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THE WEATHER Unsettled weather tonight and Sunday; probably rain. VOLUME XIX, No. 353. SAVANNAH COTTON RATE RULING MADE Interstate Commerce Commission Today Sustains the “Mobile Case” in Charges of Discrimination in Export Cotton As Favoring Georgia Port—“ Penalty Rates” Must Be Aban doned-All Points in Southeastern Territory Affected. Rail Lines Warned Washington. —Freight rates on ship ments of export cotton to Mobile, Ala., from all points in the southeastern territory today were held by the in terstate commerce commission to be reasonable. Certain discriminations, prejudicial to Mobile and favorable to Savannah, Ga., were ordered removed; and the system of "penalty iatea," re quiring shippers to use the same rail line out of a compress point as to it, was directed to be abandoned. The rail lines interested in docks at Mobile are warned not to show prefer ence in the handling of shipments for those facilities. A terminal charge of three cents a hundred pounds on ex port cotton at Mobile was held to ne reasonable. Charges Sustained. Washington, D. C,—Contentions of the Mobile chamber of commerce were sustained In part today in the Inter state Commerce Commission’s decision of the case involving a general attack ypon the reasonableness, of export cot -1 ton freight rates from Southern points to Mobile. All railroads serving Alabama. Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas were parties to the case. The New Orleans Cotton Exchange demanded that no relief be given Mo bile that was not at the same time ac corded to New Orleans. “Penalty Rate*.” The commission held that the testi mony taken did not warrant a finding of unreasonableness of the rates at tacked. The carriers, however, were ordered to abandon “penalty rates,” which require that cotton shipped to a EXPECT QUICK JURY VERDICT Defense and Prosecution Rest in Case of Cleary Charged With Son-in-Law’s Murder. New City, N. Y. —Defense and prose cution in the trial of Wm. V. Cleary, former town clerk of Haverstraw, charged with the murder of his son in-law, Eugene M. Newman, today summed up their cases. Justice Mor schauser announced he would deliver his charge at the opening of the af ternoon session. The jury was to re tire immediately thereafter and a quick verdict was expected. In his address to the jury, Frank Comesky, Cleary’s chief counsel, ap pealed in a measure to the unwritten law. Mr. Comesky laid emphasis upon the statement that when Cleary re ceived information that his daughter was about to become a mother he was driven temporarily insane. The sensationof the trial came when Mrs. Anna Cleary Newman, widow of Eugene Newman and daughter of the defendant, told from the witness stand a story corroborating the testimony of htr mother and father who had pre ceded her. Mrs. Newman told of her marriage to Eugene Newman five days before the shooting, declaring she kept the fact a secret from her father and mother and in answer to questions affirmed the contention of the defense that Newman was the father of her unborn child, which fact Clearly pre viously had stated caused him to lose his reason when his son-in-law called to inform him of the secret mar riage. Plum Pudding at Xmas, For Each London.—Every man in British uni form on land or at sea will have plum pudding for his Christmas dinner. The Christmas pudding fund has raised a sum of more than $40,000 and provided more than a half million puddings. DEAD 18 YEARS; PARDONED, Jackson, Miss. —Gov. Earl Brewer of Mississippi, recently pardoned a con vict who has been dead 18 years, it was learned here today. The governor, in compliance with a petition that Jim Johnson, a negro sentenced 25 years ago to a long term of Imprisonment he pardoned, granted the request. In an effort to serve the papers for John son's release it was discovered that he died in 1896. CHARITY DAY IN MISSOURI St. Louis., —Today Is Charity Day in Missouri—by proclamation of the gov ernor—and all proceeds are to be de voted to the relief of war sufferer*. Contribution* of money or foodstuff* are being solicited by organized work ers in every town in the state. (LUES, UNDER HEAVY FIRE. PUSH THRO TO GERMAN 2ND DEFENSE It I* Indicated by today** Herman war office statement that the offensive In the west now rests with the Allies. The Berlin communication speak* of a series of hlstile attack* which It is said were repulsed. The