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” ■ ■■■■ 1 ■■ THE WEATHER Fair tonight; Friday M increasing cloudiness. 1 VOLUME XIX, No. 351. England is Astir As Never Before Bristling With Wrath and Re sentment at Bombardment by German Squadron—lmpos sible Yet to Estimate Number Civilian Dead and Wounded ANOTHER SEA RAID IS CONFIDENTLY EXPECTED Yesterday’s Episode Drives Home the Realities of War. Attacked Towns Resume Nor mal Conditions. German Ves sels Probably Back at Base Last Midnight London, 10:35 a. m.— Crippling of telephone and telegraph wires by the bombardment yesterday of Scarbor ; ough, the Hartlepools and Whitby, on 1 the east coast of England, by German Ncruisers, together with military pre cautions thrown about those towns, made it impossible even today to ob tain more than an approximate esti mate of the civilian dead and wounded. Expect Another One. Bristling with wrath and resent ment at the attack on unfortified towns, England was astir today as never before since war was declared. Another raid is confidently expected and the entire machinery of home de fense has been put Into motion. On the east and the southeast coast emer gency committees are at work, while in London plans to organize a nation al guard of men too old for military service are under way. Realities of War. Although to the British mind a raid on London seems remote, yesterday’s episode drove home' the realities of war as nothing else could. Arrange ments have been made at Deal and Dover to expedite the removal of the civilian population In case of an at tack. Those measures are primarily to forestall any panic or traffic con gestion which might impede military movements. Berlin Hears of It. Berlin promptly heard of the out come of the raid through wireless and this morning a wireless message from the German capital, picked up here, repeated details of the attack as print ed by British newspapers yesterday. Nothing has been added from German official sources. Steal -ng at high speed, the German raiders, barring mishap, should have reached their advance naval base off Helgoland sometime after midnight, their trip requiring about 15 hours. Thirty hours out of port on such a venture in mine-laden waters Is a feat English papers do not belittle, and in his heart every Englishman hopes that it will be essayad again and if neces sary again until the call is paid once too often. Mines Behind. It is presumed that behind them the German cruiser strewed mines, so a fleet of trawlers is now out engaged in the precarious task of sweeping. The towns attacked yesterday had resumed much of their normal appear ance today, except in the bereaved homes and in the hospitals. Belief is general that the Germans had the able assistance of spies. Tho remarkable secrecy with which tht raid was executed is shown by the fact that not a single incoming ves sel at any coast port saw the German ships prior to their sudden appear ance. The nearest parallel to yesterday's visit is found in the activities of John Paul Jones, terror of English shipping, who menaced English coast towns in 1779. SINGLE SNELL KILLED IS BOYS Loondon, 1:35 p. m.—A majority of the victims at Hartlespool in yester day’s bombardment were women and children. Fifteen school boys were killed by a single shell, only one in a group escaping. Ten persons were killed by the collapse of a building in which they had taken shelter. One shell damaged a building five miles from shore NOVEMBER TRADE BALANCE IN FAVOR OF THE U. 8. Washington. —November foreign trade statistics show a balance In favor of the United States of $79,- 299.417. For October the balance was $56,630,650; for September, $16,341,722, while in August it was $19,400,406 against the United States. November's exports announced today by the Department of Com merce totalled $205,766,424 and imports $126,467,007. There was a decrease of $71,000,000 In cottoon exports compared with November, 1913. The S. 0. S. Call is Going Forth—These are the last busy, bustling days for Xmas Shopping. Don’t wait until the last moment, when the stores will be crowded, when the Big Bargains are gone, the clerks tired and your own patience and temper sorely tried. Get Busy Now-—Take your pencil, make up tomorrow’s shopping list. Watch the startling Business Announcements, the store news of moment, that appears daily in Herald ads. You’ll miss the Biggest Bargains in Augusta unless you read Herald ads these days — Watch tor them daily THE AUGUSTA HERALD Goodfellows Goodfellows, and a bit colder at night. "Something to eat and to burn" has a kind of catchy ring about it, a ring that kind of catch es you around the throat, and