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VOLUME XIX, No. 334.
CRACOW IN FLAMES
BY RUSSIAN GUNS
Portion of Austrian Fortress
So Reported After Bombard
ment by Siege Guns of Czar’s
Army. One of the Muscovite’s
Main Objectives.
REPORT IS UNOFFICIAL
FROM ITALIAN SOURCE
Military Critics Remain Con
vinced That German Invasion
of Russian Poland Has Suf
fered treat Check.
Milan, (via London, 10 a. m.) —The
siege of Cracow has begun, according
to a correspondent of the newspaper
Cierrie Della Sera, who Is with the
Muscovite army. He wires that the
Russians are bombarding the forts
with their heavy siege guns and that
•p ne ° { the suburbs of the city is re
ported to be in flames.
[ Germans Fact Disaster.
on( t° n > 11:50 a. m.—Reference to
the Russian success in North Poland
have become somewhat more con
servative since the cautionary report
issued by Grand Duke Nicholas, com
mander of the Russian forces in the
field, was made public. Neverthe
less, the military critics in the capi
tals of the allies, according to dis
patches reaching London, remain con
vinced that the German invasion of
Russian Poland has suffered a check
which only the most strenuous efforts
of the German commanders can save
from disaster.
Ignorance or Contempt.
A news dispatch from Petrograd
sets forth that the Germans, appar
ently ignorant of the extent of the
Russian opposition along the Vistula
or holding this opposition in contempt,
threw heavy forces against the Rus
sian center, leaving very thin lines of
communication between their wings.
This created a situation said to be
without precedent in the history of
military strategy.
If They Can Hold.
In the meantime the resumption of
the Russian offensive resulted in a
wedge, dominated by Lodz, being
thrust into the German center. If
the Germans cam hold their lines of
communication with their wings in
tact, the invaders may be able to
withdraw, in view of British observ
ers, without suffering disaster.
Berlin and Vienna continue to re
port that the battle along the Rivers
Vistula and Warta is proceeding with
i,out decisive result, although minor
|successes attended with the capture of
prisoners and guns are claimed for
the Austrian and German operation.
On Western Front.
On the western front, according to
the communication given out In Paris
last night, a lull prevailed except in
the Argonne, where the German at
tacks are said to have been fruitless.
Unoffici: 1 dispatches declare that
Zeebrugge is again preparing for an
assault from the sea with the Ger
mans directing their activities towards
the suppression of all efforts to sig
nal from the land to British ships off
the coast.
RELEASE SUSPECT
IN BOGGS MURDER
Miami, Fla.—R. B. Ward, arrested
here Saturday night on suspicion in
connection with the death of A. A.
Boggs and his daughter, Marjorie,
whose charred bodies were found last
Wednesday in the ruins of their home
near here, was released from custody
today. The authoritiea who made the
arrest stated that Ward clearly had
established an alibi. The coroner's
jury which has been investlgatiing the
case had not concluded its work early
today.
It was announced that Governor
Bark Trammell, of Florida, had offer
'd a reward of $250 for the arrest of
persons whom the police believed
killed Mr. Boggs and his daughter and
then destroyed the residence with the
evident Intention of concealing the
crime.
KILLS THREE, WIFE
WOUNDED FATALLY
Asheboro, N. C.—Lowe Daniels,
chraged with the shooting and killing
of his sister, Cora Daniels, his sister
in-law. Ethel Luther and Edgar Var
ner, a visitor at the Daniels home,
and the probable fatal wounding of
his wife, at their home near here Sat
urday night, today was taken to the
scene of the crime for a preliminary
hearing. He had been locked in Jail
here since yesterday.
Daniels, since his arrest, has refus
ed to talk.
