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THE WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. VOLUME XIX, No. 341. ESTIMATE COST OF NATION’S DEFENSE Military and Navy Expenses For Next Fiscal Year Call For $256,421,357. ‘‘Eight or More Submarines” is Admin istration’s Program. General Plan of Fortifications Pre sented to Congress Today. Washington, D. C.—Representa tive Kahn, of California, ranking Republican of the. house naval committee, in a formal statement today declared himself for a build ing program to Include a large number of submarines and tor pedo boats, more, battleships and an increase in navy enlistments. He endorsed a scheme of short term enlistment to provide a mo bile army of 500,000 and a national guard of 500,000. What It Calls For. Washington, D. C.—The nation's military and naval expense during the next fiscal year, not including certain fixed expenses, would amount to $256,- 451,357 compared with $251,284,167 dur ing the citrrent year under plans of the administration as embodied in es timates submitted to congress today. This amount provides for the regu lar army, the military academy, the militia so far as its cost to the fed eral government is concerned, fortifi cations, arsenals, military posts and the naval establishment, including the proposed naval building program and the increase in the navy heretofore au thorized. The Program. The tentative administration naval building program for the next fiscal year as indicated in the estimates, is for two battleships, six torpedo boat destroyers, “eight or more submarines," one oiler and one gunboat, one of the submarines to be of the sea-going type and seven or more to be of the coast defense type. The hulls and outfits of these vessels alone would cost during the coming year almost ten million dollars and their arms and armament $9,425,000. Democratic Leader Underwood, some of the members of the naval commit tee and others in congress, having in mind the European war’s lessons, fav or an increase in submarines rather than in the larger type of naval craft. This sentiment is expected to be in jected into debates during the present session. Tentative estimates for the naval program is all “on the assump tion that new vessels to be authoriz ed at this session will be built by con tract.” The final program will be outlined by Secretary Daniels just be fore the naval bill is reported to the house. Submarine Mines. Submarine mines, an Important fac tor in the European conflict are pro vided. For purchase of mines and necessary appliances to operate them “for closing the channels leading to our principal seaports and for con tinuing torpedo experiments,” an ap propriation of $191,350 Is asked. There also is proposed $68,000 for mainten ance of submarine mine material and for torpedo depot administration in continental United States. In the general scheme of fortifica tions, aggregating almost $6,000,000 numerous increases are asked. For construction of gun and mortar car riages, last year's appropriation is more than doubled in the estimate of $6*5,000 for fortifying Cape Henry. Va.. together with SIOO,OOO to modernize older emplacements. Ammunition. For purchase, manufacture and test of ammunition for mountain, field and siege cannon $1,600,000 is asked, an Increase of $400,000; and various items ranging from SIOO,OOO to $450,000 for sea coast cannon, purchase of ammu nition sub-calibre guns, alteration of three ’inch batteries to rapid fire field batteries are asked. For purchase of searchlights for defense of the more important harbors $150,000 is asked, aft increase of $50,000; preparation of fortification plans doubled to $10,000; A and maintenance of the mobile art 11- ' lery $55,000. For fortifications In the insular pos sessions $446,000 is asked, an Increase of $90,000. Panama Canal. The Panama Canal fortifications ag gregating $1,942,228, an increase of $717,613, including $25,000 for torpedo buildings and $763,000 for purchase, manufacture and test of ammunition for seacoast and land defense cannon and machinery necessary for Its manu facture at the arsenal and for matn tennce of secost rtillery. The secre try of war also would be given discre tionary authority to spend $50,000 of this amount to erect manufacturing projectiles. The estimates also call for an appropriation $568,680 for con struction of barracks for the mobile army and coast artillery In the canal zone for which $700,000 was appro priated last year and increase the appropriation of *50,000 for fire control stations at Panama to $383,301. 