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About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1914)
THE WEATHER Cloudy and warmer to night; Sunday probably tain. VOLUME XIX, No. 346. WITH A RUSH, ALL STOCKS ADVANCED Wall Street Came Into Its Own Again Today After War In terruption of 111 Days—7oo of the 1,100 New York Ex change Members on Floor WAVE OF APPLAUSE AS GONG SOUNDS OPENING Small Volume of Single Trades, Most Transactions in 100 to 300 Shares---Sky-R ocket Gains With Cautious Tone. Only For Cash. New York— Not for many years has there been such a throng of brokers on the floor as that which waited pa tiently for nearly an hour today for the signal to resume trading. There are 1,100 members of the exchange, nearly 700, it was estimated, were tn the floor. Many of the others miled down from the west gallery. The visitors gallery, across the way, Was thronged. About half of the hun dreds who gazed down at the unusual Beene on the floor were women. At 10 o’clock. The first chime of Trinity church's 10 o’clock bells has long been the sig nal for sounding the opening gong on the floor of the exchange. As the church clock struck a wave of ap plause went over the exchange and swelled into a roar as the gong clat tered noisily in response. Then the cheering subsided to a great hum and the hundreds of bro kers grouped themselves around the trading posts. The galleries gazed down in dwindling interest and slowly began to empty. Within the first ten minutes the floor of the exchange was white with tom fragments of thous ands of memoranda. There was scarcely need, it seemed during the first few minutes of trad ing, for the posting of minimum prices. With a Rush. The market opened with a rush and ’*2 oldtime upward swing that sent uoe principal issues whole points above the rockbottom figures determined npon by the committee in advance. There was one feature however, that was not at all in keeping with the ac tivity of the big days of more prosper perous times, and that was the small volume of single trades. Most of the trading was in blocks of 100 to 300 shares. Around posts 11 and 12 on the floor the crowds were thickest. At these posts Reading and the Coppers—-such as were not barred —were bought and sold. Although trading was most act tive there the volume continued small, few single lots of more than 300 shares changing hands.. The largest early single transaction was a sale of a block of 1400 shares of Reading. That opened at more than five points above the minimum prices. Big Advances. Notwithstanding sky-rocket advances over the minimum, trading seemed to assume a cautious’ tone. The greatest gain noted was one of more than 26 points by General Motors. Texas Co. stock came next with a rise of 18 points above the minimum, and many more active issues, such as Lehigh Valley, Tennessee Coppper, American Beet Sugar and Central Leather showed gains of from 6 1-2 to 10 points. Some stocks declined, notably Southern Rail way pfd., which went down 3 1-2 points from the opening. Only for Cash. Trading today was only for cash. In that way the governors curbed spec ulation, though it was believed at the expense of the volume of trading. Within the first 15 minutes it was es timated 35,000 shares had changed hands. That ordinarily would be a poor record. Actual number of transac tions were in small lots. Although open trading on the floor of the exchange was forbidden in United States, Anaconda Mining and certain railroad stocks held largely abroad, these issue were traded in semi-privately, under supervision of the stock exchange's clearing house committee of five. None of the re strictions on bonds. In force during the past two weeks, was lifted with the resumption of trading in stocks. Bond transactions, however, were dwarfed by the stock trading. Sensational Gains. Business was more active and the un dertone stronger in the final hour with a higher level for most of the Important , Issues. Reading was the active feature. Increasing its gain to over eight points. ( I-ehigh Valley gained twelve points St. Paul and Northern Pacific 2*i. Sensational gains were also made by other specialties. Peoples Gas Jumped eleven points. The closing was strong. 7 YEARS FOR BRINGING DYNAMITE FROM GEORGIA Montgomery, Ala.