LINER’S CAPTAIN
IS LOST AT SEA
New Orleans.—J R. Boyd, captain of
' the Southern Pacific steamship Momus,
was lost at sea Saturday night, it be
cam© known when th© boat arrived
her© today from New York, Passena
©r§ assumed he fell overboard. He
w&a on© of th© oldest captain© In th©
New York-N©w Orleans passenger
•ervic*.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
ROCKEFELLER TO
GHANKPLEA
Standard Oil Millionaire (Wm)
With Four Others, Had
Filed Answers to Charge of
Criminal Violation.
New York. —William Rockefeller,
Standard Oil millionaire, today sought
permission of the federal court to
change his plea to the indictment
charging him and twenty other for
mer directors of the New Yor, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Com
pany with criminal violation of the
anti-trust law. Mr. Rockefeller filed
a plea in abatement last Monday.
Mr. Rockefeller was joined in his
application for such permission by
Robert W. Taft, Chas. A. Broker, Wil
liam Skinner and James S. Elton.
These defendants filed pleas in abate
ment with Mr. Rockefeller last Mon
day.
In their application to Judge Ses
sions the defendants did not indicate
the nature of the plea they had in
mind, but simply asserted their desire
to file a substitute plea.
Under the plea in abatement they
Bought to have the indictment dis
missed on the grounds that it was de
fective. The alleged defect consisted
of the fact that one of the court of
ficials conencted with drafting the in
dictment was a resident of New Jer
sey instead of New York.
A vigorous argument against the
granting of such permission was made
by Assistant Attorney General Swac
ker. Judge Sessions granted permis
sion to all the men to change their
pleas. Substitute pleas were not of
fered at once, however, and argument
proceeded on the original pleas in
abatement.
FRANK PLEA 10
SUPREME COURT
Another Effort Today by Attor
neys for Condemned Man. Ap
peal Made for Review of Case.
r
Washington.-—Leo M. Frank’s appli
cation for a review of his conviction
in Georgia courts for the murder of
Mary Phagan, came before the entire
supreme court today after having
been previously denied by two indi
vidual Justices, one of whom expressed
the opinion that Frank had not had
due process of law.
Chief Justice White received the
motion, saying only that the court
would take the papers. A decision
may he announced next Monday.
Frank’s attorneys contend he did not
have a fair trial because of the hostile
demonstrations against him in At
lanta.
Last Attempt.
Washington— Another attempt to get
an appeal In the Frank case before
the United States supreme court to
day was made by attorneys for Leo
M. Frank of Atlanta, under sentence
of death for the murder of Mary Pha
gan in that city.
A motion for permission to file a
petition seeking to have the court re
view the case on a writ of error was
filed. Henry A. Alexander of counsel
for Frank, personally called the mo
tion to the attention of the court.
The attorney agreed with Justices
Lamar and Holmes, who, In refusing
to grant the writ, held that the ques
tion for review is a decision of the
Georgia court of appeals on procedure,
namely whether the motion to set
aside the verdict of conviction was
made in due time by Frank’s attorney.
The attorney contended, however, that
the Georgia court would not have
reached Its derision if it had not errer
on a fundamental point of federal
law, namely, whether Frank had been
given a fair trial because he had been
compelled to stay away from the court
room on the day the verdict was ren
dered for fear of violence He argued
that the court should grant the appli
cation so as to correct this error.
900,000 MEN AND
19,000 OFFICERS
Petrograd, (via London, 2 p. m.) —
On a basis of reports received in Pet
rograd from Hungary, it is stated here
today that the Austro-Hungarian cas
ualitles to date amount to 900,000 men
and 19,000 officers.
SEASON’S DEATH TOLL.
Duluth, Minn,—Eleven hunters dead
and twelve wounded is the toll of this
year’s hunting season In Mlnesota.
The period is twenty days and this Is
the last day. The number of deer and
mooae killed is the largest In the rec
ords of the game warden’s depart
ment.