that's the sort of ring that is ringing in the ears of the Good fellows of Augusta, this Xmas, "something to eat and to burn.” As usual there are a. great many more letters asking for aid and assistance than there are volun teers. But there is time, just enough time, to make up the dif ference. But this difference isn’t going to be made up unless the Goodfellows of the city get busy. It's time to get busy, Goodfellows, if you are going to help this Xmas. Mrs. J. F. McCarty of 1128 Summer St., is a Goodfellow and has a double bed that she is willing to send to the Goodfellows’ fund. Miss M. C. Taylor of 941 Mclntosh is going to provide the Xmas and Santa Claus for 2 girls. Mrs M .T, Plunkett of 963 Broad is a Goodfellow and sends SI.OO to the kids Xmas. Mrs. J. F. Masarahan and Miss C. E. Margarahan are Goodfellows and send SI.OO to the Goodfellows’ fund. Mrs. Quarles of 1743 Walker St., offers a bed and springs to the Goodfellows’ club. Miss Cornelia E. Graves sends $1 to the Goodfellows with the wish that it might be $25.00. "One who is interested" sends $1 for the fund with the wish it might he more. J. I. Curry of 617 Wright Ave. sends SI.OO to help the poor in Augusta. The Standard Sample Shoe Co. are Goodfellows: Secretary of Goodfellows Club. Augusta Herald. Augusta, Ga. Dear Sir: Having read on first page of your paper dated December 15th, an appeal to the public to help those who are in need of food and clothes to relieve them in the cold weather. We take great pleasure in send ing you by hearer twelve pairs of shoes for children, which we trust you wilt distribute to the best of your ability to poor children who are urgently in need of same, with our best wishes. We also take this opportunity to compliment the Augusta Herald on the interest they have taken in this good and charitable work, which we know will be of great as sistance to the many poor children who are much in need of food and clothes and unable to purchase them. Thanking you in advance for your time and trouble In distribut ing these shoes, and hoping many others will follow us in contribut ing to the noble cause, we beg to remain, Very respectfully yours. Standard Sample Shoe Store. Here’s a suggestion, Goodfel lows. Act on it. Go tomorrow and notify the secretary: Have you any old Clothes to make the holidays happier and warmer—for the poor? In almost every home there is an accumulation of old clothing, out grown, “out of sty)e.” and partly but not nerly outworn. Some of it is being worn by those who can af ford new clothes and who ought to put the money, and the old clothes where they are needed, to stimu late trade and relieve the suffering. But most of these old clothes are only cluttering the attics and in creasing the fire risk. A quick, snappy campaign, led by you, urging the people to rum mage attics and cellars and to bring the bundles or phone their whereabouts, to some bureau, or organization ensuring their distri bution under proper auspices and care, will give prompt and prac tical relief to much suffering among the many unfortunate in most communities. IDO POISONED. BRITISH GAMP London, 5:55 a. m. —One hundred and fifty serious cases of ptomaine poison ing are reported among troops sta tioned at Black Heath. Black Heath is an open common, in in the county of Kent, five miles east of 8t Paul’s, London. Since the war, according to the above dispatch, it ap parently has been turned into a train ing ground for new troops. FRENCH WAR COST. P»rl», 4:30 p. m. —War’s cost to France for the first six months 1n 1915 Is of ficially figured at $1,185,688,573. That Is in addition to the usual army expen ditures but it Includes $101,490,000 al lowed to soldiers' families, $4,000,000 to the unemployed and $10,200,000 for main tenance of persons driven from home by the German invasion. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 17, 1914. How the Opposing Forces Are Aligned Now in Poland =lB A LTI % RAUDEMzj* & \:wecmanow THORHig x-x-x The Fortress Line D GERMANS s fi:h CRACOW 5) cacaezj Russians 5yA 50 100 150 200 SCALE* OF MILES —' THE THIRD GREAT ACTION. There is developing the third great action in Western Poland, which action —though the great masses of the' forces engaged are not upon the German Silesian frontier—is nevertheless a battle for the possession of Silesia. Silesia is the key to the campaign for four reasons: (1) Silesia contains accumulated wealth, a large population, masses of that urban type of opinion upon which modern industrial Germany reposes; (2) Si lesia contains works and manufactories largely necessary to the econo mic support and existence of modern industrial Germany; (3) occupation