—Sentences of 7 years imprisonment each were impos ed by Judge Henry D. Clayton in the federal court here on John Williams, Harry Marks, Frank Moore, and John Todd, convicted of bringing explosives into Alabama from Georgia. They will be taken to the federal peniten tiary at Atlanta Monday. The men iwere arrested here last March when a Quantity of dynamite, nltro-glycerlne and burglars’ tools were found on Todd Williams, Moore and Marks are un der indictment at Tuscaloosa charged with robbing an Alabama Great Southern passenger train at Blbbville, Ala-, in September. 1813. _. , THE AUGUSTA HERALD CONSUL SEIZED: INDIE BE U. S. Turks Take English Official By Force and All British Subjects Are Under American Pro tection. Rome. 10:15 p. m.—(Delayed In trans mission.)—An incident of considerable gr-'Vity has occurred at Hodeida, a sea port of Arabia, on the Red Sea, 100 miles northwest of Mocha. It appears from advices that have been received here, that the Turks on learning that G. A. Richardson, the British consul, was still in town, tried to enter his house to ar rest him. Consul Richardson esoaped to the neighboring Italian consulate, which place the Turks besieged in spite of the fa. that the Jtaiian consul, Signor E. Ceehi, a son of the well-known explorer, immediately came to the defense of his colleague. Richardson was taken pris oner and dragged forcbily to a boat which then left for an unknown desti nation. As British subjects in Turkey are un der American protections, the Ameri can embassy at Constantinople, it is stated has been asked for Information regarding the reported violence against a British subject, while Italy is enqulr ing about the alleged violation of her consulate. FIFTH LTNCHING: TOTAE NOW IS 8 Negroes Taken From Jail and Hanged For Robbing and Murdering Louisiana Post master. Cireveport, La.—Reports from Sylves ter, La., today, Indicate that Watkins Lewis, negro, taken from the Caddo parish jail shortly after midnight Fri day, was lynched near that place early today. The body has not been found, it was stated. Ten days ago two other negroes were hanged near Sylvester for robbing and murdering Charles Hicks, postmaster and merchant at Sylvester. Lewis was in jail charged with complicity in the crime. Two negroes were lynched near Moor ingsport. La., last night after having confessed to the killing of Cyrus Hotch kin, an oil field worker, near that place. The negroes were taken from aji officer who was attempting to remove them to Mansfield for safe keeping. With the lynchings of last night, eight illegal hangings have taken place in Caddo parish within 3 2 months, five having occurred in the last ten days. OOESDEN FLEES TO PATAGONIA Only German Warship That Has Escaped Britons Seeks Refuge in South American Inlet. London, 1:06 p. m—A despatch to The Evening News from Valparaiso, Chile, says it is reported that the German cruiser Dresden has taken refuge in an inlet on the coast of Patagonia. The Dresden is the only vessel of the German squadron which met the Brit ish fleet In the South Atlantic, Decem ber Bth, that has not been accounted for. The engagement of December Bth, off the Falkland Islands resulted In the de struction of the German cruisers Scharn horst, Gnelsenau and Later It was announced the Nurnberg also bad been destroyed. The Dresden escaped and was supposed to have fled westward. That would take her to tire coast of Pa tagonia, where the Valparaiso report places her. Patagonia and the Straits of Magellan offer numerous bays and inlets where a vessel could take refuge. There are also some Chilean ports where a w'arshlp could Intern. British warships doubtless are In pur suit of the Dresden and It is said that Japanese cruisers are watching for her. GREAT GERMAN BARRACKS FIRED Copenhagen, (via London, 8:23 a. m.)— News has been received here that the great Oottorp Barracks near Kiel, have .been completely destroyed by fire, the origin of which is kept secret. The Oottorp barracks are 25 miles northwest of Kiel, on and Island be tween the Schlel and Burg See. The old ducal Schloss Gottorp is the main building of the barracks. 3 CARS ORANGEB, GIFTS. Tampa, Fl*.—Mrs. Potter Palmer, of Chicago, is sending from her winter home at Osprey, Fla., three carloads of oranges and grapefruit to be dis tributed among the Chicago needy. One carload went forward yesterday, one today and another will be sent early in the coming week. