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THE WEATHER
Rain tonight and Wed
nesday; partly cloudy.
VOLUME XIX, No. 342.
VICTORY AT LODZ ONLY
IF RUSSIANS ARE PURSUED
Although German Center Has
Achieved Its Goal in City’s
Occupation, Necessary to be
Followed up to Threaten
Warsaw,
DETAILS LACKING; WILL
TEUTON STILL ADVANCE?
Qualifications of Battle’ 2 Re
sult Made in Berlin. Is Third
Invasion of Poland Since the
War Began.
Amsterdam (Via London), 10 u. m
—The Berliner Tagcblatt, commsat'.n?
or. the capture of Lodz by the Ger
man!;, considers that it may positively
be called a victory only if the Russian
retreat is followed by a German pur
suit. If such pursuit is victorious ii
says the German center will be strong
enough to act forcibly against the
northern and southern parte of a
broken Russian army.
Scoring Most Points.
London, !2:OS p. m. While the
(allies’ armies in the west grope for
ward cautiously, grappling with the
iGermans here and there for slight ad
vantages, the great struggle in Poland
continues, with the Germans, for the
time being, apparently scoring the
most points.
Russia has not yet fully conceded the
occupation of Lodz, but in view of the
repeated German claims and the Rus
sian admission of the reformation of
her battle line there it would seem
that the German center has achieved
this goal, upsetting what for a time
was hailed as a decisive Russian vic
tory.
With Warsaw.
The capture of Lodz, if indeed ac
complished, will threaten the Russian
line of communication with Warsaw;
that is to say, the great arterial rail
way which runs diagonally across Po
land from Czehstochowa to the Polish
capital.
Details of the battle are still lack
ing, however, and it remains to be seen
whether the Germans will be able to
make a further advance.
Qualifications Made.
That qualification is made even In
Berlin where it is pointed out editorial
ly,«that the Germans must follow the
reiVes tin • Russians relentlessly if they
would relieve the pressure around Cra
cow and on the east Prussian frontier.
The opinion is expressed by military
critics here that the Russians may
merely fall back on their entrench
ments to the rear and remain on the
defensive while their left and right
wings respectively batter Cracow and
tiarrass east Prussia.
Doubt and Discussion.
Whether the German achievements
in Poland have been accomplished by
means cf bringing up reinforcements
from the western battle front is a mat
ter of considerable doubt and discus
sion.
t Fighting in Poland has been differ
ent from that which has taken place
anywhere else in the war area. In
the west the allies always have been
abie to ' Id their ground after an ad
vance, but the present recapture of
Lodz marks the third Invasion of
Poland since the war began.
WITHDRAWAL OF
THE WARSHIPS
PLAN OP TODAY
Pan American Union’s Govern
ing Board Meets to Begin
Negotiations. Argentine, Bra
zil, Chile Will Act.
Washington. Proposed negotia
tions with belligerent powers of Eu
rope for withdrawal of their warships
from waters near the shores of Amer
ican republics were before the govern
ing board of the Pan-American union
today for discussion, with a view to
bringing unison of action on the part
of the interested nations. Secretary
Bryan, as ex-officio chairman of the
board, had called the meeting so that
the various suggestions advanced might
be submitted to the diplomatic repre
sentatives of all of the republics of
this hemisphere.
It was expected that any action ta
ken by the board W’ould be of an ad
visory character; and that following
the meeting a commission probably
would be appointed to work out a plan
for the solution of the problem.
Even though the United States
should not join in any step finally
taken it is thought here that Argen
tina, Brazil and Chile undoubtedly will
address the European powers urging
that they remove their warships from
South American waters and thereby
eliminate a constant source of possible
trouble.
DEL A VdE NIE D.
Washington.—The senate committee
investigating coal transportation con
ditions in the south denied today a re
quest from the Southern Railway for
a brief delay in resumption of the in
quiry set for Thursday.
THE PRESIDENT LAUGHS
Washington. President Wilson
laughed heartily today when a re
port was brought to his attention
that Senator William Alden Smith
of Michigan had said the evacua
tion of Vera Cruz was caused by
an ultimatum from General Car
ranze giving the United States 24
hours to withdraw American
troops. The president said it was
useless to comment on ttie report.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
THE COLORADO
. COAL SHE
DECM OFF
Miners Accept President Wil
son’s Latest Suggestion and
Truce (With no Surrender)
Accepted. Struggle Has Been
on Fourteen Months.
Denver, Colo. The Colorado coal
miners’ strike was today declared off.