of Silesia by Russia would turn the line of the order and the barrier fort resses of Germany upon the East, compelling, incidentally, the ultimate evacuation of East Prussia, by the German forces, and (4) occupation of Silesia puts the Russian army on the fork of two ways—fa) into and forc ing pressure upon the German empire; (b) bringing and forcing pressure upon Austria proper; in both eases threatening the two separate capitals. GERMANS SAY BIG VICTORY, POLAND Berlin, (by wireless to Sayvllle, L. I.) —One of the greatest victories of the war Is claimed today by Germany. The official statement contains these words:. "The Russian offensive against Kilc-sia and Posen lias completely broken down. In the whole of Poland the enemy was forced to retro it after fierce .. gj'd. stubborn frontal battle and is being pursued everywhere.” A sertil-official stateni'eHV .dp.’SITK cnV,iTdently hf 'dtik eastern situation and says tile Austrians appear to have achieved their first actual successes against the Russians in the last few days in Western Galicia. Petrograd admits the German Hanking movements threaten the Russian lines of communication and that it has been necessary for the Russians to draw hack their lines In certain sections hut it gives no Intimation of such reverses as are reported in Berlin. SAVE R ALL GO DOWN WITH SHIP Petrograd, (via London, 4:10 p. m.) —lt was officially announced today that the steamer Derentie, of the Ger man Levantine Line, was found nav igating off the Turkish coast near Kerasunt and was sunk by a Russian warship after all on board the mer chantman had been ordered to leave. Only two Turkish officers and twelve soldiers obeyed the order and the others went down with the ship. Ker asunt is a seaport of Asiatic Turkey, 70 miles west of Trebizond on the Black Sea. 70 KILLED AND 137 WOUNDED London, 11:45 a. m-— The casualties at Hartlespool as a result of the Her man naval raid, according to an offi cial bureau statement today were 55 persons killed and 115 wounded. tTnofficial reports have indicated 13 were killed and 20 wounded at Scar borough by the bombardment there, and that at Whitby two were killed and two injured. U. S. TENNESSEE ARRIVES. Alexandria, (via London, 11:48 a, m) —The American cruiser Tennessee, which has been In the eastern Medi terranean watching American inter ests, arrived here today. BIGGEST COTTON EXPORT DAY SINCE WAR BEGAN. New Orleans —The export move ment of cotton today was the largest of any day since the first of the season and the. beginning of the European war. Total clear ance from all United States ports for foreign ports amounted to 107,331 bales. The increase in shipments will make this week the record week for the season thus far with 291.491 bales cleared al ready, to which must be added the foreign clearance of tomor row. THING SHIP SIS; ALL LOST London, 4:44 p. m. —ln a dispatch from Rome, the correspondent of the Central News says: “A Trieste official has announced the blowing up by a mine and the sinking of the Austrian training ship Beethoven with the loss of the crew 4Mid all the cadets on board.” 3 MODE CORPS, VON HINDENBUDG London, 7:28 a. m.—The correspon dent of the Times in Petrograd un derstands that three additional corps from the west have reached the Ger man armies on the Russian front, making altogether nine corps which have reached Field Marshal von Hin denburg within a month. The Ger mans were thereby able, he says, to send two corps to Hungary while retaining 20 corps on the Polish front. British Squadron Bombards Turks Athens, (via London, 11:47 a. m.)—• A British squadron has bombarded the Turkish troops who had concentrated Sunday on the coast of the Gulf of Saros, the arm of the Aegean Sea, north of the Dardanelles. This Infor mation was received here today in a dispatch from Mytilene. Details are lacking. FLANDERS CLAIMS CONFLICT London. — The great bifttle In Belgium ngd northwestern France Is the subject of conflicting claims. The German war office announces the Allies have made new attacks but they have been beaten back with heavy losses. The French statement says several German trenches In Belgium have been cap tured by Infantry assaults and that at other points to the south and east the Allies’ artillery has done effective work 3 Steamers Sunk By Mines South Shields, England, via London, 2:45 P. M.