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 12, 1914. United States Artillery May Fire Across Border >* ~ i ■ ■ i ™ i — 1 * • ~ | General Tasker H. Bliss and view of Main Street in Naco, Arizona-- General Bliss and three batteries of field artillery have been ordered to Naco, Arizona, to put an end to the Mexican practice of shooting across the border and killing Americans. ‘YOUR OED KING DAS COME 10 DIE WITH YDIT Peter’s Inspiring Presence at Battle Front, Chief Cause of Recent Victories of Servians Over Austrians. Paris, 4:30 a. m—The inspiring pres ence and words of King Peter of Ser via are given as the chief cause of the successes recently achieved by the Servian army, says a dispatch from Nish Servia to the Matin. “Soldiers! Heroes! Your old king has come to die with you for the fath erland, for Servia. Let us drive out the enemy.” These historic w'ords, says the Ma tin’s dispatch were pronounced by King Peter before the order for the general attack was given which re sulted in the defeat of the Austrians. The aged king arrived on the battle front at the supreme moment when the country’s fate hung in the balance. Mounted on a charger he slowly rode through the Servian lines and was ev erywhere greeted with the wildest en thusiasm. His words, according to the Nish dispatch, had the effect of a train of gunpowder and the unforget table battle began before Topolo, the cradle of the Karageorgevitch dynasty, ten miles from Mount Oplenatz, where rest the ashes of the Servian hero’s royal family. WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGN. New York—ln the campaign next year for votes for women in the states of Peennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts the work will carried on along individual lines except for an interchange of speakers. This decision was reached at a con ference of suffrage workers from the four states. The delegates said they felt sure that the question of suffrage would be submitted to the people next year in each of the four campaign states. WOOD SAYS ARMY LACKS POWDER FOR ONE BATTLE MAJOR-GENERAL WOOD. Washington.—" Guns without ammu nition are a burden to their friends, preparatory to becoming a trophy to the enemy," says Major-General Leon ard Wood, retired Chief of Staff of the United States Army in his an nual report, in making an appeal for a larger supply of ammunition for the American military forces. In his re port Major-General Wood says that there is not enough ammunition to last the American forces through one battle. OFFICIAL BULLETINS GERMAN Berlin, (By Wireless to London, 5:22 p. m.) —The German official statement issued today says: “On the East Prussian frontier our cavalry repulsed the Russian cavalry, taking 350 xtrisoners. "South of the Vistula and in north ern Poland our oxierations are devel oping. “In southern Poland Russian attacks have been repulsed by Austro-Hunga rian and German troops." DREADNOUGHTS, NOT SUBMARINES Secretary of Navy Submits His Report to President Today. Main Dependency, the All- Big-Gun Battleship. Washington.— Startling successes of submarines in the European war have not swayed United States navy offi cials from their belief that all-hlg gun battleships of the dreadnought type form the main dependence of any sea. power. The construction of two such ships next year was recommend ed by Secretary Daniels in his annual report submitted today to President Wilson. The Navy General Board urg ed the building of four. For Coming Year. The complete building program for the coming year recommended by Sec retary Daniels comprises: Two dreadnoughts, six destroyers, eight or more submarines, one to he a largo, sea-going craft and the others of smaller size for coast defense oper ations; one gunboat and one fuel oil ship. If this i>rogTam is followed out, Mr. Daniels says, “the increase will be noteworthy and will give us a well rounded navy equal, if not suixtrior, to that, of any navy in the world, ship for ship and man for man.” A Proud Year. Sec’y Daniels concludes: “This has been a proud and solemn year for the American navy. It lias shown that it knows how to bear itself under fire, how to obey orders, how to maintain the honorable traditions of the service. Allow me, Mr. Presi dent, to congratulate you as its com mander-in-chief upon the record it has made, upon its preparedness for duty, upon the reliance you can place upon it in any time of national need." SHOT SWEETHEART, THEN RUNNING FIGHT, COPS New Orleans. —After shooting and fatally wounding his former sweet heart as she wwas running from him in the I-atln Quarter here today, Igna cio Tijlrana, a Mexican, fought a pis tol battle with three police officers and pedestrians until he fell mortally wounded. The Mexican emptied his pistol Just before he fell and one of his bullets struck anil slightly wound ed Patrolman John Tlerny. Doctors say Tljirana and the woman, Matins Gonzales, cannot live. $16,000 ALABAMA FIRE. Brantley, Ala.