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TWO OPES MARKET IS II STOCKS N. Y. Exchange Makes De cision to Remove All Restric tions for Trading. Subject Only Now to Minimum Prices. New York.—The first full flay of open trading In stocks was marked by the substantial general advances which at tained the highest level In the final hour. The late advance followed the announcement that from tomorrow that oil shares are to be readmitted to the list. New York. An open market for all Mocks < n the floor of the New York Stork Exchange will he created tomor row. That action wan decided upon this afternoon. H whs voted to eliminate, beginning tomorrow', the so-called clear ing house list and to place the stocks there in on the same haul* of trading as the 182 issues already approved. The solitary restriction placed upon all stocks is lo he that their prices shall not go below' the minimum already established, 'the chief Issues thus placed in the open market are United Ktates btcel. Southern Pacific, Great North ern. Canadian Pacific, New York Cen tral and Anaconda Mining Issues—alf known as international securities. Formal decision to create an open market, subject only to minimum prices was made by the committee of five after the exchange had been opened for trad ing in stocks only seven business hours since jt was closed on July 30th. last. 1 Miring the sessions of Saturday and today the last vestige of apprehension that foreign Investors would deluge the local market with selling orders was swept away. It was this feaV that had prevented the committee from listing the international issues in the approved liwt for open trading made public last Friday afternoon. Todays action of the committee means, it is believed, that tomorrow the exchange will go hack to practically the same footing It occupied before Eu ropean war clouds woVe visible. The minimum pries restriction is only nominal; both Saturday and today near ly aII issues dealt In rust* high above the minimum. DISLIKE ACT OF SOCIALIST Much Criticism of Karl Lieb knacht for Refusal to Vote War Credit. Berlin, via The Hague and London, 11:10 a. m.—Action of the Mjictttll.it member, Kurt l.lebknocht, in thV Her man reichstag, Pee 10, voting against the new #»r credit luih brought out many expressions of dlaapproval tn party circle*. Tlie executive commit tee of the socialist party today In con nlderlw what mcHMiirea It hIim.II take In \ lew of the breach of discipline. Dr, l.lebknocht was the only member of the reichstag not to vote for ttie credit. The executive committee of the so clallM labor unlnhs lihm adopted it res olution declaring thnt any man who refuses to vote for credit k necessary for the defense and Independence of the country, gives evidence that he is Indltlcrcnl whether hostile armies hrlns tvnr with all Its devastation Into his own country. Nobody who Is In terested In tie laboring chisscs and ttie country, the resolution continues, could hesitate tn Id* allegiance to the decision of the party which Is thnt n this war when the existence of the Fatherland ts at stake, it Is at heurt and soul with the nation. The military authorities have sup pressed for the duration of the war The Staatsburiter /.ellunit of Iterlla, an untl-Symlte or nan, which failed to follow the admonition to discontinue all anti-Seintt* propaganda, SHAM BATTLE DIE SUCCESS Iscalculablc Value of Maneuv ers in Texas. Ball Cartridges Used Against Targets. Washington.— A sham halite with 'real ball cartridges In place of the usual blank* was stag'd by BrlKndlc: (ienernl Pershing In Texas Inst montn with remarkably instructive nnd sat isfactory results, according to war do parttnent reports today. The battle was on a large scale participated In bv the sixth, sixteenth and twentieth infantry, one sipiadron of the fifteenth cavalry, one battalion of the sixth ftel i artillery and Company 1, signal corps. Out on the prairie near Kl Paso these forces attacked the enemy sup posed to consist of two regiments of infantry und two battailous of fiel 1 artillery. But the position of this force was outlined by a great number of targets, more than SO# silhouette fig ures, representing soldiers and electri cally controlled, whlrh received the i»..*■: of about 104.000 ban cartridges. Certain Important defects tn organ! xut'on and equipment were developed and altogether ttie exerolse Is said to be of Incalculable value In an educa tional way. DAY IN CONGRESS Senate. Independent eon! operators contin ued complaint of rate dinertmtnatt.m in southern territory. Hearings continued on the water power site land leasing bill. Philippine committee began bearings on bill for ultimate Independence of the islands. Housa. Secretary Daniels continued testi mony before naval committee. The legislative, executive and Judi cial i.nd postal appropriation bills were brought tn. BRIDE AND NOBLEMAN TO RESIDE IN WASHINGTON . t :i'y- > J BARONESS DE NAGEL Now York.