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TWO
HEAD DF 0. S. BELGIAN BELIEF
BOARD TELES OF DESTITUTION;
BAS NO PARALLEL IN HISTOB!
Mr. Hoover in London After Three Weeks’ Trip to Belgium.
Declares it Difficult to State Conditions Without Appear
ing Hysterical—7,ooo,ooo People Surrounded By Ring of
SteeJ. Unable to Make Any Effort to Save Themselves
London- (8:45 a. m.)—Harbart Clark
Hoover, chairman of the American
commiaftion for relief In Jflelfffum, re
turned to I»ndon Friday after a woek'a
trip of Inspection Iri Helgltixn. He re
ported that dialrltmtton of food la well
under wa; but declared fiurnln© at ill
threatena the population marl that on
account or the attitude of the hel-
Hkerenta the Kelglans rnuat atlll ap
peal to the people of the Uni tied Htatea
lor relief.
No Parallel in History*
“It ia difficuf/ to state the position
of the civil population of Jtelglnni
nrijw-irinr/ hyßtrrjr*)/’ ar^id
Mr. Hoover's statement. '! do not
know that history presents any paral
lel of a population Of 7,000.000 people
aurrounded hv a of ate<»i ajvl nt
feriy unable hy uny conceivable effort
Family Banking
This bank offers banking art vant
ages to every member of the family.
The husband can centralize all his bank
ing interests here; the wife <*,an keep her
jewelry and valuable possessions safe
from fire or theft and examine them in
privacy at will; and the children can
start their Savings Accounts here and
receive 4 per cent interest on their de
posits. A Household Account is an ex
cellent way to keep account.of incidental
expenses.
We will bo pleased to do YOUR
family banking.
TEN FIVE
FOUR
BROAD
THE BUSIEST STORE IN TOWN
AND THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE READY TO WEAR STORE IN AUGUSTA.
A SPECIAL SALE-1-2 OFF
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$50.00 SUITS at $25.00
$45.00 SUITS at $22.50
$40.00 SUITS at $20.00
$35.00 SUITS at $17.50
No Restrictions.
Don't fail to be Here Early Tomorrow!
Tomorrow any Hat in the House up to 57.50 tor $2.50
WATCH FOR OUR ANNOUNCEMENT OF A PRE-INVENTORY MANUFACTURER'S SALE
of their own to nave themeelvea.
"We nro meeting with no obßtruc
tlon from the military anthorltlea in
Belgium. Not one loaf of bread or
one apoonful of Halt that we have In
t rod need hna been taken away hy the
military. The most stringent orders
have been given that we shall have no
Interference anil our members meet
with aaslslanre In all quartern.
No Broad At All.
“There are considerable quantities
of vegetables available In certain dls-
Irlels. In some localities there still
Is a supply of cereals for two or three
weeks, hut In eerlalo other localities
there has been no bread available for
more than a fortnight. Bverv soul
will be dependent on us for bread
within thirty days.
“The clock has stopped In Belgium.
GOLDEN BROS.
The y 2 Off Sale that we started Saturday has
taken with the ladies of Augusta. It is not an ordi
nary sale, and any Suit in the house would be a bar
gain at its original price. We are not overstocked,
neither are these garments culls from our racks.
We offer
Choice of Any Suit in the House
' at Exactly Half of Its
Original Price.
A beautiful line of clothing, to be had in all the
r desirable fabrics, shades and fancies. Some are fur
trimmed, others are plain. The tailoring of all our
suits is faultless, and this is a “Golden” opportuni
ty to purchase Winter Clothes at a real bargain price.
$30.00 NUTTS at $15.00
$2,5.00 SUITS at $12.50
$20.00 SUITS at SIO.OO
$15.00 SUITS at $7.50
No Approavls.
An Industrial country, dependent on
the overseas before, is w alled up, v. i '
seventy per rent of the people idle,
Th.'re are no telegraphs, telephones,
railways or poetofflces, except for mil
itary purposes. The Belgians, of a
military necessity, are not allowed to
pass from their own towns and con
sequently there Is no communication
throughout the country except hy per
sonal visits of our members.