2 STEAMERS HIT MINES AND IK London, 7:23 a. m.—A Reuter’s dis patch from Stockholm states that the Swedish steamers Luna and Everilda struck mines off the Flninsh coast »nd sank The Luna's crew was \n*v€<t but all except one Beaman * the Everilda were lost. THE AUGUSTA HERALD BRITON SUNK UK GERMAN, CHILE Valparaiso, Chile.—The British steamer Choreas from New York Oc-' tober Ist, has been sunk at sea off Port Carrall, Chile, by the German transport Prinz Eitel Frierich. The crew of the Charcas has been landed at Papudo, ,‘C miles north of Valpa raiso. Had No Passengers. New York.—The Charcas was in the service of the New York and Pacific Steamship Company. W. R. Grace & Company, local agents of the line, said the ship car ried no passengers and probably she had discharged the greater part of her cargo before meeting the Prinz Eitel Frierich. firsTM is 5,000 BALES Savannah, Ga.—The American steamship Carolyn sailed for Bremen thjs morning with a cargo of 5,000 bales of cotton. This is the first ves sel direct for any German port from the Atlantic seaboard since the Euro pean war developed. The cotton is estimated as worth $.37.50 the bale with freight rate said to be $4.60 the bale. BATTEREDSERB RALLIES AGAIN Paris, 4:25 a. m.—A Havas dispatch from Nish, Servia, reports that the Servians since Dec. 3 have resumed a vigorous offensive. The Servians on the dispatch says, pursued the enemy’s right wing as far as the Ko lubara river, where the Austrians abandoned four of their batteries. Goodfellows The nest egg of the Goodfellows’ Club for this Xmas Is in hand. It is going to grow and be a big fund before Xmas eve and it is going to make many a poor kid happy. Gustave Speth, Jr., is a Good fellow, and sent SI.OO for the fund. He writes: “I was wondering last week when I wrote my Santa Claus letter where all last year’s Goodfellows were this Xmas. Afraid they had gone to war and was so glad to see on Saturday that The Herald was going to look them up again.. I knew if there was one in Augusta The Herald would find him. Give this SI.OO to Santa. He Is the Goodfellow to all little boys and knows what to bring them. Hope you will find every Goodfellow in town.” Mrs. C. S. Ramsey writes: “There is so little I do or can do for others, but I would like to join the Goodfellows' Club and let you help some one. I enclose SI.OO and wish it were fifty." Mrs, Wilfred Neill writes: “Here’s hoping the enclosed SI.OO will help a little In the good work of the Goodfellows." The Philathea Class of Holy Trinity English Lutheran Sunday school are all good fellows and send word that they will take care of the Xmas of 12 little boys and girls. That sounds like the real thing for some wishing, wonder ing, wanting kiddles of this city. The Musicians’ Union sends word through Its secretary that they are going to be goodfellows this Xmas and will spend $15.00 where it will do the most good in making some poor kid or some needy ones happy. And here are some other letters that the Secretary of the Good fellows’ Club is receiving. Dear Goodfellows: I am a poor widow woman with three little girls. I work In the mil! every day I am able to work. I make $25.00 a month when my work 1s running, and I pay $7.00 a month rent. I rent one room out and it cuts my rent to $5.00. I can make out very well in the summer but It Is so hard with me In the winter to live. I've got an old aunt who minds my* children while I'm at work for them. I don’t want to part from my little ones as long as I can get bread for them to eat. I hate to beg but I've come to that pass now. I hope some goodfellow will lend me a helping hand this winter. Dear Goodfellows: We are two little fatherless girls. Will you tell Santa Claus to come and see us this Xmas. Mama Is not able to pay him for us. , It’s good work, Goodfellows. It's big work. There's work for a lot of Goodfellows this Xmas Don't you want to help make Hope grow thin Xmas? THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 7, 1914. ESTIMATES FOR THE SAVANNAH RIVERJ3B,OOO Appropriation of $413,000 De sired for Both Waterway and Harbor Presented to Congress. $53,000,000 is Bill's Total. Washington.