presi
dent Wilson last spring, after the men
and their employers had failed to
agree.
The men will be represented by a
committee of Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers and the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men. A conference committee of man
agers will represent the roads.
Under Newlands Law.
The arbitration was arranged under
the Newlands law. Ninety days are
allowed and ten days additional for the
delivery of an award. The arbitrators
are W. L. Park, vice-president of the
Illinois Central, and H. E. Byrarn, vice
president of the Burlington road, se
lected by the railroads; F. A. Burgess,
assistant grand engineer, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, and Tim
othy Shea, assistant president, Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen, selected by the employes;
Judge Keeter Pritchard of the United
States district court at Richmond, Va,
and Charles Nagel, St. Louis, former
secretary of commerce and labor, se
lected by the government through the
federal board of mediation and con
ciliation.
A statement given out Saturday at
headquarters of the employes' broth
erhood says:
"In general, the members of the
two brotherhoods are asking for a
Standard rate of wageß and a stand
ard day, with special rates of pay for
overtime. They ask for a five-hour
day in passenger service with over
time based upon twenty miles an hour
running time. In freight service they
desire a ten-hour day basis.”
“BOB” TAYLOR ELECTED.
Knoxville, Tenn.—" Bob” Taylor was
elected captain of the University of
Tennessee 1915 football team today.
Taylor play* rightguard.
Early Shopping
The Christmas shopping season ends Decem
ber 24th. That date cannot be changed.
But there is no set date for Christmas shop
ping to begin. It varies with different stores
and is a matter for each merchant to decide
for himself.
The buying public is ready now-eager to es
cape the worry and strain of late shopping and
the hardship it entails upon tired sales folk.
An advertisement in The Herald tomorrow
will start Christmas shopping at your store
bright and early next morning.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Wounded French Soldiers in a Berlin Hospital
DESPERATION Of
BELGIANS;
HUNGER
Danger That They Will Attack
the Germans in Efforts to Get
Food. Actually Starving
London (8;50 p. m.)—There is im
minent danger that Belgians, driven
desperate by hunger, will attack the
Germans in some districts in an effort
to obtain food, according to a report
received Saturday by Herbert C. Hoo
ver, chairman of the American relief
commission. A special commissioner
doing relief work In Maastricht, Hol
land, sent a statement by a refugee,
in which the Belgian says;
“In Berchem (two miles southeast
and Antwerp) and in neighboring
villages there has been no food avail
able for some time except what was
got through the commission. At Ber
chem Germans stored food they took
at Antwerp. The starving people, see
ing quantities of food within roach,
are holding meetings nightly where
the chances of success in stacking the
German garrison and taking posses
sion of the food are seriously dis
cussed.”
In the suburbs of Antwerp, the com
missioner’s report says, the inhabi
tants are dependent on the commis
sion’s distribution and since the sup
ply temporarily became exhausted pri
vation has ensued.
Conditions at Louvain, refugees
state, are worse. The people are act
ually starving and are living in ruins.
LARGEST INLAND COTTON SALE.
Fort Smith, Ark,—Five thousand,
bales of cotton were sold hero today
to a St. Louis firm for $200,000. This,
it Is claimed, is the largest single In
land cotton sale thus far this season.
FOR THE BELGIANS.
Halifax, N. S.—The steamer Doris
sailed today for Rotterdam with supplies
for the Belgians. She is the second ship
sent from here. Two-thirds of her car
go was contributed by people of this
province, and the remainder by citizens
of Montreal.
'STUBBORN ID
LIC DRAWN OUT
BJTTLE’-BERLIN
Optimistic Statements Given
Out Saturday By the German
Official Press Bureau of the
Fighting in Poland
Berlin, (By Wireless), —Information
given out today by the official press
bureau follows;
‘‘Military critics of the Berlin news
papers consider that the success of
the Austrians on Nevember 25th and
of George Mackenzen on the follow
ing day have made still more favor
able the position of the Germans.
Russian reinforcements appear to
have come from Ivangorod and from
Galicia. The later movement may be
followed by an advanco of the Aus
trians over the Carpathian* and to
ward the River San.
“Reports from Vienna, say the con
flict along the greater part of the front
has assumed the character of a stub
born anil long drawn out battle.