French state ment. however asserts further Important advantage* have ben won by the Al lies who apparently are now trying to push back the Herman line at the sharp angle north of Pari* where It swings eastward. At Albert It Is said the Allies, under a heavy fire, pushed through to the entanglements In front of the second line of entrenchments. At several other points, according to the French war office ground has been won and Herman trenches occupied. In two Instancee It 1* admitted the Hermans have made progress. The daVs official report fall to dear up the situation In the east The Herman announcement was as Indefinite as before, merely stating that In Po land the pursuit of the Russians was continuing that a Russian cavalry' attack on the Hast Prussian frontier had been defeated. • THE AUGUSTA HERALD compress point must be reshlpped to destination by the same carrier in order that it. may enjoj through rates. The commission found that the penalty rate system discriminated against Mobile. Favored Savannah. Discrimination prejudicial to Mobile as compared with Savannah, Ga., was disclosed and the roads were directed to eliminate it. The carriers were warned not to show preference to particular steamship lines in the matter a f docking facilities at Mobile, If such preference be shown to exist, as a practice, a specific order against it will be made by the commis sion. “Must Be Reasonaole.” Railroads owning docking facilities at Mobile were required to establish an in terchange switching system, so that any of the docks may be made available to shippers on any of the rail lines serving Mobile. Charges (rfr terminal switching “must be reasonable,” but "three cents a hundred pounds seems agreeable to all concerned.” While the terminal charge for ship side delivery may be made an additional charge, no Increase In the present through rates to shipside will be peft'mtt ted. Through Bills of Lading. It was held that the “through hill of lading” on export cotton shipments en tailed no responsibility on the part of the rail carrier after it has completed its part of the transportation service. Cotton shipped into Mobile as local cotton, when later declared to be export cotton "should take the export cotton rate to Mobile station, plus the terminal charge.” HEAR PETITION OF LEO FRANK U. S. Judge Newman Today Has Before Him the Applica tion For Writ of Habeas Cor pus. Atlanta. —Arguments on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus for the release of Leo M. Frank, under death sentence for the murder in 19X3 of Mary Phagan, was begun in the United States district court here today before Judge W. T. Newman. The grounds upon which the writ was sought in cluded allegations that Frank was con victed and sentenced without due pro cess of law, in that he was involun tarily absent from the court room when the verdict was returned. The further allegation was made that the prisoner was denied a fair and impartial trial; that te trial was dominated ‘ by a mob hostile to Frank which unduly influenced and intimi dated the jury by a demonstration within and without the court-room. It was also alleged that the state courts by reason of Frank’e absence when the verdict was returned, lost jurisdiction over his case prior to the rendition of a verdict and the passing of sentence. Attorneys Harry Peeples and Harry Alexander argued the petition in be half of Frank. Warren A. Grice, at torney general of Georgia, and Solici tor General Hugh M. Dorsey, who con ducted the prosecution of Frank, were in court prepared to contest the is suance of the writ. OVERDUE STEAMER ARRIVES. Philadelphia.—The Dutch steamer He lena, ten days overdue from Rotterdam passed In the Welawure Capes early to day. The Helena left Rotterdam Nov. 19th and some anxiety for felt as to her safety. The captain made no re port in passing to at the marine signal station at the capes and it is believed the ship was delayed by heavy weather. SENATOR ECHOLS DEAD. Staunton, Vs— State Senator Edward Echols, lieutenant governor in Gov. Tyler’s administration, died at his home here today. COLLISION IN NEW YORK BAY New York. —The steamer Bratsberg, outward bound, for Rio Janeiro, collid ed with the Greek steamer Themis tocles, lying at anchor off quarantine today. Apparently the Themistocles was undamaged. The midship bridge of the Bratsberg was smashed but she proceeded. ELECTROCUTE FIRST WHIITE MAN. Little Rock, Ark —Arthur Hodges, 21 years old, waa electrocuted in the state prison here today for the mur der of a constable In September, 1918. Hodges waa the first white man to be electrocuted In the state. Three ne groes previously had paid the death penalty In the electric chair. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 19, 1914. English Seaside Resort Target For German Bombardment GENERAL VIEW OF THE SCARBOROUGH SHOWING THE SPA. This English watering place is one of the many towns on the Northern coast of England that was bombarded by a fleet of German warships on Tuesday. CRACOW PIVOT RUSS OPERATION; ALLIES TAKE ROULERS, FRANCE Petrograd dispatches sny the new Australian expedition across the Carpathian mountains in Galicia has been checked, and that the Russian forces near the Silesian frontier are holding th ir positions firmly. The Cracow region is described as the real pivot of operations now developing, which would indicate the Russians were content for the present to re main on the defensive in north and central Poland, while planning an at tempt to invade Germany from the south. Ixmdon newspapers have revived the report that the allies have cap tured Roulers in one of the most furiously contested regions of Flanders. Like the rumored capture of Westendo, however, this report lacks official confirmation. About all that is known definitely of the situation in the west is that the allies are exerting steady pressure at the German line and while advancing in some locations have suffered reverses elsewhere. England is preparing to express its gratitude for the help to war sufferers extended by the United States by cabling a message of thanks at Christmas. FOR AVOIDANCE COTTON STRIKES London —A suggestion by Sir George Askwith, chief industrial commis jinoer, for the avoidance of industrial disputes in the cotton trade has been well received and is almost certain to be adopted. It is proposed that an arrangement be entered into both by employers and operatives to refer all que'’* . ; in dispute to their joint ex<- \ ~ committee before either strik" » ° out notices are issued. The operative spinnerSk has already informed Sir GC. with of their readiness to acc suggestion and it is understood the employers federation will do like wise. 400 Bullet Holes in Airplane Wings Berlin.—Aviation Lieutenant Kaspar is back in Berlin after another series of daring flights that took him over Calais, where he tried to destroy hos tile ships in the harbor. He dropped ten bombs, but none hit the mark. A hot fire greeted him upon his arrival, then high angle guns on some of the ships began work and Kaspar, his bombs exhausted, returned to his base. He flew over Dover sometime ago and dropped a number of bombs and made several flights over Paris There are more than four hundred bullet holes in the wings of his aeroplane. NATIONAL JUNIOR INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP, BROOKLYN New York —Princeton, Pennsylvania, Colby, Dartmouth, Yale and Columbia are among the colleges that will be represented at the National Junior In door Championship games in Brooklyn, Dec. 29. The showing made In these championships will be considered when the team Is selrted to eompeite at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in July and August next year. The date selected for the games, coming as it does during the Christmas recess, has resulted In attracting en tries from college athletes who other wise might not. have been seen in com petition against club athletes. U. 8. WAR OBSERVERS. Washington, —The army appropria tion bill aggregating $101,000,000 agreed upon by the houae military committee, carried a special fund of $15,000 for United States military observers In Europe. BRITISH OFFICERS. London. During the week ended December 7th. ninety-two British of ficers were killed In France, 153 were wounded and twenty reported missing. Total casualties of officers since the war began follow: Killed. 1,053; wounded, 2,071; miss ing, 502. CRUSHED TO DEATH. Lynchburg, Va. —Chas. L. Adams, 65, former United States consul at Cadiz, Spain, was crushed to death h»re to day in an ofXice building elevator. UNION ROME TO CONFEDERATES Washington, D. C. —Senator Works, of California introduced a bill today pro posing that the home for union soldiers at Johnston City, Tenn., he converted into an institution for Confederate Vet erans that a branch be established in Washington, D. C., and that $300,000 be appropriated annually to assist existing Confederate homes. mm AGAINST VILLA San Antonio, Texas.