—More than $53,000,000 is estimated for Improvements and maintenance of the nation's water ways and harbors during the fiscal year of 1916, which begins July 1, 1915. The great waterways require the larger part of the money. The total of the works is made up of a com paratively small number of large Items and a comparatively larger number of small items. The Mississippi river estimate is $10,500,000; the Ohio, $9,- 884,000; the Hudson, $3,670,000; the Tennessee, more than $3,000,000; the Columbia and the Missouri, $2,500,000 each; and the Delaware, $1,500,000. Estimates of appropriations in South Carolina and Georgia are: South Carolina. Waccamaw river, $55,000; Charles ton, $70,000; Winyah bay, $100,000; Santee, Wateree and Congaree rivers, $20,000. Georgia. Altamnha, Oconee and Oemulgee riv ers, $40,000; Brunswick, $41,000; Sa vannah $375,000; Flint River, $50,000; Savannah river, Savannah to Augusta, $35,000; above Augusta, $3,000; Chat tahoochee river, below Columbus, $120,000; Coosa river, between Rome and Dam No. 4, $75,000; locks and dams, $56,000; St. Marys river, $5,000; waterway, Savannah to Fernandina, Fla., $77,000. BALINIMS ANTI GERMANY London, 2:55 a. m.—Progress has been made toward an understanding In the Balkans which will be satisfactory to the allies, according to The Tele graph’s Athens correspondent, who says it la reported has been reached for a reap preachment between Scrvla and Bulgaria. The British, Russian and French ministers have visited the Greek premier, the correspondent re ported, and he said that the Greek newspapers declared the visits con cerned proposals that Greece should assist Servia. U. S. PREPAREDNESS QUERIES TO PRES’T Representative Gardner is Told By Nation’s Head That His (Gardner’s) Resolution, at Present Time, is Unwise. Would Create Unfavorable In ternational Impressions. Washington.—President Wilson an nounced today that he was opposed to Representative Gardner’s plan for Investigation of the prepardness of the United States for national refense because he thought it was an unwise way of handling “a question which might create very unfavorable Inter national Impressions.” Representative Gardner called on the president today at the latter's re quest to discuss his resolution for an investigating commission. After Mr. Gardner’s call the following statement was given out at the White House: Opposed to Its Method. “The president told Representative Gardner that he was opposed to the method of Inquiry proposed by Mr. Gardner, because he thought it was an unwise way of handling a question which might create very unfavorable International impressions. He stated to Mr. Gardner that he was entirely in favor of the fullest inquiry by the committees of congress and that there were no facts in the possession of the executive department which were not at the disposal of those committees.” Two Questions Put. During his call Mr. Gardner read these two questions to the president: “There are two ways of defeating my resolution. It can be defeated on a square yea and nay vote or it can be pigeon-holed in the committee on rules. Which course do you advise? “Will you authorize army and naw officers to testify before the rules committee on my Invitation, cither with or without restrictive Instruc tion ?” When Mr. Gardner left the president he refused to say what answer had been given to his questions. White House officials said the formal state ment given out would be the only comment on the call. Will Press It. Mr. Gardner said he was not sur prised at the president’s position and would continue to press for passage of his resolution. Prior to Mr. Gardner’s call, Chair man Tillman of the senate naval com mittee, discussed national defense with the president. Later ho said he and the president agreed that the United Rtatfs should have an ade quate navy In accordance with the declarations of the last, democratic platform. He added that naval ex perts would have to determine what an adequate navy was. Visited White House Today and Asked the President — Is the United States Prepared tor War? 'vY'™, ***>»!"(s GARDNER SUPREME GHHRT REFUSES WRIT TO LEO FRANK Washington, D. C The supreme court today refused to issue a writ to review the case of I.co M. Frank, con victed in Atlanta in 1913 of the mur der of Mary Phagan. ’die court’s action ends attempts to save Frank's life by its intervention. After the court’s announcement to day, Henry Alexander, representing Frank, conferred by telephone with Louis Marshall, of counsel, then an nounced he would take no further steps in Washington for the present. Efforts will be made now, it is said here, to procure a. pardon or commu tation of sentence from the governor of Georgia. Re-Sentence to Death. Atlanta, Ga.—Leo M. Frank will be taken before the Fulton County su perior court here next Wednesday for re-sentence to death for the murder of Mary Phagan. This announcement was made by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, today, following receipt of news from Washington. CONGRESS IN $1,100,080,000 SESSION Washington.