Less Important.
“Fighting In the west has almost
been lost sight of in view of the Im
portant conflict in Boland and Gali
cia, the outcome of which is likely to
exert an important influence ori tho
whole situation.
"Further progress of the Austrian
forces in Rervla is reported from
Vienna, where it is said that the en
emy has been forced back near Laz
arevatz, on his center, which has
been broken through. Further suc
cesses also are believed to have been
won along the Kolubara River, south
of Valdevo, the Austrians now being
before Koajovici.
Bullets With Phosphorus.
"The Turin Stamps reports that
high Egyptian dignitaries are being
expelled by the British, intensifying
the excitement of the natives In
Egypt.
"On French prisoners have been
found bullets with llie tops bored out
and filled with white phosphorus.
"A mutiny has broken out among
Servians In the Drina. division of the
army. Servian deserters are arriv
ing in Bulgaria.”
NEUTRAL ZONE
IMPRACTICABLE
English Officials Say Can’t
Withdraw Warships From
South American Waters. The
Ecuador Wireless.
London, 5:05 p. m—-Since tlm United
SLatofl indicated it was willing that
.England should deal direct with Colom
hia. and Ecuador concerning alleged vio
lations of neutrality, the British fcfrelgn
office has taken no further action.
Nevertheless the denials that a German
wireless station Is being operated In Co
lombia and that islands belonging t<#
Ecuador are being used by the German#
for naval operations «re not accepted as
finally disposing of the case.
The suggestion of Bouth American
governments that the bdigeTenta with
draw their warships from Bouth Am
erican waters is do* la red by English of
ficials to be Impracticable as Is the plan
for the creation of a neutral zone off
the coast of Bouth America.
EXPECT ARRESTS
BOGGS MURDER
Jacksonville, Fla,—lmportant devel
opments are expected within a day or
two by the authorities at Miami in
the murder of A. A. Boggs and his
daughter Marjorie, whose charred
bodies were found In the ruins of
their home early Wednesday morning.
Advices from Miami Saturday state
that arrests will probably be made
within 36 hours, although the coro
ner's Jury has as yet rendered no ver
dict.
T. E. Brents, government secret ser
vlee*mari of 18 years' standing, Is In
Miami on a federal case and is lend
ing his aid to the local authorities.
He declares the evidence points to a
clear esse of murder.
MYSTERY IN FATE
OF MAJOR YATE
London, 6:37 p. m.—Doubt has arisen
at to tho fate of Major Charles Alllx
J,ftvlngton Yale, of the Yorkshire Light
Infantry, Vacantly decorated with the
Clctoria. crone, who wan eald to have
died while a prisoner of war
Major yate, son of a member of the
houae of commons, commanded one of
the two companies which remained to
the end in the trenches at Le Chateau.
When all th* other officers had been
killed or wounded and the ammunition
exhausted, the major led a charge of
the nineteen survives. Recently it
photograph was published showing him
ns unwounded arid a prisoner of war. A
puzzling circular Issued by the German
government September 22d said he had
escaped from a detention carnp.
arrested; arson,
IN MARIANNA FIRE
Tampa, Fla,—A dispatch from Pen
sacola to Tho Times says:
Georg* Colwell, a white man, resi
dent of Jackson county, Florida, and
living near the Alabama line, waa ar
rested this morning charged with ar
son In connection with the destruction
of the state reform school at Mari
anna, ten day* ago, in which ten live*
were lost.
The evidence Is alleged to show that
Colwell had been seen around the
building on the afternoon preceding
the fire and that night a son of his,
who had been sent to the Institution,
escaped from It.
Colwell is held without bond pend
ing a further inquiry.
$11.25 Baimacaan Over Coat, full of
style, F, G. Martins.
PUNISHMENT IT
ZAPATA SEVERE
IK MEXICO CITY
Southern General Sternly Re
pressing All Violence and Rob
bery. Confidence Returning at
Capital. Awaiting Villa’s Ar
rival
Washington. —Except for a few Iso
lated cases of robbery and violence
which resulted In severe punishment
to the offenders, the Zapata forces
have maintained good order in the
City of Mexico, according to advices
to the state department today from
the Brazilian minister.