The order to terminate the industrial
conflict which began in the north Col
orado coal fields in April, 1911, and
which for more than 14 months has
involved practically the entire coal
mining industry of Colorado, was con
tained in a communication from the
international executive board of the
United Mine Workers of America, pre
sented by Frank J. Hayes, vice-presi
dent of the union miners of Colorado,
in convention here today.
“No Surrender,”
“We recognize no surrender and
shall continue to propagate the prin
ciples of our humanitarian movement
throughout the coal fields of Colora
do,” says the communication.
After reviewing the efforts of the
federal government to effect a settle
ment of the controversy the communi
cation says that in mew of the recent
action of President Wilson In appoint
ing a federal mediation commission,
“we .leem it the part of wisdom to
accept his (the president's) suggestion
and to terminate the strike.”
Final efforts of the United Mine
Workers to settle the strike, the com
munication states, began with the ac
ceptance on September 11 of Presi
dent Wilson’s proposal of a three-year
truce.
0, PLEASE, GOOD
FELLOWS!
Piles of Letters Plead For
Santa Not to Forget. The
Members of the Good Cheer
Clan Needs a Bigger Army of
Helpers—Every Mail Swells
the List of Needy Children.
It doesn't take a great stretch of
the imagination to picture the
home that this letter came from:
Oh, dear chief good fellow I
found your address in the paper
and I hope you would kindly help
me because I am a little orphan
girl and I take care of 3 more. We
are 3 sisters and 1 little brother. Oh
dear chief now comes the cold
weather and we are tore and have
no close to wear and we need shoes
so bad. One of my sisters is bare
footed. I know if you dont come
we wont have anything for Xmas.
These are the sizes of our shoes.
Rosie no. 6 big size
Sam no. 4 big size
Millie no. 12 small size
Vince no. 10 small size
I dont care for my self but it
makes me sad to think the others
wont have anything they talk
about it so much. Come and see
us it would let anyone cry how
poor we are.
The Good Fellow thinks so, too.
On One Sheet, Two Appeals.
The letters, most of them labori
ously written by children, are com
ing in such numbers that the Good
Fellows realize that there will be
ever so much more for them to do
than ever before. Some of the
children, to whom the pennies for
a stamp mean much, trudge from
their poor homes to the Good Fel
lows’ office. And the smiles with
which they receive the promises
that Santa Claus will not forget
them ought to make a Good Fel
low out of anyone.
One of the letters received this
morning was written on half a
sheet of paper in lead pencil. A
little while later another letter
was opened from an address a
block away from the first one. The
torn edges of the two sheets
matched perfectly. One family has
shared its only sheet of paper in
order that another might write to
Santa Claus, in care of the Good
Fellows.
“Satisfied With Anything.”
Smiles and tears are incongru
ously mixed in the letters from the
children- An extract from one
reads:
Mamma is very sick and papa
dont work much it isn't him that
dont want to work its the weather
that wont make him. We are 9
in the family. We were 10, but
now we are only 9. One died. We
will be satisfied with anything
you send.
More Good Fellows Needed.
For the benefit of those who
might be OJood Fellows if they
■were sure they were bringing
Christmas cheer to deserving per
sons, the Good Fellow Secretary
explained that as soon as a name
is received it is turned over to be
investigated. The Investigator’s
report determines whether the
family will be taken care of or not.
"We're not having a hard time
finding those who need us," the
Good Fellow Secretary says. "It's
more Good Fellows to help us that
we need now.”
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 8, 1914.
Russian General Deposed For Permitting
Germans to Escape Trap
GENERAL RENNENKAMPF,
General Rennenkampf has been superseded in his command, because
of his failure to bring his army into place on the battle front at the ap
pointed time, thus robbing the strategic scheme inf Grand Pukfe Nicholas
of its complete success. As Rennenkampf’s army came Into position a
couple of days late, the ring of steel which should have entirely hemmed
in the German armies could not be closed.
COTTON EXPORTS
AGE GROWING
Washington. Cotton exports grew
considerably during November, when
760,349 bales were sent abroad, accord
ing to announcement of the census bu
reau today. That was more than was
shipped during September and Octo
ber combined and brought the total
for the first three months of the cot
ton year to 1,(04,517 bales. The ex
port of cotton, however, is far from
normal, as last year’s exports for the
three months were 4,206,581 bales. No
vember’s exports last year were 1,-
601,539 bales.
Imports during November were 14,-
674 b.ales.
RESUME FIERCE
FIGHTING.YSER
Amsterdam (Via London), 8:30 a. m.
—According to telegrams from Bluis,
Holland, fierce fighting has been re
sumed on the Yser. The Germans, ac
cording to the dispatches, are taking
renewed precautions against the bom
bardment of Zeebnigge by British
warships. Windows and balconies on
the houses on the seaside there are
being provided with sandbags and ma
chine guns in order to reply to such
an attack.
