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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 ,'T^. sl&slsl 4#ts ifet /fflj'ftf*,*' m TBL ; Wjb' i ‘ ,s\ gfl JImM 11 'of •Hi y* •/' / mrW Tl Ml J I Mfr I Stl ky^ t ' Wlrn'm $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 Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription speedily causes all womanly troubles to disappear—compels the organs to properly perform their natural func tions, corrects displacements, over comes irregularities, removes pain and misery at certain times and brings back health and strength to neryous, irritable and exhausted wo men. It is a wonderful prescription pre pared only e ro m nature’s roots and I herbs with no alcohol to falsely stim- ] ulate and no narcotics to wreck the i nerves. It banishes pain, headache, ! backache, low spirits, hot flashes, ’ dragging-down sensation, worry and sleeplessness surely and without loss i of time. Why should any woman continue to worry, to lead a miserable existence, when certain help is at hand? What Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre scription has done for thousands it will do for you. It’s not a secret rem edy for its ingredients are printed on wrapper. Get it this very day at any medicine dealers in either liquid or tablet form. In the meantime ad- ; dress Doctor Pierce, Invalids' Hotel I Buffalo, N. Y„ and simply write "Dear Doctor: Please send me without j 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,