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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.