—Three buildings oc cupied by the Henderson & Hill De partment Htores, together wlththeir contents were destroyed by fire here early today. The loss Is estimated at SBO,OOO, partly covered by insurance. Officials stated that the blaze origi nated In a stationary cabinet in one of the buildings. GARDNER VOTED DOWN. Washington, D. C.—Representa tive Gardner's demand for a hear ing on his resolution for an In vestigation Into the nation’s mil itary prefiaredness was voted down by the house rules commit tee by a straight party vote of 6 to 3, all the Democrats voting against it. FRENCH Paris, 2:46 p. m.—The French of ficial bulletin given out in Paris this afternoon says French troox>s now occupy the west bank of the Yser Canal. Artillery engagements, all of them resulting more or less advantag eous to the French, are reported in the region of Arras, near Nampoel, in the Alsne, in the region of Per thes, near the forest of La Grulrle, on the heights of the Meuse and in tho Vosges. WOODS TO CLEAR N. Y. OF GUNMEN I \ .. ARTHUR W. WOODS. New York.—Commissioner of Police Arthur Woods has launched a cam paign to rid the city of every gang ster and gunman that the police can find. Commissioner Woods Is paying special attention to the work of run ning down the murderers of Barnet Buff, the x*oultry dealer, who, it is believed, was slain by gunmen hired to do the work by business enemies of Bass. SEIZE FIFTEEN GERMAN BOATS Amsterdam, (via London, 2:25 p. m.) -—The Hansweert Netherlands corre spondent of the Amsterdam Telegraaf declares Dutch authorities have seiz ed 16 river boats containing grain and other goods, which it Is alleged the Germans were attempting to smuggle by way of the River Scheldt. Ger man authorities, the correspondent adds, contends the cargoes are private property. EXPELLED BY TURKB. Malta, (via London, 9:42 a, m.)- The staemer Caledi. i, which errived from Port Bald today, had on hoard many members of religious orders, mostly French. Blxty-four nuns were landed here but the remainder will proceed to France on Hit simmer. A majority of the people were expell ed horn Palestine liy the Turks while the others fled because of tire war men ace. $6.00 PER YEAR-FIVE CENTS PER COPY. COMPLETE FAILURE GERMANS, POLAND Plan of Turning Russian Right and Left Wings Given Up. Resort to Bloody and Useless Front Attacks, According to Petrograd Report Paris, 4:35 a. m. The Petrograd cor respondent of the Matin wires his paper that the German plan in Poland has completely failed. Ills despatch says: "The German plan, which consisted of turning the Russian wing at HOUSE TO VOTE ON AMENDMENT FOR PROHIBITION By Today’s Action of the Rules Committee, Will Come Up For Action on December 22nd. Woman’s Suffrage to Follow. Democrats Outvoted. Washington.—Yea and nay votes on the special rules for considera tion of proposals to submit woman suffrage and prohibition question for constitutional amendment was assur ed by the action of the rules commit tee today. The prohibition question wilt ho brought Into the house Tuesday, De cember 22nd, and when It has been disposed of woman’s suffrage will bo taken up. Voted Out Unanimously. The rule for consideration of the Hobson constitutional amendment for nation-wide prohibition was voted out unanimously by the committee. Its supporters anti opponents were will ing to submit It to a record vote in the house. It provides eight hours of general debate and unlimited oppor tunity for amendment. The rule for a. vote on the Mondell woman suffrage amendment was vot ed out, four to three. Representative Foster, Democrat, of Illinois, by Join ing tlie two Republicans, and the one Progressive, overcame the three Dem ocrats who were opposed to It. One Day Each. Chairman Henry declared one day would be allowed to each of the prop ositions and that the house would be kept in session until they were dis posed of. Representatives Campbell, Lenront and Kelly, with Foster, out-voted the Democrats, Henry, Ron and Oantrlll, and Representative (loldfogle, another Democrat, declined to vote. The suf frage rule would allow six hours of general debate and the usual opportu nity for amendment. Two-Thirds Necessary. It will he necessary for supporters of both proposals to get a two-thirds majority for the adoption of the rules, then a two-thirds majority for each resolution. Opponents say the neces sary votes cannot be mustered. The plan to begin the consideration of the questions December 22nd, makes it apparent the Democrats are determined to curtail the holiday re cess. 1000,000 loss or O'GHAM EIRE Birmingham, Ala.