—Congress returned to work today after a six weeks’ rest, to what promises to be a billion dollar session. With crowded calendars confronting both houses, senators and representa tives settled down to passing the big appropriation bills and the adminis tration program which President Wil son will outline In his address tomor row, in the hope that a special session may not be necessary after March 4. In the house, crowded galleries and congressmen of all three parties united in a remarkable ovation to Speaker Clark as he dropped his gavel at noon. SIX AMERICANS SAFE. Washington, D. C. —Consul Canada, at Vera Cruz reported today the ar rival of six Americans, expelled from their ranch, one hundred and fifty miles south of Vera Cruz when bandits looted the property. Constitutional ists provided transportation for them to Vera Cruz Secretary Bryan au thorized Canada to send them to the United States and to bring tho case to the attention of the authorities. LEVER HAS ESTIMATES BILL. Washington, D. C. —Representative Lever, of South Carolina, announced today that a bill would be Introduced and urged for passage at this session of congress for the creation of a com mission of revision to revise the Am erican system of estimates of expendi tures of the government approximate about a billion dollars annually. "If nobody takes the initiative and introduces such a measure, I will," said Representative Lever today, TWENTY-SIX ABOARD. Nontucket, Mass. —Flying spray, Know and rain shut off all view from shore today of the six-masted schoon er Alice M Lawrence which, with 26 men on board, struck on the end of Tuckernuck Shoal Saturday. A wreck ing tug from New London was re- Jorted as standing alongside the stranded craft. Life saving rrew* were unable to launch their surf boats. STORM WARNING SIGNALS UP ON ATLANTIC COAST Gale Whipping the Seaboard. Warship Ashore Off Dele ware Thought Foreign Vessel. Fair Weather for Tomorrow. Washington.—With storm warnings fluttering along the Atlantic coast from Cape Hatteras to Eastport, Me., the gale that has been whipping the seaboard, menacing shipping for the last forty hours, was increasing In in tensity today and moving slowly north ward from the Virginia Copes where it was centered this morning. The gale’s force has been felt from Hat terns ns far north as lower New Eng land and has been marked by general rains in the middle Atlantic and south ern New England states. A Foreigner. The warship reported ashore off the Delaware coast Is believed by navy of ficials here to be one of a foreign naval fleet. The arrival of two American destroyers at Norfolk and a report from the captain of the battleship Kansas that he was riding out the storm off the Delaware Capes, dis posed safely of all the American war craft in the vicinity. No American warship answering the description of the fighter reported ashore—four funnels and a fighting top—-is anywhere near (hat vicinity. No Word Yet. Today no word had come from the revenue cutter Itasca, which put yes terday from Norfolk to aid the strang er. Navy officials say if the ship is one of the foreign belligerents she probably is not using ber wireless for fear of Informing her enemies of her position. The velocity of the gale last night touched high records in some instances. At midnight the wind was blowing 72 miles an hour at Block island; 611 at Nantucket; 60 at Handy Hook; 36 at Atlantic City; 60 at Delaware Break wator; 36 at Norfolk and 36 at Cape Hatteras. When the storm became central off tlie Virginia Capes today, however, the wind velocity there in creased. The Constellation. In Hampton Roads the old frigate Constellation rode safely at anchor af ter a perilous experience during the night, when the gale parted her from her tugs. Small shipping In Chesa peake Bay was damaged by tho storm. The forecasters promised generally fair weather in the South Atlantic region tonight and Tuesday. At Gotham. New York. —The Atlantic gale today swept New York harbor and bay with great violence. Several vessels lying at dock were pounded against the pier. A fire boat, lying at a slip in St. George, Staten Island, was sunk in that way. At Atlantic City. Atlantic City.—The northeast storm which has been raging for two (lays, continues to lash the New Jersey coast today. Us fury, however, had abated. Considerable damage has been caused, but in no one place was it serious except at the steel pier in this city, where the music pavllllon on the ocean end of the structure was threatened with destruction. The high water piled up by the storm flooded parts of Long Port and Ventnor, south of Atlantic City and washed away a number of bulkheads protecting handsome summer resi dences and invaded the ocean end of several Atlantic City streets, Situation Alarming. Soabright, N. J.