—A dispatch re ceived by the local Mexican consul to day said: “The Villa garrison at San Luis Po tosl revolted against Villa this morning and surrendered the city to General Samuel de Jxjs Santos, who is loyal to General Carranza.” Switzerland Now Safe Til Spring Geneva, Switzerland.-—With the win ter snows In full possession of the bor der districts, Switzerland begins to feel her frontiers are safe from violation until spring Orders already have been issued ,for the demobilization of three divisions of the frontier guard and several more divisions will be sent to their homes before the New Year, leaving only a small guard on picket duty along the boundary. LAY OFF CANAL STEAMERS. Washington, D. C.—Since the practi cal completion of tile Panama Canal and the lessening demand for cement on the Isthmus it has been found possible to dispense with two of the Panama Rail road steamers which have heen trans porting cement. The Cristobal some time ago was turned ov*T to the army transport service and now the order has gone out to lay up the steamship Ancon at New York awaiting disposi tion loter on the vessel tnay again be put In active service for the transporta tion of coal or other supplies needed by the canal officials. 48,000 PAIR TROUBERB, 6,500 MOTOR TRUCKB. Chicago, —Forty-eight thousand pairs of trousers coating $72,000, were ordered here today by buy ers for the French government. The trousers are of the ordinary working man’s type for use of the sappers and miners of the French army. The British government Is pre paring estimates for 6,500 motor trucks, according to Information received by Chicago manufactur ers. This order. It was understood, would amount to $10,000,000 a* the trucks probably will average about $1,500 each. DISAPPOINTING IN BERLIN AT LACK DETAILS Official War Bulletin on Vic tory in Poland Very Brief. Several Dayr Before Net Re sults Obtained Berlin, Friday, (via The Hague end London, Dec. 19, 10:55 a. m., delayed.)— Berlin continued in festive array today, celebrating the reported victory in Po land. hut the people experienced a shade of disappointment from the brevity of the official war bulletin, which failed to supply any further details of the Polish engagement. The newspapers point out that the present developments fn the eastern arena of the war will require several days to reach a stage where the net results can be approximately set forth. Moantime various rumors are in cir culation concerning the very large num ber of prisoners taken by the Germans. Emperor'* Letter. Rudolph von Valontini, chief of Em peror William’s civil cabinet, answering a telegram lYom the east Prussian synod to the emperor wrote as follows*. “Mis Majesty confidently trusts that the unswerving will to conquer with God’s help will lead the fatherland through the present trying days to a happier future. “By imperial orrietr. (Signed) “VALBNTINI.” MOBILIZATION IN ITAET DENIED Roms, 11 1 15 p. m., delayed in trans mission,—The senate adjourned today after a unanimous manifestation in fuvor of peace. Premier Ralandra ex pressed hope that as 1315 had marked the conclusion of peace after the Na poleonic wars, so 1915 would he mark ed by a lasting peace In which Italy would acquire yet more glory and greatness. He declared absolutely false any announcement of Italy's mobilization. BLOW UP RUSS ARMORED TRAIN Amsterdam (via. London, 10:12 a. m.) —According to the Budapest news paper Peall Naplo, an armored train en route from Lemberg to the Carpa thians with ammunition and food has been blown up. The route mentioned by the despatch 'Lemberg to the Carpathians,” makes 4t appear that the supply train blown up was sent by the Russians, who have held Lemberg for some time. The report, If true, would Indicate that a line of Russian communication with their forces operating iri the Carpa thians had been successfully attacked. BTRANDED GERMAN AIRPLANE. London, Deo. 19, 10:25 a. m.