Canals Blocked.
"Transportation by rail is possible
only in a few directions and then must
await military necessity. The wonder
ful eanal system Is blocked In many
places by the destruction of bridges
.and some canals have been allowed to
run dry. Therefore It becomes part
of our business to gel these cleared
and lo stimulate the subsidiary trans
port services of the country, not only
for the transportation of our food but
to permit the transportation of eoal
from the Belgian mines—-a sore neces
sity this winter.
Prisons Emptied.
"There nrp no courts and the pris
ons have been emptied, but the gend
armerie have remained at their posts
and are both policemen and Judges
The people are law-abiding. Central
and provincial governments have dis
appeared. City and communal gov
ernments, however, still exist, and
through them the distribution of food
Is being arranged.
"The detail of this method is that
after Investigation by the communal
authorities food tickets are issued in
denting the number and amount of
rations 10 wnich tne holder is entitled,
and twice dally this ticket is present
'd by the holder to the food canteens
for Us quota and Is punched daily.
Bach ration consists of bread, soup,
containing potatoes; together with a
little coffee and salt.
Tickets Gratis.
"All those who ran afford to are
compelled to pay the communal au
thorities at the rate of four cents per
diem per ration. The destitute are
given tickets gratis. The communal
authorities contribute to tile relief
committee one cent per diem per capita
on the total tickets issued in their
commune, they obtaining this revenue
from the tickets sold or by public sub
scription In the communes through
the national committee under our su
pervision. These funds ultimately be
come a valuable asset to us for the
purchase of food. Furthermore, the
same ration of bread and salt per
diem is sold through the bakeries to
Agreed lists of the more well-to-do and
ns this bread Is disposed of at a posi
tive profit our Income has some fur
ther Increase Taking It all together,
about one-half of the food which we
send to Belgium Is paid for. B<) when
the American people contribute two
shiploads of food they enable us to
buy one more cargo.
Canteens and Kitchens.
"As a type of organization that of
Brussels Is simply a large example of
DR. J. B. PEACOCK
Breeder of Registered
DUROC-JERSEY HOGS.
Cochran, Ga.
Herd Boars: Defender’s
Feacock 45479; Chief
Orion 31157.
Nothing shipped under
three months old.
Correspondence Solicited.
TEN FIVE
FOUR
BROAD
No Alterations.
(HE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
1 tho-e in each locality. In that city
riiere are fourteen communal kitch
ens and 137 canteens for adults and
there are sixteen kitchens and thirty
four canteens for children under three
years of age.
"To guarantee that children are
properly fed, parents are compelled to
produce all children to communal doc
tors on constant duty in charge of the
canteens. Five different kinds of tick
ets are issued, the mothers calling for
different types of rations. The tick
ets for the first six months of a child’s
life are for milk alone. Various grades
of tickets gradually evolve into the
Introduction of more solid foods.
Children three years old and over fall
jon the general canteen. To provide
j milk the communes have taken over
j dairies.
u. nano
FRANCE RANDS
IN GDEDENTIAES
Felicitations on the Friendship
Existing Between America
and France Exchanged Be
tween Mr, Sharp and Presi
dent Poincare.
Parl», 4:30 p. m. William Graves
Sharp, the new ambassador,
pVeseoted hi« credentials today to Presi
dent Poincare. The ceremony at
tended by tiie usual formalities. A de
tachment. of inotin<«d republican guards
escorted the state carriage ip which the
ambassador rode from his hotel to the
residence of the president and back
ajjuiin.
In conveying to the government and
the people of PYance, In the most cor
dial terms, the best wishes of the presi
dent of the United States, Ambassador
Sharp alluded to the war.
Added Regard.
“During my sojourn among the French
people,” he waid, “I have come to have
an added regard for their exemplifica
tion of brave and patriotic citlzenghiu.
In expreaaing the earnest hope that out
of the trials of the present hour may
soon come the blessings of everlasting
and benefleient peace, I but voice the
prayers of my countrymen.’’
In his reply. President Poincare al
luded to the historic friendship existing
hetween the United States and France
and said that excellent relations had
been established by Mr. Sharp’s wto
predecessors, Ambassadors Bacon and
Herrick, whom he had known personally.