Japan Planning
In Navy Increase
Tokio. —Japan’s budget for the com
ing year shows estimated expendi
tures of $278,000,000 and a decrease in
the revenue of $40,600,000. The war
has caused a decrease of $8,500,000 in
the customs.
Curtailments of expenses to be made
in some departments of the govern
ment will permit credits for two ad
ditional army divisions, completion of
three dreadnoughts, construction of
eight torpedo boat destroyers and two
submarines and the addition of ten
torpedo boat destroyers authorized
last summer.
NAT'L VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE.
Ric mond, V«. The National Vo
cational Guidance association resumed
its sessions today, led by Frank V.
Thompson, superintendent, of Boston.
The sessions will continue through
Thursday, when the •association will
meet Jointly with the National Society
for the Promotion of Industrial Edit*
i cation
GASOLINE GAOGO
IGNITES, 34 DIE
Bartow, via London, 11:15 a. m.—
The Rritish steamer Vedra, from Port
Arthur, Texas, with a cargo of gaso
line, went ashore near here this morn
ing ip a heavy gale.
The cargo Ignited and of the crew
of 36 men on hoard Vedra, only two
were saved and they were severely
burned.
The steamer Vedra left Port Art' ur
for London, Nov. 13 and passed Nor
folk, on Nov. 21. She was reported
yesterday as passing Tuskar, In the
Irish Sea, which would indicate that
she had changed her destination and
was bound for some port on the west
coast of England.
CURRENCYFDR
COTTON DEFEAT
Washington, D. C. —Represents five
Henry’s first new move In his fight for
legislation Jo Issue currency on cotton
was defeated In the house today, 116
to 61.
The house refused to reeommlt his bill
to committee with Instructions to report
it with an amendment for the sale of
$250,000,600 In bonds rfr short term notes
for relief of the cotton farmers. While
Mr. Henry was pressing his plan, Secre
tary Daniels and Postmaster General
Burleson sat beside urging him to de
sist. He then forced the house Into a
long roll call on a point of no quorum.
Can’t Ship Copper
With the Cotton
New Orleans. - In an official com
munication to the Cotton Exchange, H.
T. C. Hunt, British consul general here,
today warned cotton shippers that the
clandestine shipping of copper and
other contraband commodities with,
cotton must cease. He concludes with
the statement that the practice will
lead to grave loss and inconvenience
to shippers of non-contraband goods,
and asks the exchange authorities to
warn the cotton shippers of New Or
leans against such action. •
NO EXTRA SEBBION.
Washington. President Wilson said
today he did not expect the admlnls-
Istration legislative program would
necessitate an extra session of con
gress after March 4. He added that
democratic leaders agreed with his
view.
ALONG COAST
CHILE STOOfifl
STIFF RACING
Gale Along Jersey Coast Most
Severe. Property Loss of
$500,000. Gotham in Grip
of Rain and Snow.
New York.—Rain and snow today
followed in the wake of the gale which
for 18 hours lashed the north Atlantic
const, cost five lives and caused dam
age estimated at many hundreds of
thousands of dollars. Clear skies wero
promised for tomorrow.
The situation at Seabright, N. .T„
which became alarming yesterday as
tide and breakwaters swept into the
streets on the shore front, was im
proved today. However the sea still
pounded on the few remaining parts
of the sea wall.
The Kansas Undamaged.
Philadelphia.—Total rainfall —mixed
with snow and sleet in the territory
around Philadelphia amounted to 4.81
Inches.
From New Jersey and Delaware
towns damaged by the gale and water
came reports today that conditions
returning to normal.
The battleship Kansas which rode
out the storm off the Maryland coast,
arrived here today. She suffered only
slight damage about the decks.
Without Abatement.
New York. Chilling north winds,
intensified at many places hy rain
and snow, continued today along the
north Atlantic seaboard and In New
York city.
Until n late hour last night the high
wind, which at times yesterday blew
(58 miles an hour and lashed the sea
into a fury of waves and tide from
North Carolina to Maine, continue!
unabated.
Seabright, N. J„ bore the brunt of
the gale, while summer resort towns
along the New Jersey and Long Island
coasts suffered severe losses. The
property damage was estimated today
at $600,000.
Houses Tottering.
At Seabright me storm appeared to
reach its limit and all day yesterday
the waves battered at the protective
sea walls until they gave way. Then
the seas broke against houses and cot
tages and set them tottering on their
foundations.
At Atlantic City a part of the steel
pier Is threatened with destruction.