—The wedding of Miss .Tulin Calhoun and Huron Egbert de Nagel ni Holland wan one of the pret- Hint affaire of the early winter sea non. Baroness de Nagel la the daugh ter of Mrr. John ('. Calhoun and a great grand niece of tile great Artier lean statesman. The couple will re side In Washington, where Baron de Nagel in attached to tlie Netherlands legation. • JEW FUGITIVES ABE I/0,808 New York,—(>ne hundred and sev enly thousand Jew* have fleet for ref uge Irom (lalleta to Vienna, according to a letter received today from the Austrian Israelite Alliance in Vienna by the American Jcwlah relief com mittee. "tlallcln, na the field of military op eration*, huH been cleared of almost the i ntire civil population.” read* the letter. "At the preaent time there are 170,000 Jewish fugitive* from llulirl.i here, of whom seventy thousand are absolutely penniless Furthermore, 25,000 destitute Jewish fugitives have •’ecu placed in barracks in Moravia and 70,000 in Bohemia, where barracks also are being built. These 105,000 poor Jews are in pressing need.” BOMBS DROPPED OVER FREIBURG Berlin, (via London. 5:15 p. m.) The Zeltmig Am Mtttug publishes i dispatch today sujing that hostile aviators flew over the dtv of lAelhurg. In the Grand Duchy of Baden. December 13th, at J P in. throwing bombs from their ma chine. one liomh hit n house and did considerable dam ige. Two others fell In Columbia Park among a crowd of promni decs, and two girls were injured. BAVARIAN TROOPS MUTINY? Anuterdam, (via Londan. 4:30 p. m.)— An Antwerp dispatch to the Ilandclshlud say* reports arc current there of a mu tiny b.v Bavarian troops garrisoning the city. While tlie story is not confirmed, it is a fact that tho Bavarian barracks haye ticca closed to outsiders. RELEASED AT TAMPICO. Washington.— Tiic Spanish ambas sador was informed by the state de partment today that Julian Zorolli, the Spaniard at Tampico threatened with execution as a Villa supoprler, had been released as a result of Am erican representations. Two other Spaniards, arrested on the same olmrg . were executed. Sick skins made well by Resinol No matter how long you have been tortured and disfigured by itching, burning, raw or scaly skin humors, just put a little of that soothing, antiseptic Resinol Ointment on the sores and tho suffering stops right there 1 Heal ing begin* that very minute, and In almost every case your skin gets well so quickly you feel ashamed of the money you threw away on useless treatments. Raatnui Ointment and Revlnnl Soap «l<wr nu pimple*, blackheada, and dandruff. Soid by all druatrl'le.'fu- trial rfae of each frte. write to Kealnel. Dept. l*-8, Ualtunore. Wd. Avoid imitation*. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA. VAST GROWTH M P. B. BUSINESS P. M. General Presents Report and Recommendations Today. Surplus of Over $3,000,000. Washington, D. C. The postoffice ap- I probation bill carrying approximately j $225,009,000, virtually was completed and iVeady for submission to the house today. I The bill f contains a number of new \ provisions Including the abolishment of the office of assistant postmaster; re grouping of all activities in first-class offices so as to concentrate all super isory authority In each office under a ost master and superintendents of fi nance and mail. Enormous Growth. Washington, D. C. Asserting that for the first time since its organization by Henjamln Franklin, the Post Offlct De p rtmerit is on a self-sustaining basis. Postmaster General BuVleson submitted to President Wilson today his annual re port. It records enormous growth In the department’s business because of the parcels post and postal savings bank di visions and recommends a program of postal legislation to Increase the scope of th«* department's activities. Mr. Burleson features his report with «n estimate that a surplus of the second of his administration, will he shown for the fiscal year of 1914 when nil chlnis and charges have been met. On that showing he bases his declara tion that the department "has been se curely placed upon a self-sustaining basis." No Deficiency Ahead. "It Is safe to say," the report add*, "that unless unusual conditions should arise, resulting in abnormal depression of business, there is no danger of re euiring deficiencies." The legislative program recommended is ns follows as to its most important features: Karly action toward government own ership of telegraph and telephone lines and immediate taking over of these sys tems In Hawaii, Alaska and Porto Rice. Substitution of contract "star route" system for salaried rural carries service to eliminate $40,090,000 annual loss on rural delivery. Of the parrel post during the last year the report says: "Rapid growth of the parcel post vast* ly Increased postal business during the year. The department’s field of service lias expanded at a phenomenal rate; it Is still expanding. Notwithstanding the decreases of parcel-post rates authorised January Ist. 1914, economies of admin istration have kept expenses within the revenues." Railway Compensation. Discussing the finest lon of railway compensation, the report says It Is be lieved tlm enactment of the house bill, pending In the senate, which provides for compensation on a space basis, "will conclude a long and vexatious contro versy over railroad mall rates and in augurate a plan of adjustment which will he entirely fair to the railroad com panies and he most economical and ad vantageous In the administration of the postal service.’* B W ranmg «»® ~"stj * J | Hr** ’Sb f rO y'Agm fail ' WzU /1 m f* it rr -#" iftt i,Mm - J whumHl @ 2 JLteiwEl-Jfßi Ini' /I A group of the Taberin Girls at the Bijou all this week, in three absolutely new shows, beginning Monday, Wednesday and Friday. REVIEWS YEAR'S LABOR DISPUTES Sec’y Wilson Presents Annual Report Today. Places Re sponsibility on Mine Owners. Washington, D. C.