TWO IMPORTANT POINTS TODAY
Germany acknowledges that the Russian northern army has pene
trated Into East Prussia to a distance 15 miles southwest of Oumbln
nen which Is about 20 miles west of the German border. In Belgium says
the French official statement It Is the allies and not the Germans who
are now on the offensive. These two points stood out In today's news
from the battlefields of Europe.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 30, 1914.
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The Michigan which was stmnderl on the tail of the Horseshoe, near the lightship of Cape Henry on the VI
glnia coast. The Michigan is of 16.0 00 tons displacement; has a complement of 869 officers and men. and her arnu
ment includes eight 12-inch guns and submerged torpedo tubes. The huge war vessel was successfuly refloated.
PACIFIC LINERS
FEEL EASIER
Absolutely no Truth in Rumors
That German Cruisers Were
in North Coast Waters. All
Off South America.
Seattle, Wash.—With all five of the
German cruisers In the Pacific ac
counted for In southern waters, the
British Columbia cities of Victoria,
Vancouver and Prince Rupert have
recovered from the feeling of uneasi
ness which prevailed when the
Scharnhorst, Gnelsenau, Leipzig,
Dresden and Nurnburg were reported
at several places In North American
waters. The Leipzig was sighted as
far north as Cape Mendocino, Calif.,
August 19th, and then headed for
South America. This Is the nearest
appronch of a German cruiser to the
British Columbia since the war be
gan.
Pure Inventions.
Reports of naval engagements In the
North Pacific are pure inventions, ac
cording to British naval authorities.
The allies’ patrol of the coast con
tinues, the large British cruiser New
Castle moving along the Oregon and
Washington coast and the Canadian
cruiser Rainbow which is not for
midable, guarding British Columbia.
The huge liner iprotesilaus, renamed
the Aid, and the tramp steamer
Barksdale are coal carriers for these
three patrol cruisers. There are coal -
lng stations along Esquimault and .it
a harbor on the west coast of Van
couver Island.
Approaches All Mined.
There are two submarines at Es
quimault. Broughton Channel, north
of Vancouver Island, has been closed
and mined and Is commanded by shore
guns. The lights have been estln
guished. The approaches to Victoria
have been mined.
The only excitement Is Victoria re
cently was caused by a patrol Esqui
mault firing on a row boat containing
four men. The boat was sunk and
the men were foreigners and armed,
were picked up. Newspapers were
forbidden to mention the incident and
one version was circulated to the ef
fect that the men had planned to dy
namite the naval station.
SUSTAIN ALA.
PEONAGE LAIN
Washington, D. C.—The supremo
court, today decreed that convicts, held
under "criminal contracts” to work
out their fines and costs with per
sons, who appear in court as their fi
nancial sponsors were held In peonage.
The indictment of two Alabama plant
ers who held a negTo under such a
contract was sustained.
M’REYNOLDS’ FIRST RULING.
Washington,—Justice Mcßeynolds
today delivered his first opinion In
the supreme court. The rase decided
arose over the title to certain land
along the Tennessee-North Carolina
boundary line.
Justice Mcßeynolds held that title
granted by Tennessee to land now held
by the Smoky Mountain Land Com
pany and adjudicated as valid should
remain undisturbed because of the
rights of Innocent parties accruing:
during years past.
THE INTENSE COLD IS NO
HINDRANCE , RUSS ADVANCE
Petrograd, (via London, 11:27 a. m.) —“Fighting on the Russo-Prus
sian front is turning advantageously for our side," telegraphs a correspond
ent of the Army Messenger.
“Our cavalry has dispersed the enemy, who In retiring is abandoning
his munitions of war. The energetic pursuit of our forces prevents the
Germans from taking up the positions which they had prepared for their
use in the event of a retreat."
Referring to the operations In Galicia, the Army Messenger says;
“All of our operations In Galacla are ending successfully for us. In
spite of the intense cold which is delaying our offensive, we are advanc
ing victoriously.
BEGIN ON BIG
BIT DISPUTE
Hearings in Arbitration Pro
ceedings for 58 Railways of
West Starts Under New Law.