Admiration for United State#.
“I know also,” he added, “that you
come to represent faithfully the Presi
dent of the United States and youY na
tion. I can assure you that for its part
France has throughout a most lively ad
miration for the magnificent American
civilization and for Mr. Wilson's eminent
qualities.
“I thank you for your wishes for
the re-establishment of a long and hap
py peace. If it had depended only upon
the KYench government peace would
never have been troubled. To a brutal
attack we have replied, with that pa
triotism and bravery to which you are
so kind as to pay homage.
From Further Attack#.
“We are determined to fulfill to the
end the duty that is imposed on us. In
order that it may he long and happy,
that it may not be illusory and treach
erous, peace must be guaranteed by
reparation in entirety for violated rights
and it must be protected against further
attacks."
Tlie President concluded his remarks
by sending his "wishes for tlie prosperity
and greatness of the United States, as
well as for the personal happiness of
your illustrious president."
VINTAGE IS SECURE,
CHAMPAGNE COUNTRY
j Germans Spared the Vines,
Saying That “The Wine Will
Be Ours’’—Be Best Year.
Rheima. —The vintage of 1914 In the
Champagne country is secure The
grupea are tinder press while the can
nons continue to boom toward the
north.
'“When the Champagne province was
Invaded," said the director of one of
the big Champagne cellars, ‘‘the Ger
mans sntd: ‘The wine will he ours,* so
they spared the vines; when our troops
chased them out. they had not time to
atop to do any damage, all of which Is
especially fortunate, since ‘the year of
the war' will class alongside ‘the year
of the comet’ as one of the best vint
ages.”
The gathering of the grapes around
| ({helms was done under a violent fire
j The Joyous peasant girls whose laugh
| ter Is poetically said "to he imprison
ed with the wine and to come out
| with the sparkle" went about Iheir
| work as if the ground was not being
ploughed everywhere by the tinex
ploded German shells. This year there
ts little laughter in their song, but
(here Is more patriotism and the music
i by which It was accompanied was the
ominous crashing report of the little
. :i-lnch field gun of the French artillery.
Damaged.
I Most of the wine houses above
1 ground were seriously damaged by the
i heavy artillery fire from both sides,
hut. as a rule the cellars, owing to
I their depth and solidity, have not suf
fered. They served and still serve as
j a shelter for thousands of poor refu
! gees who find no other place to escape
from the German shells. The only daro
i age to the cellars was during the Ger
j man occupation, for while they spared
i the vines, they did not spare the bot
jtles Nearly every cellar In the Cham
| pagne district was heavily drawn upon,
but none of them were really pillaged
| In some cases the wine was drunk on
ithe spot and some of the officers who
| Indulged too freely were still there
when the French occupied the terrl-
I lory, hut the common soldier was not
j permitted this luxury, and to this fact
j Is probably due the escape of the cel
lars from complete depletion.
Experts who have estimated the
total yield consider that It will be a
[little below the average In quantity,
rthough It will he quite superior to lat
ter years In quality.
Save delay and annoyance
by doing your Christmas
shopping now. Shopping
Bargains are always found
in The Herald.
WOMAN ON THE BATTLE
FIELD.
What she gives to a nation.
Shall we say that women contrib
ute only the bandanges, the nursing,
cheering and comforting the wound
ed? No! They contribute the fight
ers! What sort of help and inspira
tion can a woman be who is enfee
bled and broken-down by disease and
weaknesses peculiar to her sex. Can
she hope to be a capable mother or an
efficient wife?
The mighty restorative power of
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properly perform their natural func
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men.
It is a wonderful prescription pre
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herbs with no alcohol to falsely stim- ]
ulate and no narcotics to wreck the i
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backache, low spirits, hot flashes, ’
dragging-down sensation, worry and
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Why should any woman continue to
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when certain help is at hand?
What Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre
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medicine dealers in either liquid or
tablet form. In the meantime ad- ;
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Buffalo, N. Y„ and simply write "Dear
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charge further information,” and you i
will receive the advice of a Physician
Specialist absolutely free; 136 pages
book on women's diseases sent free. I
OMEN YOUR
m HI
Use Old-Fashioned Liquid
Q-Ban and No One Can Tell.