---Three steamers, one believed to be a passenger ship, were sunk by mines in the North Sea off Flamborough Head last night. Only One Identified. South Shields, Eng. —Only one of these three vessels has so far been identified. This is the steamer Klter water. Twelve of her crew were saved, but seven lost their lives. The cas ualties on the other ships have not yet been determined, but it Is reported that the crew and passengers of the pas senger vessel were seen taking to their boats. The admiralty has announced that all traffic between Flamborough Head and Newcastle has been stopped In definitely, Sinks Off Sraborough. Scarborough, (via London, 1:32 p. m.) —The steamer Princess Olga, bound for Aberdeen, Scotland, struck a mine off here last night and went down. The crew of 18 men landed in their own boats. Flamborough Head is 20 miles down the coast from Scarborough, one of the points bombarded yesterday by the German cruisers. They wore reported to have left mines In their wake, as they steamed away. The area from Flamborough Mead to New Castle, In which all traffic has been stopped. embraces the entire field In which the German raiders op erated. Big Battle 30 Miles Warsaw Warsaw, (via London, 4:20 p. m.) A great battle is in progress at Soeh aczev*; 30 miles west of Warsaw. The German wedge which is proceeding in a southerly direction from Ilow, has managed after heavy fighting in which serious losse i are reported to have been inflicted, to establish itself a quarter of a mile west of Soehaezew. The Polish campaign now centers at that point. Extremely Severe. Waroow, (via London. —The German column was met at Soehaezew by fierce resistance by the Russians Fighting was extremely severe, some times hand to hand encounters. Ar tillery fire was heavy and continu ous. Reinforcements are being poured In rapidly on both sides. Tho Russians are bringing In troops from Warsaw The Germans are moving forces from the Lodz region. SAKS WIRELESS ONLY VIOLATION Washington. Col, Goethals Inform ed the war department today that ex cepting reports of misuse of wireless, he knew of no violation of neutrality at the Panama Canal Zone, He sug gested that under the circumstances neutrality might be violated without detection or proof unless he had ships to patrol the waters Unintentional. Washington. The British ambassa dor assured .Secretary Daniels today that If there had been any violation of neutrality by British ships it had been unintentional and that his government was anxious to observe most scrupu lously rules of neutrality which the United States was trying to enforce. 31,000 Russians Captive, Report Berlin (by wireless to Bayville, L. I.) —A statement given out today by tho German official press bureau says: "The Austrian general staff reports that 31,000 Russians have been taken prisoners In West Gallela.” $6.00 PER YEAR-FIVE CENTS PER COPY„ BRITAIN PREPARING FOR ANOTHER RAID Rush of Applicants to Join the Colors, Result of German At tack on Coast—Think Allies Attempt in Flanders to Push Invaders Out Has Definitely Begun—New German Plans in Poland London, 12:25 p. m.—The German raid on the east cost lias stimulated recruiting in she British Isles. Other results are preparations at coast points for protection of the civilian population in case of further attacks, and the organization In London of a nitaonal guard Inf local defense. In Flanders. In the west, especially in Flanders, the roles of the contending armies would appear today to have been clearly reversed. All the recent of ficial communications Issued by the allies and the Germans refer to the allies' offensive from Ypres to the sea. Consequently the Germans are on the defensive. A British squadron, standing off the coast, had aided the attack near Nieuport, but. nowhere has marked progress been noted. Has Begun. It mny be said, nevertheless, that the allies’ attempt to push the Ger mans out of Belgium has definitely begun and that results so far record ed in Flanders have converted the German line Into a series of tena ciously held positions rather than a GERMANS GLORY IN BOMBARDING 'DEAR COUSINS' Berlin Press Enthusiastic Over the “Iron Greetings” Bestow ed on English Coast---“ Po ssibly Indication That Greater Events Are Imminent.” Borl in, (via Amsterdam and London, 9:30 a. m.) —Concerning the shelling of Scarborough and Hartlepool, the Berliner Tagehlatt says: “Again our naval forces, facing the danger of the scattered mines In the North Sea. shelled English fortified places." The Dutsche Tages Zeitung ex presses satisfaction with the attack, especially immediately after the naval battle of the Falkland Islands. Not Cruiser Trick. The Berlin Neusten Narchric.hten says: "This time It Is not. a. daring cruiser trick with the transitory throwing of a bomb, but a regular bombardment of fortified places which is a new voucher for the gallantry of the navy.” The Boersen Zeitung nays the Ger man bombardment of English coast