Chifcago.—Arbitration of differences
over wages and hours of employment
of ninety-eight railroads and their
55,000 englnemen began hero today
before a board of arbitration appoint
ed under the provisions of the New
lands act. It is regarded as the most
important case thus far to come under
the law.
In a general way it Is said that the
wage increase sought by the men is
about ten per cent. They were rep
resented In court by Warren H. Stone,
grand chief engineer of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and
Wm. S. Carter, president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen.
The firemen were represented by
twelve committeemen of the managers
association .ssisted by the national
council. Evidence, it was predicted,
would be largely statitstical, although
it is probable that about forty wit
nesses, divided equally between the
two sides, will be heard.
It was thought that most of today’s
session would be occupied in adopting
rules of procedure, arranging for the
number of witness to appear for the
respective parties to the arbitration
and other routine matters. Many
days are allowed to present evidence
and an award is expected ten days
later. The arbitrators are W. L. Bark
and H. E. Byram, representing the
railroads; F. A. Burgess and Timothy
Shea for the employes, and United
Stales Judge Jeter C. Bltchard and
Charles Nagel, appointed by the gov
ernment.
DOCTOR’S DEGREE GIVEN
GENERAL VON HINOENBURG
Amsterdam,—General von Hlnden
burg, who lnfftctod a disastrous defeat
on the Russian troops in East Prussia,
has been honored by the University of
Koenlgsberg with a quadruple doctor’s
degree, all four faculties of law, di
vinity, medicine, and philosophy, hav
ing united to do him honor.
His diploma bears the following in
scription: "To the supreme leader of
the Eighth German Army, who com
pletely overthrew and destroyed the
Russian hordes, and in this way de
fended his native province and the
German culture from barbarian ene
mies, to the Immortal ornament of the
Fatherland.”
LATeTiEUT. COL. WILSON
SAVED THE QUEEN’S LIFE
London.—l.leut, Ooh Gordon Wilson,
who was killed at the front near Ypres,
first figured as a national hero while
he was In school at Eton. He saved
Queen Victoria’s life when the queen
was attacked by a crank at a railway
Station In March 1882. The queen'a
assailant was Roderick Maclean, »
youth. He attempted to fire a pistol
but was prevented by young Wilson,
who struck the weapon from his hand.
Later he was summoned to Windsor
Castle and personally thanked by the
queen.
GOO HERMANS
ARE PRISONERS
Perograd, (via London, 2 p. rm) —Six
hundred prisoners, seven guns and
wounded fell Into Russian hands In
yesterday’s fighting to the west of
Lowtez, where the Russians took ten
miles of Gertnen trenches between
Glovno and Robot a, according to In
formation received today through
truthworthy sources.
Military experts are of the opinion
that the German position arounij Lodz
today Is far more critical than it was
during the Initial reverses around
Warsaw a month ago.
CORRESPONDENTS
SEE GENERAL JOFFRE
Paris, 5:46 a. m.—A representative
of The Havas Agency, together with
a party of Paris newspaper men, has
been received by General Joffre at
Ills headquarters. This Is the first
time since the outbreak of the war the
oommander-ln-ehief has consented to
sec the prom. In describing the head
quarters and what he saw there, The
Havas correspondent says:
"The offices from which the general
directs operations are In a public
school In a small, quiet town. There
Is no undue stir or bustle In the little
streets and a atranger would never
suspect the presence In this modest
place of the head of the allied armies.
Charactar of the Man.
’’General Joffrc’a private office is
on the first floor of the school build
ing. The correspondents were at once
shown up and aa they entered tho
general rose from his desk and stood
In the middle of the room. He was in
undress uniform with top bootH and
tunic but wore no decoration. He was
Just as all Frenchmen pictured him.