Don’t Cost Much:
Ts your hair Is gray, streaked with
gray, faded or falling and you want
beautiful, dark hair, soft, silky and
glossy free from dandruff, simply ap
ply old-fashioned liquid Q-Ban to
hair and scalp, like a shampoo, rub
bing it in gently with the finger tips.
Q-Ban doesn’t cost much to try and
is no bother to use, as nothing else is
required. Although not a dye, Q-Ban
nets on the hair roots and makes and
keeps your hair soft, fluffy, thick, giv
ing the hair that dark, fascinating
luster and abundance which makes
the hair so attractive, Q-Ban is not
sticky or messy; harmless, and is a
delightful hair dressing. Also stops
dandruff, falling hair or itching scalp,
Ask druggist for Q-Ban for darkening
gray hair. This preparation darkens
hair when all else fails. Sold by
Frost’s Pharmacy, 502 Broad St„ Au
gusta, Ga. 50c. for a big 7-oz. bottle.
Out-of-town people supplied by mail
“Cheap Excursion Rates ac
count of the Holidays via the
Charleston & Western Carolina
Railway Co. For rates, Dates
of Sale, etc. call on ticket
agents or, Ernest Williams, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, Augusta,
Georgia.”
READ THE “WANTS”
INSURANCE FIRE SALE
AT FOUR.CHER’S
Goods Way Below Cost
Guns, Bicycles, Tires, Pistols, Cartridges, Shells, Table Cut
lery, Pocket Knives, Roller Skates, Foot Balls, Tools, Watches,
Flash Lights. Batteries, Motorcycles, Lights and Oils, Locks,
Bells, and everything in the store—you can’t duplicate any
where at near the prices marked on goods. /
For Cash only. Sale commences Dec. 10, at our old stand.
FOURCHER’S
572 Broad Street
A BOX OF MONOGRAM STATIONERY MAKES
AN EXQUISITE CHRISTMAS GIFT
See our special exclusive Christmas line in Speth’s
window. Also Christmas Cards, Folders, and Calling
Cards.
We are the exclusive agents for MARCUS WARD’S
famous papers, the kind Department and Drug Stores
cannot buy.
WE ARE THE ONLY ENGRAVERS IN AUGUSTA.
We are not agents, so send your orders to us and
keep your money at home.
PHOENIX PRINTING COMPANY
627 BROAD STREET.
Do your Chirstmas shop
ping early. Now is a good
time to begin. When shop
ping in Augusta say “I saw
it in The Herald.”
STORAGE
ALL KINDS.
WE SELL
LIME, CEMENT,
PLASTER, MANTELS,
TILE, GRATES, ROOFING,
PLATE GLASS.
"Concrete for Endurance.”
WHALEY BROTHERS
PHONE 3247.
WANTED
House and lot down
town or North Augusta
to cost $2,500 or $3,000.
Geo.W. Hardwick,
Real Estate and Loans
305 Dyer Building
I CAN SELL AT WAR
PRICES
Lot 69x173, on Southwest corner
Hickman Road and McDowell Street.
A beautiful Home on Johns Road.
A nice Cottage on Central Avenue.
i
E. J. DORIS
Real Estate Insurance
Leonard Bldg.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6.
ROOFING
We are still doing the
Roofing "and Sheet Metal
Business.
It is not necessary to
come to us with your
RoofHroubles; just call
us oiver the phone. We
will take the load and
the worry off you, and
the cost will be satisfac
tory, and the work guar
anteed. There will be
no come-back to any of
our work at your ex
pense.
McCARREL SUPPLY
COMPANY
Phone 1626.
643 % Broad Street.
COLORED MEN
Wanted to prepare as
SLEEPING CAR AND
TRAIN PORTERS
No expedience necessary.
Positions pay $65 to SIOO a
month. Steady work, stand
h ard roads. Passes and Unl
\ forms furnished when nec-
J cessary. I. Ry. C. 1., Dept.
44, Indianapolis, Ind,