—Secretary Wilson of the Department of Labor, In Ills an nual report, submitted today expresses the conviction that had the owners of the mine properties in the Calumet cop lad- region and the Colorado Coal fields dealt with the strike situations In their inception, “had they' been on the Rxonnd and personally in charge, there is reason to believe that no strike would have occurred." On the Owner*. "Whatever may have been the .re sponsibility of the workmen for the strike and its incidents," said Wilson, "tlie local management cannot he wholly acquitted; and upon the ele mentary principle of agency, as sound in morals as in law, ultimate responsibil ity must rest upon the owners." Principally, Secretary Wilson's report Is devoted to a review of the labor dis putes t lie department has successfully mediated during the last year and it de fines at some length the principles upon which tlie department acts in such cases. Armed Police. Secretary Wilson renews his last year's recommendation that congress prohitiit interstate transportation of armed police or guards for either side in Industrial disputes. Suggesting for general legislation, he says, wilT be made on occasion. The report reviews at Aome length the year's work in the various bureaus in the Department of Labor. .1/y yvY #•■/*/' lllol wwwgw Mjjr Two “Don’ts” / To Remember in Buying Diamonds Y Don’t Judge a diamond by its carat t weight—its value depends more on the quality of tlie stone and lte perfec tion of cut. Don’t huy from a house in which you have not the utmost confidence; it is highly Important that you have expert advice when choosing a stone, and the name of a reputable house back of this advice as a guarantee of honesty. Years of experience in buying and selling diamond* have made us expert Judges of values, and hundreds of pleased and satisfied customers will gladly testify to our honesty and fairness. Come in and have a talk with us If you are contem plating buying a diamond at thie time. We will be glad to give you the benefit of our years of experience i V In making this Important purchase. A M M m m-jW m m w : *W sA'l If L. J. SCHAUL & CO. THE HOUSE OF DIAMONDS. 840 BROAD STREET. SIMPLICITY is a char acteristic of greatness. The plain, unpretentious FATIMA package empha sizes the extra quality of the cigarettes. A “fancy” package is not needed to sell Fatima! “Distinctively Individual” il NO REPORT OF FRENCH LINER. New York. —The French liner Flor ide, six days overdue from Havre, has not been heard of since she sailed Nov. 22, according to a cable message received by the line today from its French agents. Each day adds to the apprehension felt for the vessel’s safety. The Floride has aboard 24 cabin passengers and 15 in the steerage. The company believes stormy weather has delayed her. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy—The Mothers’ Favorite. “I give Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy to my children when they have colds or coughs,’’ writes Mrs/Verne Shaffer, Vandergrift, Pa. It always helps them and is far superior to any other cough medicine I have used. I advise anyone fn need of such a medi cine to give It a trial.” For sale by all dealers. * APPEAL DISMISSED. Washington—The supreme court to day dismissed the appeal of the East erling Lumber Company from a judg ment of the Mississippi supreme court, awarding S. W. Pierce, one of its en gineers, J 17,500 for personal injuries. % . % T & Rs m Jar The Merry Christmas Store Of a Million Gifts Offers the Useful as Well as Ornamental Gifts in a Sur prisingly large Variety for All Tastes If Only One Dollar to Spend for a Gift, Here Are Some Suggestions A pair of Silk Hose, A pair of Kid Gloves, A box of Blister Brown Socks, A good Umbrella for lady or gentleman, A pair of all-leatKer bedroom Slippers, A ladies’ Handbag, leather or mesh, Four pair of Men’s Silk Socks, black or col ors, A ladies’ beautiful Neckpiece, in individual .. box, Six beautiful all pure linen hand embroider ed ladies’ Handkerchiefs, in fancy holiday boxes. Large size, all linen scalloped embroidered Towel, Beautiful embroidered drawn work Scarf. i DOLLS GALORE We have never before had such a wonderful collection. Prices do $25, especially the character Dolls. They look almost as na tural as if they were breathing. Bring in the tots—We can suit them all as well as the grown-ups. Christmas Sale of Handkerchiefs SUBSTANTIAL HOLIDAY HANDKER CHIEFS ARE SHQWN IN PROFUSION ' Three fine hand-embroidered Handkerchiefs, in a fancy holiday box, for 50^ Three all pure linen ladies’ initial Handker chiefs, in a holiday box, for.. .; 65^ Ladies’ very fine sheer embroidered sham rock Handkerchiefs, worth 10c each, while lot lasts at 10£ Ladies’ all pure linen white hemstitched Handkerchiefs at 5^ Ladies’ very fine sheer all pure linen hem stitched Handkerchiefs, worth 15c, at. 10£ Men’s all pure linen hemstitched Handker chiefs at 10£ Men’s all pure linen hemstitched Handker chiefs, worth 25c, at 19^ Big line of ladies’ and gents’ initial Handker chiefs for the holidays. Help the contestants win a hand some Christmas Present by voting your duplicate Sales Slips in the Box of your choice at our front door. Open Every Evening Til 7 O’clock Until Christmas. THE WISE DRY GOODS CO. + I “THE SHOP OF QUALITY.” 858 BROAD ST. AUGUSTA, GA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 14