Features reflected the character of the
man In every way. The cares and
anxieties of the past four months of
war have not aged hie countenance nor
bent the athletic frame. His whole
personality breathes physical and
moral vigor.
“To Save the Country.”
'"I am happy to welcome you, gen
tlemen,’ he eald. ‘Your tour will, I
hope, enable you to correct certain er
rore which the Germane are busily
disseminating In the public mind. You
will carry back with you, I do not
doubt, a good Impression from your
visit to the armies.'
"We began to congratulate him re
spectfully on the military medal con
ferred on him by President. Poincare.
He Interrupted hastily:
’’ ’That is of no Importance at all
What matter* above everything is to
save tho country.’ "
QUEEN ELIZABETH ILL.
Rotterdam, via. London, 10:08 a. m,
—The newspaper, Maashode, learns
that Queen Elizabeth of Belgium Is ill
and confined to her bed. Her Illness is
due to overwork In the Bed Cross ser
vice.
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
WIRELESS OF
12 WARSHIPS
SWEEP SEAS
Dozen British Vessels Between
New York and Panama Canal
Greatly Impede Commercial
Radios. Disregard All Rules.
New York.—At least twelve British
warships are now patrolling the At
lantic between New York and Pan
nnm Canal, sweeping the seas with
their wireless, crowding ordinary
commercial radios from the air anil
keeping close check on all forms of
shipping, according to wireless ope
rators on the steamship Ancon, fhtch
arrived here from Cristobal.
The wireless activity of these far
vessels, the operators said, is cousing
great inconvenience to the commer
cial work of American vessels as the
high powered waves of the men of
war are heard continually in utter dis
regard of commercial business.
Pay No Attention.
“These warships,” the Ancon’s ope
rator said, “pay no attention to the
rules governing wireless operations.
With their high power apparatus they
cut Into the middle of a message and
absolutely disregard all requests to
keep out. Wo have no means of iden
tifying the ships ns they use code
exclusively—code that appears to bo
made up of a combination of num
bers. Wo counted twelve different
warships that. Jammed our wireless on
the way up.”
From Canal Zone.
The Ancon brought from the canal
zone ten members of the congression
al committee on appropriations who
have been making an official Inspec
tion of the great waterway. The
party left New York November 7th.
On the outward trip when about 300
miles out of Colon they passed the
British cruisers Suffolk and Essex
taking coal from a naval collier. The
Ancon has steerage passengers, a
party of 24 United States soldiers,,
prisoners who wore brought, to the
United States to serve various terms
for violation of military regulations.
PREPAREDNESS
OF 11. S. FOR IR
Washington.—Representative Gard
ner, of MaHsarhuHettH, will call at. the
White House tomorrow to ask for an
cnKH-tfement with President Wilson to
discuss the congressman’s resolution
for an InvestiKation into the military
preparedness of the country. Mr.
Wilson is expected to see Mr. Gard
ner, hut is understood to he opposed to
the Invest 1 gallon.
AID AMBASSADOR
OF U. S., TURKEY
Washington*-— l Goo. T. Weitzel, for
mer minister to Nlcn.rautfa, has been
appointed special of the State
Department, to assist Ambassador
MorK©nthau in Constantinople. Fl©
will leave for Turkey in a fey days.
Henry Moncwithau, Jr., son of the am
bassador, conferred with Acting Sec
retary Lansing today preparatory to
leaving for Constantinople, to assist
In the embassy there.
John G. Coolldge, of Boston, has
been designated as a. special n#ent of
th© Btate Department In France, arid
will leave shortly to Join the staff of
Ambassador Sharp In Paris.
BANKRUPTCY FOR
A $7,000,000 CO.
New York.,—A voluntary petition In
bankruptcy was filed today In the fed
eral court by tho United States Melal
Products t'ompany, a Massachusetts
corporation with $7,000,000 outstand
ing capital gtork. The liabilities were
Hated at $1,008,000 and the aHaeta at
$3,700,000, consisting principally of
real eatatc and atock In trade.