—A Co penhagen despatch to the Kxchunge Telegraph Company reports that a German aeroplane has been strand d on the Danish Isle of Fano, In the , North sea. The aviators, sn officer and a soldier, will he interned In Den mark. gaekwar’buys LINER. Seattle, Wa»h. The liner Empress of India, of the t'andhin Pacific Hall way Company, which has been plying between North Pacific port* and the far east for 23 year*, has been sold to the Gaekwar of Baroda, said to be the richest prince of the Indian empire. The Empress of India is to serve as a hospital ship for Indian troops. News of the sale of the steamer was brought by the Japanese steamship Redo Maru, which arrived here yes terday from the far cast. $6.00 PER YEAR-FIVE CENTS PER COPY., GAINS IN FLANDERS IS ALLIES REPORT DISAPPEARANCE rc.ni, mo of mm Fins Nothing to Show For Invest ment in Pere Marquette Stock ---U. S. Interstate Commis sion Probing the Mysterious Hiding of Millions Washington, D. C. When the Inter state Commerce Commission resumed hearings today on financial operations of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Payton and Pere Marquette railroads, Frederick W Stevens, representing J. P. Morgan & Company, presented testimony to sup port the contention that operations of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dnvton had burned the road with $24,700,000 in financial obligations and sent it Into a receiver’s hands before the Morgan house bought control of the road for the Brie. Were In Ignorance. At. the time of the purchase in 1905, Mr. Stevens said the F7rle directors and the late J. F\ Morgan were in ignorance of tlie actual financial condition of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton and that a surplus of $793,000 the preceding year had been elm aged to a deflct of $241,000 through acquisition of con con trol of the Tere Marquette. As soon as the actual situation was disclosed, he said, the late J. P. Morgan voluntarily took the Cincinnati. Hamil ton and Dayton stock hack from the Erie at the purchase price. After the reorganization lie said, control was transferred to the Baltimore and Ohio and Mr. Stevens declared the only pecu niary advantage of the reorganization the Morgan house had was the prospect of receiving in 1916 the appraised value of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton stock sold to the Baltimore and Ohio. Advanced $7.600,0CX). Tn 1911, Mr. Stevens said, the Mor gans bought from the Cincinnati, Ham ilton and Dayton 110,000 shares of Pere Mraquette stock acquired by that road under the administration of Eugene Zimmerman in 1904 at a total cost of $13,760,000 The company also ad vanced $7,000,000 in new money to the Pcfre Marquette, notes for which ad vance were now defaulted. Summariz ing the present situation the witness said: "Thus J. P. Morgen & Company have the 110,000 shares of the Pere Marquette stock (now of doubtful, if any, value) to show for the $12,000,000 and upwards paid by them in 1905 to relieve the Erie railroad of the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton purchase." Mr. Stevens said J. P. Morgan & Company were not members of and had no interest In the syndicate in Zim merman's organization. Goodfellows Each day which passes brings nearer and nearer the day of days In the life of every child. He may live to pass the fourscore mile stone. He may attain to wealth and fame. He may be a c&ptln of and fame. He may be a captain of Industry In years to come with the destiny of hundreds of men hang ing upon his every move, and en grossed month In and month out with the cares of a. dozen different enterprises. Yet Is safe to aver that not one experience of life can roh ills memory of the joyful an ticipation and realization which Christmas brought during the ten der years when he had a child’s overmastering faith in everything around Idm and the joy of the whole yenr seemed to center upon the twenty-fifth day of December Knowing the mind of the child and the abiding faith In the good ness of all things, and how the desperately poor still believes through some miraculous means Santa Claus will seek him out on Christmas eve, unless his life has been one of utter gloom and hope lessness and such cases are hap pily rare— should older people not count It a privilege to bring Into the lives of poor children some thing of the Joy which all perhaps may remember? The movement upon the part of the newspapers of the nation to take In hnnd this situation each yenr Is not a new one. But 1* Is apparent that a certain situation existed and was discern ed before the papers began their campaigns for filling the empty stockings. The empty stockings w r ere a grim, heart-breaking real ity. and the pitiful tales had been known long before there was made the widespread effort to alleviate the sorrow