—Turning of the edd tide here today found Heabrlght’s principal streets flooded, the railroad tracks covered by the ocean for two miles and waves sweeping through breaks in the new seawall. With high tide to come the situation was alarming. Residents practically aban doned hope of presenting great loss. The tide was sweeping over ground floors of houses and there appeared an unbroken stretch of water between Normandie and the Highlands for several miles. All business was suspended. Tho First National Bank vaults were flooded two feet deep. Waves broke over Ocean Boulevard, skirting tho shore and washed the earth from under many cottages. Lightship Adrift. Norfolk, Va.- Cape Charles Light ship, which went adrift In Saturday's storm, has been towed to the Navy Yard here. Both the Cape Charles and the Nantucket Lightships are off their stations and the government wireless Is warning navigators of the fact. The wind off the coast today was 42 miles an hour arid the tides are very hight. SEEK REFUGE, ICY NEW YORK NIGHT New York. -Driven from streets and parks by snow and an Icy rain, thou sands of homeless men applied to the municipal lodging houses and scores of shelters maintained by charitable organizations for food and places to sleep last night. The municipal lodg- Ing house cared for 1,669 men and hav ing no more room, threw open one of the municipal piers where nearly a thousand more were given shelter. BROUGHT THEIR KNITTING. Washington.—Capitol society's latest activity knitting garments for stricken Belgians appeared today In the halls of congress. While the gsllerles were filling several young women "brought their knitting,” and plied their needles vigorously on mufflers. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY. LODZ IS CAPIURED BY THE GERMANS R. S. S. KANSAS IS SAFE AI ANCHOR Battleship Reported Ashore In no Trouble. Awaiting Moderation of the Weather. Ocean City, Md.—The vessel sup posed to he n warship which ground ed near here yesterday was reported by the local life saving service about noon to be nowhere visible, and it was presumed she hail freed herself and proceeded seaward. Intercept Wireless. Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Navy Yard today intercepted a wire less message addressed to the Secre tary of the Navy, reporting the bat tleship Kansas safely anchored off the Delaware ('apes waiting for the weather to moderate before venturing into Delaware Bay. Whether the Kansas is the battleship last night reported to have been in trouble off Ocean City, Md.. further down the const, the commandant of the Phila delphia Naval Station could not say. No other battelship is known to be in that vicinity. Kansas at Anchor, New York —The Randy Hook Marino Reporting Station early today stated that tiie battleship which had been reported as being ashore off Ocean City on the Maryland coast is the U. S S. Kansas. The Kansas, according to the observer, is lying at anchor, awaiting moderation of the weather, and is not ashore as was believed. Blowing for Help. Baltimore, Md.—According to n dis patch from Ocean City, Md., timed 10 a. m. today, the steamer supposed there to he a warship which grounded five miles below that place yesterday was still fast this morning and blow ing her whistle continuously for help. The high Rea and fog prevented help being rendered either from the shore or the sea. Has Four Funnels. Washington.—The following mes sage was received today from the keep er of the life saving station at Ocean City, Md., in answer to an inquiry by Secretary Daniels: “Unable ascertain nationality or kind of ship; haH four funnels, two masts, fighting top on each as far ns possible to see. Weather thick. Blow ing for assistance.” PRIZE COURT ON ENTIRE OIL CARGO London, 3 p. m.—The prize court ruled today that the entire cargo of oil of the British tank steamer Rou manian. which sailed on Nov. 17, from Port Arthur, Texas, for Hull, was sub ject to seizure because it was Ger man owned. Tills decision upset the contention of the defense that 4,800 tons of 1)11 which at the time of the seizure had been discharged at Pur fleet England, was immune from con fiscation. $1,000,000 SWINDLER. New York —"Dr." Richard C. Flower, alleged by the police to have swindled various persons In this country and abroad out of more than $1,000,000 ltf mining and other enterprises, was sen tenced today to serve a year in the penitentiary on each of two indict ments charging him with grand lar ceny, to which he had pleaded guilty. “Dr.” Flower, who 1s 71 years old, had to he assisted into court, lie was so Infirm that he was unable to stand while sentence was being Imposed. LACONIC REPORT: 'OSTEND BURNING' No News Received Since to Dispute Statement’s Accura cy. French Continuing At tacks Along the Yser. Paris, 2:45 p. m.