Along the Coney Island shore the
heavy seas dashed against the bulk
heads and sent torrents of water
through them until the Sea Gntn end
of the Island was Inundated for a long
distance from the beach.
Deaths.
One of the four deaths known to
have been caused by the storm was
made known in a wireless message
reecivcd from the Southern Pacific
steamer Comus, which said that Ar
thur Tomlinson of Brooklyn was wash
ed overheard off the Delaware capes.
Three women lost their lives. One
was killed hy an automobilo In Hemp
stead, N. Y., and another by a live
wire in Bridgeport, Conn. The third
was trapped in a boathouse at Atlantic
City.
The gale swept across New York
city with destructive results, although
the wind In the city never attained
high velocity. The rain coated fire
alarm and telegraph wires with Ice
and some were rendered useless.
Drought Broken.
Philadelphia. The deluge of rain
hurled along 1 the Atlantic seaboard by
the northeast gale of the last two days
has decisively broken the long drought
that had become serious In several
sections of eastern Pennsylvania,
southern New Jersey and Delaware.
The gale caused mueh property dam
age, but the rain that accompanied it
will permit the renewal of activity in
scores of mlllH and factories that
either had shut down or were running
on part time because of the water
shortage.
Snow Bogins.
Reports from Hazleton, Pottsvllle,
Scranton and Wllkesbarre today stat
ed the heavy rain had started the
streams and replenished the reservoirs
and that collieries which had been af
fected by the drought probably would
be In full operation within a day or
two. Up to midnight more than three
inches of rain had fallen in Philadel
phia and vicinity. The wind’s veloc
ity abated to ten miles an hour today
and a light snowfall began.
1,110 PRISONERS
DF SERVIANS
Nish Servia, via London, 11:44 a. m.
—The Kervlan victory December 6 on
the northeastern front Is further em
phasized in the Hervian official state
ment issued today which concludes
as follows:
"The enemy was overwhelmed and
had to retire In disorder. n pursuit
we took six officers and 1,810 men
prisoners. We captured two Howitz
ers and ni.ie ether guns and also am
bulances, many rifles and telegraphic
material."
100,000 ARE PRISONERS OF
THE GERMANS AT LODZ
London, 11:50 a. me—A Central News dlspatrh from Amsterdam
says that according to a message from Berlin, it is reported there
that upwards of 100,000 prisoners were taken by the Germans when they
captured Lodz, Russian Poland.
News of the capture of Dodz, this message says, aroused extraor
dinary enthusiasm at Berlin. The houses there are decked with German
and Austrian flags. No official report has yet been received concerning
the number of prisoners and captured. . .
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIV E CENTS PER COPY*
PRES’T WILSON READS HIS
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS ON
U. S. NATIONAL DEFENSE
AN INOOIOY BY
CONGRESS ON
PREPAREDNESS ?
The Resolutions of Lodge and
and Gardner Being Discussed.
If Investigation Ordered, to
Be By Military and Naval
Committee.
Washington,— There were Indications
today of a congressional inquiry Into
the nation's military propardness by
reason of Senator Lodge's announce
ment that he would caJl Cor an invest
igation by a national security com
mission. A similar resolution intro
duoed by Representative Gardner is
pending in the house and he has an
nounced that he would press it for
bills and resolutions have been In
troduced.
Not by Commission.
In the event an Investigation Is or
dered It was believed here It would
be undertaken by the military and
naval committees of congress rather
than h,v a national security commis
sion. President Wilson's opposition to
an inquiry by such a commission, on
the ground that it would be an unwise
way of handling "a question which
might create very unfavorable inter
national Impressions,” it is thought,
will have considerable weight in con
gress In determining how the investi
gation, If one is provided for, shall be
conducted. The president Is known
to have an inquiry by the regular con
gressional committees.
The Appropriation Bill*.
Military and naval committees of
congress now are conducting what
practically amounts to an investiga
tion Into the subject In the framing
of army and navy appropriation bills.
At hearings before these committees
high army and navy officers have told
of conditions In both arms of the serv
ice.
Favors Disclosures.
Washington. President Wtlsjn
told callers today ho favored the dis
closure of all facts connected with the
preparedness of the United States for
national defense, and believed that
while the subject should be discussed
as fully as possible, the whole ques
tion hinged on the method of inves
tigation. The commission plan pro
posed by Representative Gardner ho
disapproved.
Lobby Intimated.
The president said he had no special
knowledge of the existence of any lob
by for stirring up military discussion,
hut he Intimated he believed there was
such sn organized effort. 11c declared
his correspondence shows widespread
opposition to any efforts to Involve the
United States in a militarist mova
ment.