of t 'e child who had been forgotten. Organized charity cannot deal with the condition. There arc empty stocking In houses where aid Is not asked And so The Herald wants names namesof little children, known or unknown to the boards of visitors, In order that no child may he overlooked. Mrs. 8. H. Myers and Mrs C. H. Phlnlzv sent $5.00 each to the Ooodfellows Fund. Mr. VV S. Gard ner sent SI.OO. Each day the list of letters the appeals for aid come In In growing numbers, The Ooodfellows need volunteers. How many kills will you take care of this Xmas. Mr. Ooodfellow? We would rather have your answer and your per sornl help than your money, hut If you can’t do the work yourself, send your check. Make up that bundle and notify the Herald or the Associated char ities. Do It tonight, Mr. Ooodfel low. HOME EDITION French-British Offensive Pre venting. Germans From Send ing Reinforcements to the East—Claim Gain Counter balances Advance in Poland CO ORDINATION, MILITARY MOVES IN EAST AND WEST Berlin Paper Rebukes Its Col ceagues For What it Call* “Exaggerated Deductions” From Vague Information Re garding Suocesses London, 12:55 p. m.—C’o-ordtnation of military movements in the east and went observed since the war’s outbreak is now shown in a striking way in the allies' offensive movement in northern France and Flanders, keeping engaged and preventing them from sending reinforcements e.astward. The allies claim gains in Flanders and France during the paßt few days, which are said to counterbalance the German advances in Poland. Is Noteworthy. Progress of the allies in the vicinity of Laßassee, where the Germans had clung tenaciously to their position* for so many weeks is regarded here as particularly noteworthy as the Ger mans' spear point there had present ed an irritating problem. The alliee ndvance thus far has been slow but British military critics expect it to gain Impetus. British and FYench military writers say doubts they expressed of the cor rectness of the German announce ment that a historic victory had been won over the Russian hosts in Poland were borne out by the apparent les sening of enthusiasm In Berlin. "Exaggerated Deduction*." The Beilin Vorwaerts rebukes its colleagues for what it. calls their "ex aggerated deductions,” from vague In formation available. It is evident Grand Duke Nicholas has drawn in a portion of the Russian front from the Lowlcz-Ilow line to en trenchments nearer Warsaw. There has been no admission from Petro grad however of any serious reverses along the Vis ula such as must neces snrlly have preceded a general Ger man victory. It in regarded here as quite possible the Teutonic allies ; scored successes In some localities, although there Is no Information available as to their time or loca tion. Germans Evacuate Lodz. The reverse which Petrograd as serts the Germans have suffered in the region of Mlawa, near the Fast Prussian frontier, is believed In Lon don to have Interfered with German operations along the Vistula, It la as serted unofficially at Petrograd that the Germans have evacuated Lodz, finding that city of no greater strat egic value to them than it was to the Russians. *.nst night's official communication from the Russian war office stated definitely that all Austro-Gerraan at tacks along the left bank of the Vis tula In progress for several days, have been repulsed. 00 FIVES LOST AS TURK SANK. Athena, via London. 9:55 a. m.— Semi-official announcement is mad* here that 100 lives were lost Including some German officers, when the Turk ish battleship Messudieh, which was torpedoed by a British submarina, sank In the Dardanelles. That the Turkish battleship Messu dieh had heen torpedoed was made public by the British official bureau on Dec. 14 The work waa accomplish ed by Lieut. Norman B. Holbrook, In charge of submarine B-11. $135,000 To'^BAPTISTS. Scotland Nack, N. C. —The sum of $135,000 was bequeathed to various Baptists Institutions in North Carolina by the will of Noah Biggs, who died here Monday. The will, which was probated yesterday, disposed of an es tate valued at $250,000. The church organizations are to use the funds In aiding church work and education, according to the will. The bequests follow; Thomasvilie Baptist Orphsnage, $90.- 000; Meredith College, Raleigh. $20,000; Wake Forest < ’oliege. Wake Forest, N. $5,000, and Baptist state convention, *15,000. 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