—The French war office gave out an official communi cation this arternoon as follows: “In the region of the Yser we con tinue to attack the few intrench ments still held by the enemy on the left bank of the canal. "In Champagne our heavy artillery, on several different occasions has shown superiority over that of the enemy. London, 11:65 a. m.—The latest French official communication de clares there is nothing to report on the western front and with the ex ception of a special dispatch to the ef fect that Ostend Is burning, nothing has henn received In London to dis pute the accuracy of that laconic stHtement. The Balkan states are said to be near a repproehment which will en able them to make common cause against the Germanic allies. HOME EDITION Another Swift Change Comes in Campaign in Poland. Ber lin Announcement Not Con tradicted at Petrograd. From Lodz, Road Leads to Warsaw. NEW PLAN OF RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE—TO CRACOW From Oracow Across Silesian Border to Breslau is the Plan To Enter Germany. Large Reinforcements in Galicia. Berlin, (By Wireless to London, 3 p. m.) —The German official statement given out in Berlin this afternoon says that in northern Poland German forces we.re suc cessful, in prolonged fighting around Lodz, In defeating strong Russian foreps stationed to tho tho northwest and to the south west of that city. To Warsaw Again. London, 11:53 a. m. —Comparison of reports from Berlin and Petrograd leads to the conclusion that the Ger mans occupy Lodz, from whence they were driven on their first retreat from Warsaw. Berlin makes positive an nouncement that Lodz is in their hands while Petrograd admits the sit uation there is desperate. If the fall of the city Is a fact, it Indicates that communication with Warsaw' strain is seriously menaced but a semi-official statement from Petrograd declares the Russians are strong: enough to hold the invaders in northern Poland and will content themselves with doing this while de voting their main energies to the re duction of Cracow and the invasion of Hungary. Hungary the Weak Point. Hungary, according to Petrograd re jorts, is the weak point in the armor of the Teuton allies. The messages from Petrograd say that, even as early as at the time of Lemberg's fall, Aus tria asked Russia, for terms of peace. Negotiations to this end, if any really took place, apparently proved ab sortive. The story is again revived In Petrograd In the form of a report that the Hungarian prime minister on a re cent visit to Emperor William, de manded better military protection for Hungary, lack of which would cause the loss of the kingdom. Before Capture Reported. Petrograd, Dec. 6, (Delayed in trans mission). —An official communication issued by the Russian general staff says: "Yesterday’s fighting passed with out change. The essential engage ments are continuing and the German attacks have been repulsed/' The word "yesterday” tn the fore going dispatch refers to Saturday, Lecembcr sth, before the capture of Lodz was reported from Berlin. TO PROTECT GRAND JURY IN CHICAGO Chicago. —Measures were taken to day to protect members of the grand Jury that returned indictments against Cdptain J. Hatpin, deposed chief of the detective bureau; Lieutenant John H. Tobin and Walter O’Brien, a former detective, charging them with having accepted bribes. Letters threatening their lives have been received by three grand Jurymen, according to States Attorney Hoyns. who announced that he had obtained evidence against 25 more members of the detective bureau which formerlly was In Captain Halptn’s charge and that "policemen were falling over themselves to confess in return for Im munity.” KILLED 2 IN COURT ROOM. Wenatchee, Waeh.—Harry Carr, of Leavenworth, on trial for attacking a girl, shot and killed C. D. Franklin In the court room at Cashmere today. The hullet glanced and also killed a man named Parsons. THERE ARE l 15 | Shopping Days Before Xmas Road Herald ads and call for advertised goode if you want the pick of stylet and bargains. When chopping In Augueta tomorrow Sayt ”1 Saw II In The Herald.” It will pay. Try It