towns: Fear Nothing. “The heroic s|Hril which animates our army and navy alike has once more been splendidly proven In tho attack or: the Engllst east coast which cur beloved English cousins cannot have believed possible In view of the vigilance of their navy and the pro tection afforded by extensive mine fields. The plucky German seaman fears neither mine nor super- dread nought. The Iron greetings thrown by our naval pieces on the English coast are possibly an Indication that greater events are imminent.” CARRANZA ARMY EVACUATES CITY Washington. The City of I’uebla, In the Mexican state of that name, has been evacuated by Carranza forces and now Is belli by Zapatistas. A re port to the state department today says Carranza troops burned the rail road station before departing. Goethals Sails For Washington Washington. Gov. Goethals of the canal zone, sailed from Colon today on his way to Washington to appear before congressional committees In charge of canal appropriations. His visit was announced a month ago without reference to any of the recent questions relating to the canal's neutrality though It Is to be expected that subjec may be discussed. Only on Appropriations. Washington. Secretary Garrison In a statement today said Colonel Goe thals’s approaching visit was made only so he could appear before con gress on canal appropriations. "His visit to the United Htates has nothing whatever to do with this mat ter of neutrality," said Mr. Garrison. HOME EDITION straight front: at many points allied wedges have been driven in. Russian Claims. Russia, claims to have checked the movement of the Austrian movement across the Carpathian Passes she con tends also that she has pushed the Germans further back toward the Last Prussian frontier, at the north ern extremity of the eastern front. West of Warsaw, however, the Ger mans continue their advance. In Alsace. The German press, commenting on the situation in the west, has express ed the opinion that operations of im portance are impending in Alsace, where, it is said, French reinforce ments are being brought up. A new French attack from the direction of Toul also is expected in Berlin. It is added that Germans guns did consid erable damage to the French position in the Vosges, south of Bt. Die. Rush to Recruit. The Increase in recruiting resulting from the German raid, is particularly marked in London, where the rush of applicants resembles In many respects scenes witnessed at tho war’s out break. TRE UNEXPLODED SHELLS BEING PICKED UP Refugees Arriving at York and Leeds, England. Oerman Bombardment Compared to Terrific Thunderstorm. Peo ple Herded Together York, Eng., via London, 5:04 a. nr.—. Refugees from Scarborough were stilt arriving at York and Heds early today although the bombardment of German warships began at 8 o’clock yesterday morning and lasted hut half an hour. Scarborough last evening had its streets filled with crowds and even the moving picture houses were open. Most Budden. The attack was so sudden the people st first believed the cannonading came from target practice, but they were soon undeceived. The bombardment was divided into two sections of 15 minutes each, with an interval of five minutes. The second half waa the more violent. One battleship and cruisers did the firing, steaming north ward after the bombardment. Not a shot was fired In reply by the city as there were no cannon. Family Killed. Among the dramatic Incidents was that In which one family of four were killed. Thp father died in a hospital, but his wife, son and nephew were killed outright. During the bombardment of Scar borough there was great excitement but calm Hoon prevailed again. The inhabitants compared the bombard ment to a terrific thunderstorm. It appearing an though the Ger mans Intended not to leave a house standing Herded Together. The people were herded out of the lower part of the city, the poor quar ter, by soldiers, as this section was a prominent target. Notices were pub lished by the police asking residents to report all unexploded shells which were found, and several were brought to police headquarters. TEDDY WON’T TESTIFY. Washington, D. C,—Theodore Roose velt will not appear as a witness before the house naval committee. He sent a telegram to the committee yesterday declaring he could not see wherein his testimony would accomplish any good, sind Representative Hobson withdrew his motion that the former Prestdent be In vited. THERE ARE 6 Shopping Days Before Xmas Road Herald adt and call for advertised goods if you want the pick of styles and bargains. When shopping in Augusta tomorrow Bayr “I Baw I*, h Tha Herald." It will pay. Try It.