Tocumaeh Bhernmn, Albion D. Tur
ner and Thomna ft. f’lark were ap
pointed receiver*.
‘CONTEMPT OF
CONGRESS'CASE
Washington.—The appeal of George
G, Henry, a New York banker, from
the decision of the New York courts
holding he must return to Washing
ton to answer to indictment for con
tempt of congress for refusing 1 to
give Information to the "money trust."
invetsigatlon committee, was dismiss
ed today by the supreme court.
THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.
New York, Public service questions
will he the chief features of the an
nual meeting of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers, which opens
here tomorrow. James Hartnes* will
deliver the president's address on
"The Human EClemrgit, the Key to
Economic Problems." The public ser
vice sessions on Thursday will b.>
opened by Mayor Mitchell. City
Chamberlain Bruere, director of the
National Bureau of Municipal Re
search, will read a paper on "The Fu
ture of the Police Arm from an En
gineering Standpoint."
HOME
EDITION
GERMAN FLEET
NOW THOUGHT IN
SOUTH ATLANTIC
Despatches Insist That the
Pacific Ocean Squadron Has
Passed Into the Atlantic.
Provisions From Montivideo.
Buenos Ayres, Argentina.—Dis
patches received here from Montevl
doo Insist that there Is good reason
to believe the German squadron whiah
has been operating In the I'&clflo
Ocean is at present In the South At
lantic. Neither the French nor the
British legations here has any infor
mation to confirm these reports;
nevertheless private dispatches gives
them credence. It Is related among
other things, that several German
setainers are preparing to leave Mon
tevideo to provision the German ships.
Reports that the German Paclflo
squadron had succeeded in making
Its way to the Atlantic have been cur
rent for two days. Under date of
November 28th, Montevideo reported
that the German squadron had been
Hlghgted 800 miles north of Punta
Pilar, Brazil, heading northeast.
British Nearby.
Montevideo, Uruguay. —The recent
reports that the German fleet now la
tn the South Atlantic appear to have
been confirmed here today. It also la
rumored that a powerful British fleet
is nearby.
‘JIMCRiTAW
HELD INVALID
Washington, D. C.—The supreme
court today announced through Jus
tice Holmes that the “Jim crow" law
of Oklahoma was Invalid Insofar as It
allowed the furnishing of sleeping,
parlor and chair cars only to white
persons, but failed to so decree because
the suit to enjoin the enforcement of
the statute by fiys/jpegroes had been
too general in setthyjt up the rights of
the negroes. t’/i
Chief Justice White and Justices
Holmes. Lamar and Mcßaynolds Joined
the other Justices In affirming the de
cision of the lower court but did not
concur with the holding on constitu
tionality as It refers to rajlroad cars.
Although a majority of the court ex
pressed the opinion that the law was In
valid. that was not decreed because of
the error In the previous proceedings.
is mm in
THE GACAUSUS
Pane, 5:60 s. m.—A dispatch to the
Havas Agency from Petrograd con
tains a statement lseued by the gen
eral staff of the Russian army in the
Caucasus. It says:
“There was no action of any Im
portance on November 28th.“
'IT'B A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY*
Washington.—Secretary Daniels to
day expressed approval of the action
of Lieutenant Comamnder Evans,
commanding the naval training station
at Newport, R. I, tn forbidding the
singing of “ft's a Long Way to Tip
perary” by naval apprentice* Secre
tary Daniels said as 'Tipperary'- was
the marching song of the British
forces It ought not to be sung or
played by American sailors any mom
than the "Marseillaise” or Waoht Am
Rhine.”
THERE ARE
2\
Shopping Days
Before Xmas
Read Herald ads and
call for advertised
poods if you want the
pick of styles and
bargains.
Whan shopping In Auguata
tomorrow Sayi "I Saw It In
Tha Herald.” It will pay.
Try It.