The minister mentioned no Injury to
Spanish subjects, and officials here
do not credit rumors that several
Spaniards were killed.
Regaining Confidence.
The Brazilian minister reported that
the public'was rapidly regaining con
fidence. The Zapata military oom
mander turn issued a decree levying a
tax of one-half the regular property
tax, which he says is needed to pay
troops and the expenses of police and
government. The Carranza adminis
tration, ho declares, left the treasury
empty.
Nothing was known by the Brasilian
minister when he filed his dispatch,
late yesterday, as to the time when
Villa and his forces would arrive.
Previously lie telegraphed that agents
of Villa and the Aguas Calientes con
vention were working In perfect har
mony, with Zapata officials.
Tampico Terrorized.
The situation In other parts of Mex
ico Is described in official reports as
quiet, with the exception of Tampico,
where the approach of forces
from the Lulu Potoal has terrorized
some residents. Reports are current
that General Luis Caballero, military
governor of the state of Taman Upas,
who commands the. situation at Tam
pico, now is aligned with the conven
tion forces. If that materializes, a
peaceful entry of the Villa troops is
not unlikely.
Wireless reports from Tamplc to
day said bandits were looting nearby
oil fields and apparently had gamed
control of Panuco.
Cut Water Supply.
Douglas, Ari*. —The water supply of
Conanea, Sonora, headquarters of
General Maytorena, the Villa com
mander, Is reported to have been cut
off by a flanking party sent out by
General Hill, the Carranza comman
der at Naco.
Colonel Gomez is preparing to lead
bis Carranza troops from Agua Pylata
against a Villa contingent of 300 re
ported near Genlzia Springs. Another
detachment of Villa, troops wa* re
ported to have raided ranches and to
be on its way to Chihuahua With 80i>
cattle and several prisoners.
FANATICAL RIOTING
IS ON IN TURKEY
Petroorad, (vlo London, 2:60 p.
A dlupgtch from «ay» fanatical
Vioting brok* out In Hrmorum, Turkay
after the po«tin* of a proclamation call
ing th© Mohfimmeilan* to a holy war. Au
the Armenian club*. church*# and
Hohoola wet* damollahad, th# dlapatoo
Bays and four Armenian* killed.
MOBILIZATION OF 1
PORTUGAL TROOPS
Berlin, (by wlreleee.)— Imperial Chan*
cel lor Von Bethmann-Holweg will re
turn to Berlin tomorrow to prepare for
the opening of the *econd war BeMion
of the Reichstag December 2d.
ft w*r eald semi-officially today G*r
many would take no diplomatic stepe on
account of the Portugueae moMUzatton.
and that full responsibility would be left
with Portugal. , . .
Germans in that country have bee*
advised to depart.
LABOR ELITOR IS
FINED, CONTEMPT
Stockton, Call.—F P. Lemoreaux. edi
tor of the Stockton Labor News, was
sentenced today to eerve five davs lu
the county Jail end pay a_flne of
for contempt by Judge r. w Norton of
the superior court. 81* other lanor
leaders f iled so»- contempt were ad
judged not guilty.
Since lnet July when the Merchant*.
Manufacturers snd Employer* Associa
tion declared Stockton *n 'open shops
town a hitter fight has been waged be
tween employers and labor union*. The
citation of Lamoresu* for eontempt re
sulted from an editorial In the Laber
News charging Judge Norton with is
suing restraining order* against picket
ing whtnsvsr th#y wars a*k*d for by
the Employer* Association.
THE SOUTH AFRICA
REBELS ACTIVE
Berlin, (by wlreleee.) —The offlclsl
press bureau say* a dispatch from The
Hague announces that rebellious force*
In Bouth Africa have eeised the police
station at Hammanskraal. in the Trans
vaai, and forced th# English to retreat
with’ heavy If.aeea.
LITTLE CREDENCE
TO THIS REPORT
Taooma, W*ehn.~That three Ga**>
man cruiser* which had been operat
ing off the coast of Bouth America had
changed their base to th# Aleutian
Island* and were patrolling th# trade
route between Puget Bound and the
Orient waa the report brought today
by the Japanese line Tacoma Maru, In
port from Yokohama.
This new* of the alleged presence of
Overman warships in northern water*
is given little credence here.
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