—More than 250 persons, a majority of them shopgirls, were thrown out of employment as a. result of a fire which threatened lo destroy the retail business section of Birmingham early today. The loss is estimated at $500,000, tiorne chiefly by the .Steele-Smith Department Store, In which the fire originated. The loss is x'urtially covered by insurance. Flying sparks, spread over a wide area, by the wind, started a dozen small blazes In the retail section. Turkish Fleet Bombards Batum London, 12:25 p. nr A despatch r#*|ved hern today from Conatsintlnople by way of Berlin nay* a Turkish fleet yesterday bombarded the environ* of Tiaturn, the KuMfthm neapnrt on the emt f+n roast of the Rlnrk Sen One hun dred KimxhnM killed and u num ber were wounded by tho fire. PROBLEM OF**EMPLO YING BELGIANS IN ENGLAND London. The problem of emrdovlng 1 Belgian refugees In England has been . discussed between representitlves of Ftritlsh and Belgian Dade unions and cmxiloyers In the engineering tredes, j The British unions have agreed to tlm , employment of Belgian workmen i where there is a shortage of local la bor firovlded that the conditions of i employment are at least equal to those recognized by the unions. This re- | commendation has been accepted by the local committees, subject tn Its I not operating where there have been abnormal numbers of men algnlng the vacant books. From some of the dlstriefs allega tions are made that employers are en gaging Belgian refugees at lower than I standard wages. The unions regard I such action ns violating the truce en tered Into sometime ago and thev may, . If it Is persisted In, declare strikes re gardless of any arrangement to the contrary. HOME EDITION r.owlcz and at the same time Completing a similar maneuver on the extreme left on the River Oona.lec has completely failed. The Germans are reduced to making bloody and useless attacks on our front.” GERMAN ATTACK IN NORTH SEA IS REPULSED Two of Kaiser’s Submarines Destroyed on the Firth of Forth, According to Despatch From Edinburg. London, 5:35 a. m.—An Edinburg des patch to the Dally Mall reports two Ger man submarine attacks were made on the Firth of Forth Wednesday morning but they were repulsed. Two of the enemy’s submarines, the despatch say* were destroyed. The admiralty has no confirmation of the report. Tiia Firth of Forth, facing the North Sea, has a British naval base at Rosyth, off the shore of Fife, Immediately west of the great Forth bridge. Because of Its advantageous situation. England un doubtedly has a strong fleet gathered there, hence the report of a German submarine attack Is no surprise. The Firth of Forth Is the estuary of th* Riv er Firth a bay-ilkc extension of the river, shout CO mlleß long and where widest nearly 1.6 tniles across. The prin cipal port on the Ftvth of Forth la Leith, the port of Edinburgh. ORDER STOVALL TO INVESTIGATE Arrest of Naturalized American As German Spy in Geneva In terests Washington Officials. Paris, 6:50 a. m.—The police of Ge neva, Switzerland, says a dispatch to the Jaurnal, have arrested a natural ized American named Miller who, it is alleged, organized an Important German spy system with ramifications in Lyons and tho principal cities of Eastern France. Miller, the dispatch states, will tie tried by courtmartial. Immediate Inquiry. Washington. So interested were state department ofifcials in the re ported arrest of the Amertcan. Muller, by Geneva police that American Min ister Htovnll was today directed to make an immediate Inquiry. Should tho report prove accurate, officials foresee the possibility of comtdtca tlons through tin attempt to extradite a naturalized American citizen from Switzerland, a neutral country, to France. POPE FAILS IN TRUCE EFFORT Rome. 1:50 p. m.—The Vatican au thorities today made public a docu ment setting forth the efforts made by the pope to obtain a truce In the European war during the Christmas season. The efforts of the pontiff unfortun ately failed, according to the Vatican announcement, “owing to the opposi tion of a certuln power.” First announcement of the pope’s effort for a Christmas truce came through the German official xtress two days ago, which said Germany was agreeable to the proposal pro vided the others accepted it. Yesterday tlie x>ress bureau said Russia had declined. THERE ARE 10 Shopping Days Before Xmas Road Herald ads and call for advertised goods if you want the pick of styles and bargains. When shopping In Augusta tomorrow Bayi - | Saw It In The Herald.” It will pay. Try It.