The president refused to say whether
he believed partisanship entered Into
efforts to investigate the question bp
cause he thought partisanship should
not he mentioned by government of
ficials in connection with a subject
concerning foreign relations.
GERMAN AIRMEN
NOT CAPTURED
Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, L. I.
—An official of the general staff
states that, the report from Rome that
the French near Ypres, Belgium, had
captured a whole corps of German
aviators Is absolutely unfounded.
The Russians, it is declared left a
large number of killed and wounded
on the battlefield and were forced to
retreat at rzentochomes. ,
The situation In the western battle
field shows little change, It Is Htated.
News of decisive results In the east
Is received here. The latest reports
from headquarters assert that every
thing Is progressing to program.
GERMAN LOSS
SAID 100,000
Petrogrsd, vis London, 8:05 a. m.—
The Bourse Gazette estimates the
German casualties in the month of
fighting around Lodz at 100,00, and
says the percentage of loss is particu
larly high among commanding and
commissioned officers.
According to wounded German offi
cers In the prison camp at Blelostok,
Russia, a number of Turkish officers
are serving in the German army in
Poland.
HOME
EDITION
Joint Session Assembles to
Listen to Forceful Reply of
the Executive Regarding
Charges of Unpreparedness
For War.
•LET THERE BE NO MIS
CONCEPTION, THE COUNTRY
HAS BEEN MISINFORMED’
Subject Commanded Intense
Interest as Mr. Wilson
Speaks. Declares We Shall
Easily and Safely Agree on
Policy.
Washington. President Wilson
departed today from the prepared text
of his annual message to congress
which was devoted principally to an
swering those who contend the United
States is unprepared for national de
fense, lo give notice to the business
world that the legislative program of
his administration, as It affects regu
lation of business, was practically
completed. He said It had resulted In
a clear road for business to travel "to
unclouded success."
Both Applaud.
Democrats of both house and senat*
applauded the president's declaration
against any radical action as to the
national defense. They met with ap
plause and laughter his statements that
"some among us are nervous and ex
cited" and that “we shall not turn
America into a military' camp.”
“And especially when half the world
Is on lire," said the president, “we
ahall he careful to make our moral In
surance against the spread of the con
flagration very definite and certain
and adequate Indeed."
Not Negligent.
Washington.—President Wilson, In
his annual address to congress today,
gave Ills answer to those who contend
the United States Is unprepared for
national defense.
“Let there be no misconception,”
he said, “The country has been mis
informed. We have not been negligent
of national defense. We are not un
mindful of the great responsibility
resting upon us. We shall learn and
profit by the lesson of every exper
ience and every new circumstance;
and what is needed will be adequately
done.”
In Joint Session.
Assembled In joint session in the
hall of the house, senators and repre
sentatives heard the president reading
his address in person from the clerk's
desk, outline the administration's leg
islative program and voice a fervent
hope that the United States might be
Instrumental in bringing peace to Eu
rope. The legislative program In
cludes passage, of the conservation
bills, the bills for ultimate Independ
ence of the Philippines, ratification of
the London convention for safety at
sea, a government owned merchant
marine, charting the perilous waters
of the Alaskan coast and measures for
economy in all branches of the gov
ernment.
But the portion of the president’s
address which commanded intense in
terest was that In which he discussed
the subject of national defense.
Our National Defense.
“It is sold in some quarters that we
are not prepared for war," said the
(Continued on Page Four).
President Orders
Full Probe Made
Washington. President Wilson
today announced he hud instructed
the state department to make a full
Investigation of published charge*
against James M. Sullivan, American
minister to the Dominican republic.
Cables Rsquest.
Washington. James M Sullivan,
American minister to the Dominican
republic, cabled to President Wilson
today asking for an investigation of
published charges that he had used
his influence to get contracts for
friends from the Dominican govern
ment. Such charges have once been
Investigated by the state department
and after the last Investigation Mr.
Sullivan was allowed to return to his
post. He has denied all the charge*
GALLANTRY COMMENDED,
Washington. For their gallantry
In rescuing shipmates from drowning
Secretary Daniels today sent letters
of commendation to James McGrath,
cook, and Charles W. Perklnson, sea
man, of the Marietta; Philip L. Shen
ton, boatswain's mate, of the Tacoma,
and Prank A. S;mith, master-at-arms
of the Denver.
THERE ARE
14
Shopping Days
Before Xmas
Road Hsrald ads and call
for advertised goods if you
want the piok of stylet and
bargain*.
When shopping in Augusta
tomorrow Bayt "I Saw It In
The Herald.” It will pay.
Try It