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the weather Unsettled weather to night and Tuesday. 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. The U. S. Dreadnaught Michigan Which Went Aground f■ : , XV# ■ i ; f ' • Vr-r,-:v- ■* ; ,• •!;.>- s ■■■■■■' ' ! V A A AT v ' -w,' .; THE DREADNAUGHT MICHIGAN. 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.